Erie Community College, State University of New York

The Erie Community college men’s track and field team took first place out of three teams at the Houghton Invitational Saturday. Meanwhile, the women finished second out of three teams.

The men totaled 76 points, finishing ahead of Houghton College (51) and Finger Lakes Community College (37). Erie’s male athletes finished first in nine of the 17 events.

Brent Titus finished first in three of the throwing events. His shot put of 12.99 meters and hammer throw of 47.03 meters are Erie’s top throws of the season. He also finished first in the discus with a throw of 47.42 meters.

Also in the field events, Nick Jackson topped the field in the long jump with a 6.37 meter jump and Scott Dillon won the pole vault with a 3.04 meter vault.

On the track, Alvin Codner won the 100-meter dash in 11.5 seconds. Morris Taylor was first in the 200-meter dash in 21.97. Jordan Manns was first in the 400-meter dash in 49.82. Corey Pepero won the 1,500-meter run in 4:18.73.

In the women’s competition, Erie placed second with 36 points. Houghton won the event with 77 points.

Gina Adornetto finished first in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 12:46.82. Katie Lauricella won the pole vault with a 2.13 meter jump and Jessica Campus’ triple jump of 9.68 meters qualified her for the NJCAA Division III national championships.