Men's Outdoor Track and Field | 5/8/2021 6:24:45 PM
Host St. John Fisher won 2021 Empire 8 Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Championship from the Polisseni Track and Field Complex on May 7-8. The Cardinals finished with a team total of 255 points, rolling to their third team title in program history. Utica College finished as the runner-up with 133 points, while Nazareth placed third with 128 team points.
The Cardinals won 10 individual/relay events overall over the two-day meet.
St. John Fisher senior Kyle Rollins was named Empire 8 Outdoor Field Athlete of the Meet for the second straight time after winning, the high jump, long jump and triple jump events. On Friday, Rollins won his first outdoor long jump title with a leap of 6.76 meters. On Saturday, Rollins, who is the NCAA’s national season leader in both the high jump and triple jump, easily won both events. Rollins won his third straight E8 high jump title, setting a conference championship meet record by clearing 2.10 meters. He won his second straight E8 triple jump championship with a leap of 14.25 meters.
St. John Fisher junior middle distance runner Grant Stokoe and Utica freshman sprinter Daijon Richards were named 2021 Empire 8 Co-Track Athletes of the Meet. Stokoe won the 800-meters in a time of 2:01.29 and 1,500-meters in 4:12.81, while running the anchor leg on St. John Fisher’s victorious 4 x 800-meter relay team (8:20.27).
Richards won both the 100-meters (10.87 seconds) and 200-meter (22.69 seconds) dashes, while teaming up to win the 4 x 100-meter relay in a time of 43.28 seconds.
Nathan Bowers of Nazareth, Chase Corcoran of St. John Fisher and Chase Pecoraro of Utica were multiple event winners. Bowers was victorious in both the 5,000- and 10,000-meter championships, while Corcoran won the discus and hammer throws. Pecoraro annexed the pole vault and javelin. Houghton’s Nathaniel Zedomi won the 400-meter dash and was also part of the winning 4 x 400-meter relay team.
2021 Empire 8 Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Championship Team Scores
St. John Fisher – 255 points
Utica – 133
Nazareth – 128
Houghton – 97
Alfred – 26
Russell Sage – 12
2021 Empire 8 Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Championship Individual Award Winners
Co-Track Athlete of the Meet: Grant Stokoe, St. John Fisher
Co-Track Athlete of the Meet: Daijon Richards, Utica
Field Athlete of the Meet: Kyle Rollins, St. John Fisher
2021 Empire 8 Outdoor Championship Individual Relay/Award Winners (Saturday)
4 x 100-meter relay – Daijon Richards, Michael Campbell, Terrence Toussaint, Josh Washington, Utica – :43.28
1,500-meter run – Grant Stokoe, St. John Fisher – 4:12.81
110-meter hurdles – Kaleb Luton, Nazareth – :15.23
100-meter dash – Daijon Richards, Utica – :10.87
800-meter run – Grant Stokoe, St. John Fisher – 2:01.29
400-meter hurdles – John Ruggio, St. John Fisher – :57.94
200-meter dash – Daijon Richards, Utica – :22.69 (:22.684)
5,000-meter run – Nathan Bowers, Nazareth – 15:59.38
4 x 400-meter relay – Jack Howard, Micah Williams, Brennan Lewandowski, Nathaniel Zedomi, Houghton – 3:27.60
Pole Vault – Chase Pecoraro, Utica – 4.40 meters
Shot Put – Ryan Desautels, St. John Fisher – 14.01 meters
Triple Jump – Kyle Rollins, St. John Fisher – 14.25 meters
Discus Throw – Chase Corcoran, St. John Fisher – 44.59 meters
High Jump – Kyle Rollins, St. John Fisher – 2.10 meters
2021 Empire 8 Outdoor Championship Individual Relay/Award Winners (Friday)
3,000-meter steeplechase – Seth Greene, Houghton – 10:00.22
400-meter dash – Nathaniel Zedomi, Houghton – :50.27
4 x 800-meter relay – Ryan Allen, Ryan English, Myles Anderson, Grant Stokoe, St. John Fisher – 8:20.27
10,000-meters – Nathan Bowers, Nazareth – 32:53.89
Long Jump – Kyle Rollins, St. John Fisher – 6.76 meters
Hammer Throw – Chase Corcoran, St. John Fisher – 53.99 meters
Javelin – Chase Pecoraro, Utica – 48.79 meters
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