ONEONTA, N.Y. – The Hartwick Hawks Men's and Women's Indoor Track and Field will begin competition at the Empire 8 Championships this afternoon at host institution, Nazareth College.
 
Ashley Neier (Whitesboro, N.Y.) will kick off the competition in the field events for the Hawks in the women's long jump finals.  Corey Quomoney (Aberdeen, Md.) will be participating later in the evening in the men's long jump finals.
 
The running events are slated to begin at 3 PM with the 60m hurdles for the women's pentathalon.  Other pentathlon event start times will be announced by officials.  Giovanna Wall (West Hurley, N.Y.) will be representing Hartwick in the event.
 
The men's 60m dash time trials begin at 4:30 PM with Quomony and Patrick Conteh (Salisbury, Md.) running for the Hawks.
 
The final events of the day will feature Ashley Tricarico (Hopewell Junction, N.Y.) running in the women's 400m dash final, Brynita Haas (Red Creek, N.Y.) and Maddy Smith (Oneonta, N.Y.) running the women's 5,000m, and Tricarico, Hass, Smith, and Sophie Ridgway (Albany, N.Y.) running the women's distance medley relay.
 
The meet will wrap up on Saturday.  The event order will be release as it becomes available.
 
Hartwick Event Entries:
 
Men
 
Joe Catalano (Chester, N.Y.) – 4x400
Patrick Conteh (Salisbury, Md.) – 60m dash and 4x400
Aidan Freda (Westtown, N.Y.) – 4x400
Corey Quomony (Aberdeen, Md.) – 60m dash and long jump
Josh Worrell (White Plains, N.Y.) – 4x400
 
Women
 
Brynita Haas (Red Creek, N.Y.) – 5,000m, distance medley relay, and 4x400
Ashley Neier (Whitesboro, N.Y.) – long jump
Sophie Ridgway (Albany, N.Y.) – distance medley relay and 4x400
Maddy Smith (Oneonta, N.Y.) – 5,000m, distance medley relay, and 4x400
Ashley Tricarico (Hopewell Junction, N.Y.) – 200m dash, 400m, distance medley relay, and 4x400
Giovanna Wall (West Hurley, N.Y.) – pentathlon and 4x400
Aaliyah Williams (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) – high jump
 
Empire 8 Championship Website
 
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