Women’s Outdoor Track and Field | 4/30/2025 9:15:49 AM

Alfred University, SUNY Brockport, SUNY Geneseo, Hartwick College, Houghton University, Nazareth University, Russell Sage College, St. John Fisher University and Utica University will compete at the 2025 Empire 8 Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships, Friday, May 2 and Saturday, May 3 at Bob Boozer Field at Eunice Kennedy Shriver Stadium on the Campus of SUNY Brockport. Action begins at 1:30 p.m. Friday and continues at 10 a.m. Saturday.  Nazareth will look to win its third straight Empire 8 Outdoor Championship. SUNY Geneseo emerged victorious at the 2025 E8 Indoor Championships in February.
 

2025 Empire 8 Team Capsules (Order Based on 2024 Championship Finish)

 
Nazareth is looking to earn its third straight E8 outdoor crown in 2025. Graduate student Lea Richard is the three-time defending Empire 8 Champion in the hammer throw, also ranked in the top-50 nationally this season. Isabel Morse is the defending E8 Champion in the pole vault. Isabel Morse and Kiara Tornusciolo are the top-two pole vaulters to date in the E8 this season. Morse is also ranked 17th nationally in the event and was the league champion in 2023. Samantha Luba is the defending Empire 8 Champion in the 110-meter hurdles. Ella Impaglia, Kennedy Doran, and Kelsey Fahy will compete in distance events, while sprinters Alaina Morley and Alexis Lasher will look to earn valuable points in the sprint events. Nazareth’s 4 x 100-relay team enters as the defending E8 Champions. Morley, Luba, Katie Jacques, and Jasmine Kendrick will vie for points in both the high, long, and triple jump events. Jacques enters as the top triple jumper in the league to date this season. Morley and Kendrick are both in the top-50 nationally in the long jump. Emily Rollnice will also contend in the shot put, while Abbey Conquest is a contender in the javelin throw.
 
Utica is looking to claim its second E8 title this weekend, having also won in 2018. Senior sprinter Mackenzie Mix, the 2022 E8 Rookie of the Year and 2022 and 2024 E8 Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year, completed the E8 Championship sprint trifecta in the 100-, 200- and 400-meters in 2022 and 2024. Classmate Jade Dening was the E8 Champion in both the 1,500-meter run and 3,000-meter steeplechase in 2022 and enters this year’s meet as a contender in the 800-meters. Marlo Townsend and Catherine Manna will represent the Pioneers in distance events. Utica’s relays teams will also compete for league titles. Hannah Allison is the defending E8 Champion in the high jump and is currently second in the league heading into the weekend. Nora Devitt is also ranked second in the league in the triple jump, while Riley King is a stronger contender to medal in the hammer and shot put. Stefania Grimaldi enters the weekend ranked third in the E8 in the heptathlon and will look to score in the javelin as well, while Cassondra Wood will look to medal in the pole vault.
 
St. John Fisher, the 2021 and 2022 Empire 8 Outdoor Track and Field Championship, has a host of student-athletes set to contend in several events. In sprint events, Abigail Dorunda and Makenna Manson, along with Grace Wright and Sophia Leach are poised to earn top finishes. Caitlin Voloshen is among the top middle-distance runners in the league, entering the meet ranked third in the 1,500-meters and fourth in the 800-meters. Riley Jameson and Audrey Carragher will look to contend in the grueling 10,000-meter run. Ciarra Franz is a two-time E8 Champion in the 100-meter hurdles and enters the meet ranked second in the conference this season. As always, St. John Fisher’s relay teams will compete for league titles. On the field side, Veronica Duell competed in the long jump at the 2022 and 2023 NCAA Outdoor Championships and will look to earn that distinction again in 2025. Duell is currently ranked 19th nationally in the event and is the defending E8 Champion. Anna Steed is ranked second in the hammer throw, while Erin McGuiness is ranked second in the discus and seventh in the shot put. Sierra Myers will also look to contend for the top spot in the javelin and Victoria Rogoyski is ranked fifth in the league entering the weekend in the heptathlon. Kathryn Hillard will contend for medals in both the high jump and pole vault.
 
Alfred enters the 2025 Empire 8 Championship looking to improve off a fourth-place finish in 2024 and has enjoyed a strong spring season to date. Senior Anne Spila is the current Empire 8 leader, ranked inside the top-25 nationally in the heptathlon with a score of 4,341 points. She is also the defending E8 Champion in the heptathlon and contender to medal in the javelin, high jump and 100-meter hurdles this weekend. Annabelle Townsend will look to contend in both the 400-meters and 400-meter hurdles. Alfred’s 4 x 400- and 4 x 800-meter relay teams are the defending E8 Champion. Bri Dorr is a top contender in the discus throw, while Natalya Rickman and Meridian Bremel are also set to compete in various throwing events.
 
Houghton will look to earn a top-three team finish in 2025. Sophomore Victoria Brewster, the 2025 NCAA Indoor National Runner-up in the 60-meter dash is among the national leaders in the 100-meters with a time of 11.97 seconds. She is also ranked fourth in the conference entering the meet in the 200-meters. First-year Alexa Belanger, an Honorable Mention All-American in the high jump during the indoor season, the current E8 leader in the event on the outdoor side, also ranked tied for sixth nationally. Junior Noelle Linenfelser is a contender in both the 5,000- and 10,000-meter events and is the defending E8 Champion in the 5,000-meters, while Gwenna Haas, Kyra Binney, and Jenna Binney will look to score points in the middle-distance events. Abigail Nuzzo will contend in the javelin and is the 2023 league champion in the event. Jenna Fischer will look to compete in the shot put, discus and javelin.
 
