Men's Indoor Track and Field | 3/14/2025 2:48:19 PM
Empire 8 student-athletes from six different institutions began their push towards All-American and national championship status at the 2025 NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships qualifiers on Friday, March 14 from the Golisano Training Center hosted by E8 institution Nazareth University in Pittsford, NY. The SUNY Geneseo women's team is currently sixth in team competition after Friday's action.
SUNY Geneseo senior Penelope Greene earned runner-up honors in the 5,000-meter run. She led or was in the lead group for the first 2,600 meters before falling to fourth place. She used a vicious late kick to cut into the lead of eventual champion Faith Duncan of Wilmington College, hitting the finish line in a time of 16:39.36.
Senior Janelle Eckl of Geneseo finished fifth in the pentathlon with a career-best score of 3,657 points, just 17 points shy of the all-time Empire 8 record. She was the top finisher in the high jump, clearing 1.66 meters and put on a show in winning the final event, the 800-meter run by over five seconds in a time of 2:15.57.
Nazareth graduate student Lea Richard placed ninth in the shot put to earn her second All-American honor, a second team honor. She was one of 10 E8 student-athletes to garner second team All-American accolades on Friday.
Victoria Brewster of Houghton University advanced to finals of the 60-meter dash by finishing second in the prelims with an E8 record time of 7.49 seconds. Brynn Mooney of Geneseo placed second in the prelims of the 400-meters to also qualify for the championship race, while Geneseo's 4 x 400-meter relay team placed seventh in the prelims and will compete for a national title Saturday evening. All will earn first team All-American accolades after action on Saturday.
Alexa Belanger of Houghton will also compete in the high jump on Saturday.
On the men's side, Jonathan Zavala won his preliminary heat and was the fastest performer overall in the mile with a time of 4:10.50. Jacob Miller of Geneseo recorded the third best time in the prelims of the 400-meter dash, finishing in an Empire 8 record time of 47.87 seconds. Both will earn first team NCAA All-American accolades after the finals on Saturday.
Hunter of Logan of Utica University will compete for a national title in the shot put, while Manuel Sepulveda of St. John Fisher University is set to compete in the triple jump Saturday.
For each men’s individual event contested, including the heptathlon, the top 20 declared student-athletes were accepted into the championships. For each women’s individual event contested, including the pentathlon, the top 20 declared student-athletes were accepted into the championships. For each relay event contested, the top 12 declared relay teams, one per institution, were accepted into the championships.
Student-athletes who finish 1st-8th in the finals are first team All-Americans, while finishers 9th-16th (9th-12th in relay events) are second team All-Americans.
Below is a complete list of results for the Empire 8 student-athletes competing at the NCAA Championships with results and finals information for Saturday, March 15.
WOMEN
60-Meter Dash
Victoria Brewster, So., Houghton, second in prelims – :7.49 (Empire 8 Record)
Finals, Saturday, March 15, 3:35 p.m.
400-Meter Dash
Brynn Mooney, So., SUNY Geneseo – second in prelims – :56.16
Finals, Saturday, March 15, 4:40 p.m.
800-Meter Run
Sierra Doody, Jr., SUNY Geneseo – 14th in prelims – 2:13.19
Second Team All-American
5,000-Meter Run
Penelope Greene, Sr., SUNY Geneseo – second place – 16:39.36
National Runner Up; First Team All-American
Lily Fowler-Conner, Sr., SUNY Geneseo – 14th place – 17:19.97
Second Team All-American
60-Meter Hurdles
Jillian Ambler, So., SUNY Geneseo – 12th in prelims – :8.82
Second Team All-American
Cierra Franz, Sr., St. John Fisher – 18th in prelims – :8.92
4 x 400-Meter Relay
Jillian Ambler, So., Brynn Mooney, So., Nicole Gretzinger, Jr., Sierra Doody, Jr., SUNY Geneseo – 7th in prelims – 3:51.94
Finals, Saturday, March 15, 6:40 p.m.
Pole Vault
Isabel Morse, Jr., Nazareth – 3.87 meters (12th)
Second Team All-American
Long Jump
Jillian Ambler, So., SUNY Geneseo – 11th place – 5.57 meters
Second Team All-American
Weight Throw
Lea Richard, Gr., Nazareth – 9th in prelims – 17.82 meters
Second Team All-American
Zoe Connor, Sr., SUNY Geneseo – 15th in prelims – 16.86 meters
Second Team All-American
Lauren Jaklitsch, So., SUNY Geneseo – 17th in prelims – 16.78 meters
Pentathlon
Janelle Eckl, Sr., SUNY Geneseo – fifth place – 3,657 points
First Team All-American
Lanna Wandy, Sr., SUNY Geneseo – 16th place – 3,329 points
Second Team All-American
High Jump (Prelims and Finals, Saturday, March 15, 3 p.m.)
T-16. Alexa Belanger, Fr., Houghton – 1.68 meters
3,000-Meter Run (Finals, Saturday, March 14, 6 p.m.)
8. Penelope Greene, Sr., SUNY Geneseo – 9:41.73
MEN
400-Meter Dash
Jacob Miller, Jr., SUNY Geneseo – third in prelims – :47.87 – Empire 8 Record)
Finals, Saturday, March 15, 4:25 p.m.
Mile Run
Jonathan Zavala, Sr., SUNY Brockport – first in prelims – 4:10.50
Finals, Saturday, March 15, 4 p.m.
4 x 400-Meter Relay
3. Sam Belmont, So., Arjun Ohja, Fr, Matthew Sheehan, Sr., Jacob Miller, Jr., SUNY Geneseo – 11th Place – 3:17.63
Second Team All-American
Long Jump (Prelims and Finals, Friday, March 14, 3:30 p.m.)
Manuel Sepulveda, So., St. John Fisher – 13th in prelims – 6.97 meters
Second Team All-American
Gabriel Giannini, Jr., SUNY Brockport – 15th in prelims – 6.88 meters
Second Team All-American
Triple Jump (Prelims and Finals, Saturday, March 15, 2:30 p.m.)
5. Manuel Sepulveda, So., St. John Fisher – 14.97 meters
Shot Put (Prelims and Finals, Saturday, March 15, 11 a.m.)
13. Hunter Logan, Gr., Utica – 16.83 meters
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