ONEONTA, N.Y. – The Hartwick Men's Outdoor Track and Field team will compete at the Empire 8 Championships starting this Friday at 11:30am. This will take place in Utica University's Pioneer Turf and Track and Field Complex. Throughout these last four weeks of the outdoor season, it is clear they are a much improved team from this past indoor season and are capable of wreaking havoc for other individuals and teams. 

22 events will be contested through two days of competition. Top-6 finishers in each event score points for the team competition. The most being 10 points for first place, and 1 point for 6th place. The Hawks have several opportunities both in team relays and individual events to score points and pull off a few upsets. 

On the track, Joe Catalano (Chester, N.Y.), Patrick Conteh (Salisbury, Md.), Aidan Freda (Westtown, N.Y.), Kevin Mason (Galloway, N.J.), Corey Quomony (Aberdeen, Md.), Nicholas Tirrell (Turner, Me), and Josh Worrell (White Plains, N.Y.) are contenders to score in their respective events. Quomony will kick things off for the Hawks on the track in the Preliminary Round of the 100m Dash. 

On the field, Robert Burns (Copake, N.Y.) and Quomony will represent the Hawks in a few yet important events throughout the weekend. Burns will begin the meet for the Hawks in the Javelin starting on Friday at 1:30pm. 

Below is the list of Hartwick entries and their ranking in the conference going into each event: 

Friday, May 5th

1:30pm: Javelin - Burns (7th)

3:30pm: Long Jump - Quomony (9th)

4:40pm: 100m Dash Prelims - Quomony (T-17th)

4:55pm: 400m Dash - Catalano (15th)

5:20pm: 4x800m Relay - Tirrell, Mason, Catalano, Freda (T-5th) 

Saturday, May 6th

12:00pm: Discus - Burns (19th)

12:10pm: 4x100m Relay - Quomony, Catalano, Mason, Conteh (5th) *Alternate: Worrell 

1:35pm: 100m Dash Final - Quomony *If he qualifies following Friday's Preliminary Round

2:30pm: Shot Put - Burns (11th)

3:15pm: 200m Dash - Conteh (14th), Quomony (21st), and Mason (24th)

4:40pm: 4x400m Relay - Conteh, Mason, Freda, Catalano (6th) *Alternate: Tirrell
 

For more information regarding Empire 8 Championships, refer to the following links below.  

Empire 8 Championship Website: Click Here

Live Results: Click Here

Full Schedule: Click Here

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