Emmitsburg, MD - The Wagner men's outdoor track & field team held a slim five-point lead heading into the final event of the 2022 Northeast Conference (NEC) Outdoor Track & Field Championships, with the defending champions showing that they were up to the task, as the Seahawks captured the program's second straight outdoor title on Sunday afternoon. 
 

📸 Your 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣2️⃣ #NECtrack Men's Outdoor Champion...

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— NEC Track & Field (@nectrack) May 8, 2022

The Green & White, who recorded 152 team points, edged out the host, Mount St. Mary's, to collect the fourth straight track and field title, having previously won the 2021 Indoor, 2021 Outdoor, and 2002 Indoor crowns. 
 

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— NEC Track & Field (@nectrack) May 8, 2022

 
The Mountaineers, who tallied 141 points, finished 30 points better than third-place Central Connecticut. Fairleigh Dickinson (89), LIU (88.5), and Saint Francis U (72) placed fourth through sixth. Bryant (65.5), Merrimack (46), St. Francis Brooklyn (29), and Sacred Heart (24) wrapped up the ten-team field. 
 

Make room in the trophy case. The 🦅 make it back-to-back #NECTrack Men's Outdoor Championships!🏆

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2️⃣@MountAthletics
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— NEC Track & Field (@nectrack) May 8, 2022

 
The Seahawks trailed in the 4x400m relay before veteran Seahawk, Will Cuthbertson, grabbed the baton and completely changed Wagner's fortune, as he was able to outsprint the field and hand it off to Thomas Corel, who claimed the win and the title for Wagner. 
 

This one clinches the title for the @WagnerAthletics Men's T&F team!

After falling behind in the first two legs of the 4x400m, the Seahawks turned it up for the final ✌️ to secure the 🏆!#NECtrack pic.twitter.com/QxiHovRUJL

— NEC Track & Field (@nectrack) May 8, 2022

 
The win was Wagner's fifth gold medal of the day and their sixth overall of the championship. 
 
The Seahawks and Mountaineers traded spots for the majority of the day, with Mount St. Mary's leading heading into the 5,000m before the Green & White had two finish among the top-three, as Jean Uminski (14:49.14) and Robert Guidicipietro (14:53.98) claimed the final two spots on the 5,000m podium. 
 

Congratulations to the Men's 5,000m winners! 👏👏👏

🥇: Elyas Ayyoub, @LIUAthletics (14:46.09)

🥈: Jean Uminski, @WagnerAthletics (14:49.14)

🥉: Robert Guidicipietro, WC (14:53.98)#NECtrack🏆

— NEC Track & Field (@nectrack) May 8, 2022

Anthony Bentivegna added four points to the Seahawks' total with a mark of 14:58.80 while Dominic Palermo finished eighth in 15:19.73. 
 
Cuthbertson broke the tape in the 1,500 to place first with a time of 3:52.51 while Jason Marchese put the Seahawks in a good spot, earning ten points after claiming the 400H title with a time of 52.86, which was also good for a spot at the upcoming IC4A's. 
 

William Cuthbertson set the pace early and made a huge push at the end of the 1,500m to add 🔟 more points to @WagnerAthletics' count with his first 🥇. #NECtrack🏆 pic.twitter.com/eOJcBXyQBe

— NEC Track & Field (@nectrack) May 8, 2022

 

Jason Marchese wins the 400m Hurdles with a time of 52.86!#NECtrack pic.twitter.com/c21Lqzgswy

— Wagner XC/Track (@Wagner_XCTF) May 8, 2022

 
For Cuthbertson, his time met the IC4A standards for the event. Michael Hubert rounded out the field of eight with a time of 4:02.38. 
 
Wagner's day on the track started in the 3,000 Steeplechase, as Palermo turned in an IC4A qualifying time of 9:13.03 to place second overall and collect eight points. Teammate Yannik Gerland garnered five points after a fourth-place showing, clocking in with a time of 9:26.67. 
 

Congratulations to the Men's 3,000m Steeplechase winners! 👏👏👏

🥇: Eddie Nicholas, @CCSUBlueDevils (9:11.17)

🥈: Dominic Palermo, @WagnerAthletics (9:13.03)

🥉: Bryan Villafuerte, @LIUAthletics (9:23.88)#NECtrack🏆

— NEC Track & Field (@nectrack) May 8, 2022

 
The 4x100 relay team of Ryan Lane, Joshua Cadet, Cyril Babcanec, and Logan Murphey also qualified for IC4A's after a fourth-place time of 42.17. 
 
Wagner collected 11 points in the 400m as Corel took second overall in the 400m with an IC4A time of 48.01 while teammate Joshua Cadet checked in at 49.23. 
 
After posting the top time during the preliminaries in the 800m, Mahmoud Abdalla took second and added eight points to Wagner's total, after crossing the tape in 1:54.07. 
 
Joshua Cadet finished eighth in the 200m, turning in another IC4A performance for the Green & White, finishing in 21.95. 
 
The afternoon commenced with the field events as Corey Durden took second overall in the hammer with a throw of 52.80m Teammate Adrian Pocesta notched four points with a throw of 48.07m while Michael Pepe, who won the discus for the second straight year, finished ninth with a throw of 46.93m. 
 

Congratulations to the Men's Hammer Throw winners! 👏👏👏

🥇: Cameron Croce, @SHUBigRed (58.16m)

🥈: Corey Durden, @WagnerAthletics (52.80m)

🥉: Parker Hilaman, @SFUathletics (52.72m)#NECtrack🏆

— NEC Track & Field (@nectrack) May 8, 2022