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Running back duo sprints to the finish

From left, junior sprinter Clay Ardoin takes the baton from freshman sprinter Kevin Davis during the 4x200-meter relay at Saturday’s Ithaca Bomber Invitational in Glazer Arena. The two led the relay team to a fifth-place finish.

Junior sprinter Clay Ardoin and freshman sprinter Kevin Davis traded their helmets and cleats for batons and shoes when they competed on the men’s indoor track team for the first time this weekend.

Squad takes success in stride

Junior Dan Moloney clears a hurdle Tuesday in the Bombers’ meet at Cornell University.  ZAC BLITZ/ THE ITHACAN

For most Ithaca College students, the end of April is the signal to hit the books and prepare for exams.

Always in season

From left, freshman sprinter Brennan Edmonds passes junior Kyle Dudzinski of SUNY-Oswego and senior Andrew Ahart of Cornell University in the 60-meter dash at the Robert Kane Invitational on Feb. 12 in Barton Hall. KEVIN CAMPBELL/THE ITHACAN

When the soccer season ends, most players on the Ithaca College soccer team stay off the field until the sport resumes in the fall. But for two of the freshman sprinters on the men’s track and field team, a full season of playing for the men’s soccer team has helped them perform on the track.

Raising the bar

Senior Andrew Brown tries to clear the bar during the pole vault event last weekend at the New York State Collegiate Track Conference Championships. Brown helped the team take the state title with a second-place finish in the event. BRIAN MCCORMICK/THE ITHACAN

Senior Andrew Brown has grown accustomed to being the only pole vault member for the men’s track and field team.

Blue and Gold’s relay team builds unity on track

From left, freshman Chris Mastrosimone hands off the baton to junior Max Orenstein in the men’s 4x100-meter relay Tuesday at the Ithaca Quad Meet at Butterfield Stadium. ANDREW BURACZENSKI/THE ITHACAN

With depth and talent, the relay squad is one of the strongest pieces to this year’s dexterous men’s track and field team.

Men’s track qualifies five for ECACs

The men’s track team was on the road this weekend at Moravian College’s Coach P Open.

The Bombers had 12 top-five finishes in the meet and also added another five Eastern College Athletic Conference Championship qualifying finishes.

Bombers win three events at Dick Shea Intivational

After last week’s Ithaca Invitational, the men’s track team went on the road to compete at Army’s Dick Shea Invitational.

Ithaca won three events at the meet: the 400-meter relay, the long jump and the 400-meter run.


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