THELAKER | 11 Track and field shines in region, division e track and eld team, led by head coach James Bathgate, ended the spring season with strong performances in the NJCAA Region III championship and the national meet in May. Trinity Ortiz of Yonkers was the standout at the Region III meet at Hudson Valley Community College. She took rst in all three of her events: 100-meter dash with a time of 12.96 seconds, the high jump at 1.47 meters, and the long jump at 5.25 meters. Distance runner Zach Lester of Marcellus nished as Region III champion in the 10,000-meter race with a time of 37:02.73, setting a personal record. He also took third in the 1,500-meter event. Juliette Ventura of Geneva took second in the heptathlon, which consists of seven events: 100-meter hurdles, high jump, shot put, javelin, 200-meter dash, long jump, and 800-meter race. She took third place in the high jump with a leap of 1.39 meters and fourth in the javelin throw with a mark of 24.69 meters. Jason Hunt-McLean of Lyons nished second in the discus with a throw of 34.30 meters and second in the javelin with a throw of 37.31 meters. Morgan Cheney of Prattsburgh took third place in the steeplechase. Terreque Davis of Farmington earned third place in the 110-meter hurdles, clocking 16.95 seconds, and third in the high jump with a clearance of 1.83 meters. Grace Holmes of Newark took second place in the pole vault by clearing 2.44 meters. Overall in the Region III championships, the women's team nished in third place and the men's team in h place. Seven members of the team earned a trip to the Division III Track and Field National Championships in mid-May at Mohawk Valley Community College. ere, the women Lakers nished seventh in the nation among 21 institutions. At the national event, Trinity took second in the high jump following a jump-o with her competitor from the College of DuPage, Illinois. She nished second in the long jump and third in the 100 meters. For her second place performance at nationals, Trinity earned NJCAA Second Team All-American honors. Other notable results at the national meet: • Juliette nished fourth overall in the heptathlon. • Morgan nished h in the steeplechase. • Grace nished seventh overall in the pole vault. • Terreque earned fourth place in the high jump. Freshman Trinity Ortiz won all of her events – 100-meter dash, high jump and long jump – at the NJCAA Region III championships in May. PHOTOS COURTESY OF NJCAA Zach Lester of Marcellus was the NJCAA Region III champion in the 10,000-meter race. PHOTO COURTESY OF NJCAA Cheer on the Lakers Entry to all FLCC athletic events is free and open to the public. Game schedules are posted by sport at flcc.edu/athletics. Follow FLCC Athletics on social media: @flccathletics on Facebook and Twitter, and @flcclakers on Instagram.
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