Men's Track and Field | 3/1/2025 10:50:00 PM

UTICA, N.Y. – Sophomore Manuel Sepulveda had another standout performance for the St. John Fisher men's track and field team on Saturday in the Empire 8 Indoor Track and Field Championships at Utica University's Todd and Jen Hutton Sports and Recreation Center. The Cardinals placed third as a team with 86.5 points. 

Sepulveda placed first and set Empire 8 Conference, event, program and personal records in the triple jump (14.97m). That mark placed him at No. 5 in the nation in the event. 

The Cardinals had two other first-place finishers – junior Brandon Kaplan and graduate senior Sean Cochrane. Kaplan placed first in the weight throw with a mark of 17.78m, while Cochrane placed first in the high jump with a mark of 1.92m. 

Other Meet Highlights 

• The Cardinals' 4x400 relay team of Brady Bishop, Michael Prentice, Adam Johnson and Corinthian Reed recorded the second-fastest time in Fisher history (3:23.44). 

• Junior Gavin Grinnell set a personal best in the weight throw (14.34m). 

• Sophomore Nathan Canale set a personal record in the 800 with a time of 1:58.94. That moved him to fourth all-time on the program's 800m list. 

• Senior Nathaniel Kulp set a personal best in the 3k (8:56.43). 

• Reed placed fourth in the 200m (22.35s).

• Freshman Christopher Lopez placed sixth in the 60m run (7.13m). 

Up Next

The Cardinals' qualifiers will compete in NCAA Regionals at Ithaca College next Friday and Saturday.