Track & field opens season at Cornell/ Greg Page Relays

ITHACA, N.Y. – Three first-place finishes and a pair of school records highlighted the Binghamton track & field teams’ performances at the season-opening Cornell/ Greg Page Indoor Relays on Saturday. There was no team scoring kept at the meet.

On the women’s side, freshman Keishorea Armstrong won the 60 in a school-record time of 7.63. She also ran 7.62 in the trials. The old record of 7.80 was set by junior teammate Ivory Taussig last year.

Also placing first for the women was sophomore Kierra Arthur in the 60 hurdles (8.90).
Sophomore Tori Shaffer was second in the high jump with a height of 5-8, which tied the 2012 school record set by Ashley AuPont. Armstrong was sixth in that event with a height of 5-5, which tied the program’s 1992 freshman record set by Tracy Canino.

On the men’s side, the 4x800 relay team of senior Raul Avalos, junior Carter Humphrey, sophomore Adam McIe and freshman Patrick McGuire clocked a first-place time of 8:04.54.
Binghamton returns to Cornell for the Southern Tier Collegiate Open Jan. 10

TOP MEN’S FINISHERS
4x800 Relay, 1st (8:04.54)
McIe, Humphrey, McGuire, Avalos
Chris Ramsey, 2nd, Triple Jump (45-11 ¾)
Jacob Platel, 2nd, Weight Throw (6-8 ¼) IC4A
Pat Heikklia, 2nd, Shot Put (49-4 ¼)
Temi Bajulaiye,  4th, 500 (1:06.14) IC4A
Jon Alkins, 4th, 300 (35.36)
Joe Miceli, 4th, Hepatathlon, 4,598
Zach Keefer, 5th, 300 (35.47)
Javaun Porter, 6th, 60 Hurdles (8.67)
TOP WOMEN’S FINISHERS
Keishorea Armstrong, 1st, 60 (7.63) SR, FR, ECAC
Kiki Arthur, 1st, 60 Hurdles (8.90)
Alexx Baum, 2nd, Long Jump (18-2 ½)
Sarah Haley, 2nd, Pole Vault (11-3 ¾)
Sarah Osaheni, 2nd, 60 Hurdles (9.04)
Kenyon Merriwether, 3rd, Weight Throw (46-3 ¼)
Tori Shaffer, 2nd, High Jump (5-8) SR, ECAC
Alexx Baum, 4th, Long Jump (38-11 ¾)
Keishorea Armstrong, 6th, High Jump (5-5) FR
Tonika Forrester, 6th, Triple Jump (36-8 ½)
SR = School Record
FR = Freshman School Record
ECAC/IC4A = Met qualifying standard for ECAC/IC4A Championships