Bucknell University
Coastal Carolina Shamrock Invitational
Bucknell Track and Field Teams Compete at Shamrock Invitational
3/17/2007 8:00:00 AM | Women's Track and Field
CONWAY, S.C. - The Bucknell track and field squads wrapped up the two-day Shamrock Invitational on the campus of Coastal Carolina. Senior Joshua Kaehler (Havover, Pa. South Western) won the javelin with a toss of 199 feet, 10 inches (60.90m), which was an IC4A qualifying mark, while senior Nina Reinhardt (Northport, N.Y./Northport) posted a first-place finish in the heptathlon with 4,581 points, which qualified her for the ECAC Championships.
Senior Marjorie Grap (Van Ettan, N.Y./Spencer-Van Etten) finished second in the discus with a distance of 149-05 (45.54m). She also posted a sixth-place showing in the shot put and hammer throw with marks of 41-11 ¼ (12.78m) and 179-03 (54.64m), respectively. Junior Beverly Rogers (Finleyville, Pa./Ringgold) notched a fourth-place showing in the javelin with a distance of 134-02 (42.47m).
Seniors Catherine Trentacoste (Garden City, N.J./Garden City) and Christa Sawko (Montoursville, Pa./Montoursville Area) finished back-to-back in the 400-meter hurdles. Trentacoste crossed the line in third place with a time of 1:03.44, while Sawko broke the plane at 1:04.91. Trentacoste also finished sixth in the 100 hurdles with a time of 15.03, while teammate, Melanie Buczko (Butler, Pa./Butler Area) ran a time of 15.55, which was good for seventh.
Also in the javelin, freshman Steven Pierce (Ridgewood, N.J./Ridgewood) threw a distance of 188-02 (57.35m), which was good for third place and made him an IC4A qualifier. Senior Tyler Hoffman (Lewisburg, Pa./Lewisburg) notched an NCAA regional and IC4A qualifying mark after he finished fourth in the hammer throw with a distance of 181-04 (55.28m). Senior Sean Egan (Yorktown Heights, N.Y./Fordham Prep) ran a time of nine minutes, .20 seconds on the 3,000-meter run, which was good for third.
Bucknell will compete in the Susquehanna Invitational in Selinsgrove, Pa., and the George Mason Invitational in Fairfax, Va., on Saturday, March 17, 2007.
