ITHACA, N.Y. – Cortland posted six ECAC-qualifying efforts, including two in runner-up showings by
Mitch Couch (Oneonta), as the Red Dragons started their season at the Cornell Greg Page Relays men's indoor track and field meet. The competition was moved to Ithaca College's Athletics & Events Center due to resurfacing work at Cornell's home facility.
Couch placed second in both the shot put at 14.80 meters (48' 6.75") and the weight throw at 17.16 meters (56' 3.75"). Cortland also received two ECAC performances in the 60-meter hurdles as
Jack Flood (Blue Point/Bayport-Blue Point) finished fourth (8.44) and
Connor Christopherson (Morrisonville/Saranac) was eighth (8.60).
The Red Dragons' other two ECAC qualifiers were
Dawan Jones (Buffalo/Tapestry Charter) in the triple jump with a sixth-place distance of 13.73 meters (45' 0.5") and
Matt Greenlaw (Warwick/Warwick Valley) in the pole vault with a seventh-place height of 4.50 meters (14' 9").
Jones also finished ninth in the long jump at 6.37 meters (20' 10.75").
Nick Vachon (Johnson City/Maine-Endwell) was fifth in the high jump (1.89 meters/6' 2.25") and
Charlie Kollmer (Mount Sinai) placed eighth in the pole vault (4.35 meters/14' 3.25").
Six Red Dragons finished in the top eight out of 19 runners in the 3,000 meters.
Cabel McCandless (Lindenhurst) was third in 9:06.20, followed by
Aaron Granger (Delevan/Pioneer) in fourth (9:09.18) and
Andrew Boyce (Cortland) in fifth (9:18.28). Megamed Abdurahim (Rochester/Rush-Henrietta) finished sixth (9:19.12),
Mitch Ryan (Plattsburgh/Seton Catholic) was seventh (9:21.87), and
Grant Boyd (Newburgh/Newburgh Free Academy) placed eighth (9:22.39).
Also for Cortland, the 4x400-meter relay unit of
Noah Serrette (Lawrence),
Chjuvaughn Cameron (Riverhead),
Andrew Yarde (Valley Stream/Holy Trinity) and
Aidan Farrell (Bloomingburg/Pine Bush) finished in eighth place in 3:31.68.
Cortland will send competitors to the RIT Early Season Invitational on Thursday, December 8, and to the Lehigh University Fast Times Before Finals Meet on Friday-Saturday, December 9-10.
Complete Results:
Men
Women
