Women's Outdoor Track and Field | 5/8/2021 6:21:43 PM
Host St. John Fisher won its first Empire 8 Outdoor Track and Field Championship in program history, holding off East Avenue rival Nazareth College to win the 2021 team title. The Cardinals finished with 197 team points, 20 ahead of the second place Golden Flyers. Utica College placed third with 92 points.
The Cardinals had seven individuals/relay teams win events over the two-day meet.
St. John Fisher senior thrower Jordan Lehman was named 2021 Empire 8 Outdoor Field Athlete of the Meet after winning both the discuss and hammer throws. She was also third in the shot put. Lehman won the discus with a toss of 36.58 meters and romped in the hammer throw, defeating her nearest competitor by more than six meters with a throw of 48.09 meters.
Alfred sophomore Ana Ion shared Outdoor Field Athlete of the Meet honors with Lehman. Ion showed off incredible versatility with a second place finish, three third place finishes and a pair of four place finishes. She was second in the javelin, third in the 100-meter hurdles, high jump and triple jump. Ion was part of Alfred’s 4 x 400-meter relay that finished fourth, while she was also fourth in the long jump.
Nazareth junior Brenna Johnson was named 2021 Empire 8 Outdoor Track Athlete of the Meet after winning both the 100- and 200-meter dash events, while serving as a key member of Nazareth’s winning 4 x 400-meter relay team. She crossed the finish line in 12.63 seconds in the 100-meters and 26.13 seconds in the 200-meters. Johnson was also second in the long jump with an impressive leap of 5.39 meters.
Utica’s Kelsey Wands shattered an eight-year old Empire 8 Championship record in the long jump on Friday, winning the event with an impressive leap of 5.76 meters.
Houghton senior Edena Sanchez won a pair of individual titles, in both the 400- and 800-meter events and was a member of the victorious 4 x 800-meter relay team. Nazareth senior Abbey Szumloz won both the 100- and 400-meter hurdle championships and was a member of Nazareth’s winning 4 x 400-meter relay team. St. John Fisher sophomore Riley Corey won both long distance events, the 5,000- and 10,000-meters.
2021 Empire 8 Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championship Team Scores
St. John Fisher – 197 points
Nazareth – 177
Utica – 92
Alfred – 85
Houghton – 72
Russell Sage – 26
2021 Empire 8 Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Championship Individual Award Winners
Track Athlete of the Meet: Brenna Johnson, Nazareth
Co-Field Athlete of the Meet: Ana Ion, Alfred
Co-Field Athlete of the Meet: Jordan Lehman, St. John Fisher
2021 Empire 8 Outdoor Championship Individual Relay/Award Winners (Saturday)
4 x 100-meter relay – McKenna Cone, Breanna Lambert, Michaela Kurbs, Maria Covelli, St. John Fisher – :50.71
1,500-meter run – Amanda Burrichter, Houghton – 4:59.57
100-meter hurdles – Abbey Szumloz, Nazareth – :15.94 (:15.932)
100-meter dash – Brenna Johnson, Nazareth – :12.63
800-meter run – Edena Sanchez, Houghton – 2:19.29
400-meter hurdles – Abbey Szumloz, Nazareth – 1:08.50
200-meter dash – Brenna Johnson, Nazareth – :26.13
5,000-meter run – Riley Corey, St. John Fisher – 18:31.31
4 x 400-meter relay – Abbey Szumloz, Claire Bargabos, Elizabeth Decker, Brenna Johnson, Nazareth – 4:09.64
Discus Throw – Jordan Lehman, St. John Fisher – 36.58 meters
High Jump – Hayden Williamson, Houghton – 1.51 meters
Shot Put – Madison Palmer, Alfred – 12.83 meters
Triple Jump – Laura Meade, Utica – 11.19 meters
2021 Empire 8 Outdoor Championship Individual Relay/Award Winners (Friday)
3,000-meter steeplechase – Alivia Collins, St. John Fisher – 11:58.07
400-meter dash – Edena Sanchez, Houghton – :59.89
4 x 800-meter relay – Leah O’Connell, Julia Hotchkiss, Edena Sanchez, Elisabeth Kettinger, Houghton – 10:22.22
10,000-meters – Riley Corey, St. John Fisher – 39:37.52
Pole Vault – Caroline Castriotta, Utica – 3.05 meters
Long Jump – Kelsey Wands, Utica – 5.76 meters ^
Hammer Throw – Jordan Lehman, St. John Fisher – 48.09 meters
Javelin – Jenna Costello, St. John Fisher – 29.68 meters
^ Empire 8 Outdoor Track and Field Championship Record
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