Bucknell University Athletics
Bucknell Track and Field Completes Action at the Sam Howell Invite
4/9/2006 8:00:00 AM | Women's Track and Field
April 9, 2006
PRINCETON, N.J. - The Bucknell track and field program concluded action at the Sam Howell Memorial Invitational on Saturday evening, in Princeton, N.J. Freshman Kerry Boyle (Hazleton,Pa./Hazleton) earned another place on the Bison top-10 list, clocking in a 400-meter dash time of 55.34 seconds, good enough for a seventh place finish in the record books.
On the women's side junior Marjorie Grap (Van Etten, N.Y./Spencer-Van Etten) won the hammer with a heave of 178 feet, 8 inches and landed in second place on Bucknell's top-10 list. Sophomore Amanda Mockbee (Hudson, Ohio/Hudson) took fifth in the event and marked the third-best throw in the school's history with a throw of 149.
Junior Christa Sawko (Montoursville, Pa./Montoursville) took second in the 800with a time of 2:13.46, while freshman Megan Hathaway (North Tonawanda, N.Y./Niagra Wheatfield) took third in the 400 (59.95).
In the 3000, junior Jenny Stevens (Laceyville, Pa./Wyalusing Valley) took second and just missed a place on the Bucknell top-to list with a time of 10:14.32. Senior Leanna Nastase (Beaverdale, Pa./Forest Hills) finished fifth in the event with a time of 10:21.72.
Freshman Kati Dempsey (Saylorsburg, Pa./Pleasant Valley) took fifth in the high jump with a season's best leap of 5-5 and earned a fifth-place ranking in the Orange and Blue record books, while sophomore Beverly Rogers (Finleyville, Pa./Ringgold) marked a javelin toss of 124-4.
The 4x100 relay team clocked in a fourth-best time of 49.31, while the 4x400 team won the event with a time 4:03.03.
On the men's side, Boyle's time earned him an overall second-place finish in the event.
In the pole vault, sophomore David Mante (Warwick, N.Y./Warwick Valley) took third with a mark of 15-1, while junior Josh Kaehler (Hanover, Pa./South Western) took second in the javelin, recording a heave of 181-7.
Freshman Kevin Macleod (East Longmeadow, Mass./East Longmeadow) clocked a time of 15:49 in the 110 hurdles, good enough for fifth overall, while sophomore Mark Caroleo (North Babylon, N.Y./North Babylon) turned in an 800 time of 1:55.49.
Senior Dan Frake (Northport, N.Y./Northport) took fifth in the hammer (185-04), while the 4x400 team won the event (3:24.16).
The complete results were not released on Saturday, however, more information will be provided when available.
The Bison are scheduled to return to action next weekend, April 14-15, while hosting the Bison Outdoor Classic.
