St. Lawrence University first-year Connor Lambert won the decathlon, and the 4x800 meter relay also posted a win to lead the Saints on the second and final day of competition at the Cortland Classic at SUNY Cortland on Saturday.

Lambert posted a total score of 5,439 points, leapfrogging over two competitors in the final five events, to win the multi-event title in a field of 11 athletes. He performed well across all the events, finishing among the top four competitors in seven of the 10 events. He scored 734 points in the 400, finishing in 51.79 on Friday, then clinched the title with a 4:58.93 in the 1,500 to score 566 points. The performance earned Lambert a spot at the All-Atlantic Region Track and Field Conference Championships.

The 4x800 relay of John Churchill, Darren Ricalton, Nicholas Vielhauer and Robert Mackenzie dominated from the start, with Churchill building a three-second lead with a 2:04.47 first leg. Ricalton extended the lead to more than nine seconds at the halfway point, and Vielhauer maintained the lead before handing off to Mackenzie, who came home in 2:07.25 to give the Saints a comfortable 15-second victory with a total time of 8:31.64.

Dylan Babcock posted regional qualifiers in both the discus and the shot put. He improved his mark in the discus, adding six centimeters to his personal best in the event with a throw of 41.59 meters to finish third, and also had a personal best in the shot put, finishing fifth with a throw of 13.88 meters for a 19-centimeter PR. Noah Garfield (high jump), Miles Wilson (400) and Cole Burbage (high jump) also posted top-five finishes for the Saints.

No team scores were kept at the meet.

Head Coach John Newman '94

"A great first collegiate decathlon for Connor here this weekend. He had solid marks throughout including some PRs. He put himself in great position to win at the end of day two and ran a great 1,500 to cap the day. He's positioned well for Liberty Leagues and the AARTFC Championships, and not a bad NCAA mark for his first attempt."

Top-Five Individual Finishers

Connor Lambert – First place, Decathlon (5,439 points)

Dylan Babcock – Third place, Discus (41.59 meters); Fifth place, Shot put (13.88 meters)

Noah Garfield – Fourth place, High jump (1.83 meters)

Miles Wilson – Fourth place, 400 (51.03)

Cole Burbage – T-Fifth place, High jump (1.78 meters)

St. Lawrence Relays

4x800 – First place (8:31.64)

John Churchill

Darren Ricalton

Nicholas Vielhauer

Robert Mackenzie

4x100 – Fourth place (44.10)

Miles Wilson

Cameron Warren

Elijah Wickland Shearer

Ian Clough