St. John Fisher University Athletics

 St. John Fisher College’s Kyle Barry (John C. Birdlebough/Fulton) of the men’s track and field has been named as the College’s Male Athlete of the Week for the week ending February 12, 2012. 

On Saturday, Barry and the Fisher track and field teams traveled to Ithaca, NY to participate in the Robert Kane Invitational, hosted by Cornell University.  Barry, a sophomore, set a personal record in respective event, throwing a distance of 11.97 meters in the men’s weight throw.  The distance is also a College record, as the teams are in their inaugural season. 

Barry finished in 24^th place out of 40 competitors, however many were from Division I schools. With non-Division III schools removed, Barry is credited with a 15^th place finish.

Fisher will return to the track on Friday night when the Cardinals travel to Rochester Institute of Technology for the Tiger Classic.