Bucknell University Athletics
Bucknell Men's Track and Field Sends Athletes To IC4A Championships
3/5/2008 7:00:00 AM | Men's Track and Field
March 5, 2008
LEWISBURG, Pa. - The Bucknell men's track and field team is set to send athletes to the IC4A Championships this Saturday through Sunday. Men's events will take place at Boston University while the women's ECAC Championship events will take place at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston, Mass. The Bison are coming off a second-place finish at the Patriot League Championships, Feb. 22-24 at Gerhard Fieldhouse, the best finish for the Bison men since 2002.
In reference to this weekend's meet, Bucknell head coach Kevin Donner notes that, "Qualifying for the IC4A Championships is quite an honor. I believe we have a good number of athletes and relays that can score and earn All-East distinction."
Bison Men's Track and Field Notebook
IC4A Championships Schedule of Events -
- Saturday - 11 a.m. - Heptathlon - Ryan White
- Saturday - 11 a.m. - Pole Vault - David Mante
- Saturday - 2 p.m. - 400-Meter Dash (Trials) - Kerry Boyle, Guy Castranova, Kevin Macleod
- Saturday - 2 p.m. - Long Jump - Kyle Anthony
- Saturday - 3 p.m. - Weight Throw - Jake Meyer
- Saturday - 3:20 p.m. - 3,000-Meter Run - Wallace Campbell
- Saturday - 4 p.m. - Distance Medley Relay (Trials) - Baron Willeford, TBA, Evan Novakowski, Conor McNamara
- Saturday - 4:25 p.m. 4x800 Relay (Trials) - Brian Mooney, John Picardo, Clayton Smith, Kyle Ramer
- Sunday - 10 a.m. - Heptathlon - Ryan White
- Sunday - 12 p.m. - High Jump - Nicholas Hruch, Drew Fitzgerald
- Sunday - 12 p.m. - Shot Put - Timothy Medlock
- Sunday - 12:30 p.m. - Triple Jump - Kyle Anthony
- Sunday - 1:05 p.m. - 400-Meter Dash (Finals) - TBA
- Sunday - 2:40 p.m. - Distance Medley Relay (Finals) - TBA
- Sunday - 2:55 p.m. - 4x800 Relay (Finals) - TBA
At the Patriot League Championships, Feb. 22-24 -
- Bucknell recorded its highest Patriot League Indoor Championship finish since 2002, taking second with 138 points behind Navy in first with 188.5 points. The Orange and Blue topped third-place Army (108), fourth-place Colgate (55.5), fifth-place American (51), sixth-place Lafayette (39), seventh-place Lehigh (35) and eighth-place Holy Cross (5), as the three-day meet wrapped up at Gerhard Fieldhouse.
- Three Bison set school records at the PL Championships. Junior Kevin Macleod (East Longmeadow, Mass./East Longmeadow) topped his own school record in the 60-meter hurdles, set earlier this season (8.34), to finish third in the final with a new top-time of 8.29. Sophomore Timothy Medlock (Evan Mills, N.Y./Indian River) placed second in the shot put with a school record of 53-9. Additionally, sophomore A.J. Kizekai (Pawtucket, R.I./Blair Academy (N.J.)) tied the school record for the 60-meter dash, running a time of 7.01 in the semifinal.
- The Bison posted first-place finishes in the high jump, pole vault and 400-meter dash, naming three athletes to First Team All-Patriot League: Nicholas Hruch (high jump), David Mante (pole vault) and Kerry Boyle (400-meter dash).
- The Orange and Blue had five athletes named Second Team All-Patriot League: Drew Fitzgerald (high jump), Timothy Medlock (shot put), Kyle Anthony (Triple Jump), Guy Castranova (400-meter dash), Kerry Boyle (200-meter dash).
