Men’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week – Ithaca
Alec Svoboda, Senior – Bayport, NY/Bayport-Blue Point
 
Alec Svoboda snapped the 6,000-point threshold in the decathlon to win the event at the NYSCTC multi championships. On the first day he clocked an 11.94 finish in the 100-meter dash to open competition before jumping 6.28 meters in the long jump, throwing 11.34 meters in the shot put, clearing 1.81 meters in the high jump and closing out the day with a 53.90 finish in the 400 dash. Svoboda improved two spots after sitting third at the conclusion of five events on the first day. He finished the 110-meter high hurdles in 17.34, threw 31.30 meters in the discus, cleared 3.95 meters in the pole vault, tossed 43.45 meters in the javelin and finished the 1,500-meter run in 4:39.79.