Cortland, N.Y. – The Le Moyne College men's and women's indoor track and field teams set three program records at SUNY Cortland's Cortland Classic on Friday and Saturday at the Stadium Complex.
 
"This weekend we finally had some beautiful weather and the sprinters especially liked running in the sunshine," said head coach Robin Wheeless. "With two weeks to go in our season, our team had quite a few personal bests. Kenny Barrett missed the school record by less than half a second in the 800. Camryn Cortez ran a huge personal best in the 10K, taking more than 3.5 minutes off her time. Brianne Rett improved on the discus by almost four meters to finish third."

"We also set some team records this weekend. On Friday, Natalie Lavello tied the record for the 100-meter dash. On Saturday, both Natalie and Mallory DiFelice crushed that record with Natalie edging out Mallory to set the new record. Dominic Abbott set the new school record for the 200-meter dash and on Friday night under the lights the men's 4x4 team of Brandon Scott, Christian Carlin-Saracene, Dominic Abbott and Kenny Barrett took that record for their own. The next couple of weeks are about sharpening and recovery. We should be ready for more records by then."

Senior Samantha Pellegrini (Loudonville, N.Y./Colonie) placed second in the 5000-meter run in 19:43.72.

Freshman Natalie Lavello (Poughkeepsie, N.Y./Arlington) placed third in the 100-meter dash in a program-record time of 12.68 seconds. The previous record of 12.77 seconds was set by Bethia Nivens on April 14, 2017 at Brockport. Lavello also placed 10th in the 200-meter dash in 27.61 seconds.

Junior Camryn Cortez (Syracuse, N.Y./Westhill) turned in a time of 40:52.31 in the 10000-meter run to place third.

Junior Julianna Szczech (Camillus, N.Y./Marcellus) placed third in the pole vault by clearing the bar at 8-feet, 6.75-inches.

Redshirt junior Mallory DiFelice (Webster, N.Y./Webster Schroeder) finished just behind Lavello in the 100-meter dash in fourth place in 12.69 seconds, the second-fastest time in the program's history.

Sophomore Sophia Bisognano (Albany, N.Y./Colonie) placed fourth in the 5000-meter run in a season-best 20:02.05.

Sophomore Ashley Dobransky (Yorktown Heights, N.Y./Yorktown) finished eighth in the javelin throw with a distance of 79-feet, 6-inches.

Freshman Hilda Kiprono (Eldoret, Kenya/Kapsabet Girls High School) placed ninth in the 800-meter run in a season-best 2:30.94. She also placed 10th in the 1500-meter run in a season-best 5:14.37.

The team of Pellegrini, Kiprono and juniors Amanda Winn (Baldwinsville, N.Y./Christian Brothers Academy) and Cleo Baker (Painted Post, N.Y./Corning-Painted Post) finished second in the 4x800-meter relay in a season-best 10:31.34.

The quartet of Baker, junior Catherine Durant (Arverne, N.Y./Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School), freshman Delaney Manahan (Marcellus, N.Y./Marcellus) and Lavello placed third in the 4x400-meter relay in a season-best 4:19.35.
 
Junior Nolan Hillhouse (Beacon, N.Y./Beacon) recorded a leap of 20-feet, 8-inches to place fourth in the long jump. He was ninth in the triple jump with a distance of 40-feet, 5-inches.

Junior Nicholas Hafner (Hamburg, N.Y./Hamburg) placed fifth in the 110-meter hurdles in 16.71 seconds. He placed eighth in the high jump with a height of 5-feet, 7.75-inches.

Senior William Bilow (Chasm Falls, N.Y./Franklin) finished fifth in the high jump by clearing the bar at 5-feet, 11.5-inches. He also placed eighth in the long jump with a mark of 20-feet, 0.25-inches. He finished 10th in the triple jump in 40-feet, 0.75-inches.
 
Senior Kenny Barrett (Lagrangeville, N.Y./Lady of Lourdes) recorded a sixth-place finish in the 800-meter run in 1:57.02.

Senior Paul Stannard (Camillus, N.Y./West Genesee) tallied an eighth-place finish in the 400-meter dash in 54.21 seconds.

Freshman Dominic Abbott (Fulton, N.Y./G. Ray Bodley) placed 10th in the 200-meter dash in a program-record 22.92 seconds. The previous record of 23.2 seconds was set by Jordan Finch on May 6, 2016 at the Northeast-10 Conference Championships at American International. He also placed 10th in the 100-meter dash in 11.44 seconds, the second-fastest time in the program's history.

The quartet of freshman Brandon Scott (Camillus, N.Y./West Genesee), junior Christian Carlin-Saracene (North Syracuse, N.Y./Cicero-North Syracuse), Abbott and Barrett placed second in the 4x400-meter relay in a program-record time of 3:25.76. The previous record of 3:25.84 was set on May 4, 2018 at the NE10 Championships at Southern Connecticut State University.

The team of Kyle VanCoughnett (Poughkeepsie, N.Y./Arlington), Carlin-Saracene, David Ware (North Syracuse, N.Y./Cicero-North Syracuse/St. John Fisher) and Barrett finished fourth in the 4x800-meter relay in 8:13.36.

The Dolphins close out the regular season at the Rochester Spring Classic on Saturday, April 30 at Fauver Stadium.