CORTLAND, N.Y. - The Cortland men's track and field team recorded 11 All-Atlantic Region Track & Field Conference (AARTFC) qualifiers, including two each in five different events, at its two-day Cortland Classic meet.

Micheal Outing (Farmingdale) won the 110-meter hurdles in 15.08 seconds, over a third of a second faster than the next finisher, for the lone qualifier in the event. John Martin (Salamanca/Cataraugus-Little Valley) was sixth in the field of 15 in 16.39 seconds and went into the finals with the fourth-best preliminary time of 15.98 seconds.

In the 400-meter hurdles, the Red Dragons claimed three top-five finishes, including two AARTFC qualifiers. Noah Serrette (Lawrence) was first out of 27 in 55.14 seconds while Austen Johnson (Jamestown) finished fourth in 56.43 seconds for the qualifiers. Adam Perilli (Lockport) was fifth in 57.29 seconds.

Dawan Jones (Buffalo/Tapestry Charter) took the top spot in the long jump over 33 other competitors at 6.88 meters (22' 7") and finished third out of 19 in the triple jump at 14.20 meters (46' 7.25") for a pair of AARTFC marks. Dev Williams (Syracuse/Corcoran), who currently is ranked 12th in the nation in the long jump, finished fifth (fourth collegiate) at 6.71 meters (22' 0.25") while C.J. White (Middletown) was second in the triple jump at 14.40 meters (47' 3").

The Red Dragons also swept second and third place, both meeting the AARTFC standard, in the high jump. Nick Vachon (Johnson City/Maine-Endwell) took the second spot in the field of 16 at 1.92 meters (6' 3.5"). Isaiah Brooks (Minoa/East Syracuse Minoa) checked in at third with his jump, also of 1.92 meters (6' 3.5"), but placed behind Vachon due to misses. The final two AARTFC qualifiers were manifested in the pole vault, where Matt DeLorenzo (Wallkill) was fourth at 4.50 meters (14' 9") and Matt Greenlaw (Warwick/Warwick Valley) finished fifth at 4.35 meters (14' 3.25").

In the javelin, Brandon Nugent (Middletown) was third out of 31 at 46.09 meters (151' 2"). Tyler Hochadel (Hamburg/Frontier) was the ninth finisher (sixth collegiate) in the hammer throw at 46.57 meters (152' 9") and 23rd out of 48 in the shot put at 12.23 meters (40' 1.5"). Cole Clemons (Ithaca) was the 10th collegiate finisher in the discus at 39.12 meters (128' 4") and 24th in the shot put at 12.19 meters (40' 0").

In the field of 84 in the 200-meter dash, four Red Dragons clocked in within the to 20. Storm Malone (Harrison/Highland) led the way with a sixth place finish in 22.88 seconds. Connor Lewis (Glen Ridge) was 13th in 23.30 seconds, Chjuvaughn Cameron (Riverhead) was 14th in 23.33 seconds, and Ricky Castello (New Rochelle) was 17th in 23.48 seconds. Also, Sean Sorohan (Pearl River) placed 32nd in 23.90 seconds.

Cortland also registered four top-20 finishes in the 400 meters. Castello was seventh in 50.78 seconds and Amauris Olivo (Brox/Urban Assembly School for Careers in Sports) finished eighth in 50.87 seconds, while Sorohan's run of 52.65 seconds was good for 17th and Peyton Lalone (Ogdensburg/Ogdensburg Free Academy) finished 19th in 53.05 seconds.

Out of 70 competitors in the 1,500-meters, Nolan Vest (Coram/Longwood) finished eighth in 4:06.85 while Ryan Konotopskyj (East Amherst/Williamsville North) finished in 4:09.35, good for 15th. Additionally, the 4x100-meter relay team of Martin, Cameron, Lewis, and Liam Joyce (Dryden) was second out of nine, completing the race in 43.57 seconds. Joyce was also the 11th finisher (eighth collegiate) in the 100-meter dash in 11.79 seconds.

In the 3,000-meter steeplechase, Grant Boyd (Newburgh/Newburgh Free Academy) was fourth out of 17 in 9:57.84. Cabel McCandless (Lindenhurst) finished fifth out of 32 in the 5,000-meters in 15:31.26 and Patrick Carew (Levittown/Division Avenue) completed the 10,000-meters in 35:52.92 and was 10th out of 25.

Cortland grabbed four of the top six collegiate spots in the decathlon. Easton Reagan (Schenectady/Schalmont) was the third collegian (fourth overall) with 5,384 points, followed by Kellen Martin (Salamanca/Cattaraugus-Little Valley) in fifth (5,233), Jesse Haynes (Hampton Bays) in sixth (4,915) and Kevin Diaz Lopez (Haverstraw/North Rockland) in seventh (4,801). Reagan had the best collegiate finishes in the 100-meter dash (11.08), 400 meters (49.97) and 110-meter hurdles (16.20) during the two-day event. Diaz Lopez was the best collegiate scorer in the discus (29.26 meters/96' 0") and Hayes was tied as the best collegian in the pole vault (3.70 meters/12' 1.5").

Cortland will compete again on Tuesday with a home meet at 2 p.m. before heading to the Cornell Big Red Invitational on Sunday at 10 a.m.

(Recap by Cortland sports information intern Kyle Lancto)

Complete Results:
Men
Women

Coach's Corner - Comments from Head Coach Steve Patrick on the Cortland Classic:

It was great to host a meet of nearly 1,000 competitors this past weekend!  An event like this requires a lot of support from our department, the SUNY Cortland stadium complex, and our athletic training staff.

Mother Nature was also pretty cooperative of which we are quite thankful!

The team was able to capitalize and have some great performances! Nicole Hallenbeck had a huge PR in the 400 hurdles and is sitting in a great spot for the conference meet. Obviously Cat Lutjen getting a school record in the javelin was great to see! Our ladies in the 5,000 did a great job across the board; sophomore Ali Galus was our lone entrant in the heptathlon and did tremendously with a new personal best!

For the men, our top three in the 1,500 were working on some specific tactical aspects of the race. Because we had some specific goals in mind we didn't see the really fast times, but we are quite pleased with what what they accomplished.

To have two freshmen men well over 5,000 points in the decathlon along with a 3rd over 4,900 was a really nice statement!

Finally, I'd like to point out that this meet is nearly a Reunion! We had some alumni here spectating, greater numbers coaching (for Cortland and many other institutions), and even a few competing! It's great to see our alumni still so involved in the sport and the program!