Women's Indoor Track and Field | 3/1/2025 9:43:01 PM
Nationally-ranked SUNY Geneseo set eight Championship records over the two day event en route to scoring 265 points to win the 2025 Empire 8 Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championship, held the Todd and Jen Hutton Sports and Recreation Center on the campus of Utica University on Feb. 28-March 1.
The Knights scored 265 points, while two-time defending champion Nazareth University finished as the runner-up with 118 points. SUNY Brockport was third with 97 points, while St. John Fisher placed fourth with 90 points.
SUNY Geneseo junior Brynn Mooney was named the 2025 Empire 8 Indoor Track Athlete of the Meet. She broke a pair of Empire 8 Championship meet records, winning the 200-meter dash in a time of 24.97 seconds, which also broke her own league mark set earlier in the year and took the 400-meters in 57.01 seconds. Mooney was also second in the 60-meter dash, finishing with a time of 7.79 seconds in the finals after hitting the finish line in 7.73 seconds in the prelims.
SUNY Geneseo senior Janelle Eckl earned 2025 Empire 8 Championship Field Athlete of the Meet honors after winning the E8 pentathlon by 299 points, compiling a championship record 3,646 points, which is currently the third best performance in all of Division III this season. She was the top finisher in the 800-meters, high jump and long jump of the pentathlon. Eckl also was part of Geneseo’s E8 Championship record setting 4 x 400-meter relay team that crossed the finish line first in 3:56.71.
On Saturday, Houghton University sophomore Victoria Brewster broke her own E8 Championship and overall record in the 60-meter dash in a blazing fast time of 7.59 seconds, which is currently tied for eighth in Division III this season.
St. John Fisher senior Ciarra Franz broke the Empire 8 Championship record and tied her own league record in the 60-meter hurdles, winning the event with a time of 8.82 meters, which is tied for 17th in all of Division III.
Geneseo’s 4 x 400-meter relay team of Eckl, Nicole Gretzinger, Sierra Doody, Sophia Barclay set a meet record in winning the event by just under four seconds in an E8 Championship meet record time of 3:56.71.
Doody emerged victorious in the 800-meters by four seconds, crossing the finish line in an E8 Championship meet record time of 2:12.31. Teammate Penelope Greene edged out teammate Lilly Fowler-Conner by 38 one-hundredths of a second in an E8 Championship record time of 9:52.37. Geneseo had the top seven finishers in the event.
Nazareth senior Lea Richard won her Empire 8 record fifth consecutive championship in the weight throw with an impressive toss of 17.81 meters. Teammate Katie Jacques picked up the win in the triple jump with a leap of 11.40 meters.
First-year Alexa Belanger of Houghton took the high jump, clearing 1.63 meters.
Below are all of the team scores in addition to individual and relay winners during the weekend’s events.
2024-25 Empire 8 Indoor Track and Field Championship Team Scores
SUNY Geneseo – 265
Nazareth – 118
SUNY Brockport – 97
St. John Fisher – 90
Utica – 38
Houghton – 37
Alfred – 15
Russell Sage – 1
Hartwick – 1
2024-25 Empire 8 Women’s Indoor Track & Field Championship Individual Award Winners
Track Athlete of the Meet: Brynn Mooney, Jr., Sprints, SUNY Geneseo
Field Athlete of the Meet: Janelle Eckl, Sr., Multi-Events, SUNY Geneseo
2024-25 Empire 8 Indoor Track & Field Championship Individual Relay/Award Winners (Friday)
Mile run: Sierra Doody, SUNY Geneseo – 5:00.33 (Championship Meet Record)
400-meter dash: Brynn Mooney, SUNY Geneseo – :57.01
5,000-meter run: Penelope Greene, SUNY Geneseo – 16:49.73 (Championship Meet Record)
Distance medley relay: Kelsey Fahy, Abigail Bowman, Ava Baker, Ella Impaglia, Nazareth – 12:48.22
Pole Vault: Isabel Morse, Nazareth – 3.77 meters (12’ 4.5”)
Shot Put: Erin McGuiness, St. John Fisher – 12.60 meters (41’ 4.25”)
Long Jump: Jillian Ambler, SUNY Geneseo – 5.71 meters (18’ 8.75”) (Championship Meet Record)
Pentathlon: Janelle Eckl, SUNY Geneseo – 3,646 points (Championship Meet Record)
2024-25 Empire 8 Indoor Track & Field Championship Individual Relay/Award Winners (Saturday)
60-meter dash: Victoria Brewster, Houghton – :7.59 (Empire 8 Championship Meet Record and Empire 8 Overall Record)
60-meter hurdles: Ciarra Franz, St. John Fisher – :8.82 (Empire 8 Championship Meet Record and Empire 8 Overall Record)
200-meter dash: Brynn Mooney, SUNY Geneseo – :24.97 (Empire 8 Championship Meet Record and Empire 8 Overall Record)
800-meter run: Sierra Doody, SUNY Geneseo – 2:12.31 (Empire 8 Championship Meet Record)
3,000-meter run: Penelope Greene, SUNY Geneseo – 9:52.37 (Empire 8 Championship Meet Record)
4 x 400-meter relay: Janelle Eckl, Nicole Gretzinger, Sierra Doody, Sophia Barclay – 3:56.71 (Empire 8 Championship Meet Record)
High jump: Alexa Belanger, Houghton – 1.63 meters (5’ 4.25”)
Triple jump: Katie Jacques, Nazareth – 11.40 meters (37’ 5”)
Weight throw: Lea Richard, Nazareth – 17.81 meters (58’ 5.25”)
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