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.
 
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.