WILLIAMSTOWN, MASS. – The Cortland men's and women's outdoor track and field teams sent a group of athletes to compete at the Williams College Farley Inter Regional meet on Friday and Saturday.
 
Cortland has one meet remaining prior to the NCAA Division III Championships. The Red Dragons will be participating at the All-Atlantic Region Track and Field Conference (AARTFC) Championship Wednesday and Thursday, May 13-14, at Ursinus College in Pennsylvania.
 
Women's Highlights:
 
Reilly Quinn (Morrisonville/Beekmantown) moved into the NCAA qualifying rankings in the high jump, tying for second out of 19 competitors with a height of 1.68 meters (5' 6"). The height currently is tied for 12th nationally in Division III. The top 22 declared qualifiers in each individual event (and top 16 relays) qualify for the national championship. Georgia Spuches Jwaskiewicz (Syracuse/Liverpool) finished fifth at 1.63 meters (5' 4.25").
 
Cheyenne McPeek (Johnson City) finished first out of 28 athletes in the hammer throw with a heave of 51.30 meters (168' 4"). Kendall Sobczyk (Wheatfield/Niagara Wheatfield) was second of 23 in the 100-meter dash in 12.50 seconds (12.43 prelims).
 
Melissa Innocent (Elmont/Valley Stream North) finished 12th (4:44.01) and Phoebe Peer (Saranac Lake) finished 15th (4:49.54) out of 40 runners in the 1,500 meters. Kayla Tretola (Levittown/Island Trees) placed eighth of 21 in the shot put (11.38 meters/37' 4") and 12th of 34 in the discus (35.39 meters/116' 1").
 
Cortland athletes who hit AARTFC marks at the meet were Quinn (high jump), Spuches Jwaskiewicz (high jump), McPeek (hammer throw), Sobczyk (100-meter dash), Innocent (1,500 meters), and Peer (1,500 meters).
 
Men's Highlights:
 
Evan Collette (Clifton Park/Shenendehowa) won the hammer throw in a field of 34 competitors at 55.16 meters (181' 0"). Isaiah Brunache (Bennington, VT/Mount Anthony Union) finished eighth (51.93 meters/170' 4"), Logan Darling (Homer) placed ninth (50.80 meters/166' 8"), Cabe Hogue (Corning/Corning Painted Post) was 11th (47.06 meters/154' 5"), and Travis Firkins (Hilton) finished 16th (44.71 meters/146' 8").
 
Brunache placed third of 28 in the shot put at 16.54 meters (54' 3.25"). Elliott Supley (East Rochester) finished fifth (15.21 meters/49' 11"), Lucas Chamberlain (Copake/Taconic Hills) finished sixth (14.98 meters/49' 1.75"), and Hogue was seventh (14.34 meters/47' 0.75"). In the discus, Brunache was seventh of 32 (45.50 meters/149' 3"), followed by Chamberlain in eighth (44.76 meters/146' 10"), Supley in 12th (42.35 meters/138' 11"), and Hogue in 13th (42.26 meters/138' 8").
 
Manuel Sepulveda (East Rochester) was sixth of 16 in the triple jump with a distance of 13.98 meters (45' 10.5"), Jack Bisbee (Deer Park/Half Hollow Hills West) finished 20th of 70 in the 800 meters (1:54.72), Tommy Martin (Middletown, NJ/Middletown South) placed sixth of 21 in the javelin (48.46 meters/159' 0"), and the 4x400-meter relay team of Daniel Kahler (Centereach), Zion Cheatham (Lockport), Daaron Harrell (Albany) and Kyler Alston (Latham/Shaker) finished third of 10 in 3:13.25. That time ranks 20th nationally in Division III; the top 16 declared relays qualify for nationals.
 
Cortland athletes who met AARTFC standards at the meet were Collette (hammer throw), Brunache (hammer throw, shot put and discus), Darling (hammer throw), Supley (shot put), Chamberlain (shot put and discus), Sepulveda (triple jump), Bisbee (800 meters), and the 4x400-meter relay team of Kahler, Cheatham, Harrell and Alston).

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

The weekend after SUNYACs is always a bit tough – there's a bit of an emotional letdown after the conference meet, along with the stress of the end of classes and upcoming finals. That can make for a somewhat strange competitive situation; having a bit of a rougher day of weather on Saturday can make it a bit tough as well. We certainly hope that the folks that are continuing this season or returning can learn from any less-than-ideal performances improve in the future!
 
We also definitely had some highlights! For the women, Kendall Sobczyk put together a great weekend running tough in the 100; the high jump squad had a wonderful competition as well! Of course Reilly Quinn gets the kudos for the big PR (and moving up to tie for 5th on our all-time list); Georgia Spuches Jwaskiewicz had a great day of jumping, with some of the best jumps of her career to clear 1.63 and then at 1.68. When you are taking good attempts at a new PR, that's a great sign for things to come!
 
On the men's side, Cabe Hogue setting a new shot put PR was great, as was Lucas Chamberlain hitting a new discus PR. Kyle Friedel ran a great PR in the 800, cracking not only the 2:00 but also the 1:59 barriers! Finally, the men's 4x4 of Daniel Kahler, Zion Cheatham, Daaron Harrell and Kyler Alston had an excellent run on Friday night, moving up to 4th on our all-time list; we're excited to chase a few small corrections to run even better this upcoming week at the AARTFC Championships. We're bring a small squad down to the meet, but are excited about what we can accomplish!