Both the ±¬×ß³Ô¹Ï men's and women's indoor track & field team finished 3rd at the Region III Championships held in conjunction with the RIT Orange & Brown Invitational. The women scored 96 points while the men scored 86.
Tara Murphy (Rochester/Wilson) led the Lady Pioneers with two 1st place performances. She won the 400 in 60.69 to establish a new school record. The previous record of 60.84 was established by Gwenn Brown in 1986. Murphy also won the 800 in 2:24.48.
Briana Dorsey (Rochester/School of the Arts) was a double-winner as well winning the 60 m (8.23) and the 200 m (26.88). Megan Votava (Alfred Almond) won the pole vault with a 2.60 m leap which is 2nd all-time in the record books. She also set a new school record in the 60 m hurdles (10.04) while finishing 3rd. Caitlyn Hotchkiss (Springville) earned a regional title in the 500 m finishing in 1:26.31.
The women's 4 x 400 relay team finished 2nd in 4:27.06.
On the men's side Shawn Charles (Rochester/Greece Olympia) was the lone event winner. He won the 60 m in 7.04. Jordan Friedman (W. Nyack/Clarkstown South) was 2nd in the pole vault (3.70 m), Alex Hewlett (Wellsville) was 2nd in the high jump (1.73 m), and Jayvon Larkin (Rochester/Wilson) was 2nd in the triple jump (13.55 m). Robert Howard (Syracuse/Nottingham) had a solid day throwing. He tossed the shot 13.62 m and the weight 13.13. His weight throw puts his name in the all-time ±¬×ß³Ô¹Ï top ten.
The men's 4 x 400 relay team finished 2nd in 3:41.32.
SUNY Delhi won both the men's and women's title. In the men's standings, Delhi scored 206 followed by Mohawk Valley CC, 136, and ±¬×ß³Ô¹Ï 86. On the women's side, Delhi had 161 points, MVCC 155, and ±¬×ß³Ô¹Ï 95.