Track & field wins three titles in final day of America East indoor meet
Men fifth, women seventh in team standings
Junior Dan Schaffer and Brittany Korsah as well as senior Troy Zanger all won individual events, highlighting Binghamton’s performance at the final day of the America East Indoor Track & Field Championships on Saturday at the Boston University Track & Tennis Complex. The Bearcat men were fifth out of nine teams in the final standings while the women were seventh.
Schaffer captured the men’s mile with a time of 4:07.22. It marks his second career America East title, having also won the 1.500 at the 2019 outdoor meet.
Korsah took top honors in the women’s triple jump with a distance of 40-6. She was also fourth in the 400 (55.10). Korsah now has three career conference crowns, having won the 400 at the 2018 indoor meet and 2019 outdoor championships.
Zanger, meanwhile, was victorious in the men’s heptathlon with 5,141 points. He now has two career America East titles, with the first one coming in the decathlon of the 2018 outdoor championships.
Elsewhere on the men’s side, senior Jack Fitzgerald was second in the triple jump (7-0 1/2) and fellow senior Nate Gerhardt was second in the 60 hurdles (8.27).On the women’s side, junior Emily Mackay was fourth in the 1,000 (2:53.31).
Korsah led a strong contingent in the triple jump, which also included junior Nia Joyner in fifth place (38-4) and freshman Libby Gressin in seventh place (38-0 ½).
“I’m proud how everyone competed this weekend,” head coach Mike Thompson said. “We had some great performances on both the men’s and women’s side and it was a great effort.”
All-conference honors were awards to the top three finishers in an individual event and members of a first-place relay team. Binghamton posted six selection on both the men’s and women’s sides.
Binghamton returns to the Boston Track & Tennis Center March 7-8 for the ECAC/IC4A Indoor Championships.
Top men’s finishers
Dan Schaffer, 1st, Mile (4:07.72)
Troy Zanger, 1st, Heptathlon (5,141)
Nate Gerhardt, 2nd, 60 Hurdles (8.27)
Jack Fitzgerald, 2nd, High Jump (7-0 1/2)
Matt Baker, 4th, Triple Jump (49-11 ¼)
Greg Matzelle, 4th, 60 (6.96)
Ryan Guerci, 6th, 3,000 (8:17.56)
Top women’s finishers
Brittany Korsah, 1st, Triple Jump (40-6)
Brittany Korsah, 4th, 400 (55.10)
Emily Mackay, 4th, 1,000 (2:53.31)
Nia Joyner, 5th, Triple Jump (38-4)
Libby Gressin, 7th, Triple Jump (38-0 ½)
Dominique Jackson, 8th, 60 (12.21)
Jessica Cueva-Scarpelli, 8th, 1,000 (2:59.71)
Final men’s team results
Albany, 171.50, UMass Lowell 117, New Hampshire 99.50, Stony Brook 97, Binghamton 81, Vermont 72, UMBC 63.50, Hartford 41.50, Maine 29
Final women’s team results
Albany 175, UMass Lowell 122.50, Stony Brook 103, New Hampshire 100.50, UMBC 79, Vermont 61, Binghamton 58, Maine 39, Hartford 38
Binghamton men’s All-Conference
Casey Gribben, Jake Restivo, Dan Schaffer, Troy Zanger, Jack Fitzgerald, Nate Gerhardt
Binghamton women’s All-Conference
Mallory Prelewicz, Jessica Cueva-Scarpelli, Carmela Culhane, Latoya Shand, Emily Mackay, Brittany Korsah