Track & Field wins three titles in day one of America East indoor championships
Gribben and Prelewicz sweep pole vault crowns, women’s DMR places first
Sophomore Casey Gribben and junior Mallory Prelewicz repeated as pole vault champions and the women’s distance medley relay (DMR) team pulled out a victory, highlighting Binghamton’s showing in Day One of the America East Indoor Track & Field Championships, which are being held at the Boston University Track & Tennis Center.
With one day left in the meet, the Bearcat men are second in the team standings while the women are in third place. All nine conference schools are competing in the America East Championships.
Gribben recorded a first-place height of 14-11. He won a jump-off with William Green of Maine. Gribben is the first Binghamton men’s pole vaulter to repeat as the America East Indoor champion since Rory Quiller won in 2007 and 2008.
Prelewicz, meanwhile, had a winning jump of 11-11 3/4. It marked her third career America East title, having also won the 2019 outdoor championship. Prelewicz is the first Binghamton women’s pole vaulter ever to repeat as the America East Indoor champion.
The women’s first-place DMR quartet included seniors Jessica Cueva-Scarpelli, Latoya Shand and Emily Mackay as well as junior Carmella Culhane. Their time was 11:47.61.
This marks the second career conference relay title for Cueva-Scarpelli, Culhane and Mackay. Last spring, they were part of the winning 4x800 relay at the America East Outdoor Championships along with current sophomore Aziza Chigatayeva.
The Bearcat men’s DMR team of senior Mitch Halpern, redshirt junior Dan Schaffer and sophomores Maximo Olavarria and Dan Gahagan took third place with a time of 9:56.69. Schaffer anchored the event with a race-best 4:03 mile.
Binghamton’s other top-three finisher on Friday was sophomore Jake Restivo, who was third in the men’s long jump.
The America East Indoor Track & Field Championships conclude on Saturday.
Note: Binghamton has now won the last four women’s pole vault titles at the America East Indoor Championships. Sarah Haley captured the 2017 crown followed by Samantha Beyar in 2018.
Top men’s finishers
Casey Gribben, 1st, Pole Vault (14-11)
Jake Restivo, 3rd, Long Jump (23-6)
Daryn Hutchings, 6th, 5,000 (14:45.14)
Matt Baker, 6th, Long Jump (22-10 ½)
Matt Jacobs, 7th, 5,000 (14:50.40)
Top women’s finishers
Mallory Prelewicz, 1st., Pole Vault (11-11 ¾)
DMR, 1st (11:41.67)
Cueva-Scarpelli, Culhane, Shand, Mackay
Madison Krochina, 4th, Hammer (54-8)
Njaure Ewa, 8th, Long Jump (18-2 ½)