By: Brian Savard, Assistant Director of Athletics for Communications
Meet Results
CANTON, N.Y. – Senior
Brexton Montville (Cadyville, N.Y./Saranac) set the program record in the 100-meter dash, as the Plattsburgh State men's track and field team opened its outdoor season on Saturday at the Saints Broken Open hosted by St. Lawrence University.
Montville charted a first-place time of 10.70 in the 100-meter dash, breaking the former mark of 10.7 set by Gary Gillis in 1976. The Cadyville, N.Y., native, who is the reigning State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) champion in the event, currently ranks first in the SUNYAC by .36 seconds.
In addition to Montville, the Cardinals finished first in five other events. First-year student
Charles Cypress (New Windsor, N.Y./Cornwall) won the 200-meter dash in 22.23, sophomore
Noah Bonesteel (Averill Park, N.Y./Averill Park) topped the 5,000-meter run field with a time of 15:39.02, senior
Aidan Tous (Port Jefferson Station, N.Y./Comsewogue) took first in the discus throw (36.14 meters – 118' 7) and junior
Jorge Cabrera (Mount Vernon, N.Y./Mount Vernon) placed first in the hammer throw (41.01 meters – 134' 6"), while the 4x100-meter relay team of Cypress, first-year students
Julius James (Bronx, N.Y./Cardinal Hayes) and
Jordan Williams (Bronx, N.Y./Cardinal Hayes) and Montville finished first in 43.73.
Second-place finishes came from first-year student
Nick Gelsomino (Bayport, N.Y./Bayport-Blue Point) in the 400-meter dash (55.01), Williams in the 100-meter dash (11.06), junior
Michael Brockway (Washingtonville, N.Y./Washingtonville) in the 5,000-meter run (15:43.79) and senior
Aidan Masten (Peru, N.Y./Seton Catholic) in the long jump (6.40 meters – 21' 0"), while third-place finishes came from first-year student
Erik Kucera (Mount Sinai, N.Y./Mount Sinai) in the 5,000-meter run (15:44.94), first-year student
Thomas Gilbo (Champlain, N.Y./Northeastern Clinton) in the high jump (1.65 meters – 5' 5"), Tous in the shot put (12.57 meters – 41' 3") and Cabrera in the discus throw (34.04 meters – 111' 8").
In the team standings, the Cardinals finished second out of six teams with 168 points.
Plattsburgh State next competes at the Cortland Red Dragon Open hosted by SUNY Cortland on Saturday, April 8, at 11 a.m.
AARTFC Qualifiers
Brexton Montville – 100-meter dash (10.70)
Jordan Williams – 100-meter dash (11.06)
Charles Cypress – 200-meter dash (22.23)
SUNYAC Qualifiers
Brexton Montville – 100-meter dash (10.70)
Jordan Williams – 100-meter dash (11.06)
Charles Cypress – 200-meter dash (22.23)
Noah Bonesteel – 5,000-meter run (15:39.02)
Michael Brockway – 5,000-meter run (15:43.79)
Erik Kucera – 5,000-meter run (15:44.94)
Logan Van Buren – 5,000-meter run (15:45.76)
Aidan Masten – Long jump (6.40 meters – 21' 0)
Aidan Tous – Shot put (12.57 meters – 41' 3"), discus throw (36.14 meters – 118' 7")
Jorge Cabrera – Hammer throw (41.01 meters – 134' 6")