Syracuse track and field: Orange open 24-25 season

Back on (the) track

The Syracuse Orange track and field teams started off the 24-25 indoor season with two meets over the weekend. The sprint/hurdle group was at Cornell and the distance group was at Boston University,

At Cornell, the Syracuse women were led by Peyton Rollins’ 2nd place finish in the 55m hurdles. Rollins’ time was 8.72 and she was followed by Madison Caesar (5th in 8.9). The other top finishers on the day were 4th place finishes from Olivia Garner (60m in a time of 7.69) and Lizzie Bigelow (1000m in 3:07).

For the men, Trei Thorogood took 1st in the 60m dash in a time of 6.78. The Orange 55m hurdlers were 3rd, 4th and 6th: Isaiah Lewis in 8.13, Emmanuel Joseph in 8.15 and Isaiah Hayes in 8.47.

In Boston the Orange were on a fast BU track with some stellar competition, but with the meet just a couple of weeks after cross-country season ended, the number of Syracuse competitors was small. Savannah Roark’s 15:53 5k was good for 36th place and was the top performance for the women.

For the Syracuse men, we got to see a number of freshman runners who redshirted during cross-country. Ben Gabelman made his debut with an outstanding 5k time of 13:57 which was 104th in the event (yes you read that right). Ignore the place, that’s a strong collegiate opener for the freshman and he’ll be a runner to watch the next four years.

The Orange will be back in action next month when the head to Penn State.