ITHACA, N.Y. – The Cortland men's indoor track and field team won seven events during a six-team meet hosted by Ithaca College. The non-team scoring meet included competitors from Cortland, Ithaca, Scranton, Utica, Delhi and Alfred State.
 
LeBron Richardson (Pelham/Pelham Memorial) won the 60-meter dash in a field of 45 competitors in 7.01 seconds, Christian Kahrs (Cicero/Cicero-North Syracuse) was first of 54 in the 200-meter dash in 22.57 seconds, Hunter Rautenstrauch (Buffalo/West Seneca West) finished first of 16 in the 3,000 meters in 9:08.30, and Travis Iwuagwu (Suffern) placed first of 20 in the 60-meter hurdles in 8.51 seconds.
 
Isaiah Brunache (Bennington, VT/Mount Anthony Union) registered a pair of victories. He was first of 30 in the weight throw (17.87 meters/58' 7.5") and first of 27 in the shot put (15.14 meters/49' 8.25"). Manuel Sepulveda (East Rochester) was the long jump winner with a distance of 6.95 meters (22' 9.75").
 
Marcello Mastrocco (West Islip) finished second behind Richardson in the 60-meter dash in 7.08 seconds. The Red Dragons swept the top four spots in the 200-meter dash, with Kahrs being followed by Zion Cheatham (Lockport) in second (22.67), Kyler Alston (Latham/Shaker) in third (22.70) and Richardson in fourth (22.76). Cheatham finished second (50.10) and Alston was fourth (50.49) out of 24 runners in the 400 meters.
 
In the 3,000 meters, Landon Fracasse (New Paltz) finished second in 9:11.18, just ahead of Brandon Mulholland's (Syracuse/Westhill) third-place time of 9:11.26. Kyle Friedel (Irondequoit) placed fourth in 9:13.64. Declan Butler (Yonkers/Archbishop Stepinac) finished second (16:37.01) and Christian Wissa (Somers) was third (16:56.74) in the 5,000 meters.
 
Chris Mateo (Utica/Proctor) finished second in the high jump at 1.89 meters (6' 2.25") and Evan Collette (Clifton Park/Shenendehowa) finished fourth in the weight throw at 16.34 meters (53' 7.5"). Elliott Supley (Peru) and Taoig Cypher (Irvington) each posted two top-five finishes. Supley was third in the shot put (14.29 meters/46' 10.75") and fifth in the weight throw (15.90 meters/52' 2"). Cypher finished fourth in both the high jump (1.84 meters/6' 0.5") and the triple jump (12.73 meters/41' 9.25").
 
Cortland performers who met All-Atlantic Region Track and Field Conference (AARTFC) standards at the meet were Richardson (60-meter dash), Sepulveda (long jump), Brunache (shot put and weight throw), Collette (weight throw) and Supley (weight throw).

Coach's Corner - Comments from Cortland Assistant Coach Chad Dunham
 
Much like our notion from last week, a lot of the team is working through cumulative fatigue! Despite this, we had a healthy number of solid performances – impressive to us given the quality work they've been putting in!

Being our second meet back our big focus was on process, outcomes and fretting about them can often be a distraction – refocusing on how we do things is what gets those rewards! So while it's still early (this was the first meet of 2026 for a decent number of folks!), we want to nail down the way we warm up, execute the plan for each event, cool down, and support others. All event groups demonstrated this and were awarded with some fun results!

To shout out a few we're proud of, Travis Iwuagwu in the 60 hurdles, Katie Ball in Long Jump and Hurdles, and Reilly Quinn setting a new best in Long Jump and immediately headed over to High Jump for a solid series.

Our sprints squad especially showed a lot of depth, we're proud at the number of women and men who have posted times placing them well in the depth charts of our conference. We also picked up event wins in the men's 60 by LeBron Richardson and men's 400 by Christian Kahrs.

Both squads in the distance events set out to work together by having pacers set the tone, and many in the group were awarded with PRs! Special shout outs go to Alexa Wolcott, Phoebe Peer, Brandon Mulholland, and Hunter Rautenstrauch – who worked great to set up strong races for their teammates!

At the throwing circles, the women's team was noted for their high level of cohesiveness and being supportive of all teammates - which alongside their work ethic, it's no surprise great things happen like PRs, even double PRs in the case of Giuliana Rosario! On the men's side, Logan Darling, Elliot Supley, and Jack Smith all set great PRs in the Weight Throw!

We do return to Ithaca next week for the competitive Bomber Invitational, while a trio of women's distance runners heads to Boston – we aim to have more good news!