A Quick Look
The SUNY Oneonta men's track & field team traveled to Hamilton College on Friday to compete in the Continental Invitational.  Five weeks out from the SUNYAC championships, many top performances were posted along with a school record.
 
The Inside Story
The top performance of the day was turned in by sophomore Richard Mangogna (Kings Park/Kings Park) who reset his own school record in the pole vault.  In winning the event, he cleared 4.40 meters (14'-5 ¼"), inching past his previous record of 4.36 meters.  Mangogna also posted personal best times in the 200-meter dash and 60-meter hurdles.
 
Joining Mangogna with PRs in the 200 were sophomores Alec Weiss (Selden/Newfield), Aidan Kelly (Farmingdale/Farmingdale) and Michael Carey (Washingtonville/Washingtonville).  Kelly also posted a personal best time in the 60 hurdles (9.68 seconds).
 
Junior Chris Ganley (Pine Bush/Pine Bush) turned in a personal best performance in the 60-meter dash placing second overall with a time of 7.22 seconds.
 
Sophomore Luke Jarski (Massapequa/Massapequa) took first place in the 800-meter run crossing with a personal best time of 2:00.54.
 
Three runners ran personal best times in the 1-mile run led by sophomore Jonthomas Bierman (Mamaroneck/Mamaroneck) who placed fifth in a time of 4:32.31.  The other two PRs were posted by sophomore Shane Marchese (Washingtonville/Washingtonville) (4:49) and freshman Nicholas Festa (Cornwall/Cornwall Central) (5:13).
 
Four athletes ran personal best times in the 3K, as sophomores Eion McClain (Andover, NJ/Pope John XXIII), John Balk, Jr. (Suffern/Suffern), Alex Chamak (New City/Clarkstown North) and Joseph Ayala (New Paltz/New Paltz) finished 4^th, 5^th, 7^th and 8^th respectively.
 
Sophomore Vincent Zheng (Nanuet/Nanuet) placed third in the shot put with a personal best mark of 12.42 meters (40'-9").
 
In the weight throw, four individuals recorded personal best marks led by junior Miles Moliterni (Pine Bush/Pine Bush) who finished second in the event with a distance of 14.67 meters (48'-1 ¾").  Additionally, Senior D'Shaun Ricketts (Mount Vernon/Mount Vernon), sophomore James Tumia (Rochester/Greece Arcadia) and freshman Marco Altieri all posted personal best marks in the event.
 
What's Next
Oneonta competes next at the Utica College Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 29^th.