PITTSFORD, N.Y. – Russell Sage College registered eight school records and nine top-five finishes at the Empire 8 Conference Championships, hosted by Saint John Fisher. Both teams finished sixth out of seven squads.
Senior El Hadji Iba Sy (Bronx NY/Emma Lazarus) earned third-team All-Conference honors in the 200m, 400m, and was part of the record-setting 4x100m and 4x400m relay squads. He set the school record in the 200m with a time of 22.89.
RSC finished second and third in the 400m dash. Junior David Adadjo (Nassau, NY/Columbia) took second, and earned second-team All-E8 accolades in the process, with a program record time of 49.57, while Iba Sy was right behind with a 49.67 clocking.
Freshman Dylan Fox (Albany, NY/Colonie) equaled the RSC standard in the long jump with a 6.70m leap, good for third place, while junior Kaiden Simpson (Bennington, VT/Mount Anthony Union) hurled the javelin 48.33m, finishing in second place and increasing his school record in the process. The duo received third-team and second-team All-E8 distinction respectively.
On the women's side, sophomore Tirzah Spivey (Clifton Park, NY/Schenectady) broke the 100m hurdles record, which stood for more than nine years, with a time of 17.27. RSC Athletics Hall of Famer Helen Putriment '15 established the previous standard with a time of 17.47 on April 18, 2015 at RPI. She lowered her program record in the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:10.05.
Senior Mackenzie Feeney (Saugerties, NY/Saugerties) tallied the team's highest placing this weekend taking third in the 1500m with a time of 5:00.31. Junior Elizabeth Ingellis (Kingston, NY/Kingston) completed 10,000m in 40:30.20 to finish fifth.
Gator Bites: After setting 13 indoor program records, the Gators have established eight outdoor records thus far…Ingellis was tabbed the E8 Conference Women’s Track Athlete of the Week for the period ending Sunday, April 8…She won the 10,000m run at Utica with a time of 39:04.82…The clocking qualified the junior for the Regional Championships.
Gator Golf: The 19th Annual Gator Golf Classic will be held May 31, 2024. More Information: https://www.sagegators.com/
