Brackley and Dardir gain E8 honors
ROCHESTER, N.Y. --Hannah Brackley, sophomore sprinter on the Nazareth track and field team, has been named Empire 8 Track Athlete of the Week and Amira Dardir, a sophomore at Stevens Institute of Technology, has been named the Field Athlete of the Week.
Brackley, of Horseheads, N.Y. and a graduate of Elmira Notre Dame High School, excelled for the Golden Flyers at the Roberts Wesleyan Invitational last Saturday. She finished first in the 200-meter dash with a time of :26.67 and finished second in the 100-meter dash in :12.75.
Dardir placed first overall in the heptathlon with a school record total of 3,880 points as she took first in three events and second in another. Dardir's mark currently sits third by ECAC standards and is the 24th best total in the NCAA. She posted the top marks in the 100-meter hurdles (16.00 seconds), high jump (1.63 meters) and long jump (4.86 meters). Her throw of 24 meters in the javelin was good for second overall in the competition. Dardir owned the old school record of 3,399 points set last season. The sophomore topped the next closest athlete by nearly 300 points (3,880 to 3,586).
Nazareth and Stevens will be competing again on April 20 at the Empire 8 Championships hosted by Nazareth College.