ITHACA, N.Y. – The Cortland men's and women's outdoor track and field teams sent a handful of throwers to the Ithaca College Tuesday Meet.
 
Men's Highlights:
 
Cortland's men's performances were highlighted by Elliott Supley (Peru), who won both the shot put at 15.96 meters (52' 4.5") and the discus at 42.28 meters (138' 8"). Supley and Lucas Chamberlain (Copake/Taconic Hills) each registered All-Atlantic Region Track and Field Conference (AARTFC) qualifying distances in the shot put. In addition to Supley's win, Chamberlain finished third at 14.67 meters (48' 1.75"). Chamberlain also finished second in the hammer throw (48.97 meters/160' 8") and third in the discus (38.41 meters/126' 0").
 
Sean Keane (Riverhead) placed fourth in the shot put (13.43 meters/44' 0.75") and eighth in the discus (36.63 meters/120' 2"). Jason Zaita (Selden/Centereach) recorded three top-eight finishes, ending fifth in the shot put (12.87 meters/42' 2.75"), sixth in the discus (37.97 meters/124' 7"), and eighth in the hammer throw (43.02 meters/141' 2").
 
Other Cortland top-eight placers included: Logan Darling (Homer) fourth in the discus (38.04 meters/124' 10"); Travis Firkins (Hilton) fourth in the hammer throw (45.87 meters/150' 6"); John Genova (Huntington) fourth in the javelin throw (36.31 meters/119' 1"); Quinn Jennings (Oneida) sixth in the shot put (12.68 meters/41' 7.25"); and Jack Smith (Thiells/North Rockland) seventh in the discus (37.55 meters/123' 2").
 
Women's Highlights:
 
Jess Neubert (Buffalo/Kenmore East) earned top finishes for the Cortland women, placing second in the discus at 34.38 meters (112' 9") and third in the hammer throw at 42.27 meters (138' 8").
 
Molly McMasters (Homer) and Colleen Patrie (Syracuse/Westhill) each posted three top-eight showings. McMasters finished fourth in the hammer (41.85 meters/137' 3"), fifth in the discus (31.53 meters/103' 5") and eighth in the shot put (9.67 meters/31' 8.75"), while Patrie was seventh in both the hammer (35.59 meters/116' 9") and the shot put (10.20 meters/33' 5.75") and eighth in the discus (29.75 meters/97' 7"). In addition, Giuliana Rosario (Rochester/Fairport) finished eighth in the hammer (35.31 meters/115' 10").

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

It was a small but intrepid crew that made the short trip over to Ithaca today to compete in the throwing events! After the recent snow, conditions were generally pretty reasonable to be able to compete.
 
For the women, Colleen Patrie made a very good day out of the experience – while she didn't hit any new PRs, she was consistently performing well, and worked to execute technique changes across all three events! The same can be said for Jess Neubert in hammer and discus, Molly McMasters in hammer and discus, and Grace Boland across the three throws.
 
On the men's side, Luke Chamberlain hitting a new PR in shot put is obviously great, with Elliott Supley hitting an outdoor best and moving in the top-five list for that event (taking over 4th place)!
 
It was great to get this additional opportunity in as the throws squad is working to fine-tune some details and hit qualifying marks ahead of next weekend's (May 1-2) SUNYAC Championships at Cortland.