Mighty Oaks Shine at Utica College Meet

The Mighty Oaks men's and women's track team continued its success at the Utica College Doris & Walt Miga Invitational.

For the men's squad, senior Nick Giordano finished first in the 500-meter dash with a time of 1:08. Giordano's time was not only an ESF school record, but also a course record at Utica College. Senior Thomas Arcuri finished 10th out of 35 runners on the 800-meter run with a time of 2:04.38. Fellow senior Dan McGraw finished in 13th place in the 800-meter event as well with a time of 2:04.98. Freshman Sean Satchwell notched a sub-five minute mile and a 14th place finish in the one-mile race out of 34 runners with a time of 4:46. In the relay events, the team consisting of junior Michael Persson, Giordano, McGraw and Arcuri finished in first place in the distance medley with a time of 11:09. Giordano also competed in the 4x400-meter relay with teammates junior Ryan Mackerer, sophomore James Longo and freshman Sean Satchwell. The team managed a fourth place finish with a time of 3:36 out of nine teams.

For the women, freshman Marissa Lathrop picked up third place in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:28. Senior Andrea Szewczyk, sophomore Emily Verbeck and freshman Hailey Smalley finished in ninth, 10th and 11th place overall in the 800-meter race. Freshman Sarah Wohlfahrt had a strong seventh place finish in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 10.67. Freshman Ji Ann Greenberg continued her consistent performance in the triple jump event finishing in eighth place out of 12 competitors with a distance of 9.51 meters.

The indoor track team will have a weekend off and are back in action Feb. 20 at the Brockport Classic.