Women's Outdoor Track and Field | 5/13/2022 11:51:14 AM
The Empire 8 Conference announced its 2022 Women’s Outdoor Track and Field All-Conference selections on Friday, May 13. St. John Fisher College, the 2022 E8 Outdoor Champions, led the way with 16 student-athletes who earned 21 different honors.
To be named an E8 All-Conference selection, a student athlete must have finished in the top three of an event at the Conference's Championship Meet. Winners of the event are named to the First Team, while the Second Team is comprised of the runner-up from each event and third place finisher earns Third Team accolades.
The Empire 8 will name its formal 2022 Outdoor Track and Field yearly award winners and Sportswoman of the Year team after nationals, which are scheduled for May 26-28.
Utica University first-year standout Mackenzie Mix was named the 2022 Empire 8 Women's Outdoor Championship Track Athlete of the Meet after sweeping the 100-, 200- and 400-meter dash events over the weekend. She took the 100-meter dash in 12.23 seconds, while winning the 200-meter dash in 26.08 seconds. Mix recorded an impressive time of 56.76 seconds on Friday evening in the 400-meter dash which nearly set a championship meet record.
Utica junior thrower Jane Fahy was named 2022 Empire 8 Outdoor Co-Field Athlete of the Meet after winning the shot put, while earning runner-up accolades in the discus. Fahy won the shot put with a toss of 12.99 meters and was second in the discus with a throw of 36.19 meters.
Nazareth College senior Brenna Johnson shared 2022 Empire 8 Outdoor Co-Field Athlete honors with Fahy after winning the long jump with an impressive leap of 5.73 meters, just shy of the championship mark, while finishing third in the high jump, clearing 1.55 meters. She also exceled in the track events, placing in the top four in five different events.
2022 Empire 8 Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Meet
Track Athlete of the Meet: Mackenzie Mix, Fr., Utica
Co-Field Athlete of the Meet: Jane Fahy, Jr., Utica
Co-Field Athlete of the Meet: Brenna Johnson, Sr., Nazareth
2022 Empire 8 Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championship All-Conference Selections
100-Meter Dash
First Team: Mackenzie Mix, Fr., Utica – :12.23
Second Team: Samantha Shea, Sr., St. John Fisher – :12.47
Third Team: Ciarra Franz, Fr., St. John Fisher – :12.52
200-Meter Dash
First Team: Mackenzie Mix, Fr., Utica – :26.08
Second Team: Brenna Johnson, Sr., Nazareth – :26.20
Third Team: Grace Wright, Fr., St. John Fisher – :26.45
400-Meter Dash
First Team: Mackenzie Mix, Fr., Utica – :56.76
Second Team: Grace Wright, Fr., St. John Fisher – :57.80
Third Team: Samantha Shea, Sr., St. John Fisher – :57.88
800-Meter Run
First Team: Elizabeth Decker, Gr., Nazareth – 2:22.63
Second Team: Janaiya Cruz-Bermudez, So., Utica – 2:26.10
Third Team: Mackenzie Feeney, So., Russell Sage – 2:27.99
1,500-Meter Run
First Team: Jade Dening, Fr., Utica – 4:57.90
Second Team: Elizabeth Decker, Gr., Nazareth – 5:00.20
Third Team: Tabitha Clark, Fr., Houghton – 5:01.20
5,000-Meter Run
First Team: Rachel Domaracki, Jr., Houghton – 18:52.78
Second Team: Emily Weaver, Jr., Nazareth – 18:53.56
Third Team: Riley Corey, Jr., St. John Fisher – 19:00.33
10,000-Meter Run
