AMHERST, N.Y. - The Daemen University men's and women's track and field team continue their seasons with a trip back to Houghton, N.Y., to compete in the Highlander Invitational. The meet is set to begin at 10:30 a.m. from the Kerr-Pegula Field House on the campus of Houghton University.
Freshman Lia Brasacchio (Victor, N.Y.) aplaced second in the 500 meters final in her first competition of the season while graduate student
Camryn Bailey (Geneva, N.Y.) took home the 3000 meters crown to highlight the Wildcats efforts in their last meet at the Winter Welcome Back to Brockport Meet.
Brasacchio placed first in her section and second overall with a time of 1:26.29 in the 500 meters race while Daemen landed atop the podium in the 3000 meters as Bailey came in first, winning the event with a time of 11:08.70. Out in the field, sophomore
Kristen Oliver (Massena, N.Y) paced the Wildcats throwing efforts as she placed second in weight throw with a final distance of 14.79 meters. The Massena, N.Y., native also set a new personal best in shot put and placed eighth overall (10.77 meters). Sophomore
D'Naesha Quicksey (Buffalo, N.Y.) set a new career-high and placed ninth in the high jump (1.34 meters). Other notable performances came from graduate student
Emma Grzebinski (West Seneca, N.Y.) who placed seventh in the 800 meters race with a time of 2:35.55 and junior
Becca Schultz (Grand Island, N.Y.) with her fifth place finish in the 60 meters hurdles (10.16).
As for the men, Graduate student
John Jaworski (Naperville, Ill.) set new program records in the 60 meters dash and 200 meters while junior
Adam Kamagate (Hilton, N.Y.) broke his own record in the 60 meters hurdles to highlight the Wildcats efforts. Jaworski opened the meet by finishing first in the 60 meters dash preliminaries third heat with a program-record time of 6.95 seconds, breaking the record held by Rodney Corbin since Feb. 23, 2018, which was set at the ECC Championships. In the final, Jaworski secured the first-place finish with a time of 6.97 seconds. Jaworski continued his hot streak in the 200 meters as he placed second overall and set another program record with a time of 22.71 seconds. The Naperville, Ill., native edged out Niko Jemmisons time of 22.84 which he set on Feb. 26, 2016 at the ECC Championships. After setting a new program record for the 60 meters hurdles at the Houghton December Classic (Dec. 6), Kamagate outdid himself again as he broke his own record with a time of 8.59 in the 60 meters hurdles preliminaries third heat. In the final, Kamagate claimed his second consecutive hurdles crown and set a new record again with a time of 8.45. Off the track, sophomore
Tyler Prescott (Cheektowaga, N.Y.) landed in third place in the high jump (1.81) to lead the Wildcats efforts in the field.
WOMEN'S LINEUP
Alyssa Amirato - Long Jump / Triple Jump / 60 Meters Dash
Camryn Bailey - 600 Meters / 1 Mile
Lia Brasacchio - 800 Meters
Emma Cain - 1 Mile / 4 x 400 Relay
Grace Covey - Shot Put / Weight Throw
Grace Gominiak - 200 Meters / 400 Meters / 4 x 400 Relay / Triple Jump
Emma Grzebinski - 800 Meters
Morgan Hall - 60 Meters Dash / Long Jump / Triple Jump
Abbie Herman - 60 Meters Dash / 200 Meters / 60 Meter Hurdles
Samantha Kabel - Shot Put / Weight Throw
Maggie Middaugh - 60 Meters Dash / 200 Meters / 4 x 400 Relay / Long Jump
Angelina Natale 60 Meters Dash / High Jump / Triple Jump
Alexis Nguyen - 400 Meters / 4 x 400 Relay
Christa Oates - 800 Meters / 4 x 400 Relay
Patsy Oberholzer - 1 Mile / 3000 Meters
Kristen Oliver - Shot Put / Weight Throw
Julia Petry - Shot Put / Weight Throw
Kylie Piekarski - 800 Meters / 1 Mile
D'Naesha Quicksey - 60 Meters Dash / 200 Meters / High Jump
Becca Schultz - 60 Meters Dash / 200 Meters / 60 Meters Hurdles
MEN'S LINEUP
Seth Connery - 60 Meters Dash / 200 Meters
Owen Dernbach - 60 Meters / 200 Meters / Long Jump
John Jaworski - 60 Meters Dash / 200 Meters
CJ Johnson - 800 Meters / 1 Mile
Adam Kamagate - 60 Meters Dash / 60 Meter Hurdles / 200 Meters
Ethan Keating - 3000 Meters
Aidan Kincaid - 1 Mile / 3000 Meters
Jon Moote - 1 Mile / 3000 Meters
Tyler Prescott - Long Jump / High Jump / Triple Jump
Nolan Robillard - 800 Meters
Mike Swartz - 60 Meters Dash / 200 Meters / 400 Meters
Brad Tobin - 800 Meters / 1 Mile
Josh Trometer - 800 Meters / 1 Mile
UP NEXT
The Wildcats are back in action from Jan. 31 - Feb. 1 in Youngstown, Ohio, at the YSU Mid Major Invitational hosted by Youngstown State.
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