CORTLAND, NY – The Alfred University women's and men's track & field teams concluded their 2023-24 seasons on Thursday during the All-Atlantic Region Track & Field Conference (AARTFC) Outdoor Track & Field Championships at SUNY Cortland.
"This was a great conclusion to our season. This group has accomplished so much despite our many obstacles we had to overcome as a program," Head Coach
Matt Phillips '10 said. "It's been a long season, and I couldn't be prouder of each Saxon and how they pushed forward to the very end. All of the returners know what needs to happen for them to not only get back to this level of success and competition, but to accelerate past this as the program continues to grow. As for the student-athletes that are graduating, we would not be where we are as a program had they not chosen to be members of the teams and to help lead us into a brighter future."
The Saxon women were the only team to score as the men's 4x800-meter relay team of
Kevin Flint (Caledonia, NY/Caledonia-Mumford), Jacob Taylor (Cohocton, NY/Avon), Max Rasilla (Moraga, CA/Midland) and
Finnegan Dean (Potsdam, NY/Potsdam Central) finished 20
th with a time of 8:23.72) and
Zion Baitey (Morristown, NJ/Morristown) finished 16
th in the long jump with a distance of 6.34m (20'-9.75") and 10
th in the triple jump with a mark of 13.57m (44'-6.25").
Three Saxon women earned All-Atlantic Region honors with
Anne Spila (Mechanicsburg, PA/Trinity) having the top finish of the two-day meet. She took fourth place in the heptathlon with a score of 4,037 points. Teammate,
Bianca Durso (Utica, NY/New Hartford Senior) followed in the event with an eighth place finish, earning podium on her final day of collegiate competition, scoring 3,780 points.
Olivia Gilbert (Ontario, NY/Wayne Central) earned fifth place and All-Region honors with her new school record in the 800-meter run. She beat her own record with a new time of 2:17.04.
The women's 4x800-meter relay team of
Sarah Lutkins (Union Springs, NY/Union Springs), Annabelle Townsend (Woodsville, NH/Woodsville), McKenzie Hall (Hornell, NY/Hornell) and Gilbert finished 14
th with a time of 10:22.14 to wrap up Saxon action for the 2023-24 season.
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