Ithaca, NY: The SUNY Cobleskill men's track and field team competed at the Robert J. Kane Invitational hosted at Cornell University on Saturday.
 
In the distance events, Nik Recore (Peru, NY) led the Tigers with a seventh-place finish in the 5000 meters with a time of 16:43.87. For the 60-meter hurdles, junior Kameron Cusmano (Oakfield, NY/Oakfield-Alabama) and first-year Zachary Russell (Deposit, NY) placed 11^th and 15^th respectively, with Cusmano crossing the line with a time of 9.24 seconds and Russell at 9.7 seconds.  
 
In spirits, second-year runner Gregory McDonald (Wells, ME) led the Tigers with a 28^th place finish in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.3, good enough for first in his heat.  Patrick Ponzo (Albany, NY) placed 36^th with a time of 7.5, third in his heat, while Allen Simms (Ithaca, NY) and Quinn Service placed 50^th and 52^nd with times of 7.69 and 7.72.
 
In middle distance, the Tigers received efforts from Antonio Gonzalez (Niskayuna, NY), Charles Cooper (Connetquot, NY) and Russell. Russell placed seventh in the 1000 meters with a time of 3:44.55, while Gonzalez and Cooper placed 21^st and 22^nd in the 400-meter dash.
 
In the jumps department, first-year Allen Simms led the team with an eighth-place finish in the triple jump with a leap of 12.23 (40-1 ½), while second-year Thomas Herberger (Avon, NY) placed 10^th with a distance of 12.07 (39-7 ¼). In the long jump, Service placed 22^nd with a distance 5.53 (18-1 ¾) with teammate McDonald right behind him in 23^rd with a leap of 5.51 (18-1).
 
In throwing, Cal Marks (Wellsburg, NY/Elmira) finished in 21^st in the weight throw with a toss of 12.39 (40-7 ¾) and teammate Mark Temp (Richmondville, NY/CRCS) placed 23^rd with a distance of 11.16 (36-7 ½).
 
The Tigers return to action next Saturday, February 22, as they travel to Utica University to compete in the Fast Trax Invite.
 
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