Cara Pellechia
Junior Cara Pellechia won her third-consecutive indoor pole vault championship on Friday at the SUNYAC Championship Indoor Track and Field Meet. The Rochester native cleared 3.60m for the victory. She fell just short of her PR of 3.63m. Pellechia also has two outdoor championships under her belt. Fellow vaulter, freshman Skylar French, was sixth, clearing 2.90m.
Pellechia just missed earning points in two other events, with a ninth-place finish in the 200m, and a 10th place in the 60m.
Freshman Brayton Tripi earned points in a pair of jumping events. She was fifth in the high jump at 1.52m, and eighth in the long jump at 4.93m.
Point earners:
Cara Pellechia - 1st in pole vault - 3.60m
Skylar French - 6th in pole vault - 2.90m
Holly Rohrbach, Hazel Bache, Amilcar Centeno, Calie Hudson - 5th in the distance medley relay - 13:51.48
Brayton Tripi - 5th in the high jump - 1.52
Brayton Tripi - 8th in the long jump - 4.93m
Evelyn Zdrojewski, Amilcar Centeno, Shona Boehmer, Hazel Bache - 6th in the 4x400 relay - 4:32.86
Next up is the NCAA Regional Meet in Ithaca on March 7-8.
Women - Team Rankings - 17 Events Scored
1) Cortland St. 243.5
2) Oneonta 124.5
3) SUNY Delhi 76
4) Buffalo State 52
5) Plattsburgh St. 47
6) Behrend 30
7) Alfred State 25
8) Fredonia 24.5
9) Oswego State 11.5
10) Potsdam St. 10
10) Cobleskill 10
