HOUGHTON, N.Y. -- Six members of the Houghton outdoor track and field team will participate in the 2022 AARTF Outdoor Championships at Moravian University on May 18-19.

For the women, Alexandria Wisniewski will race in the 400 meter hurdles, Hayden Williamson will compete in the high jump, while Rachel Domaracki will race in the 10,000 meters. On the men's side, Dave Russo and Dillon Bell qualified for the 10,000 meters and Jack Howard will race in the 400 meter hurdles.

"Having athletes qualify for Regionals is starting to become a habit and expectation for our best athletes," said Head Coach Patrick Hager. "Empire 8 is an emotional meet, and we did a mini peak for it. However, these athletes are all ready for a strong finish to their seasons on Wednesday and Thursday. It doesn't get said a lot, but this is really a year long prep in the making."

Hager shares more about the athletes...

Dave Russo – 10,000m – Dave is coming off a 4^th place finish at the Empire 8 Championships in the 10k. He ran a 41 second PR there, in 32:42, and hopes to become just the 4^th Highlander to ever run under 32:30.
 
Dillon Bell – 10,000m – Dillon finished on the podium in this event last year in 32:44. He finished 5^th at the Empire 8 Championships, running 32:56. He hopes to get back on the podium and run a personal best time of under 32:30.
 
Jack Howard – 400IH – Jack is coming off a runner-up finish at the Empire 8 Championships in this event. He set a personal best by over a second, in 57.85. Jack hopes to run under 57.00 seconds at Regionals.
 
Rachel Domaracki – 10,000m – Rachel finished as runner-up in this event at the Empire 8 Championships. She set a personal best by 59 seconds (39:15)! Rachel has a good chance to finish on the podium and become just the 5^th Highlander to ever break 39:00.
 
Hayden Williamson – High Jump – Hayden finished on the podium last year in this event. She is the indoor Empire 8 high jump champion, and runner-up at the outdoor championships. She set a new personal best this year of 1.60m, and hopes to get back at the podium, and take some attempts at 1.65m.
 
Ali Wisniewski – 400IH – Ali finished 3^rd place in this event at the Empire 8 Championships. She's run the 5^th fastest time in school history, and hopes to take a stab at the school record.

Follow the meet and results.