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Men's and women's indoor track competes at West Point Invitational

Complete Results

WEST POINT, N.Y.--In their first competition since early December, the Binghamton indoor track and field teams competed in the West Point Winter Invitational. The men crowned five individual winners and the women had three individuals and a 4x400 meter relay team with first-place finishes.

The men crowned four of their five winners in the field events, where junior thrower Andrew Cloud (Massapequa, N.Y.) set a new school record, winning the weight throw with a toss of 16.19 meters. Sophomore James Bellew (Holbrook, N.Y.) captured the long jump with a jump of 6.67 meters and classmate Mike Ksionzyk (Olean, N.Y.) took the pole vault with a leap of 4.35 meters. Freshman Luke Shafer (Penfield, N.Y.) won the high jump with a mark of 1.98 meters. The lone winner in the running events was senior Frank Savinon (Franklin Square, N.Y.), who touched first in the 800 meter run with a time of 1:59.63.

On the women's side, senior Larisa Least (Geneseo, N.Y.) won the 400 meter run with a time of 1:01.64 and freshman Joy Romulus (Washingtonville, N.Y.) took the 800 meter run with a time of 2:26.96. Finally, in the pole vault, freshman Jaime Stitt (Ballston Lake, N.Y.) captured the pole vault with a leap of 4.08 meters. The women's 4x400 meter relay team also crossed first.

Binghamton Results

WOMEN

55 Meter Dash

Heather Tassler - 5th of 12 (7.63)

200 Meter Dash

Heather Tassler - 3rd of 11 (27.34)
Nina Minasi - 4th of 11 (27.83)
Jamila Glean - 9th of 11 (28.22)

400 Meter Run

Larisa Least - 1st of 7 (1:01.64)

800 Meter Run

Joy Romulus - 1st of 3 (2:26.96)

3000 Meter Run

Lindsey Bohrer-Yardley - 4th of 6 (11:28.55)
Lisa Kemmerer - 5th of 6 (11:31.93)

55 Meter Hurdles

Willa Payne - 2nd of 9 (9.10)
Monisha Mealing - 5th of 9 (9.73)
Jamila Glean - 6th of 9 (10.03)

4x400 Meter Relay

Binghamton (A) - 1st of 5 (4:06.02)
Binghamton (B) - 5th of 5 (4:19.94)

High Jump

Stephanie Keilty - T-3rd of 8 (1.57m)
Patti Hong - T-5th of 8 (1.52m)

Pole Vault

Jaime Stitt - 1st of 8 (4.08m)
Kate Williams - 2nd of 8 (3.07m)
Sara Hoffman - 3rd of 8 (3.00m)
Erlynn Berg - T-4th of 8 (2.70m)

Long Jump

Marie Lloyd - 3rd of 3 (4.98m)

Triple Jump

Monisha Mealing - 2nd of 6 (11.12m)
Marie Lloyd - 3rd of 6 (10.97m)
Jessica Nye - 4th of 6 (10.40m)

Shot Put

Laura Yelverton - 11th of 11 (10.75m)

Weight Throw

Laura Yelverton - 7th of 8 (12.74m)

MEN

55 Meter Dash

Jon Amoona - 6th of 10 (6.85)

200 Meter Dash

Joe Flucas - 2nd of 14 (23.42)
Neil Case - 12th of 14 (24.57)

400 Meter Dash

Mike Stewart - 4th of 10 (52.06)
Jim Lawless - 9th of 10 (54.50)

1 Mile Run

Matt Cullen - 6th of 9 (4:39.37)
Bobby Heytota - 9th of 9 (4:58.39)

800 Meter Run

Frank Savinon - 1st of 9 (1:59.63)
Matt Cullen - 6th of 9 (2:06.40)

3000 Meter Run

Sergey Shteyn - 13th of 18 (9:26.66)
Peter Chambers - 14th of 18 (9:28.48)
Prahlad Genung - 16th of 18 (9:30.81)

4x400 Meter Relay

Binghamton (A) - 3rd of 6 (3:29.35)

High Jump

Luke Shafer - 1st of 6 (1.98m)
Nick Tillman - T-2nd of 6 (1.93m)

Pole Vault

Mike Ksionzyk - 1st of 5 (4.35m)
Dan Matson - T-2nd of 5 (4.05m)
Andy Kirscho - T-2nd of 5 (4.05m)
Mark Ropiecki - T-4th of 5 (3.90m)

Long Jump

James Bellew - 1st of 10 (6.67m)
Mike Ksionzyk - 7th of 10 (6.20m)
Matt Nolan - 9th of 10 (5.65m)

Triple Jump

James Bellew - 3rd of 7 - 12.99m
Nick Tillman - 4th of 7 (12.86m)
Joe Guerrero - 5th of 7 (12.72m)

Shot Put

Jared Ketchuck - 8th of 13 (12.93m)
Andrew Cloud - 12th of 13 (11.08m)

Weight Throw

Andrew Cloud - 1st of 14 (16.19m) -- SCHOOL RECORD
Jared Ketchuck - 4th of 14 (14.30m)
Matty Fuchs - 9th of 14 (12.15m)