Men's Outdoor Track and Field | 5/3/2025 7:47:48 PM
SUNY Geneseo won the 2025 Empire 8 Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Championship from Bob Boozer Field at Eunice Kennedy Shriver Stadium on the Campus of SUNY Brockport on Friday, May 2 and Saturday, May 3. Geneseo finished with 303.5 points, while host SUNY Brockport finished second with 199 points and St. John Fisher University was third with 104 points.
The Knights had 10 individuals/relay teams win events and set five Empire 8 Championship records in its first season as a league member.
Sophomore Emerson Comer of was named 2025 Empire 8 Outdoor Track Athlete of the Meet after setting a pair of Empire 8 Championship meet records in winning the 3,000-meter steeplechase and 5,000-meters. He began the meet on Friday with a win in the 3,000-meter steeplechase by over seconds in a record time of 9:04.73. He came back on Saturday to win the 5,000-meters in a meet record time of 14:28.20.
St. John Fisher senior Brandon Kaplan was named 2025 Empire 8 Outdoor Track Athlete of the Meet. On Friday, Kaplan won the hammer throw with a toss of 60.87 meters, which shattered former NCAA Champion Luis Rivera of Nazareth University’s mark of 59.22 meters, set in winning the 2015 NCAA National Championship. Kaplan’s mark is now the sixth best in Division III to date this season.
Jack Pomykaj of Nazareth broke his own Empire 8 meet record in winning the decathlon with 6,173 points. He was the top E8 finisher in the 100-meters, long jump, 110-meter hurdles, and pole vault. He also moved into the top-30 nationally with his score.
Utica’s Hunter Logan won his fourth straight league title in the shot put with a toss of 15.79 meters. Fellow Utica standout Louis Pinto annexed the high jump with a leap of 1.96 meters.
Ryan Hagan of SUNY Geneseo out-dueled Jonathan Zavala in a stirring battle to win the 1,500-meters in not only an E8 Championship meet record, but all-time E8 record time of 3:49.78.
Geneseo’s Jacob Miller, who broke the E8 record in the 400-meters Friday night, won the 200-meter dash Saturday in 21.85 seconds.
Geneseo’s 4 x 100-meter relay team of Trey Feirman, Andrew Kent, Jack Towns, Jackson Burton began the day with a win in 41.92 seconds. Brendan Style of Geneseo won the 110-meter hurdles in 14.87 seconds, while Matthew Sheehan took the 800-meters in 1:52.16.
Derek Grimshaw of host Brockport won the 100-meters by one, one-hundredth of a second in 11.00 seconds, while teammate Jeremy Chen won the 400-meter hurdles in 54.18 seconds.
The St. John Fisher duo of Manuel Sepulveda and Daniel Davis emerged victorious in field events. Sepulveda won the triple jump with a leap of 14.58 meters, while Davis won the discus with a toss of 40.43 meters.
2025 Empire 8 Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship Award Winners
Track Athlete of the Meet – Emerson Comer, So., Distance, SUNY Geneseo
Field Athlete of the Meet – Brandon Kaplan, Sr., Throws, St. John Fisher
2025 Empire 8 Outdoor Championship Final Team Scores
SUNY Geneseo – 303.5 points
SUNY Brockport – 199
St. John Fisher University – 104
Utica University – 94.5
Nazareth University – 61
Houghton University – 42
Alfred University – 25
Russell Sage College – 13
Hartwick College – 13
2025 Empire 8 Outdoor Championship Individual Relay/Award Winners (Friday)
3,000-meter Steeplechase: Emerson Comer, SUNY Geneseo – 9:04.73 *
400-meter dash: Jacob Miller, SUNY Geneseo – 47.24 *^
4 x 800-meter relay: Amos Bixler, James Eustace, Henry Sardina, Aidan Fish, Houghton – 7:56.56
10,000-meter run: Micah McCulley, SUNY Geneseo – 32:45.73
Long Jump: Ellis Urgent, Utica – 7.24 meters (23' 9")
Hammer Throw: Brandon Kaplan, St. John Fisher – 60.87 meters (199' 8") *^
Pole Vault: Hayden Penna, St. John Fisher – 4.90 meters (16' 0.75") *
Javelin Throw: Kaiden Simpson, Russell Sage – 50.87 meters (166' 10")
2025 Empire 8 Outdoor Championship Individual Relay/Award Winners (Saturday)
4 x 100-meter relay: Trey Feirman, Andrew Kent, Jack Towns, Jackson Burton, SUNY Geneseo – :41.92
1,500-meter run: Ryan Hagan, SUNY Geneseo – 3:49.78 *^
110-meter hurdles: Brendan Style, SUNY Geneseo – :14.87
100-meter dash: Derek Grimshaw, SUNY Brockport - :11.00
800-meter run: Matthew Sheehan, SUNY Geneseo – 1:52.16
400-meter hurdles: Jeremy Chen, SUNY Brockport – :54.18
200-meter dash: Jacob Miller, SUNY Geneseo – :21.85
5,000-meter run: Emerson Comer, SUNY Geneseo – 14:28.20 *
4 x 400-meter relay: Arjun Ojha, Dawson Wadsworth, Jacob Miller, Matthew Sheehan, SUNY Geneseo – 3:15.29 *
Shot Put: Hunter Logan, Utica – 15.79 meters (51’ 9.75”)
Triple Jump: Manuel Sepulveda, St. John Fisher – 14.58 meters (47’ 10”)
Discus Throw: Daniel Davis, St. John Fisher – 40.43 meters (132’ 7”)
High Jump: Louis Pinto, Utica – 1.96 meters (6’ 5”)
Decathlon: Jack Pomykaj, Nazareth – 6,173 points *
* Empire 8 Championship Meet Record
^ All-Time Empire 8 Record
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