Ithaca Men Win Indoor Track and Field Championship
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The Ithaca College men's track & field team scored 142 points en route to winning its sixth straight Empire 8 Indoor Track & Field Championship title on Saturday at Glazer Arena. Ithaca has won seven of the 10 crowns contested.
Utica College senior sprinter Sylvester Owusu-Afriyie broke an Empire 8 record to lead the Utica College men's track and field teams to a third place finish. Owusu-Afriyie clocked a final time of 7.08 in the 60 meter dash. He also finished third in the 200 meter dash registering a time of 23.54.
St. John Fisher sophomore Eric Riley was named as the Most Outstanding Field Athlete of the Meet after winning the long jump and high jump, while placing third in the triple jump. Riley won the high jump for the second straight year and broke the Fisher and Empire 8 record (which he set last year), clearing 2.03 meters. He also won the long jump with a distance of 6.62 meters and was third in the triple jump at 13.07 meters.
Team Standings
Ithaca, 142 points
Stevens, 106 points
Utica, 81 points
St. John Fisher, 54 points
Nazareth, 37 points
Alfred, 31 points
Houghton 12 points
Full Results