Men's Indoor Track and Field | 2/27/2024 6:53:36 PM
Nazareth College graduate student Kaleb Luton and St. John Fisher University senior Sean Cochrane earned Empire 8 individual honors at the 2023-24 Empire 8 Men’s Indoor Track & Field Championships from the Kerr Pegula Field House on the campus of Houghton University on Feb. 23-24.
Luton was named the 2024 Empire 8 Indoor Track Athlete of the Championship Meet after securing 28 points to help lead Nazareth to its second straight Empire 8 Championship. Luton set an Empire 8 Championship meet record and posted the eighth fastest time in Division III this season in the 60-meter hurdles at 8.01 seconds. He also won the 60-meter dash in a personal-best time of 7.06 seconds, was runner-up in the triple jump and placed sixth in the long jump.
Cochrane was named the 2024 Empire 8 Indoor Field Athlete of the Championship Meet. He won the high jump, clearing 2.07 meters and was fourth in the long jump with a leap of 6.43 meters. Cochrane’s high jump is now the fifth-best in all of Division III this season.
The Empire 8 Track Athlete, Field Athlete, Rookie and Coach of the Year will be announced after the NCAA Championships in mid-March, along with the All-Conference Teams.
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