Men's and Women's Track & Field Gear Up for Brockport Invite

1/16/2026 1:36:00 PM

By: CONTACT: Connor Griffin, Assistant Director of Athletics Communications | cgriffin@daemen.edu

BROCKPORT INVITATIONAL
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AMHERST, N.Y. — The Daemen University men's and women's track and Field teams resume their indoor season on Saturday, competing at the Brockport Invitational.

Last season at the Brockport Invitational, the women earned a first-place finish and three silver medals, while the men collected two gold medals and a third-place result.

Saturday's meet will be the second indoor competition after the Wildcats opened the season at the Houghton December Classic on Dec. 5. The men had two first-place finishes and one third-place result at the Houghton meet, with CJ Johnson (Baltimore, Md.) and Ethan Keating (Wooster, Ohio) leading the way.

Johnson's results earned him ECC Runner of the Week on Dec. 9. It marked the second time in his career that the junior had earned a track weekly honor from the conference, following his Athlete of the Week accolade once during the outdoor season last year.

Keating earned gold in the 5,000 meters with a personal-best time of 15:33.16, ranking third in program history. Johnson won the mile race, finishing in 4:30.35. It marked a PR for the junior and broke the program record that he previously held by just over a second. In the 3,000 meters, Johnson had another strong performance, taking third after posting a time of 9:15.08.

In the 60-meter hurdles, Devon Mendez (Hartford, Conn.) placed seventh in the final with a time of 9.10 seconds. Off the track, junior Owen Dernbach finished 20th in the long jump with a final leap of 5.92 meters.

The Wildcat women had top-three finishes in running events from Patsy Oberholzer (Greece, N.Y.) and their 4x400 relay team. Kristen Oliver (Massena, N.Y.) also recorded a second-place result in the weight throw.

Oberholze placed third in the 5,000 meters with a time of 19:20.28. Kylie Piekarski (Lancaster, N.Y.) came in two places behind her in fifth at 20:16.72. The 4x400 relay team of Skylar Savage (Attica, N.Y.), Christa Oates (Tonawanda, N.Y.), Delaney Kaiser (Fredonia, N.Y.), and Lia Brasacchio (Victor, N.Y.) took third place, coming in at 4:24.49.

UP NEXT
The Wildcats are back in action next Saturday, Jan. 24, heading back to Houghton, N.Y., for the Highlander Invitational.

WOMEN'S LINEUP
Elizabeth Bentley - shot put, weight throw
Lia Brasacchio - 880m
Alana Cawthon - shot put, weight throw
Grace Covey - shot put, weight throw
Raegan Giardini - 800m
Grace Gominiak - 200m, 400m
Morgan Hall - 60m
Abbie Herman - 200m, 60m HH
Teagan Jones - 500m
Maggie Middaugh - 60m, 200m
Alexis Nguyen - 500m
Patsy Oberholzer - 1 mile, 3000m
Kristen Oliver - weight throw
Julia Petry - shot put, weight throw
Kylie Piekarski - 1 mile
Hayley Pizur - 5000m
D'Naesha Quicksey - 200m, shot put, weight throw
Carli Quinlan - shot put, weight throw
Brianne Repolio - weight throw
Skylar Savage - 60m, 200m, long jump
Becca Schultz 60m, 60m HH, long jump
Madeline Straub - 1 mile
Grace Tag - 800m

MEN'S LINEUP
Seth Connery - 600m, 200m
Zayvion Davis - 60m, 200m
Owen Dernbach - 400m, 200m, long jump
Simon Evans 3000m
Ibrahim Hakizimana - 800m
CJ Johnson - 1 mile, 3000m
Adam Kamagate - 200m, 60m HH
Andre Kannisto - 800m
Ethan Keating - 800m, 1 mile, 3000m
Devon Mendez - 60m, 200m, 60m HH
Brendan Smukall - 800m
Brad Tobin - 1 mile, 3000m
Josh Trometer - 1 mile

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