BROCKPORT, NY – A strong Saturday at the SUNY Brockport Multi & Invitational saw the University of Rochester men's program secure 17 top-3 finishes, nine All-Atlantic Regional qualifiers and have five NCAA top-50 marks on the Division III performance list.
 
Overall, the Yellowjackets finished with an athlete in the top-4 in all but three events contested on the day at SUNY Brockport's Special Events and Recreation Center.
 
Graduate student Mitch Lienert led the way with a win and runner-up mark, earning a pair of AARTFC qualifying times. Lienert captured first place in the 200 meters, running 21.98 seconds, the current #12 NCAA Division III time this season, while setting a new Rochester school record in the process. His time broke his own school record of 22.00 seconds set back in 2023.

Earlier in the day, Lienert was also regional qualifier in the 60 meters, crossing the finish in 7.01 seconds, placing second.
 
Two teammates finished right behind Lienert in both sprint races. P.J. London was second in the 200 meters in 22.45 seconds, while Ronan Marston finished third in the 60 meters, clocking in at 7.02 seconds. Both London and Marston hit the regional standards.
 

Junior Aadit Jain had a strong day in his two field events. Jain won the high jump with a 1.91 meter clearance and also hit a regional qualifier in the long jump with a leap of 6.70 meters, ranking fifth in the field. Teammate Manny Eribo also hit the AARTFC mark with a 6.80 meter jump, finishing fourth.
 
During the triple jump, first-year Austin Lansey and senior Sam Lorenzetti earned a 1-2 Rochester podium, with Lansey winning with a 14.17 meter distance. Lorenzetti wasn't far behind at 14.06 meters, with both qualifying for regionals. Lansey's mark also currently ranks #22 in Division, with Lorenzetti checking in at #31 on the performance list.
 
Senior Jordan Johnson notched another regional qualifying performance in the weight throw, securing a win with an 18.08 meter toss.
 
Day two of the heptathlon also wrapped up on Saturday, with senior Gabe Thyne and first-year Emmett Hansen ranking #25 and #40 on the NCAA Division III list currently. Thyne was second overall with 4,585 points with Hansen ending sixth at 4,399 points. Thyne's top event was the 1000 meters where he finished in first at 2:50.20, while Hansen ended second in the same event, closing the multi-event competition with a 2:52.55 run.
 
Jacob Bernd secured Rochester's other event win on the day, crossing the finish line in first during the 800 meters. His time was 1:57.75. Also in the middle distance, Brendan McCollum wrapped up the 600 meters in second (1:22.87) while Skye Crocker was third (1:23.02).
 
UR also had two teams in the top-3 during the 4x400 meter relay to close track action on Saturday. The 'A' relay of McCollum, Bernd, Crocker and Greg Palma finished second in 3:32.91, while the Rochester 'B' team of London, Mark Magyar, Zach Terrano and Elijah VanHoover was close behind in third at 3:34.05.
 
During the mile, the Yellowjackets had five of the top-10 finishers, led by Sean Hendricks in third (4:23.54), Vishal Yalamanchili in fifth (4:25.54) and Andy Freeman in sixth (4:25.63). Jon Sullo placed eighth and Sam Cohen ended tenth. Freeman added a fourth place result in the 800 meters, crossing the stripe in 1:59.03.
 
Liam Sakakeeny finished as runner-up in the 3000 meters late on Saturday, posting a time of 8:57.25. The other distance race, the 5000 meters, saw UR's William Eskenas place third with his time of 16:09.35.
 
While in the 400 meters, Rochester had three among the top-8 finishers, with Evan Bryant (51.28 seconds), Colin Hascup (52.83 seconds) and Magyar (52.93 seconds) ranking fourth, seventh, and eighth, respectively.
 
Next weekend will be a split-squad schedule for the Yellowjackets, with select individuals competing at the Boston U. David Hemery Valentine Invitational, while the rest of the team will head to Nazareth University for the D3 Elite Meet. Both meets take place on Friday and Saturday next week.