Russell Sage will look to continue to make strides as a track and field program. Alexius Smith will look to compete in the high jump, while Sarah Armenia will contend in the shot put and Hannah Maxson and Sarah Armenia will attempt to earn points in the javelin. The Gators enter with the eighth best 4 x 100-meter relay time in the league as well.
 
Hartwick will look to improve on last season’s seventh place finish. Sophomore sprinter Pepita Graham will look to earn points in the 100-meters, while classmate Brynita Haas and first-year Julia Weinschreider will represent in the long-distance events. Molly Corbett will represent Hartwick in the hurdles, while Giovanna Wall will compete in the shot put and Maiya King will vie for points in the pole vault.
 
Empire 8 newcomer SUNY Brockport will contend for the Empire 8 Championship as host in its first season as a league member. Senior Rebecca Heuler is the defending NCAA Champion in the javelin throw. She is the top-seed in the event this weekend, ranked 16th nationally in the event. She is also the E8’s top seed in the discus throw. Lexi Rodriguez and Marissa Wise are both nationally ranked in the 400-meter hurdles. Wise is also a top contender in both the 200- and 400-meters. Ethne Degan, Mia Vizcaino, and Jaylah Cossin will contend for medals in the middle-distance events, while Julianne Wilson is a contender in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. Michaela Levesque is ranked third in the high jump, while Sasha Schramm will contend for medals in the high jump, long jump, and triple jump. Isabel Swyers is ranked third in the pole vault entering the weekend. Savana Henry will also contend for a medal in the discus.
 
SUNY Geneseo enters its first Empire 8 Outdoor Championship after winning the 2025 E8 Indoor title. The Knights are ranked fourth nationally in the latest USTFCCCA Rating Index. The Knights have re-written the Empire 8 record book this spring with nine new marks set. Brynn Mooney, the 2025 E8 Indoor NCAA Champion in the 400-meters, is current the E8 leader in the 100-, 200- and 400-meters. She is also ranked sixth nationally in the 100-meters, eighth in the 200- and 11th in the 400-meters. Sierra Doody and Janelle Eckl are the top two contenders in the 800-meters, both ranked inside the top-10 nationally. Doody is also the E8 leader in the 1,500-meters. Penelope Greene and Lilly Fowler-Conner lead an incredibly deep group of Geneseo distance runners. Greene is ranked second nationally in both the 5,000- and 10,000-meters, crushing the Empire 8 record in both events. Fowler is also ranked seventh in the 10,000-meters, while Gabriella McCarthy is ranked 16th. Ann Brennan is ranked ninth nationally in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. Isabel Marzec, Jillian Rourke, and Ari Reback are also top contenders in the steeplechase. Jillian Ambler is the E8 leader and nationally ranked in the 100-meter hurdles, while Ava Bagley is the E8 leader in the 400-meter hurdles. Geneseo’s 4 x 100- and 4 x 400-meter relay teams are Empire 8 record holders. On the field side, Ambler is the E8 leader and ranked inside the top-15 nationally in the long jump. Lanna Wandy is ranked third in the long jump, is also a contender in the high jump and will contend for the E8 Heptathlon Championship. Zoe Connor is the E8 leader and nationally ranked in the hammer throw. She is also the current E8 leader in the shot put. Lauren Jaklitsch and Payton Mehalick are also top contenders in the event. Skyler Klimow and Mehalick will compete for the E8 title in the javelin, while Elyse Klump is a top contender in the triple jump.
 
Current 2024 Empire 8 Outdoor Track and Field Top Performances
100-meter dash – Brynn Mooney, SUNY Geneseo – :11.76 – (6th in Division III)
200-meter dash – Brynn Mooney, SUNY Geneseo – :24.20 – (8th in Division III)
400-meter dash – Brynn Mooney, SUNY Geneseo – :55.53 – (11th in Division III)
800-meter run – Sierra Doody, SUNY Geneseo – 2:08.09 – (5th in Division III)
1,500-meter run – Sierra Doody, SUNY Geneseo – 4:33.11 – (30th in Division III)
5,000-meter run – Penelope Greene, SUNY Geneseo – 16:12.88 – (2nd in Division III)
10,000-meter run – Penelope Greene, SUNY Geneseo – 33:42.16 – (2nd in Division III)
100-meter hurdles – Jillian Ambler, SUNY Geneseo – :14.27 – (17th in Division III)
400-meter hurdles – Ava Bagley, SUNY Geneseo – 1:02.72 – (17th in Division III)
3,000-meter steeplechase – Ann Brennan, SUNY Geneseo – 10:46.82 – (9th in Division III)
4 x 100-meter relay – SUNY Geneseo – :47.48 – (33rd in Division III)
4 x 400-meter relay – SUNY Geneseo – 3:48.13 – (12th in Division III)
High Jump – Alexa Belanger, Houghton – 1.68 meters (5’6”) – (6th in Division III)
Long Jump – Jillian Ambler – 5.86 meters (19’2.75”) – (14th in Division III)
Triple Jump – Katie Jacques, Nazareth – 11.39 meters (37’4.5”)
Pole Vault – Isabel Morse, Nazareth – 3.81 meters (12’6”) – (17th in Division III)
Shot Put – Zoe Connor, SUNY Geneseo – 12.16 meters – (39’10.75”)
Discus Throw – Rebecca Heuler, SUNY Brockport – 42.44 meters (139’3”) – (46th in Division III)
Hammer Throw – Zoe Connor, SUNY Geneseo – 52.51 meters (172’3”) – (16th in Division III)
Javelin Throw – Rebecca Heuler, SUNY Brockport – 41.23 meters (135’3”) – (16th in Division III)
Heptathlon – Anne Spila, Alfred – 4,341 points – (24th in Division III)
 
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