HOUGHTON, NY – The Highlander track & field teams hosted the Empire 8 Indoor Track & Field Championships on Friday and Saturday. When the dust cleared, the women place 3^rd overall with 85 points, and the men 4^th overall with 53.5 points. St. John Fisher men's and women's teams won the competition. In the performance lists leading up to the meet, the women's team was projected to score 72 points, and the men's team projected to score 46. Both teams competed strong, and surpassed these projections. A highlight of the meet came in the last track event when Micah Williams, Daniel Burdo, Aldo Rico, and Nathaniel Zedomi broke the 4 x 400m school record, with a time of 3:27.06, just off regional qualifying.
 
Coach Hager remarked after the competition, "As the meet was going on, it was clear we were making up a good amount of points on our closest competition, Nazareth. We talked before the meet about not competing to your seed, but beyond it. As it wasn't a perfect meet for us, the energy was high, and I really appreciate their efforts. We've pushed this group more than we have in recent years, and that showed."
 
1^st Team All-Conference Performances:
Gwen Stokes, High Jump
Edena Sanchez, 800m
Madelyn Kruth, Women's Distance Medley Relay
Alexandria Wisniewski, Women's Distance Medley Relay
Gwen Stokes, Women's Distance Medley Relay
Emily Blosdale, Women's Distance Medley Relay
 
2^nd Team All-Conference Performances:
Daniel Burdo, 800m
Shelby Langlois, 3,000m
Emily Blosdale, Mile
Aldo Rico, Men's Distance Medley Relay
Alex Haines, Men's Distance Medley Relay
Christian Arbour, Men's Distance Medley Relay
Dave Russo, Men's Distance Medley Relay
Micah Williams, Men's 4 x 400m Relay
Daniel Burdo, Men's 4 x 400m Relay
Aldo Rico, Men's 4 x 400m Relay
Nathaniel Zedomi, Men's 4 x 400m Relay
 
Several Highlander track & field athletes will go to Nazareth College on Friday/Saturday, March 6-7 to compete in the All Atlantic Region Conference Championships. Shelby Langlois will run the 5,000m on Friday, Gwen Stokes will High Jump on Saturday, and both men's and women's 4 x 200m relays will compete on Saturday.