Before heading into their respective league championships this week, area indoor track and field teams met a large, talented field last Friday at the Central New York “Higher, Farther, Faster” Invitational at Utica College’s Hutton Dome.
On the boys side, Westhill was third in the 4×800 relay as Jacob Fricano, Brandon Mulholland, Brian Kenny and Mike Ferrara finished in eight minutes, 28.54 seconds.
West Genesee had its boys 4×400 relay team of Robert Ciarla, Bryce Bort, Connor Scott and Brandon Scott rise to fifth place in a time of 3:45.44, with Matt Bartolotta fifth in the 1,600 in 4:35.89 and Peter McMahon eighth in the 3,200-meter run in 10:11.68.
As for Skaneateles, its best finish came in the 1,600-meter run thanks to Caleb Bender, who tore to a time of 4:34.79 and gained third place.
Jordan-Elbridge had Kenny Williams finish ninth in the 600-meter run in 1:29.08 and ninth in the 1,000-meter run in 2:43.25, with Zach Barber eighth in the triple jump (40’7”) and Sean Dristle ninth in the 3,200 in 10:12.21. The Eagles also were eighth in the sprint medley relay in 4:11.53, with WG in 10th place.
In the girls portion, Skaneateles senior Emme Conan placed in both sprints, going 43.20 seconds in the 300-meter dash for fourth place and 7.56 seconds for seventh place in the 55-meter dash after qualifying third in 7.50 seconds.
West Genesee was fifth in the 4×200 relay as Riley Flynn, Sandy Gardino, Mikayla DeJesus and Caitlin Mills posted 1:52.32. Abby Kuppinger was ninth in the 600-meter run in 1:44.53. J-E’s Vasianna Klock get to ninth place in the 1,500-meter run in 5:02.03.