IC4A-Qualifying Times This Season -
- Kyle Anthony - Long Jump (23-2 ¾; Bison Opener); triple jump (49-1; PL Championships)
- Ryan White - Heptathlon (4,953; PL Championships)
- David Mante - Pole Vault (16-3 ¼; PL Championships)
- Distance Medley Relay - Kyle Ramer, John Picardo, Brian Mooney, Wallace Campbell - (10:14.89; Gulden Relays)
- Timothy Medlock - Shot Put (53-9; PL Championships)
- Kerry Boyle - 400-Meter Dash (47.56; PSU National Invitational)
- Kevin Macleod - 400-Meter Dash (49.00; PSU National Invitational)
- Wallace Campbell - Mile (4:09.26; Bucknell Winter Classic); 3,000-meter run (8:14.27; Akron Open); 5,000-Meter Run (14:39.82; PL Championships)
- Kyle Ramer - 1,000-Meter Run (2:29.44; PSU National Invitational)
- Nicholas Hruch - High Jump (6-8 ¼; Bucknell Winter Classic/PL Championships)
- Drew Fitzgerald - High Jump (6-8 ¼; PL Championships)
- James Meyer - Weight Throw (56-1; PL Championships)
Top-10 All-Time This Season -
- 60-Meter Hurdles - Kevin Macleod (8.29; No. 1 all-time; PL Championships); Andrew Yehl (8.32; No. 2 all-time; PL Championships), Ryan White (8.69; No. 9 all-time; Gulden Relays)
- 55-Meter Dash - A.J. Kizekai (6.54; No. 8 all-time; Bucknell Winter Classic)
- 60-Meter Dash - A.J. Kizekai (7.01; Tied No. 1 all-time; PL Championships); Rashod Bumpers (7.08; No. 3 all-time; PL Championships); Jason Davis (7.11; No. 4 all-time; PL Championships); Kerry Boyle (7.17; No. 6 all-time; Bison Opener); Kevin Macleod (7.19; No. 7 all-time; Bison Opener)
- 200-Meter Dash - Kevin Macleod (22.43; No. 5 all-time; Bucknell Winter Classic); Andrew Yehl (22.66; No. 8 all-time; PSU National Invitational)
- 300-Meter Dash - Andrew Yehl (36.49; No. 7 all-time; Bison Opener)
- 400-Meter Dash - Kerry Boyle (47.56; No. 1 all-time; PSU National Invitational); Kevin Macleod (49.00; No. 2 all-time; PSU National Invitational); Guy Castranova (49.18; No. 4 all-time; Akron Open)
- Mile - Wallace Campbell (4:09.26; No. 7 all-time; Bucknell Winter Classic)
- 3,000-Meter Run - Wallace Campbell (8:14.27; No. 8 all-time; Akron Open)
- 4x400 Relay - Clement Gyan, Kyle Anthony, Guy Castranova, Kerry Boyle (3:20.21; No. 10 all-time; Gulden Relays)
- High Jump - Nicholas Hruch (6-8 ¼; No. 6 all-time; Bucknell Winter Classic); Drew Fitzgerald (6-8 ¼, No. 6 all-time; PL Championships)
- Pole Vault - David Mante (16-3 ¼, No. 2 all-time; PL Championships)
- Weight Throw - James Meyer (56-1; No. 7 all-time; PL Championships)
- Shot Put - Timothy Medlock (53-9; No. 1 all-time; PL Championships); Jonathan Lockhart (50-0; No. 7 all-time; PL Championships)
2007-08 Honors -
- On Feb. 12, Medlock earned Patriot League Field Athlete of the Week honors for his performance at the Bucknell Winter Classic. Medlock won the shot put, posting an IC4A-qualifying distance of 52-6. Medlock went on to place eighth in the weight throw with a distance of 47-10.
- Macleod was named Patriot League Track Athlete of the Week on Dec. 11, after setting a new school record at the time in the preliminaries for the 60-meter hurdles at the Bison Opener. He ran a time of 8.34 seconds, surpassing his own record of 8.36, set last season. MacLeod placed third out of 29 athletes in the prelim for the event.
- Sophomore Kyle Anthony (Barryville, N.Y./Eldred Central) was named the league's Field Athlete of the Week on Dec. 11, after winning two events at the Bison Opener, posting IC4A-qualifying marks in each. He took first in the long jump (23-2 ¾) and went on to win the triple jump (21-6 ¼). This is the second-consecutive season that Anthony has won both events at the Bison Opener.
- On Dec. 1, Anthony earned Damon's Bison Athlete of the Week honors for his performance at the Bison Opener.
Looking Ahead -
- Following the IC4A Championships, The NCAA Championships are set for March 14 - 15, in Fayetteville, Ark. The outdoor season will begin March 29, with Bucknell sending athletes to both the Maryland Invitational in College Park, Md., and the Susquehanna Invitational in Selinsgrove, Pa.
