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Ohio State Invitational
Bucknell Track Teams Record Impressive Performances at Ohio State
2/3/2002 7:00:00 AM | Women's Track and Field
Feb. 3, 2002
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Four different Bucknell track & field athletes placed first yesterday afternoon at the Ohio State Invitational.
The non-scoring meet consisted of Toledo, Kentucky State, Ohio State, Ohio University, Morehouse College, Eastern Michigan, Purdue, Central State and Bucknell.
Senior Stephanie Bango picked up her second win of the year in the 800m run, placing first among 21 competitors in 2:14.48. She provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championships in the same event last week at the Penn State National Open, and is currently ranked 12th in the nation.
Freshman Jennifer Marsh and senior LaTonya McSwain also broke the top three for Bucknell. Marsh placed second in the 1,000m run in 3:05.71, while McSwain placed third in the 800 in 2:17.96. In addition, the women's 1,600m relay team of Monique Boley, Amy Calvo, Rehana Lanewala and McSwain placed second out of 11 teams in 3:55.87.
For the men's team, senior P.J. Ward junior Greg Costello and sophomore Noel Powell earned one individual victory apiece. Ward was the first to cross the finish line in the 1,000m run (2:30.60), and Costello beat out nine competitors to win the 5,000m run in 14:40.63.
Powell came away with his fourth victory of the season in the long jump, as he leaped 23'11", first among 17 competitors. He provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championships in the event on Jan. 19, and he is currently ranked 10th in the nation.
Other Bison who placed among the top three in their respective events were junior Lou Palma and junior Eric Furst. Palma took second among 16 competitors in the 3,000m run in 8:39.81, and was the top collegiate finisher. Furst finished third out of 13 harriers in the mile in a time of 4:16.62.
Both teams return home next Saturday for the Bucknell Winter Classic.
Individual Results-Women 60m dash: Tolu Fayanjuola, 8.19, Amy Calvo, 8.22, Erin Turner-Byfield, 8.35, Charity Brady, 8.41, Rehana Lanewala, 8.44, Christie Wolfgang, 9.15. 200m dash: Kiley MacDonald, 26.38, Amy Calvo, 26.62, Edwina Bourn, 26.73, Charity Brady, 27.17, Samantha Klotz, 27.71. 400m dash: Rehana Lanewala, 59.28, Monique Boley, 1:01.35, Christie Wolfgang, 1:02.26, Khadija Shariff, 1:02.43. 600m run: 6. Kristin Kyzmir, 1,46.18. 800m run: Stephanie Bango, 2:14.48, LaTonya McSwain, 2:17.96, Nicki Piper, 2:24.08, Vanessa Augeri, 2:26.03. 1,000 run: Jennifer Marsh, 3:05.71, Michelle Baylor, 3:07.91. 3,000m run: Chris Crowe, 10:15.24, Becki Marshall, 10:57.12. 5,000m run: Kristin Ferrell, 18:17.97, Kelly Raffety, 19:19.90, Stephanie Keller, 19:42.00, Katie Fantauzzo, 20:00.25. 60m hurdles: Kiley MacDonald, 9.23, Samantha Klotz, 9.30, Edwina Bourn, 9.54. 1,600m relay: Monique Boley, Amy Calvo, Rehana Lanewala, LaTonya McSwain, 3:55.87, Bucknell "B", 4:10.38, Bucknell "C", 4:19.35. High Jump: Tolu Fayanjuola, 5'1 ?", Shannon Maher, NH. Pole Vault: Andrea Nyce, 11'1 ?", Samantha Klotz, 10'2", Abigail Bouzan-Kaloustian, 9'8", Shannon Benson, 9'8". Long Jump: Tolu Fayanjuola, 17'10 ?", Kim Zimbal, 16'6". Triple Jump: Kim Zimbal, 36'1 ?", Robin Meling, 35'5 ?". Shot Put: Erin Lee, 35'5 ?", Gwen Soult, 34'7 ?" Laura Schaffer, 38' ?". Weight Throw: Maria Garcia, 49'3 ?", Liz Pendelton, 44'7 ?", Laura Schaffer, 44'6", Angela McFarland, 43'11 ?", Erin Lee, 39'9 ?".
Individual Results-Men 60m dash: David Gabriel, 7.21, Matt Solomon, 7.26. 200m dash: Ryan Newberger, 22.70, Noel Powell, 22.76, David Gabriel, 23.17, Matt Solomon, 23.40. 400m dash: Matt Nini, 50.95, Chris Edwards, 52.39, Rich Alexander, 53.27, Brian Klotz, 53.30, Micah Wright, 55.70. 800m run: Aaron Hanlon, 1:56.1, Tom Prochilo, 1:56.2, Cotie Strong, 1:58.83, Jon Longabaugh, 2:01.90, Mike Mellas, 2:06.00. 1,000m run: P.J. Ward, 2:30.60, Matias Palavecino, 2:36.43. Mile: Eric Furst, 4:16.62, Mike Euell, 4:20.86, Kevin Walsh, 4:31.81. 3,000m run: Lou Palma, 8:39.81, Kevin Weatherill, 8:45.55, Wes Reinhardt, 8:47.93, Doug Creveling, 8:49.93, Evan Honeyfield, 9:00.67, Nick Mousetis, 9:09.47, Marcus Jones, 9:12.53, Dan Lounsbury, 9:15.51. 5,000m run: Greg Costello, 14:40.63, Bryan Johnston, 15:18.88, Stephen Schaefer, 16:11.07. 60m hurdles: Rich Alexander, 8.71, Darrell Perry, 8.88, Matt Nini, 9.09, Charles Becht, 9.15, Mike Mellas, 9.29. 1,600m relay: Matt Nini, Ryan Newberger, Eric Furst, Cotie Strong, 3:22.31, Bucknell "B", 3:31.18, Bucknell "C", 3:36.80. High Jump: Charles Becht, NH, Drew Folk, NH. Pole Vault: Bill Kranec, NH, Jeff Arek, NH, Adam Jacob, NH. Long Jump: Noel Powell, 23'11", Mike Mellas, 18'9 ?". Triple Jump: Drew Folk, 40'2 ?". Shot Put: Augie Siciliano, 42'8 ?". Weight Throw: Adam Kaufman, 53'1 ?", Augie Siciliano, 48'10 ?".
