PITTSFORD, NY – In just its first meet of the 2024-25 season, the University of Rochester men's track and field team is already setting new records, with two school records falling during action at the Nazareth University Alumni Opener on Friday evening.
 
Seniors Jordan Johnson and Cole Goodman were the record breakers, with Johnson setting the mark in the weight throw, while Goodman established a new Rochester all-time best in the triple jump.
 
Goodman's leap in the triple jump was 15.57 meters, establishing the #1 mark in Division III in the early part of the season and the #6 all-time mark in Division III history. The senior, who is the reigning outdoor Division III national champion, broke his own indoor record of 15.39 meters, set back at the NCAA Championships in 2023.
 
For Johnson, his final season with the Yellowjackets saw him post a 18.65 meter mark in the weight throw, eclipsing the previous UR record of 18.53 meters set by Mike Burgstrom back in 2008. Johnson's result has him atop the Division III rankings so far this season.
 
Overall on the day, Rochester's men finished first in five events, had six All-Atlantic Regional Championship qualifiers and currently sit inside the top-10 on the Division III performance list 15 times.
 
Most of the success came in the field events, with Johnson and Goodman leading the way. Besides his triple jump win, Goodman came in first in the long jump with an All-Atlantic Regional performance of 7.25 meters, also the number one mark in Division III.
 

Junior Aadit Jain is number two on the D3 performance list in the high jump after clearing 1.97 meters, an AARTFC mark. He ended as runner-up in that event.
 
The triple jump saw Rochester's top four finishers all hit the top-10 in Division III so far this season. Behind Goodman, Austin Lansey was second with a regional mark of 14.01 meters (#2 D3). Reward Mulauzi was fourth at 13.17 meters and Manny Eribo finished fifth with a distance of 12.85 meters.
 
During the long jump, Eribo was second with a regional qualifier distance of 6.77 meters, Lansey third at 6.64 meters and Oliver Annon ended sixth at 6.40 meters. Eribo and Lansey are top-10 in the country after Friday's action.
 
Johnson also was Rochester's top finisher in the shot put, ending third with a toss of 13.96 meters. Teammate Ethan Beer was eighth (12.97 meters), while Zajans Crapo placed seventh in the weight throw event (15.31 meters).
 
Both Rochester pole vaulters cleared 4.30 meters which is a top-10 mark in Division III so far this season. Cody Reeth was credited with a third place finish, while Jack Maness ended fourth. Reeth earned a higher placement after posting fewer misses on is jump attempts.
 
On the track, Rochester's 4x200 meter relay squad of Ronan Marston, P.J. London, Greg Palma and Trevor Whitney were first in 1:31.40.
 
The other Yellowjacket event win on the track was Jacob Bernd placing first in the 1000 meters with a time of 2:31.25. Teammate Skye Crocker finished third in the same race at 2:35.39.
 
UR's 4x400 meter relay team of Evan Bryant, Palma, Owen Hatungimana and Colin Hascup crossed the finish line in fourth place with a 3:33.68 time. Individually, Bryant placed fifth in the 400 meter invitational event in 51.17 seconds, while Hascup placed fourth in the 500 meters at 1:08.34.
 
During the sprints, London was third in the 60 meters, edging out teammate Will Stiska by four-thousandths of a second in the finals. Both were credited at 7.09 seconds. Marston finished sixth at 7.14 seconds.
 
In the 60 meter hurdles, Elijah VanHoover placed sixth overall with a finals time of 9.09 seconds. Gabe Thyne also ran in the event and qualified fourth for the finals with a preliminary time of 8.87 seconds.
 
UR now has off for the holiday break and will return to action next month at the Nazareth Conference Challenge Cup on January 25, 2025.