Utica, NY - Onondaga Men's and Women's Indoor Track kicked off their season at Utica University's Holiday Classic.

"This group really made it a fun day to compete. They have been handling a lot of adversity on and off the track, but both the men's and women's teams continue to support each other and show improvement every step of the way. The team is still missing some key pieces due to injury and eligibility, but the staff truly anticipates this being the greatest indoor season in OCC Track and Field history. I am thankful for the current coaching staff that we have assembled and couldn't be more blessed with how quickly both the staff and team has grown together. We are looking to continue this momentum following a long well deserved break." Head Coach, Taylor Bouchard
 
The teams combined collectively to break 8 school records and 29 all time marks. For the women, Hannah Wagner kicked off her historical day by shattering the school record in the Women's 60m hurdles with a time of 9.60 seconds. Wagner continued her day by winning the meet overall in the women's 800m. She set the new school record, eclipsing the past time by 16 seconds. She finished her remarkable day by breaking another record in the women's high jump. Abi Seitzer had her first college performance and set an all time mark on her third jump in the event.Liz Alvarez was the first female in school history to run in the women's 600m. She set the school record on her first collegiate performance with a time of 2:08.66. Karly Vaas and Emma Marshall began their throwing careers by leaving all time marks in both the weight throw and shot put with a throw of 7.65m (5th all time) for Vaas and 7.47m (6th all time) for Marshall.
 
For the men, Sophomore Ny'Quez Madison led the way for the group with a time of 7.36 in the Men's 60 Meter.
 
Ny'Quez Madison: 7.36
Cutter Jaquin: 7.44
AJ Zaleski: 7.49
Paul Swenson: 7.50
Xavier Coakley: 7.59
Jason Royal: 7.98
 
Logan Zapf improved his previous all time mark and continues to cement his case for the best hurdler in school history with a time of 8.81 seconds (2nd all time) in the Men's 60m Hurdles. Raul Rosario broke into the top ten after a strong performance alongside fellow freshman teammate Garret Bleskoski in the Men's Mile.
 
Raul Rosario: 4:59.91 (4th all time)
Garrett Bleskoski: 5:43.66
 
Xavier Coakley and Diallo Corprew shined in the Men's 300m, breaking the school record.
 
Diallo Corprew: 37.39 (School Record)
Xavier Coakley: 39.05 (3rd all time)
 
David Gay and Jakob O'Donnell ran their first college 400m and showed a lot of heart and grit. These two will continue to develop and become valuable pieces towards our push for an outdoor regional title. A new addition to the distance squad, Gannon Caitlin ran his first college 800m with a time of 2:37.98. Another event where freshman sprinters shined. Tah'jay Molina led the way with a strong performance putting him 4th all time in school history.
 
Tah'jay Molina: 23.77 (4th all time)
Mohamed Haydara: 24.42
Brandon Mickle: 24.44
 
Paul Clark and Jackson Allen both rewrote the school history books in the Men's 3000m.
 
Paul Clark: 8:56.21 (School Record)
Jackson Allen: 10:10.34 (4th all time)
 
The foursome of Jason Royal, Jakob O'Donnell, David Gay, Xavier Coakley ran a 3:59.70 in the Men's 4x400m. Ny'Quez Madison, Diallo Corprew, Tah'jay Molina, Cutter Jaquin ran a 1:36.59 (6th all time) in the Men's 200m. In the Men's 4x800m, Raul Rosario, Jakob O'Donnell, Garrett Bleskoski, Jackson Allen broke the school record with a run of 10:10.27. Parrish Morrison continued his career as one of the most decorated throws athletes in school history by competing in his first weight throw with a 10.10m throw (2nd all time). AJ Zaleski improved his all time mark and continues to develop in each of his event areas heading towards his indoor decathlon. The jumps squad kicked off their season debuts with strong performances led by freshman Andrew Lee.
 
Andrew Lee: 6.28m (7th all time)
Logan Zapf: 6.24m (8th all time)
Paul Swenson: 6.03m
Cutter Jaquin: 5.84m
Jason Royal: 5.81m
 
Ny'quez Madison re-broke the school record and was backed by great performances by Logan Zapf and newcomer Paul Swenson.
 
Ny'Quez Madison: 13.77m (School Record)
Logan Zapf: 12.48
Paul Swenson: 12.44 (6th all time)
 
Andrew Lee and Ny'Quez Madison both pushed each other in the Men's High Jump and gritted out a fantastic day.
 
Andrew Lee: 1.88m (4th all time)
Ny'Quez Madison: 1.78m (tied for 6th all time)
 
The Pole Vault squad capped the day off with an amazing first showing. Led by freshman Charlie English, Merlin Ferguson and AJ Zaleski. This group will take this team to another level and help contribute to scoring down the road at bigger meets.
 
Charlie English: 3.55m (3rd all time)
AJ Zaleski: 3.40m (4th all time)
Merlin Ferguson: (5th all time)

The Lazers will send athletes to the Ramapo Opener in New York, NY on Friday, January 16th for their next meet.

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