ROCHESTER, NY – Seniors Kyle Devins and Max Orenstein of conference co-champion Ithaca College were named Field Athlete of the Meet and Track Athlete of the Meet, respectively, at the 2011 Empire 8 Men’s Indoor Track and Field Championship at held at RIT on Sunday.
Devins provisionally qualified for the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships in winning the long jump with a season-best jump of 7.08 meters in repeating as Field Athlete of the Meet. He finished second in the triple jump with a mark of 13.54 meters.
Orenstein broke his own Empire 8 championship record by winning the 55-meter dash in 6.51 seconds, bettering his previous ECAC-qualifying time this year. He finished second in the 200-meter dash in 22.62 seconds, again improving upon his ECAC qualifying mark.
Empire 8 2011 Honors:
Track Athlete of the Meet: Max Orenstein, Ithaca College
Field Athlete of the Meet: Kyle Devins, Ithaca College
2011 Empire 8 Men's Indoor Track & Field All-Conference Release