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Bucknell Men's and Women's Track and Field Finishes Sam Howell Invitational at Princeton

Rycek Posts Career Best and ECAC Mark in Discus

Laura Rycek

April 5, 2008

PRINCETON, N.J. The Bucknell men's and women's track and field teams concluded a two-day meet at Princeton University, turning in several top performances at the Sam Howell Invitational, April 4-5.

On day two freshman Laura Rycek (Northamton, Pa./Northampton Area) led the way with an ECAC-qualifying mark and a new second-best mark in program history of 139-11, winning the javelin throw.

Freshman Sarah Moniz (Topsfield, Mass./Masconomet Regional) won the 3,000-meter run, posting the seventh-fastest time in Bucknell history 10:08.21, while junior Nicole Falcaro (Dingmans Ferry, Pa./Delaware Valley) followed in second with a time of 10:18.92.

Sophomore Laura Cundy (Sewell, N.J./Washington Township) recorded a top finish of third in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:52.17. In the men's 1,500, sophomore Kyle Ramer (Landisville, Pa./Hempfield) took second with a time of 3:59.65, while junior Clinton Orloski (Butler, Pa./Slippery Rock) followed in third with a time of 4:00.35.

Sophomore Allison Janda (Plymouth, Mich./Salem) led Bucknell in the 400-meter dash, placing 13th with a time of 59.01, while in the 100-meter dash, sophomore Kristin Steele (Shiremanstown, Pa./Trinity) placed 12th, stopping the clock at 13.14 and in the 800-meter run, junior Jenny Dalzell (Linwood, N.J./Mainland Regional) took fourth with a time of 2:14.92. In the men's 800-meter run, senior Brian Mooney (Rochester, NY/Gates-Chili) placed seventh in 1:55.17.

In the 400-meter hurdles sophomore Kelsey Coffin (Somerville, N.J./Somerville) finished in 12th in 1:10.38, while sophomore Thomas Vogler (Oneonta, N.Y./Oneonta) took 18th on the men's side with a time of 58.18. In the 110-meter hurdles, sophomore Ryan White (Elkins Park, Pa./Father Judge) took seventh, stopping the clock at 15.67.

In field events on day two, sophomore Chelsey Musante (Shelton, Pa./Shelton) took fifth in the shot put with a distance of 40-10 ¼, while sophomore Emily Moles (Wayne, Pa./Conestoga) led the Bison in the high jump with a mark of 5-1 for 11th. Freshman Casey Krause (Cebanon, Pa./Cedar Crest) posted the top distance for Bucknell in the long jump, placing eighth with a mark of 17-4 ¾. In the triple jump, senior Nicole Ayala (Reading, Pa./Holy Name) led the Bison with a distance of 35-4 ½.

On the men's side, freshman Nicholas Hruch (Sykesville, Md./Liberty) posted a height of 6-4 ¾ for fourth, while freshman Daniel Kubinski (Erie, Pa./Cathedral Preparatory School) led the way with a fourth-place finish (45-1/2). Additionally, freshman Michael Deatherage (Montclair, N.J./Montclair Kimberly Academy) took sixth in the javelin (181-11).

Top finishers for Bucknell on Day One included senior Erin Cranmer-Hart (Slippery Rock, Pa./Slippery Rock) running the 10th-fastest time in Bucknell history (17:34.65) to place 12th in the event. Senior Offeibea Hanson-Hall (New Rochelle, NY/New Rochelle) placed ninth in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:44.59, while Musante placed eighth in the hammer throw with a distance of 146-11. Senior Courtney Lynch (Glen Mills, Pa./Archmere Acad.) finished 15th in the discus (102-03) and senior Ashley Curry (Lewistown, Pa./Lewistown Area) posted a height of 10-8 in the pole vault to place 13th. On the men's side, sophomore Conor McNamara (Baldwin, N.Y./Chaminade) took 13th in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:01.41 and sophomore Jonathan Lockhart (Chesapeake, Va./Great Bridge) placed 23rd in the discus with a distance of 123-05.

Bucknell is now set to host the Bison Outdoor Classic next weekend, April 11-12, at Christy-Mathewson-Memorial Stadium.