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ROCHESTER, N.Y. (April 18, 2015) – Roberts Wesleyan continued their track & field dominance at the conference level as they swept both the men's and women's East Coast Conference championships on Saturday.
 
The hosts had also captured the indoor titles this past winter as their cross country counterparts did the same in the fall. The wins give Roberts Wesleyan a total of six conference titles, the first time any ECC member has won all of the running sports in one year.
 
On the men's side, Gabe Rivera scored 37 points and Aaron McGinnis 35 points while Kate Perry totaled 25 points on the women's side.
 
McGinnis won 2 events for the Redhawks, taking the Long Jump (6.91m) and the Triple Jump (13.19m). His effort in the Long Jump victory was his third-straight ECC long jump championship and established another ECC long jump record. The junior also placed third in the High  Jump (1.83m), fourth in the Pole Vault (3.35m) and ran on the fourth place 4x100m Relay (43.78) and second place (3:31.72) 4x400m Relay (3:31.72) teams.
 
Rivera also had a busy day by winning the High Jump (1.83m), placing second in the 100m (10.76) and 200m (22.12), placing third in the Long Jump (6.57m), fourth in the pole vault (2.90m) and fourth in the 4x100m Relay (43.7).
 
Another notable performance came from distance runner Thomas Rodger, a double winner, in the 800m (1:58.39) and 1,500m (4:03.39). He was also a member of the 4x400m Relay team.
 
Sophomore thrower Malcolm Shaw won the Javelin with a new ECC record of 55.36m while Kevin Brown won the 5,000m (15:38.49), also a new ECC record. Justin Bender won the 3000m Steeplechase (9:53.79) while also running a leg of the winning 4x800 Relay (8:30.22) which included Robbie Schrenker, Luke Jackson, and Aaron Bellomo.
 
The women used balance and depth to win the women's championship. 
 
Perry scored 25 points as sophomore Brianna Calderon totaled 21 points to lead the women's team to the ECC crown. Perry, a senior, won the Discus (38.70m), placed second in the Hammer (38.81m), third in the Shot Put (11.40m) and sixth in the Javelin (21.33m).
 
Calderon won the 400m IH (1:07.22), placed third in the 100m High Hurdles (16.54), and was fifth in the Triple Jump (10.50m). She was also on the fourth place 4x100m Relay (49.72) and 4x400m Relay (4:11.19) teams.
 
Other winners included senior thrower Victoria Houser in the Hammer (44.16m, 144' 10") and Kasey Semmler in the Pole Vault (3.38ml 11' 1").  Distance runners Rachel Brush took the 3,000m Steeplechase (11:59.06) while April Sablan won the 5,000m (18:32.32).
 
Special recognition goes to Gabe Rivera, who set a school record in the 100m, surpassing Chris Davis' previous best mark of 10.79 which was set in 2000. His 200m time places him second all-time in the program record books as well. Shaw's toss in the javelin makes him second all-time as McGinnis' long jump places him third. Hayden Jurius' throw of 42.76m in the discus to place fifth in the meet and makes him fourth all-time in program history.
 
On the women's side Chelsea Hayward ran 12.33 in the 100m to place her second in the record book while in the same race, Danielle Budd ran a 12.52 placing her fifth all-time. The 4x100m Relay team (Budd, Calderon, Kati Dovi, Hayward) ran a 49.72 to make them second all-time.   Kasey Semmler climbed to third all-time in the pole vault as Victoria Houser is now third all-time in the Hammer. The 4x400m Relay  team (Budd, Calderon, Gosch, Hayward)  ran 4:11.19 making them fifth-best and Perry improved to fifth  all-time in the Shot Put.