A Quick Look
Week number two of the outdoor season saw the SUNY Oneonta men grab a second-place finish at the Pioneer Spring Invitational hosted by Utica on its brand-new facility.  The Red Dragons scored 132 points behind the overall winner Utica who posted 228 points.
 
The Inside Story
The day began for the Red Dragons with a first-place finish by sophomore Bryce Maopolski (Narrowsburg/Sullivan West) in the opening event.  Maopolski won the 3K steeplechase crossing with a time of 10:14.19.
 
Two more individuals and one relay also captured wins on the afternoon for Oneonta.  Sophomore Alex Mavros (Hopewell Junction/Arlington) tied his best time of 16.53 seconds to win the 110-meter-high hurdles.  Junior Miles Moliterni (Pine Bush/Pine Bush) posted a personal best mark of 48.10 meters (157'-10") to win the hammer throw.  Mavros also placed third in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:08.14.
 
Oneonta's relay win came in the 4x400 where juniors Cameron O'Connell (Liverpool/Liverpool) and Justin Murillo (Elmont/New Hyde Park) combined with sophomores Luke Jarski (Massapequa/Massapequa) and Joseph Ayala (New Paltz/New Paltz) to record a time of 3:47.84.  Jarski also had a personal best performance in the 400 meters of 52.26 seconds to finish as the runner-up in that event.
 
Oneonta's strongest event proved to be the hammer throw where, in addition to Moliterni winning the event, Oneonta had the 2^nd, 3^rd, 5^th and 8^th place finishers.  Senior D'Shaun Ricketts (Mount Vernon/Mount Vernon) (41.73m, 136'-11") and freshman Marco Altieri (Staten Island/Staten Island) (40.65m, 133'-4") both posted personal best marks in placing third and fifth respectively.
 
The final two PRs on the day came from Jonthomas Bierman (Mamaroneck/Mamaroneck) in the 5K (15:36.58) and sophomore Eric Nieves (Thornwood/Westlake) in the 100-meter dash (11.23 seconds).  Bierman finished third in the event while Nieves finished fourth.
 
What's Next
The men will travel to Pennsylvania to compete in the two-day Bison Classic hosted by Bucknell University, which begins on Friday.  They will also have athletes competing at Cortland on Saturday.