SHIPPENSBURG, PA. and ITHACA, N.Y. - The Cortland men's outdoor track and field team recorded five All-Atlantic Region Track and Field Conference (AARTFC) qualifying performances at two meets over the weekend. The Red Dragons sent seven athletes to the 14th Annual Paul Kaiser Classic, hosted by Shippensburg University, on Saturday, and the rest of the team competed at the Cornell Big Red Invitational on Sunday.
 
Matt DeLorenzo (Wallkill) finished second in the pole vault with an AARTFC-qualifying jump of 4.45 meters (14' 7.25"). Nick Vachon (Johnson City/Maine-Endwell) finished tied for 19th in the high jump with a height of 1.81 meters (5' 11.25"). Ryan Konotopskyj (East Amherst/Williamsville North) was fifth out of 22 in the 800-meter run in 1:58.03, and Nolan Vest (Coram/Longwood) came in just over a second and a half later and placed sixth. In the 1,500-meter run, Cabel McCandless (Lindenhurst) placed sixth with a time of 4:06.55 and James Forte (Merrick/Sanford H. Calhoun) was 10th in 4:12.16.
 
Adam Perilli (Lockport) placed seventh in the 400-meter hurdles with an AARTFC qualifying time of 56.46 seconds. Easton Reagan (Schenectady/Schalmont) placed third out of 45 in the 400-meter dash in 50.67 seconds and was 14th in the 200-meter dash in 23.14 seconds. Also in the 200 meters, Liam Joyce (Dryden) was seventh in 22.73 seconds, Peyton Lalone (Ogdensburg/Ogdensburg Free Academy) finished eighth in 22.74 seconds, and Connor Lewis (Glen Ridge) was 15th in 23.19 seconds. Lalone was also 12th in the 100-meter dash in 11.14 seconds, with Joyce was 22nd in 11.31 seconds. Lewis also placed seventh in the 400-meter dash in 51.38 seconds.         
 
At Cornell, Dawan Jones (Buffalo/Tapestry Charter) won long jump with an AARTFC-qualifying jump of 6.97 meters (22' 10.5"). Wendell Brand (Sleepy Hollow) was fifth at 6.56 meters (21' 6.25"). C.J. White (Middletown) placed second in the triple jump with an AARTFC-qualifying distance of 13.96 meters (45' 9.75"). He was followed by Kwaku Ofosu (Latham/Shaker) in third with his qualifying jump of 13.83 meters (45' 4.5").
 
Chjuvaughn Cameron (Riverhead) registered a pair of top-five performances. He was second in the 100-meter dash in 11.26 seconds and was fourth in the 200-meter dash in 23.37 seconds. Sean Sorohan (Pearl River) was seventh in the 200 in 24.14 seconds.
 
Isaiah Brooks (Minoa/East Syracuse Minoa) placed second in the 110-meter hurdles in 15.64 seconds. John Martin (Stewartsville, NJ/Phillipsburg) followed him with a time of 16.06 seconds. Brooks also placed seventh in the 400-meter dash in 54.17 seconds. Also in the 400 meters, Kellen Martin (Salamanca/Cattaraugus-Little Valley) was fifth in 53.37 seconds and Zach Kashmer (Chili/Churchville-Chili) was sixth in 53.63 seconds. Austen Johnson (Jamestown) placed second in the 400-meter hurdles in 58.30 seconds. Aidan Farrell (Bloomingburg/Pine Bush) was third in 1:00.45.    
 
In the javelin, Brandon Nugent (Middletown) finished second with a throw of 42.60 meters (139' 9"). Bryan Finn (Fonda/Fonda-Fultonville) registered two top-10 performances. He was fifth in the shot put at 12.61 meters (41' 4.5") and his throw of 36.46 meters (119' 7") in the discus placed eighth.
 
Cortland will compete at the SUNYAC Championships next Friday and Saturday at Geneseo. The Red Dragons are the defending league outdoor champs.

(Recap by Cortland sports information student intern Kyle Lancto)

Complete Results:
Shippensburg Men
Cornell Men
Shippensburg Women
Cornell Women

Coach's Corner - Comments from Head Coach Steve Patrick:

Peyton Lalone had two excellent races in Shippensburg, running his way into the upcoming conference championships in both the 100 and 200. He definitely capitalized on the opportunity to make the long trip and took advantage of the decent weather down there.
 
The folks at Cornell battled through some tough conditions – we had a mixture of rain, sleet, and snow at different times. Three folks I would like to highlight for efforts that have a potential impact on our upcoming conference championships are Shannon Imbornoni, Chjuvaughn Cameron, and Shannon Hanmer. Shannon Imbornoni had a great effort in the 800 to qualify for the  conference championships, while Chjuvaughn did the same on the men's side in the 100. For the field events, Shannon Hanmer had a great effort in the shot put with a PR to put herself into the conference meet in the event – she was already in for the discus throw and right on the edge for shot put going into this meet.