UTICA, NY – The Alfred University men's track & field team finished seventh on the final day of the Empire 8 Indoor Championships at Utica University on Saturday.
 
The Saxons were a part of the 4x400-meter relay. The team of Jonathan Hodges (Kenmore, NY/Kenmore West), Riley Ciamarra (Cortlandt Manor, NY/Walter Panas), Sekou Camara (Conakry, Guinea/ICSA) and Finnegan Dean (Potsdam, NY/Potsdam Central) earned a time of 3:29.58 to claim second in their heat and sixth overall in the event.
 
Neil Peters (The Bronx, NY/DeWitt Clinton) registered 7.14 in the final of the 60-meter dash. He set a personal best time of 7.09 in the prelims of the event the day prior. Khamani Hunter Sr (Poughkeepsie, NY/FDR) was one second short of matching his PR in the 200-meter dash as he finished at 23.06.

"This group of guys have been coming along nicely over the last few months," Head Coach Matt Phillips '10 said. "They are connecting in practice and really starting to push each other, on and off the track. We see their performances reflect this as well. There was a lot of support for each other during day two, which kept the energy high. The level of competition has elevated with the addition of two new teams to the conference and we have a great group of Saxons who are ready to rise up to that challenge."