Women's Indoor Track and Field | 2/29/2020 9:00:39 PM
St. John Fisher earned its first Empire 8 Indoor Track & Field Championship in program history, taking the 2019-20 E8 title, hosted by Houghton College on Feb. 28-29. St. John Fisher finished with a team total of 165.50 points, just ahead of second-place Utica, who recorded 133.50 points.
The Cardinals used a balanced attack throughout the lineup to win their first league title. On Friday, Senior Gabriella Dunkelberg kicked off action with a narrow win in the mile with a time of 5:28.16. First-year Riley Corey picked up wins in both the 3,000- and 5,000-meter championships, with winning times of 10:43.51 and 18:34.21, respectively. Senior Tayler Dence won her third straight E8 60-meter hurdles crown, while junior Jordan Lehman garnered the win in the shot put.
A pair of Utica field standouts, first-year Eshone Cofield-Jackson and sophomore Katrina Cornick swept the individual awards. Cofield-Jackson was named Empire 8 Indoor Track Athlete of the Meet after winning the 60-meter (7.97 seconds) and 200-meter dash (25.55 seconds) events, in addition to leading the Pioneers to a snappy time of 4:06.42 in the 4 x 400-meter relay. Cofield-Jackson was also runner-up in the 400-meter dash (1:00.44).
Cornick garnered Empire 8 Indoor Field Athlete of the Meet accolades after winning the weight throw with a toss of 15.33 meters, while placing third overall in the shot put (11.78 meters).
Houghton’s Edena Sanchez won her second consecutive Empire 8 Championship in the 800-meters.
Below are all of the team scores in addition to individual and relay winners during the weekend’s events.
Final Team Scores
St. John Fisher – 165.50 points
Utica – 133.50
Houghton – 85
Nazareth – 65
Alfred – 43
Hartwick – 3
2019-20 Empire 8 Indoor Track & Field Championship Individual Award Winners
Track Athlete of the Meet: Eshone Cofield-Jackson, Fr., Utica
Field Athlete of the Meet: Katrina Cornick, So., Utica
2019-20 Empire 8 Indoor Championship Individual Relay/Award Winners (Friday)
400-meter dash – Brenna Johnson, Nazareth – :59.70
Mile run – Gabriella Dunkelberg, St. John Fisher – 5:28.16
5,000-meter run – Riley Corey, St. John Fisher – 18:34.21
Distance Medley relay – Madelyn Kruth, Alexandra Wismiewski, Gwen Stokes, Leah O’Connell, Houghton – 13:16.53
Long Jump – Kelsey Wands, Utica – 5.59 meters
Pole Vault – Meghan Romaguera, Utica – 3.10 meters
Shot Put – Jordan Lehman, St. John Fisher – 11.95 meters
2019-20 Empire 8 Indoor Championship Individual Relay/Award Winners (Saturday)
60-meter dash – Eshone-Cofield Jackson, Utica – :7.97 (:7.90 in prelims)
60-meter hurdles – Tayler Dence, St. John Fisher, St. John Fisher – :9.37
200-meter dash – Eshone-Cofield Jackson, Utica – :22.55
800-meter run – Edena Sanchez, Houghton – 2:25.13
3,000-meter run – Riley Corey, St. John Fisher – 10:43.51
4 x 400-meter relay – Eshone Cofield-Jackson, Laura Levi, Julianne Emerson, Laura Meade, Utica – 4:06.42
High jump – Gwen Stokes, Houghton – 1.56 meters
Triple jump – Laura Meade, Utica – 11.14 meters
Weight throw – Katrina Cornick, Utica – 15.33 meters
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