LHU Men’s 5000 Meters and Women’s Shot Put Dominant at Liberty Invite

LYNCHBURG, Va.  – The Lock Haven University track and field squads took half of the top six spots in the women’s shot put and placed six men’s runners in the top-10 of the 5000 meters, en route to an impressive showing at the Liberty University Invitational yesterday (April 2). Sophomore javelin specialist Ashley Bartlebaugh (Petersburg, Pa./Juniata Valley) earned the lone championship for the Lock Haven squads with a 124-foot-8 toss.

The women’s squad earned 17 placewinners, including five top-three finishes. Bartlebaugh led the way, with junior Natalie Marsh (Glendale, Ariz./Glendale C.C.) getting runner-up status in the discuss at 126-feet-6.

The 4x400 relay squad of Mary Ewanich (Cornwall, N.Y./Cornwall), Diane Sujansky (Plum, Pa./Plum), Ashley Hartman (Garrett, Pa./Berlin Brothersvalley) and Maggie Borden (Hanover, Pa./Delone Catholic) nabbed a runner-up finish of their own, finishing in 4:15.57. Borden also added a third-place result in the 400 meters to her resume.

Leading the trio of Lady Eagles in the shot put was junior Shelly Levy (Philadelphia/West Philadelphia) at third place. She was joined by Freshman Jen Andrews (Chambersburg, Pa./Chambersburg) and sophomore Ginger Williams (Pasadena, Md./Chesapeake) in fourth and sixth, respectively.

The men’s team had 11 placewinners, led by their dominant finish in the 5000 meters. Senior Chris Cowan (Horseheads, N.Y./Thomas A. Edison) took second in 15:05.33, with sophomore Ryan Blood (Summerdale, Pa./East Pennsboro) following at 15:06.64. Classmate Aaron Benson (Mt. Jewett, Pa./Kane Area) rounded out the placewinners in the event for LHU at fifth.

Junior Chris Long (Bloomsburg, Pa./Central Columbia) was just that, earning the other Bald Eagle runner-up spot in the javelin with a 185-foot-9 heave. Junior Fieldon Daubert (Annville, Pa./Annville-Cleonia) completed LHU’s 2-3 finish in the field event.

Also earning third-place finishes were freshmen Frankie Graham, Jr. (Reading, Pa./Reading) in the high jump and Cory J. Spidell (Home, Pa./Marion Center) in the 800 meters. Graham topped at least six Division I leapers.

Bartlebaugh, Marsh, Ewanich, Sujansky, Hartman, Borden, Levy, Andrews, Williams, Cowan, Blood, Benson, Long, Daubert, Graham, Spidell and the rest of the LHU track and field teams will be back in action Saturday, April 9 at Clarion University for the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West Challenge.

 

LHU Men’s Placewinners:

Chris Cowan                     2^nd     5000m                               *15:05.53

Chris Long                        2^nd     Javelin                              *185’ 9”

Fieldon Daubert                 3^rd     Javelin                              178’ 6”

                                       6^th      Hammer Throw               151’ 4”

Ryan Blood                       3^rd     5000m                               *15:06.64

Frankie Graham                  3^rd     High Jump                       *6’ 2-3/4”

Cory Spidell                      3^rd     800m                                 *1:55.15

Shawn Clancy                    4^th      Decathlon                                        *5770 points

Aaron Benson                    5^th      5000m                               *15:19.94

Mike Brito                        6^th      400m IH                            *57.06

(Hvizdzak, Taylor

Brito, Skrivanek)                6^th      4x100m Relay                   *44.18

(Skrivanek, Hite

Brito, Taylor)                    6^th      4x400m Relay                   *3:27.10

 

Other LHU Men’s PSAC Qualifiers:

Bill Buckenmeyer                       5000m~15:32.84

Fieldon Daubert                          Shot Put~45’ 1-1/2”

Tim Hite                                   400m~50.74

Chris Robson                             5000m~15:37.43

Joe Wiegner                               5000m~15:26.15

 

Other LHU Men’s PSAC Qualifiers:

Aaron Benson                              10,000m~33:23.86

Ryan Davis                                 10,000m~33:24.05

Keith Veldhuis                            110mHH~15.70

 

LHU Women’s  Placewinners:

Ashley Bartlebaugh          1^st      Javelin                              *124’ 8”

Natalie Marsh                  2^nd     Discus                              *126’ 6”

(Ewanich, Sujansky

Hartman, Borden)             2^nd     4x400m Relay                   *4:15.57

Maggie Borden                3^rd     400m                                 *59.16

Shelly Levy                     3^rd     Shot Put                           *39’ 9-1/4”

Bri Palazzi                      4^th      Triple Jump                      *34’ 11”

                                     5^th      Long Jump                       *16’ 10-3/4”

Ginger Williams               4^th      Discus                              *122’ 2”

                                     6^th      Shot Put                           *38’ 4”

Jen Andrews                    4^th      Shot Put                           *38’ 7-3/4”

Mary Ewanich                  4^th      400m IH                            *1:08.45

Richelle Reed                   4^th      Hammer Throw               142’ 2”

(Hartman, Palazzi

Phillips, Borden)              4^th      4x100m Relay                   *49.39

Taryn Maley                    5^th      Javelin                              109’ 6”

Sara McCleary                  6^th      High Jump                       *5’ 1”

Maria McGettigan             6^th      Hammer Throw               135’ 7”

Nichol Rhian                    6^th      400m IH                            *1:10.64

 

LHU Women’s PSAC Qualifiers:

Maggie Borden                          200m~25.64

Ashley Hartman                         100m~12.94; 200m~26.32

Angela Kramer                           Pole Vault~10’ 0”

Laura Phillips                            100m~12.97; 200m~26.47

Richelle Reed                            Discus~116’ 1”

Amanda Reinmiller                    Heptathlon~3290 points

Nichol Rhian                             Pole Vault~9’ 6-1/4”

Sarah Robertson                         5000m~18:57.09

Brittany Turner                          800m~2:22.44