Gators Tally Eight Top-Tens at Utica
UTICA, N.Y. – Russell Sage College Outdoor Track and Field broke a pair of program records and tallied eight top-ten finishes at Saturday's Utica Pioneer Open.
Freshman Christopher Whalen (Arlington, VT/Arlington Memorial) registered the highest placing of the day for the Gators. The rookie was third in the 1,500m run with a school-record 4:09.46 clocking. The previous record had stood since March of 2021.
Senior Dylan Lawless (Slingerlands, NY/Guilderland/HVCC) broke the RSC record in the 110m Hurdles with a time of 16.60. He finished eighth with the effort, while taking seventh in the pole vault by clearing 3.16m.
On the women's side, senior Marisa Ethier (Saratoga, NY/Saratoga/HVCC) achieved a mark of 9.25m to finish seventh in the shot put.
Freshman Presley Gosselin (Whitehall, NY/Whitehall Central) cleared 1.30m in the high jump, good for eighth place.
Freshman Savannah Smith (Newburgh, NY/Newburgh Free Academy) spun the discus 25.12m to finish eighth.
Looking ahead, the Gators compete next on Saturday at Hamilton.
Gator Bites with Papa John's: RSC has now broken four school records this spring...Two records fell in the outdoor opener at American International on March 28…The Gators set 19 new program indoor records this winter, 15 by the men and four by the women…Both teams finished ninth at the 2026 Empire 8 Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships…The 2026 E8 Outdoor Track and Field Championships are slated for May 1 and May 2 at Alfred.
