Bucknell University Athletics
Bucknell Track and Field Gets 11 on Indoor Track All-Patriot League Teams
2/26/2004 7:00:00 AM | Men's Track and Field
Feb. 26, 2004
LEWISBURG, Pa. - A total of eleven Bucknell athletes were named to All-Patriot League teams for indoor track and field, including eight women and three men. Five members of the Patriot League champion women's team landed on the league's first team. The women's team, led by Kevin Donner, who is now the three-time Patriot League women's indoor coach of the year, earned 198 points and piled up the largest margin of victory in Patriot League women's indoor history, leading Navy by 94 points. The men's team finished third behind Navy and Army, who were separated by two points in the closest-ever men's indoor league meet.
Melanie Buczko, Amy Calvo, Ann Doty, Tolu Fayanjuola, and Christa Sawko earned spots on the league's women's first team. Freshman Buczko is the first athlete in the Patriot League to capture both the pole vault and 60-meter hurdles in an indoor championship meet, and became the first Bucknell athlete to run a 60-meter hurdle race in under nine seconds, finishing in 8.94. Buczko already held the Bucknell pole vault record at 12'9 ?". Calvo, a junior, won the 400 meter race for the second straight year and earns her third all-league nomination. She ranks as the third-fastest 400 runner in Bucknell history.
Doty, a freshman, won the triple jump with the third-best leap in school history of 38'10 ?" and earns first-team all-league status for the accomplishment, as does fellow jumper Fayanjuola. The junior recorded the third-best long jump in Bucknell history at the league meet, leaping 18'8 ?". She also won the 60-meter dash in a Bucknell-record 7.75 seconds for the relatively new event. It is her second time on the all-league team. Freshman Sawko won the 800 race at the league meet in 2:15.18, the fifth-best time in Bucknell history.
Rounding out the women's selections are the three second-teamers, junior Monique Boley, freshman Lauren Bricker, and freshman Sarah Groman. Boley finished second in the 400 as part of a one-two-three finish that included Calvo and Rehana Lanewala. Boley ran the sixth-best 400 in school history, finishing in 58.07 seconds, earning her first all-league nomination. Bricker won two silver medals in the triple jump and 800 where she finished behind Doty and Sawko, respectively. Groman finished second in the high jump.
The three men's honorees all made the league's second team. Senior Noel Powell made his fourth all-league squad for finishing second in the long jump, 200, and 400, earning 24 of Bucknell's 68 ? points. Senior Aaron Hanlon earned his first all-league nomination for finishing second in the 800, and Greg Costello was honored for the first time for his runner-up 5K finish. Costello joined the school's 5K list earlier this year, running the ninth-best time in school history.
Ten of the 11 athletes will be competing in the IC4A/ECAC meet March 6-7 in Boston, Mass. Buczko has earned admittance to the pole vault and 60-meter hurdle races, Calvo in the 400 and 500, Doty in the triple jump, Fayanjuola in the long jump and 60-meter dash, Sawko in the 800 and 4x800 relay, Boley in the 500, and Bricker in the 4x800 relay. On the men's side, Costello qualified for the 3K and 5K, Powell for the 200 and long jump, and Hanlon for the 800.
2004 All-Patriot League Indoor Track & Field TeamsMEN FIRST TEAM Name School Cl. Hometown Event(s) Previous All-League Waldemar Auguscinski Colgate Sr. Passaic, N.J. 1st Shot Put 2003 Eric Brye Navy Jr. Winona, Ohio 1st 500, 1st 4x400 Adesina Ekundayo Navy Sr. Randallstown, Md. 1st 60m Hurdles George Evans Lehigh Sr. Youngstown, Ohio 1st 60 2002, 2003 Jamar Green Navy So. Pineville, La. 1st 4x400 Chris Haag Army Fr. Lenox Twp., Mich. 1st 800 Ryan Keaton Army So. Katy, Texas 1st Pole Vault Michael Levinson Navy Fr. Willingboro, N.J. 1st 4x400 Rodney Manzo Army Sr. Wallkill, N.Y. 1st Heptathlon, 1st High Jump 2002, 2003 Joshua McCann Navy Jr. Magnolia, Texas 1st 4x800 Eric Porter Navy Sr. Brookeville, Md. 1st 200, 1st 400, 1st 4x400 Ahren Reiter Army Sr. Rock Spring, Wyo. 1st 3,000 Philip Sakala Army So. Las Cruces, N.M. 1st Mile 2003 Erik Schmidt Navy Sr. Spokane, Wash. 1st 1,000, 1st 4x800, 1st DMR Matthew Schmitt Army Jr. Saint Paul, Minn. 1st Weight 2003 Matt Seymour American Sr. Rockville, Md. 1st 3,000, 1st 5,000 Joshua Sink Navy So. Welcome, N.C. 1st 4x800, 1st DMR Davidson Taveras Navy Jr. Cape Coral, Fla. 1st 4x800, 1st DMR Sam Spletzer Navy So. Cedarburg, Wis. 1st DMR Jeff Weaver Army Sr. Kohoka, Mo. 1st Long Jump, 1st Triple Jump '02 FPOM, 2002, '03 FPOM, 2003
