Pioneers Finish 6th at Brockport - Wadsworth Wins Heptathlon

The Alfred State men's track & field team finished 6th out of 16 teams that scored at the Brockport Multi & Invitational this weekend.

Jacob Wadsworth (Dansville) led the way by winning the heptathlon and setting a new school record with 4,778 points. His point total is 11th overall in NCAA DIII all season. He won the 60 m dash in 7.11 (844 points), the 1,000 m in 2:42.31 (848 points), the high jump with a leap of 1.93 m (740 points), and the long jump with a mark of 7.01 m (816 points). 

Other top performances at the event included: Cameron Chambers (East Rochester) finished 3rd in the 400 m (51.51)., Zion Ponder (Rochester/School of the Arts) tied for 4th in the high jump (1.86 m) while Jesse Johnson (Horseheads) was 6th (1.81 m), and Zack Rudewicz-Nepokroeff (Williamsville East) finished 8th in the long jump (6.37 m)

The Pioneers scored 25.5 points in the competition.

The blue & gold is back in action next Friday evening when they head to the RIT Invitational for a 4 p.m. start.