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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 27, 2004
Full
men's results
Full
women's results
LHU TRACKSTERS OPEN UP OUTDOOR
SEASON AT SUSQUEHANNA INVITE
Magrino Sets Bald Eagle Hammer Throw
Record
(Selinsgrove,
Pa.) - The Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania outdoor
men’s and women’s track and field teams fared well in
their unveiling at the Susquehanna Invitational hosted by
Susquehanna University. A total of nine first-place
finishes were collected by Lock Haven, including seven by
the Bald Eagles. Senior thrower Julius Magrino
(Temple/Meadville) reset his own hammer throw record,
bettering last year’s mark by more than five feet.
The
men’s team cruised to seven top finishes, including wins
in both the 4x100 meter relay and the 4x400 meter relay. Mike
Brito (Union, N.J./Union), Tom Skrivanek (St.
James, N.Y./Smithtown), Keith Veldhuis (Thamesford,
ONT/Ingersoll DCI) and Anesu Mushonga (Harare,
Zimbabwe/Prince Edward) eclipsed the field for the win
in the 4x100 meter relay in 42.46. Tim Hite
(Altoona/Altoona), Jacob Merrill (Kingsley/Montrose), Mike
Brito and Tom Skrivanek combined to take the
gold in the 4x400 meter relay, cruising across the finish
in 3:24.34.
Adding
to their relay victories, Mike Brito and Tim Hite were
individual winners. Brito captured the win in the 400
meter hurdles in 55.12 and Hite was tops in the 400 meters
in a time of 50.16.
Distance
standout Chris Cowan (Horseheads, N.Y./Thomas A.
Edison) claimed the win in the 5000 meters, taking a
23-second victory with a time of 14:50.91. In the field
events, Jim Dempsey (Blue Bell/Wissahickon) cleared
6’4” in the high jump for a first-place finish, while Andy
Pollison (Long Valley, N.J./West Morris Central) went
15’0” in the pole vault to take first place.
Julius
Magrino’s throw of 155’5” in the hammer was good
for second place overall but broke the school record that
he already owned in the event by over five feet.
The
Lady Eagles also fared well in their first competition
outdoors, returning home with a pair of first-place
finishers and several PSAC qualifiers. The quartet of Melissa
Namey (New Kensington/Burrell), Laura Phillips
(York/Central York), Mary Ewanich (Cornwall,
N.Y./Cornwall) and Maggie Borden (Hanover/Delone
Catholic) won the 4x400 meter relay with a time of
4:04.40. Three of the relay members were also packed among
the top five in the 400 meter dash with Borden finishing
second (59.22), Namey placing third (60.88) and Ewanich
following in fifth (61.72).
In
the throwing events, Lock Haven’s Shelly Levy
(Philadelphia/West Philadelphia) captured the win in
the shot put, throwing 39’ 3-1/4” for the victory.
The
Lock Haven University men’s and women’s track and
field teams will next compete at the Liberty Invitational
in Lynchburg, Va., on Sat., April 3.
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| LHU
Men's Placewinners |
(Brito, Tom Skrivanek,
Veldhuis, Mushonga) |
1st |
4x100m Relay |
*42.46 |
(Hite, Merrill, Brito,
Skrivanek) |
1st |
4x400m Relay |
*3:24.34 |
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Mike Brito |
1st |
400m Hurdles |
*55.12 |
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Chris Cowan |
1st |
5000m |
*14:50.91 |
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Jim Dempsey |
1st |
High Jump |
*6'4" |
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Tim Hite |
1st |
400m |
*50.16 |
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Andy Pollison
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1st
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Pole Vault
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*15'0"
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Julius Magrino |
2nd |
Hammer Throw |
#155'5" |
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Jacob Merrill |
2nd |
400m Hurdles |
*55.40 |
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Shawn Clancy
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3rd |
110m Hurdles |
*15.78 |
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Joe Wiegner |
3rd |
5000m |
*15:25.15 |
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Fieldon Daubert
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4th |
Shot Put |
*44'11" |
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4th |
Hammer Throw |
142'9" |
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6th
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Javelin
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177'3"
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Anesu Mushonga
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4th
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100m
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*11.26 (11.19 trials)
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Ryan Blood
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5th
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10000m
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*32:50.73
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Billy Buckenmeyer
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5th
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5000m
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*15:35.92
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Keith Veldhuis
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5th
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Long Jump
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20' 9-3/4"
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Rick Clendaniel
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6th
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800m
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1:59.90
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Brian Lennex
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6th
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Triple Jump
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43'5"
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| Other
PSAC Qualifiers: |
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Ryan Yurchick~ Discus
(137'10") |
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| LHU
Women's Placewinners |
(Namey, Phillips,
Ewanich, Borden) |
1st |
4x400m Relay |
*4:04.40 |
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Shelly Levy |
1st |
Shot Put |
*39' 3-1/4" |
(Precious George, Borden,
Phillips, Namey) |
2nd |
4x100m Relay |
*49.86 |
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Maggie Borden |
2nd |
400m |
*59.22 |
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6th |
200m |
*26.76 |
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Ashley Bartlebaugh |
3rd |
Javelin |
*119'4" |
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Melissa Namey |
3rd |
400m |
*60.88 |
| Laura
Phillips |
4th |
Long
Jump |
*16'9" |
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Mary Ewanich |
5th |
400m |
61.72 |
| Kendra
Singletary |
5th |
Hammer
Throw |
116'0" |
| Other
PSAC Qualifiers: |
Kat Davey ~ 5000m (19:10.13)
Steph Schiebel~ Pole Vault (9'6") |
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*PSAC Qualifying Mark
#Lock Haven University School Record
%NCAA Provisional Qualifying mark
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