Men's Track and Field | 5/3/2024 8:58:00 PM

PITTSFORD, N.Y. – The St. John Fisher University men's track and field team is in third place at the Empire 8 Outdoor Track & Field Championships after Friday's competition.
 
The Cardinals have 51 points, behind Nazareth (74) and Utica (58). 
 
Here are some of the top Fisher performances from Friday:
 
On The Track
 
Senior Ethan Billings crossed the line second in the 10,000 meters, finishing in a time of 34:15.79. 
 
The 4x800 meter relay team of Nate Kulp, Riley Nash, Jace Stuart, and Myles Andersen placed third with a time of 8:11.54.
 
Junior Brady Bishop finished fourth in the 400 meter with a time of 50.29. 
 
In The Field
 
Sophomore Brandon Kaplan had the best showing of the day for the Cardinals, winning the hammer throw with a school record, meet record, personal-best, and Atlantic-qualifying distance of 55.82m/183'2''. His senior teammate, Jack Bickford, also reached an Atlantic-qualifying mark of 49.28m/16'8''. 
 
Freshman Hayden Penna also took home a conference title, winning the pole vault with an Atlantic region qualifying height of 4.60m/15'1''. 
 
Senior Matthew Stasiw and freshman Griffin Killian finished fourth and fifth in long jump competition with distances of 6.62m/21'8.75'' and 6.46m/21'2.5'', respectively. 
 
What Comes Next

The Empire 8 meet continues on Saturday, May 4 with the first events kicking off at 11:30 a.m.
 
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