PREVIEW: Union Outdoor Track & Field Set for Liberty Leagues

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. – The Union College men’s and women’s outdoor track and field teams will head to Rochester Institute of Technology for the 2025 Liberty League Outdoor Track & Field Championships, hosted at the RIT Track & Field Complex on Friday, May 2 and Saturday, May 3.

On the men’s side, junior Jason Bois looks to defend his conference title in the 110-meter hurdles and enters the championships ranked third in the Liberty League with a top time of 15.02 seconds at the Trinity Invitational. Senior Sam Ahern seeks his first outdoor title after finishing second in the 100-meter dash and third in the 200-meter dash last year; he currently ranks third in the conference in the 100 after a top mark of 10.80 seconds at William & Mary in March, and also enters the weekend fifth in the 200 after a program-record time of 21.58 seconds at Trinity. Juniors Mason Lang and Nick Entner look to be the team’s top threats for All-Conference recognition in the field events, with Lang ranked third in the shot put (14.06 meters at Trinity) and Entner also third in the javelin throw (55.58 meters at RPI).

Other Garnet Chargers vying for All-Conference honors will be sophomore Nate Okwaning, who sits sixth in the conference in the 100 thanks to a season-best 10.87-second finish last weekend at RPI, and senior Ben Neff, who  is sixth in the 1500 meters after finishing in 3:53.13 at RPI.

For the women, sophomore Ashley Sheldon looks for a repeat performance in the high jump after winning the conference title outdoors as a first-year, as she enters the weekend with the third-best mark in the conference at 1.57 meters. First-year Kyleigh Record is also seeded third in the 800 meters after her 2:16.25 finish at Trinity, the second-fastest mark in program history.

In the sprints, senior Gabby Baker is seeded sixth in the 400-meter dash thanks to a time of 59.09 seconds at Trinity. First-year Lauryn Johnson is the top seed in the throwing events for the women after her mark of 34.37 meters in the javelin placed her sixth on the conference ledger. Junior Grace Ardito also will look to reach the podium as well in the high jump, entering the weekend with a top mark of 1.51 meters that ranks fourth among conference competitors.

Below is the schedule of events for the championships, along with Union’s tentative listing of entries for each event:
 
Friday, May 2
Men’s Decathlon – 12:00 p.m.
Men’s Pole Vault – 12:00 p.m. 
Women’s Heptathlon – 12:20 p.m.
Men’s Javelin Throw – 12:30 p.m. – Aaron Al-Marayati, Nick Entner, Mason Lang
Women’s Long Jump – 2:00 p.m. – Grace Ardito
Women’s Hammer Throw – 2:00 p.m. – Epephanie LaBoy
Women’s 110m Hurdles (Prelims) – 2:00 p.m. – Ashley Sheldon
Men’s 110m Hurdles (Prelims) – 2:15 p.m. – Jason Bois
Women’s 400m Dash (Prelims) – 2:30 p.m. – Gabby Baker
Men’s 400m Dash (Prelims) – 2:45 p.m. – Aidan Bradley, Drew Hill, Kye Norcross, Aidan Savitt
Women’s 100m Dash (Prelims) – 3:00 p.m. – Madison Brandy, Kat Doran
Men’s 100m Dash (Prelims) – 3:15 p.m. – Sam Ahern, Aaron Binion, Nate Okwaning
Women’s 800m Run (Prelims) – 3:30 p.m. – Cat Dacey, Kyleigh Record
Men’s 800m Run (Prelims) – 3:45 p.m. – Liam Fitzgibbon, Michael Fitzmaurice, Bretton Garrick, Ben Neff, Will Plante
Women’s Pole Vault – 4:00 p.m.
Women’s 400m Hurdles (Prelims) – 4:00 p.m. 
Men’s 400m Hurdles (Prelims) – 4:20 p.m. 
Women’s Javelin Throw – 4:30 p.m. – Lauren Armstrong, Maggie Buckley, Lauryn Johnson, Sundee Kroyer
Men’s Hammer Throw – 4:30 p.m. – Tony Cocchiaro, Nick Entner, Mason Lang
Men’s Long Jump – 4:30 p.m. – Alan Mackic
Women’s 200m Dash (Prelims) – 4:40 p.m. – Madison Brandy, Kat Doran
Men’s 200m Dash (Prelims) – 4:55 p.m. – Sam Ahern, Aaron Binion, Aidan Bradley
Women’s 3,000m Steeplechase – 5:10 p.m. – Charlotte Knight, Ella McCarthy
Men’s 3,000m Steeplechase – 5:35 p.m.
Women’s 10,000m Run – 6:00 p.m. – Emilie Rosecan
Men’s 10,000m Run – 6:50 p.m. – Liam Dougherty
 
Saturday, May 3
Men’s Decathlon – 10:30 a.m.
Women’s Heptathlon – 11:30 a.m.
Men’s High Jump – 12:00 p.m. 
Women’s 4x100m Relay – 12:00 p.m. – Grace Ardito, Gabby Baker, Kat Doran, Ashley Sheldon
Men’s 4x100m Relay – 12:10 p.m. – Sam Ahern, Aaron Binion, Aidan Bradley, Nate Okwaning
Women’s 1,500m Run – 12:20 p.m. – Cat Dacey, Caroline Kelly
Women’s Shot Put – 12:30 p.m. – Lauren Armstrong, Sundee Kroyer
Men’s Discus Throw – 12:30 p.m. – Aaron Binion, Dylan Boyle
Men’s 1,500m Run – 12:40 p.m. – Ben Neff, Will Plante, Ryan Russell
Women’s Triple Jump – 12:45 p.m. 
Men’s 110m Hurdles (Final) – 1:00 p.m. 
Women’s 110m Hurdles (Final) – 1:15 p.m. 
Women’s 400m Dash (Final) – 1:30 p.m. 
Men’s 400m Dash (Final) – 1:40 p.m. 
Women’s 100m Dash (Final) – 1:50 p.m. 
Men’s 100m Dash (Final) – 2:00 p.m. 
Women’s 800m Run (Final) – 2:10 p.m. 
Men’s 800m Run (Final) – 2:20 p.m. 
Women’s High Jump – 2:30 p.m. – Grace Ardito, Ashley Sheldon
Men’s Shot Put – 2:30 p.m. – Tony Cocchiaro, Mason Lang
Women’s Discus Throw – 2:30 p.m. – Charlotte Knight, Epephanie LaBoy
Women’s 400m Hurdles (Final) – 2:30 p.m.
Men’s 400m Hurdles (Final) – 2:45 p.m. 
Women’s 200m Dash (Final) – 2:55 p.m.
Men’s 200m Dash (Final) – 3:05 p.m.
Women’s 5,000m Run – 3:15 p.m. – Annabel Dobash
Men’s 5,000m Run – 3:40 p.m. – Thomas Breimer, Ben Pistiner
Women’s 4x400m Relay – 4:00 p.m. – Grace Ardito, Gabby Baker, Kat Doran, Kyleigh Record
Men’s 4x400m Relay – 4:10 p.m. – Aidan Bradley, Drew Hill, Jackson Klehr, Aidan Savitt