A Quick Look
The SUNY Oneonta men's track & field team opened its 2022 outdoor season yesterday at the Hamilton Continental Invitational.  The event was non-scoring but did produce many personal best marks to start the season.
 
The Inside Story
The busiest Red Dragon was sophomore Richard Mangogna (Kings Park/Kings Park) who competed in four individual events posting personal best marks in two of them.  His top place-finish came in the pole vault where he cleared 4.20 meters (13'-9 ¼") to finish second in the event.  He then placed fourth in the 110-meter-high hurdles crossing in a personal best time of 17.16 seconds.  He was eighth in the long jump (6.04 meters) and 11^th in the javelin recording a personal best mark of 34.30 meters (112'-6").
 
Oneonta had a pair of event winners, as sophomore Alexander Mavros and freshman Jake McGowan (Liverpool/Liverpool) took first place in the 110 hurdles and 3K steeplechase respectively.  Mavros posted a personal best time of 16.53 seconds while McGowan recorded a time of 11:22.96 in his first collegiate race.
 
On the track, sophomore Luke Jarski (Massapequa/Massapequa) posted a pair of personal best performances in the 400 and 1500-meter events.  He finished fifth in the 1500 with a time of 4:13.01 while finishing 10^th in the 400 in a time of 54.37 seconds.
 
In the 5K sophomores Eion McClain (Andover, NJ/Pope John XXIII) and John Balk, Jr. (Suffern/Suffern) posted top-10 finishes with personal best times.  McClain was third overall (15:23.81) and Balk, Jr. was 10^th (15:51.70).
 
Junior Chris Ganley (Pine Bush/Pine Bush) competed in three events for the Red Dragons and came away with a couple of personal best marks.  His best finish was third in the 100 meters crossing with a new personal best time of 11.31 seconds.  He finished fifth in the 200-meter dash (22.86 seconds) and was ninth in the long jump posting a personal best mark of 6.03 meters (19'-9 ½").
 
The throwers came away with a few personal best performances yesterday.  Leading the way was junior Miles Moliterni (Pine Bush/Pine Bush) who placed second in the hammer throw with a new PR of 47.95 meters (157'-3").  Senior Jason Briscoe (Delmar/Bethlehem Central) recorded a personal best performance of 35.83 meters (117-6") to finish ninth in the discus.  Briscoe was also 10^th in the hammer throw (39.29 meters).
 
What's Next
The men will travel to Cortland next Saturday to participate in the Red Dragon Open beginning at 11am.