Bucknell University Athletics
Bucknell University
Class of '32 Invitational
Indoor Track & Field Team Runs Away With Meet At Colgate University
2/3/2001 7:00:00 AM | Men's Track and Field
Feb. 3, 2001
COLLEGIATE TRACK & FIELD Class of '32 Invitational at Colgate University
Men Women 1. Bucknell 270 1. Bucknell 249 2. Colgate 97 2. Colgate 99 3. Albany 79 3. Lehigh 86 4. Lehigh 64 4. Albany 77 5. RPI 49 5. Hamilton 30 6. Hamilton 15 6. Marist 22 7. Marist 5 7. RPI 18Hamilton, N.Y. --- The Bucknell men and women claimed first place in a scoring meet held at the Colgate Fieldhouse on Saturday. The Bison men posted 13 first-place finishes and scored a team total of 270 points, outdistancing runner-up and host Colgate University (97) by nearly three times. The Bucknell women had 10 first-place showings, and finished with 249 points, besting runner-up Colgate by 150 points.
In addition to the 13 first-place finishes for the men's squad, two individuals were able to break the Bucknell top-ten performers chart. Junior David Gabriel (Sayre, Pa./Athens Area) ran a personal best in the 55-meter dash by blowing away the competition with a time of 6.51. This time of Gabriel one hundredth of a second better that his previous best and keeps him at 7th all-time at Bucknell. Fellow speedster, freshman Noel Powell (Tamaqua, Pa./Tamaqua Area) narrowly made the charts with a leap of 22' 8 ?" in the long jump. Powell finished second in the event and now has the tenth best leap in Bucknell history, not bad for his first time competing in the long jump.
The women's team had four individuals improve on their personal bests and move up the Bucknell top-ten performers charts. Sophomore Andrea Beisser (Ames, Iowa/Ames) finished third at the invitational in the 5000-meter run with a time of 17:32.50. Beisser cracks the performers chart with the sixth fastest time in BU history. In the 55-meter hurdle's, freshman Jamie Lilien (Hillsdale, N.J./Pascack Valley) pulled out a victory with a great time of 8.45. She not only earned 10 points for the Bison but also moved into third all-time at Bucknell in the event.
In non-running events, junior Andrea Nyce (Perkasie, Pa./Pennridge) and freshman Maria Garcia (Providence, R.I./Hope) finished first and third in the triple jump and the 20 lb. weight throw. Nyce's winning leap of 36' 8 ?" in the triple jump moves her into the eighth slot on the all-time charts at Bucknell. Garcia, who specializes in the weight throw, completed the event with a toss of 47' 7 ?" and now owns the third best throw in BU history.
The men's and women's indoor track & field teams will continue with their road trip as they travel to East Stroudsburg University for a meet on Sunday, February 4.
MEN: 55m Dash David Gabriel 6.51 7th all-time 200m David Gabriel 22.39 400m Brian Klotz (York, Pa./Dallastown Area) 50.55 500m Andrew Hunsberger (Southampton, Pa./William Tennent) 1:06.74 800m P.J. Ward (Mountaintop, Pa./Crestwood) 1:57.20 3000m Chris Nowakowski (Waldorf, Md./Westlake) 8:37.88 5000M Greg Costello (Pittsburgh, Pa./Mt. Lebanon) 14:48.82 Pole Vault J.C. Whittaker (Blue Bell, Pa./Wissahickon) 15' 3" Long Jump James Hollins (Feeding Hills, Mass./Northfield) 23'4" Triple Jump James Hollins 47' 35-lb Weight Ryan Stairs (Somerset, Pa./Somerset Area) 57'5"WOMEN: 55m Hurdle Jamie Lilien 8.45 3rd all-time 200m Charity Brady (Warren, Ohio/Warren G. Harding) 26.33 500m LaTonya McSwain (Cleveland, Ohio/Hawken) 1:17.26 800M Stephanie Bango (Smethport, Pa./Smethport) 2:11.73 Mile Becki Marshall (Montgomery, N.Y./Pine Bush Central) 5:10.84 3000m Theresa Dennis (Wilkes Barre, Pa./Hanover Area) 10:26.79 Pole Vault Shannon Benson (Visalia, Calif./Golden West) 10'4" Long Jump Jamie Lilien 16'9 ?" Triple Jump Andrea Nyce 36' 8 ?" 8th all-time
