Oswego, NY – The Oswego State track and field teams delivered a strong performance at the Nazareth Conference Tune-Up on Friday setting two new records in the process.
 
The Basics
Nazareth University Conference Tune Up
Golisano Training Center
Nazareth University
Full Results
 
Highlights
 
On the women's side, Kyra Pellegrino captured first place in the 3000-meter run with an AARTFC qualifying time of 10:27.86 (a new Oswego record!). Hannah Reichard followed suit in the 1-mile run, winning the event in 5:05.64 (a new Oswego record!) to also meet the AARTFC standard .  Reichard continued her strong day in the 800-meter run, placing second with another qualifying mark of 2:17.91, while teammate Elena Gaffney finished eighth (2:27.75) and fourth in the mile (5:16.43). The women's relay teams also found success, with the 4x200-meter squad—comprising Daiya Kowalski, Sabrina Schmitt, Teagan Roy, and Alexie Tschanz—securing a victory in 1:58.68.
 
In the field events, Kaleigh Durso had a busy day, finishing fourth in the high jump (1.43m) and competing in the long jump (4.44m) and triple jump (9.16m) . Teagan Roy also represented the Lakers well in the sand, placing fifth in the triple jump with a leap of 9.76m. Throwers Rebecca Steiner and Shea Masse contributed to both the shot put and weight throw, with Steiner recording a 10.68m mark in the shot put and Masse posting a 10.32m .
 
The men's team was led by Jeffrey Simmons, who finished second in the 800-meter run with a time of 1:57.53 . In the 3000-meter run, Noah Melita paced the Lakers with a fifth-place finish in 8:57.69, while Thomas Bowes also competed, clocking in at 9:38.96. In the sprints, Malik Davis and Soren Wolford represented Oswego in the 60-meter dash preliminaries, while Wolford also placed seventh in the 200-meter dash with a time of 23.98.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
Next weekend the Lakers will head to the SUNYAC Indoor Track and Field Championships Starting on Friday February 27^th.