SECOND TEAM Name School Cl. Hometown Event(s) Previous All-League Ed Ayers Army Sr. Raleigh, N.C. 2nd 4x400 Chris Beurger American So. Groveland, Mass. 2nd DMR Daniel Braud Army Fr. Kingwood, Texas 2nd 4x400 Tony Corona Army Jr. Dallas, Texas 2nd 4x400 Greg Costello Bucknell Gr. Pittsburgh, Pa. 2nd 5,000 Sean Duffy American Jr. Holmes, Pa. 2nd 1,000, 2nd 4x800, 2nd DMR 2002, 2003 Dustin Emani American Fr. Great Neck, N.Y. 2nd 4x800, 2nd DMR Phil Gaeta American So. Herndon, Va. 2nd Mile, 2nd 4x800, 2nd DMR 2003 Aaron Hanlon Bucknell Sr. Pittsburgh, Pa. 2nd 800 Cole Herron Navy Fr. Sanger, Calif. 2nd High Jump Trey Hines Navy Fr. Douglasville, Ga. 2nd 60 Rob Hoffman American Fr. Wantagh, N.Y. 2nd 4x800 Trevor Hopper Army Sr. Keller, Texas 2nd 60m Hurdles, 2nd 500,
2nd 4x400 Ralph Lufkin Navy Jr. Basking Ridge, N.J. 2nd Shot Put Valcalv Malek Lehigh So. Rockville, Md. 2nd Heptathlon Nathaniel Michael Navy Sr. Pilot Point, Texas 2nd Weight Noel Powell Bucknell Sr. Tamaqua, Pa. 2nd Long Jump, 2nd 200, 2001, 2002, 2003
2nd 400 Kelly Stephens Navy Fr. Houston, Texas 2nd Pole Vault Victor Vientos Lehigh Fr. Matawan, N.J. 2nd 3,000 Francis Vincent Lehigh Jr. East Lyme, Conn. 2nd Triple Jump
Co-Men's Track Athletes of the Meet: Eric Porter, Navy and Matt Seymour, American Co-Men's Field Athletes of the Meet: Rod Manzo, Army and Jeff Weaver, Army Men's Coach of the Year: Steve Cooksey, Navy (first award)
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WOMEN FIRST TEAM Name School Cl. Hometown Event(s) Previous All-League Natalie Bosserman Lafayette Sr. Arden, N.C. 1st 4x400 Melanie Buczko Bucknell Fr. Butler, Pa. 1st 60m Hurdles,
1st Pole Vault Amy Calvo Bucknell Jr. Trenton, N.J. 1st 400 2002, 2003 Keira Carlstrom American So. Oakton, Va. 1st 3,000, 2nd Mile, 2003 1st DMR, 2nd 4x800 Tineisha Davis Navy Jr. Madisonville, Ky. 1st 200, 1st 500, 1st 4x800 2002, 2003 Ashley Delinger American Fr. 1st DMR Erin Demchko Navy Fr. Nanuet, N.Y. 1st 4x800 Gina DiPiero Navy So. Sagamore Hills, Ohio 1st 4x800 2003 Ann Doty Bucknell Fr. Punxsutawney, Pa. 1st Triple Jump Kate Evangelista Lafayette So. Cinnaminson, N.J. 1st 4x400 Tolu Fayanjuola Bucknell Jr. Providence, R.I. 1st Long Jump, 1st 60 2003 Sara Fields Army Sr. Bloomington, Ind. 1st Shot Put 2002, 2003 Katharine Hessler Lehigh So. Walkersville, Md. 1st High Jump Elizabeth Hallowell Lafayette Sr. Ottsville, Pa. 1st 4x400, 2nd 500 Kacee Jossis Navy Sr. Boise, Idaho 1st 4x800 2003 Jennifer Leatherman Navy So. Yellville, Ark. 1st Weight, 2nd Shot Put Khayla Lowe Lehigh Jr. Pittsburgh, Pa. 1st Pentathlon Whitney McNees American Jr. Pennington, N.J. 1st DMR, 2nd 4x800 Elizabeth Rybas Lafayette So. Bensalem, Pa. 1st 4x400 Christa Sawko Bucknell Fr. Montoursville, Pa. 1st 800 Kelley Taylor American Fr. Virginia Beach, Va. 1st Mile, 1st DMR, 2nd 4x800 Zaia Wharton American So. Elkins, W.Va. 1st 1,000, 2nd 4x800 Danielle Whicher Colgate Fr. N. Reading, Mass. 1st 5,000, 2nd 3,000
SECOND TEAM Name School Cl. Hometown Event(s) Previous All-League Kristen Andrews Navy Fr. New Holland, Pa. 2nd 60m Hurdles, 2nd Pole Vault Sharonda Aplon Army Jr. Beaumont, Texas 2nd 4x400 Monique Boley Bucknell Jr. Alexandria, Va. 2nd 400 Lauren Bricker Bucknell Fr. Greensburg, Pa. 2nd Triple Jump, 2nd 800 Margaret Clark Army Fr. Waukesha, Wis. 2nd 1,000, 2nd DMR Elise Eubanks Army Sr. Memphis, Tenn. 2nd 4x400 Loni Forsythe Navy Fr. Chattanooga, Tenn. 2nd 60 Sarah Groman Bucknell Fr. Hollister, Calif. 2nd High Jump Jill Hajec Army So. Camden, Del. 2nd 5,000 Lindsay Hinch Lehigh Jr. Unadilla, N.Y. 2nd Long Jump 2003 Andrea Madden Holy Cross Sr. Reading, Mass. 2nd Weight Myra Markey Army So. Freeland, Mich. 2nd DMR Christine Murray Army Fr. Silverdale, Wash. 2nd 4x400 Shannon O'Hagan Colgate So. Sarnia, Ontario 2nd High Jump Leslie Peebles Army Jr. Collegeville, Pa. 2nd DMR Ashley Urick Army So. Carmel, Ind. 2nd DMR Meghan Venable-Thomas Army Fr. Allentown, Pa. 2nd 200, 2nd 4x400 Jennifer White Lafayette Sr. Manalapan, N.J. 2nd Pentathlon
Women's Track Athlete of the Meet: Tineisha Davis, Navy Women's Field Athlete of the Meet: Sara Fields, Army Women's Coach of the Year: Kevin Donner, Bucknell (third award - 2002 and 2003)
