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Penn Relays
Melanie Buczko Clears Regional Qualifer in the Pole Vault at Penn Relays
4/28/2005 8:00:00 AM | Women's Track and Field
April 28, 2005
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - Sophomore Melanie Buczko placed third in the College Women's Pole Vault Championship with a regional qualifying effort, Thursday at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia, Pa. Buczko cleared the bar at 12-9 ½ (3.90m), earning a trip to the NCAA East Regional Championships.
Buzcko held her ground in an elite field comprised of several of the competitors she faced at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships this past winter. Amy Linnen of Kansas, the 2005 NCAA Indoor Champion in the event, took top honors on the day, vaulting over a height of 13-10 (4.22m).
The Bison distance medley relay team finished fifth against tough competition, clocking a time of 12:00.59, the third-best time in school history. Jen Marsh started off the relay running the 1,200-meter leg and handed off to teammate Monique Boley on the 400-meter leg. Amy Calvo took the baton from Boley for the 800-meter portion followed by Christa Sawko on the mile leg to close the race.
The Bison ran as high as third place during the race, trailing Columbia and Penn State, but strong anchor legs by Yale and American pushed the Bison back to fifth. Yale won the race clocking a time of 11:46.10, thanks to a blazing anchor leg by Bulldog All-American Lindsay Donaldson.
Action continues at Franklin Field tomorrow morning, as the Bison men will get a chance to compete. Both the men's and women's teams will travel to Bethlehem, Pa. on Saturday, to take on competition at the Lehigh Games.
