Men's Track and Field

Track and Field Shows Well at Bomber Invitational

Luis Rivera broke his own school record in the weight throw.
Men's results | Women's results
ITHACA, N.Y. - The Nazareth track and field squad saw two school records fall on Saturday on the men's side at the Ithaca Invitational, with Luis Rivera breaking his own record in the weight throw and the quartet of Nick LaBarbera, Michael-Jordan Morris, Matt Battaglia and Tom Sippie knocking off the 4 x 400 mark.

Rivera demolished his own school record in the weight throw, notching a 19.97 meter (65 feet, 1/2 inches) toss, better than his previous mark of 19.29m (63 feet, 3 1/2") set at nationals last season.

LaBarbera, Morris, Battaglia and Sippie set the school record and took first place in the 4 x 200-meter relay in a time of 3:23.74. The previous school record was set last season at the Bomber Invitational (3:24.95).

Tyler Hancock had a solid showing in the weight throw was well for Nazareth, finishing in third place (15.56 meters), while Brandon Vuolo was seventh (14.29 meters).

Patrick Neureuter ran in the mile in 4:44.52 for a 26th place finish.

Jacob Murray finished the 800-meter dash in 2:01.71 to take 15th place.

The busy day for LaBarbera, Morris, Battaglia and Sippie continued with the 4 x 200-meter relay as they earned a third place finish in a school record time of 1:32.51. SUNY Cortland took the top spot in 1:31.61.

On the women's side, Freshman Michaela Traylor had a strong performance in the 400-meter dash, clocking a 1:01.93 to finish in fourth place.

In field action, Amanda Entress was the fourth place finisher at 10.86 meters. Also shining for Nazareth was Emily Soeder in the high jump as she finished in second place at the height of 1.55 meters

Andrea Larnard competed in the 800-meter dash, racing to the finish line in 2:32.63, good for 19th place.

Nazareth had a trio of runners compete in the one mile run. Claire Ludington placed 20th (5:44.21), Jamie DiSalvo 22nd (5:45.44), and Sage Miller 24th (5:50.50).

Nazareth returns to the track next weekend at Ithaca for the Empire 8 Championship.
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Players Mentioned

Matt  Battaglia

Matt Battaglia

Distance
5' 10"
Junior
Tyler Hancock

Tyler Hancock

Throws
6' 4"
Sophomore
Nick LaBarbera

Nick LaBarbera

Sprints
6' 0"
Sophomore
Jacob Murray

Jacob Murray

Distance
6' 2"
Junior
Patrick Neureuter

Patrick Neureuter

Distance
6' 0"
Senior
Luis Rivera

Luis Rivera

Throws
5' 11"
Senior
Tom Sippie

Tom Sippie

Sprints
6' 0"
Senior
Brandon Vuolo

Brandon Vuolo

Throws
6' 0"
Senior
Michael-Jordan Morris

Michael-Jordan Morris

Sprints/Jumps
5' 9"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Matt  Battaglia

Matt Battaglia

5' 10"
Junior
Distance
Tyler Hancock

Tyler Hancock

6' 4"
Sophomore
Throws
Nick LaBarbera

Nick LaBarbera

6' 0"
Sophomore
Sprints
Jacob Murray

Jacob Murray

6' 2"
Junior
Distance
Patrick Neureuter

Patrick Neureuter

6' 0"
Senior
Distance
Luis Rivera

Luis Rivera

5' 11"
Senior
Throws
Tom Sippie

Tom Sippie

6' 0"
Senior
Sprints
Brandon Vuolo

Brandon Vuolo

6' 0"
Senior
Throws
Michael-Jordan Morris

Michael-Jordan Morris

5' 9"
Freshman
Sprints/Jumps