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**Ranks No. 9 in Bucknell history in heptathlon (3,987); Member of outdoor 4x100m relay that ranks fifth (48.16).** 2008-09: [Indoors] Competed in three events at the Patriot League Championships, including the pentathlon, long jump and triple jump ... took seventh (2,959) in the pentathlon ... recorded a career-high 2,963 points in the pentathlon at the Bison Open & Multi ... took fourth (17-1 1/4) in the long jump at the Bucknell Heptagonal ... [Outdoors] At the Patriot League Championships finished fifth in the heptathlon with 3,987 points ... performance ranks ninth all-time at Bucknell ... scored in the 100 hurdles (second, 17.19), long jump (second, 16-5 3/4) and shot put (sixth, 32-9 3/4) at the Susquehanna Invite. 2007-08: [Indoors] Versatile athlete competed in the 60m dash (15th, 8.20), 60m hurdles (22nd, 10.60) and 200m dash (13th, 27.04) at Patriot League Championships ... also competed in the 300 and 400 during the season ... best 200 was 27.03 at Akron Open ... [Outdoors] Ran the 100 and 200 dashes outdoors ... placed 15th in the 200 in season-best 26.17 at the Patriot League Championships ... part of 4x100 relay that took fourth at PLs (48.16) and qualified for the ECAC Championships (25th) ... PL time is fifth-best in Bucknell history ... best 100m time was 12.96 at Bison Outdoor Classic. Personal: Parents are John and Laura Bretscher ... has three siblings, Bryan, Brendan and Kiera ... mother was an All-America swimmer at St. John's ... uncle, John Ednie, was an All-America lacrosse player at Hobart ... starred in cross country, track & field and basketball at Centereach High School, earning a total of 14 varsity letters ... named track team MVP all four years and cross country team MVP three times ... captained the cross country/track teams for the three years ... all-league selection four times in track and three in cross country ... also captained the basketball team as a junior and was a two-time hoops team MVP ... chemical engineering major ... member of Dean's List and Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. |
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