HOUGHTON, NY – The Houghton track & field teams opened up their spring semester competition at home against RIT, Daemen, St. Bonaventure, Buffalo State, and Mansfield. The teams saw 34 personal best performance on the night, and several marks that will rank high in the Empire 8 performance lists. There were 14 top 3 finishes on the night:

1^st Edena Sanchez, 300m, 44.13
1^st Gwen Stokes, High Jump, 1.51m
1^st Men's 4 x 200m relay, 1:35.26
1^st Women's 4 x 400m relay, 4:31.26
2^nd Tyler Deuschle, Mile, 4:33.28
2^nd Hayden Williamson, High Jump, 1.46m
2^nd Leah O'Connell, 600m, 1:46.92
3^rd Dan Burdo, 400m, 53.67
3^rd Madelyn Kruth, 600m, 1:49.77
3^rd Nathaniel Zedomi, 200m, 23.43
3^rd Women's 4 x 200m, 1:54.19
3^rd Morgan Rohde, Shot Put, 9.41m
3^rd Micah Williams, Triple Jump, 12.37m
3^rd Amanda Burrichter, Mile, 5:35.64
 
The Highlanders will compete next Friday, 1/31 at RIT.