Syracuse racks up 8 wins in 2018 Big Red Invitational

Syracuse had a strong showing at Cornell on Sunday, racking up eight wins in the 2018 Big Red Invitational. The Orange swept the 1500-meters with Madeleine Davison winning the women’s event with a time of 4:36.48, a career-best, while Andy Paladino won for the men with a time of 4:02.36. Sydney Leiher also had a strong showing in the 1500-meters, finishing fourth on the women’s side.

In the men’s 400-meters, Kwaku Agyemang won with a time of 52.50 seconds. On the women’s side, Hannah Loder placed fourth at 1:00.49.

Another win came from Emma Wilson, who won the 3000-meters with a time of 10:35.29. On the men’s side, Declan Kottmeier finished second at 9:09.75. Laura Dickinson also added to the win column with a 10:49.40 finish in the 3000-meter steeplechase.

The Orange also gathered three wins in field events. Aviana Goode won both the women’s long jump (with a distance of 5.50 meters) and the high jump (by clearing 1.65 meters). Randall Johnson succeeded on the men’s side, clearing 1.91 meters to win the high jump. Pascal Bastien jumped 6.96 meters to place second in the long jump while Johnson placed third.

Nathan Henderson placed second in the men’s 800-meters but was the top collegiate runner with a time of 1:56.18. On the women’s side, Rachel Bonner crossed the line at 2:16.30, good for second place.

Syracuse will look to build on this momentum next weekend at Stanford University at the Payton Jordan Invitational, where distance standouts Justyn Knight and Paige Stoner are expected to compete.