Utica, NY -The Lakers men's & women's indoor track & field teams kicked off 2026 with another trip to Utica University. This time for the Utica Winter Opener.
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THE BASICS
Utica Winter Opener
Utica University , Rochester, NY
Full Results
HIGHLIGHTS
Elena Gaffney finished 4
th overall in the women's 3000m with a time of 10:30.62 which not only qualifies her for regionals but is a new Oswego indoor record!
In the men's 60 hurdles,
Cory Morton finished 8
th with a time of 8.97.
In the women's 400m, Angelina Buttigieg finished 9
th with a time of 1:10.46.
In the men's 800m,
Jeffery Simmons ran a time of 1:59.50 finishing 4
th overall.
In the women's 200m,
Sabrina Schmitt finished 9
th overall with a time of 27.75.
The 4x400 team of Tom Mahunik, Nehemiah Daniel,
Miles Thompson, and
Jeffery Simmons finished 10
th overall with a time of 3:55.29.
The 4x200 team of
Alexie Tschanz,
Daiya Kowalski,
Jenna Stevens, and
Sabrina Schmitt finished 4
th overall with a time of 1:59.92.
The 4x200 team of
Cory Morton,
Soren Wolford,
Darnell Johnson and
Nick Stetter finished 3
rd overall with a time of 1:37.9.
In the long jump,
Cory Morton finished 5
th overall with a score of 6.31 followed by his teammate
Darnell Johnson in 9
th with a score of 6.18.
Cory Morton also finished 2
nd in the men's triple jump with a score of 13.81.
Eric Gordon-Wheeler finished 9
th overall in the men's weight throw with a score of 13.64.
Kaleigh Durso finished 8
th overall in the women's high jump with a score of 1.43.
The Lakers had a successful meet with Erich Gordon-Wheeler,
Aidan Hafer,
Noah Melita,
Hannah Reichard, and
Michael Carlson all recording personal bests.
WHAT'S NEXT
The Lakers will return to action on Saturday January 24
th at the Houghton University Invitational.
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