Jumps, Sprints, Multis Dominate Broncos' Weekend Stay at Ithaca

Chip Green, JB3 Sports
Chip Green, JB3 Sports

ITHACA, N.Y. (February 3, 2019) – SUNY Delhi women's and men's track and field spent the weekend at the Ithaca College Bomber Invitational and Multi. The Broncos posted a strong day during Saturday's invitational, highlighted by jumper Glenn Butler Jr. setting both a personal and team season best in the high jump, who placed second at 1.88m.

Shamar Barker took fourth place in the 500 meters with a time of 1:12.08, while Humphrey Banful took sixth in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.82. The two teamed up with Owen Sleasman and Sean Andrews in the 4x200, with the group placing sixth at 1:34.50, just 1.5 seconds off the AARTFC qualifying mark. The relay team of Jaylynn Sheppard, Ashley Magnifico, Erica Cornmire and Katerina Salcedo earned the women's highest mark Saturday with a seventh-place finish in the 4x200 at 1:54.14.

It would be the women who represented Delhi during Sunday's multi, as Susan Hoskins, Aliyah McLean, Ashanti Mirville and Arielle Moheimani competed in the pentathlon. Moheimani was Delhi's top finisher, taking 11th with 2,441 points. Her highest performance was in the 800 meters, taking fourth with a time of 2:36.81 for 610 points. Susan Hoskins placed 16th with 2235 points, posting her top performance in the 60-meter hurdles at 13th in a time of 10.63 for 599 points.

Head coach Robb Munro's team looks to make a return visit to Ithaca College in one month for the AARTFC Indoor Championships from Friday, Mar. 1 to Saturday, Mar. 2. Until then, the Broncos have four more indoor meets: Boston Valentine Invitational (Feb. 8 to Feb. 9), Colgate Class of '32 Invite (Feb. 9), Cornell Denault Invite (Feb. 16), and the NYC Armory Last Chance (Feb. 22).  

SUNY DELHI TEAM RESULTS

ONE MILE RUN

WOMEN: 43. Jewel Pignetti – 6:41.74, 46. Diandra Oliver – 7:00.75

MEN: 37. Lucas Reilly – 4:50.14, 42. Bladimir Pena – 4:52.97

4x200

WOMEN: 7. Jaylynn Sheppard, Ashley Magnifico, Erica Cornmire, Katerina Salcedo – 1:54.14

MEN: 6. Humphrey Banful, Shamar Barker, Owen Sleasman, Sean Andrews – 1:34.50

60 METER HURDLES

MEN: 6. Humphrey Banful – 8.82 (8.81 prelim)

500 METER RUN

MEN: 4. Shamar Barker – 1:12.08, 7. Derrick Kenan – 1:15.13, 10. Sean Andrews – 1:16.47, 11. Frank Martucci – 1:18.82

HIGH JUMP

MEN: 2. Glenn Butler Jr. – 1.88m

POLE VAULT

MEN: 9. Matthew Scavetta – 4.10m

WOMEN'S PENTATHLON

11. Arielle Moheimani – 2,441 points, 16. Susan Hoskins – 2235 points, 17. Aliyah McLean – 2229 points, 21. Ashanti Mirville – 1659 points