Women's Indoor Track and Field | 2/26/2022 5:11:07 PM
St. John Fisher earned its third consecutive Empire 8 Indoor Track & Field Championship, taking the 2021-22 E8 title, hosted by Utica University on Feb. 25-26. St. John Fisher finished with a team total of 173 points, just ahead of second-place Nazareth College, who recorded 152.5 points.
The Cardinals used a balanced attack throughout the lineup to win their third league title, recording five individual titles. On Friday, Samantha Shea kicked off action with a narrow win in the 400-meters in a time of 58.21 seconds, while Riley Corey picked up her third straight 5,000-meter championship, with a winning time of 18:13.19. Ciarra Franz won the 60-meter hurdles in a facility record time of 9.08 seconds, while both the distance medley and 400-meter relay teams emerged victorious. The 4x400-meter relay team of Grace Wright, Emma Wright, Breanna Lambert and Shea set an Empire 8 Championship meet record with a time of 4:04.03.
Houghton junior Amanda Burrichter was named 2022 Empire 8 Indoor Track Athlete of the Meet. She swept the mile and 3,000-meter run championships for the second straight season. Burrichter won the mile in 5:19.97 and took the 3,000-meters in 10:28.15.
Nazareth junior Sarah Merriwether earned Empire 8 Championship Field Athlete of the Meet honors after placing second overall in the triple jump (11.04 meters), third in the high jump (1.56 meters) and fifth in the long jump (5.16 meters).
Nazareth’s Breanna Johnson won the 60-meter dash in an Empire 8 meet record time of 7.86 seconds.
Below are all of the team scores in addition to individual and relay winners during the weekend’s events.
2021-22 Empire 8 Men’s Indoor Track & Field Championship Team Scores
St. John Fisher – 173 points
Nazareth – 152.5
Utica – 81
Houghton – 61.5
Alfred – 18
Russell Sage – 7
Hartwick – 3
2021-22 Empire 8 Indoor Track & Field Championship Individual Award Winners
Track Athlete of the Meet: Amanda Burrichter, Jr., Houghton
Field Athlete of the Meet: Sarah Merriwether, Jr., Nazareth
2021-22 Empire 8 Indoor Championship Individual Relay/Award Winners (Friday)
Mile run: Amanda Burrichter, Houghton – 5:19.97
400-meter dash: Samantha Shea, St. John Fisher – :58.21
5,000-meter run: Riley Corey, St. John Fisher – 18:13.19
Distance medley relay: Alivia Collins, Grace Wright, Angelea Collins, Taylor Highers, St. John Fisher – 13:07.01
Pole Vault: Anna Ahlquist, Nazareth – 3.67 meters
Shot Put: Jane Fahy, Utica – 12.97 meters
Long Jump: Brenna Johnson, Nazareth – 5.66 meters
2021-22 Empire 8 Indoor Championship Individual Relay/Award Winners (Saturday)
60-meter dash: Brenna Johnson, Nazareth – :7.86 (Meet Record)
60-meter hurdles: Ciarra Franz, St. John Fisher, St. John Fisher – :9.08 (Facility Record)
200-meter dash: Mackenzie Mix, Utica – :25.81
800-meter run: Elizabeth Decker, Nazareth – 2:21.91
3,000-meter run: Amanda Burrichter, Houghton – 10:28.15
4 x 400-meter relay: Grace Wright, Emma Wright, Breanna Lambert, Samantha Shea, St. John Fisher – 4:04.03 (Meet Record)
High jump: Makiya Donnelly, Utica – 1.60 meters
Triple jump: Laura Meade, Utica – 11.12 meters
Weight throw: Lea Richard, Nazareth – 15.76 meters