ALFRED, NY -- For the first time of the 2016-17 season, junior Seth Spicer (Corning, NY/Corning-Painted Post) earned Empire 8 Track Athlete of the Week on Monday afternoon having already earned Field Athlete of the Week in indoor track and field earlier this year.

Spicer broke the Alfred University school record in the decathlon with his third place finish on Friday at Kutztown University. The record used to be 6,403 points set by AU Hall of Famer David O'Brien back in 1987. Spicer's new mark of 6,471 points was achieved with his two top marks of 759 points in both the 110-meter hurdles (15.77) and the 1,500-meter run (4:27.79). He also broke the 700-point mark in the 400-meter dash (51.55) and the 100-meter dash (11.69). In the field, his top score was 659 points from his efforts in the long jump (6.33 meters). Spicer finished behind SUNY Cortland's Jack Flood and Connor Christopherson. He defeated 20 athletes from both Division III and Division II institutions.

His school record score places him #5 in the nation behind the duo from Cortland, Johns Hopkins' Andrew Bartnett and Williams College's Tobias Muellers.

Spicer and the Saxons will next compete at the Empire 8 Athletic Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships held at Nazareth College on Saturday, April 22.