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Roberts Wesleyan Men and Women Win ECC Outdoor Track & Field Championships

Roberts Wesleyan Men and Women Win ECC Outdoor Track & Field Championships

Men's Results
Women's Results

Rochester, N.Y. - The Roberts Wesleyan College Redhawks won their second straight ECC Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Saturday afternoon. This marks the second straight year that Roberts Wesleyan has also swept all six ECC Cross Country and Track & Field Championships.

The Roberts Wesleyan women outdistanced defended their ECC Championship by outdistancing runner-up, University of the District of Columbia, by a score of 192-122. Roberts won six out of the 21 events on the day and had top-three finishers in 11 different events. Individual winners for Roberts included Rachel Hutchinson (1500m run - 4:42.74), Chelsea Hayward (100m dash - 12.00 & 200m dash - 24.79), Brianna Calderon (400m hurdles - 1:05.49), and Kristina Button (javelin - 27.45m). Roberts' 4x100m relay team of Danielle Budd, Kathleen Amstad, Button, and Hayward came in first place in a time of 47.78, as well.

In the men's championship, Roberts Wesleyan dominated the field once again, topping second place Molloy by a whopping 109 points (221-112). Roberts' senior Aaron McGinnis played a big part in the Redhawks victory, winning three different events. McGinnis topped the field in the long jump (6.79m), triple jump (13.11m), and high jump (1.78m). He also came in third place in the pole vault and helped the Redhawks earn points with a fourth place finish in the 4x100m relay.

Other individual winners for Roberts included Jonas Gage (110m hurdles - 19.35) and Malcolm Shaw (javelin - 55.82m).

In the fourth year of the championship, 14 meet records were also broken with seven coming on both the men's and women's sides. Records are denoted with a # in the list of event winners below.*

* - Results from some events surpassed previous ECC records but will not count as such due to having wind speeds higher than the NCAA maximum to be counted as records.

Women's Team Results

Team Pts.
1. Roberts Wesleyan 192
2. Dist. Columbia 122
3. St. Thomas Aquinas     101
4. Queens 84
5. Daemen 73
6. Molloy 49
7. LIU Post 19


Men's Team Results

Team Pts.
1. Roberts Wesleyan 221
2. Molloy 112
3. St. Thomas Aquinas     100
4. Queens 98
5. Daemen 63
6. LIU Post 37




Event Winners
Women
100m Dash: Chelsea Hayward, Roberts Wesleyan - 12.00
200m Dash: Chelsea Hayward, Roberts Wesleyan - 24.79 #
400m Dash: Jerily Benjamin, Dist. Columbia - 57.88
800m Run: Gabriela Sloezen, St. Thomas Aquinas - 2:17.43
1,500m Run: Rachel Hutchinson, Roberts Wesleyan - 4:42.74 #
5,000m Run: Elizabeth Stirling, LIU Post - 18:11.02 #
10,000m Run: Amy Trabert, Daemen - 40:10.13 #
100m Hurdles: Stacy-Ann Rowe, Dist. Columbia - 14.81 #
400m Hurdles: Brianna Calderon, Roberts Wesleyan - 1:05.49
3,000m Steeplechase: Ceclia Pfleging, St. Thomas Aquinas - 11:59.05
4 x 100m Relay: Roberts Wesleyan - 47.78 #
4 x 400m Relay: Dist. Columbia - 3:59.61
4 x 800m Relay: St. Thomas Aquinas - 9:51.59 #
High Jump: Saida Burns-Moore, Dist. Columbia - 1.65m
Pole Vault: Kyra Kress, Daemen - 2.75m
Long Jump: Simone Grant, Dist. Columbia - 5.72m
Triple Jump: Saida Burns-Moore, Dist. Columbia - 11.18m
Shot Put: Katherine Mollahan, St. Thomas Aquinas - 10.89m
Discus: Brittany Sepe, Molloy - 34.23m
Hammer: Brittany Sepe, Molloy - 38.93m
Javelin: Kristina Button, Roberts Wesleyan - 27.45m

Men
100m Dash: Winslow Dorsainvil, St. Thomas Aquinas - 10.68
200m Dash: Yanni Agrotis, Molloy - 21.89 #
400m Dash: Saint-Jacob Diodonet, St. Thomas Aquinas - 48.99 #
800m Run: Matthew VanDeMortel, Daemen - 1:57.55
1,500m Run: Conor Gallagher, Molloy - 4:01.95
5,000m Run: Michael Scott, LIU Post - 15:26.33 #
10,000m Run: Jeremy Rushok, Daemen - 33:41.11
110m Hurdles: Jonas Gage, Roberts Wesleyan - 19.35
400m Hurdles: Dylan Bestler, St. Thomas Aquinas - 57.75
3,000m Steeplechase: Brian Michels, Molloy - 9:52.07
4 x 100m Relay: St. Thomas Aquinas - 42.92 #
4 x 400m Relay: LIU Post - 3:26.42
4 x 800m Relay: St. Thomas Aquinas - 8:17.82
High Jump: Aaron McGinnis, Roberts Wesleyan - 1.78m
Pole Vault: Sean LeDuc, Roberts Wesleyan - 3.76m #
Long Jump: Aaron McGinnis, Roberts Wesleyan - 6.79m
Triple Jump: Aaron McGinnis, Roberts Wesleyan - 13.11m
Shot Put: Liam O'Connor, Queens - 13.04m
Discus: Angel Alers-Rosario, Queens - 43.96m
Hammer: Angel Alers-Rosario, Queens - 53.13m #
Javelin: Malcolm Shaw, Roberts Wesleyan - 55.82m #

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