First Team: Riley Corey, Jr., St. John Fisher – 39:07.43 *
Second Team: Rachel Domaracki, Jr., Houghton – 39:15.47
Third Team: Lilianna Hanning, So., Nazareth – 39:45.70
100-Meter Hurdles
First Team: Ciarra Franz, Fr., St. John Fisher – :14.69
Second Team: Laura Meade, Sr., Utica – :15.66
Third Team: Sophie Henderson, Gr., Utica – :15.76
400-Meter Hurdles
First Team: Laura Meade, Sr., Utica – 1:06.45
Second Team: Abbey Szumloz, Gr., Nazareth – 1:06.46
Third Team: Alexandria Wisniewski, Jr., Houghton – 1:08.03
3,000-Meter Steeplechase
First Team: Jade Dening, Fr., Utica – 11:46.14
Second Team: Alivia Collins, Sr., St. John Fisher – 12:38.40
Third Team: Alexis Anagnostopulos, Jr., Nazareth – 12:46.97
4 x 100-Meter Relay
First Team: Ciarra Franz, Fr., Samantha Shea, Sr., Grace Wright, Fr., Michaela Kurbs, So., St. John Fisher – :49.15
Second Team: Laura Meade, Sr., Alexis Cole, Sr., Ayjah Clarke, So., Mackenzie Mix, Fr., Utica – :49.77
Third Team: Riley Norris, Fr., Brenna Johnson, Sr., Hannah Ragule, So., Abbey Szumloz, Gr., Nazareth – :50.87
4 x 400-Meter Relay
First Team: Grace Wright, Fr., Emma Wright, Fr., Breanna Lambert, Sr., Samantha Shea, Sr., St. John Fisher – 4:01.30
Second Team: Abbey Szumloz, Gr., Brenna Johnson, Sr., Isabella Heath, So., Elizabeth Decker, Gr., Nazareth – 4:04.99
Third Team: Mary Shaker, Jr., Hannah Heinl, Fr., Haley DeJager, Sr., Alexandra Wisniewski, Jr., Houghton – 4:15.29
4 x 800-Meter Relay
First Team: Claire Bargabos, Sr., Paige Ackley, So., Leigha Gould, So., Elizabeth Decker, Gr., Nazareth – 9:56.11
Second Team: Alexis Cole, Sr., Laura Levi, Sr., Janaiya Cruz-Bermudez, So., Jade Dening, Fr., Utica – 10:03.06
Third Team: Angelea Collins, So., Alivia Collins, Sr., Emma Wright, Fr., Vanessa Ramos, Fr., St. John Fisher – 10:27.77
Pole Vault
First Team: Anna Ahlquist, Gr., Nazareth – 3.50 meters
Second Team: Alondra Arroyo, Sr., St. John Fisher – 2.90 meters
Third Team: Hosanna Spronk, Fr., Houghton – 2.90 meters
High Jump
First Team: Mackenzie Gilligan, Fr., Nazareth – 1.55 meters
Second Team: Hayden Williamson, Jr., Houghton – 1.55 meters
Third Team: Brenna Johnson, Sr., Nazareth – 1.55 meters
Long Jump
First Team: Brenna Johnson, Sr., Nazareth – 5.73 meters
Second Team: Michaela Kurbs, So., St. John Fisher – 5.72 meters
Third Team: Veronica Duell, Fr., St. John Fisher – 5.71 meters
Triple Jump
First Team: McKenzie Leahey, Jr., Nazareth – 11.20 meters
Second Team: Hannah Ragule, So., Nazareth – 11.16 meters
Third Team: Ana Ion, Jr., Alfred – 11.07 meters
Shot Put
First Team: Jane Fahy, Jr., Utica – 12.99 meters
Second Team: Madison Palmer, Sr., Alfred – 12.44 meters
Third Team: Makenna King, So., St. John Fisher – 11.60 meters
Discus Throw
First Team: Makenna King, So., St. John Fisher – 38.41 meters
Second Team: Jane Fahy, Jr., Utica – 36.19 meters
Third Team: Jordan Lehman, Gr., St. John Fisher – 32.35 meters
Hammer Throw
First Team: Lea Richard, So., Nazareth – 43.76 meters
Second Team: Jordan Lehman, Gr., St. John Fisher – 43.03 meters
Third Team: Elizabeth Izydorczak, Gr., St. John Fisher – 42.96 meters
Javelin Throw
First Team: Anne Spila, Fr., Alfred – 30.39 meters
Second Team: Ada Sylvester, So., St. John Fisher – 28.40 meters
Third Team: Ana Ion, Jr., Alfred – 27.89 meters
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