Bucknell University Athletics
Bucknell Women's Track and Field Sends Athletes To ECAC Championships
3/5/2008 7:00:00 AM | Women's Track and Field
March 5, 2008
LEWISBURG, Pa. - The Bucknell women's track and field team is set to send athletes to the ECAC Championships this Saturday through Sunday. Women's events will take place at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston, Mass., while the men's IC4A Championship events will take place at Boston University. The Bison are coming off a first-place finish at the Patriot League Championships, Feb. 22-24 at Gerhard Fieldhouse, winning their seventh consecutive indoor title and 12th league title overall.
In reference to this weekend's meet, Bucknell head coach Kevin Donner notes that, "Qualifying for the ECAC 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 Women's Track and Field Notebook
ECAC Championships Schedule of Events -
- Saturday - 1:40 p.m. - Mile (Trials) - Erin Cranmer-Hart
- Saturday - 2:35 p.m. - 500-Meter Dash (Trials) - Megan Hathaway
- Saturday - 4:40 p.m. - 4x800 Relay (Trials) - Mariel Fink, Victoria Gilbert, Allison Janda, Offeibea Hanson-Hall
- Sunday - 11 a.m. - Pole Vault - Rebecca Frey
- Sunday - 12 p.m. - Weight Throw - Amanda Mockbee
- Sunday - 12 p.m. - Triple Jump - Amy Mantush
- Sunday - 1 p.m. - Distance Medley Relay - Laura Cundey, Jennifer Pierce, Jenny Dalzell, Sarah Moniz
- Sunday - 1:45 p.m, - Mile (Final) - TBA
- Sunday - 2:05 p.m. - 500-Meter Dash (Final) - TBA
- Sunday - 3:20 p.m. - 4x800 Relay (Final) - TBA
At the Patriot League Championships, Feb. 22-24 -
- Bucknell won its seventh consecutive and 12th overall Patriot League indoor title compiling 173 points to defeat second-place Lafayette (146), third-place Navy (87), fourth-place Army (75), fifth-place Lehigh (49), sixth-place Holy Cross (46), seventh-place Colgate (28) and eighth-place American (16). In defending its Patriot League indoor title, the Bucknell women's track and field team tied the record for most consecutive Patriot League titles by a women's program. Additionally, Bucknell now owns the record for most total championships by a women's program.
- Seven athletes were named First Team All-Patriot League with Bucknell picking up first-place finishes in the long jump, mile, 500-meter dash, 4x800 relay and distance medley relay at the league championship: Nicole Ayala (long jump), Jenny Dalzell (4x800 relay, distance medley relay), Victoria Gilbert (4x800 relay, distance medley relay), Allison Janda (4x800 relay), Offeibeia Hanson-Hall (4x800 relay, distance medley relay), Erin Cranmer-Hart (mile, distance medley relay), Megan Hathaway (500-meter dash).
- Additionally, eight athletes were named Second Team All-Patriot League following the league meet: Amy Mantush (high jump, triple jump), Rebecca Frey (pole vault), Megan Hathaway (4x400 relay), Allison Janda (4x400 relay), Jennifer Pierce (4x400 relay), Mariel Fink (4x400 relay, 500-meter dash), Offeibea Hanson-Hall (1,000-meter run), Victoria Gilbert (800-meter run).
ECAC-Qualifying Times/Marks This Season -
- Rebecca Frey - Pole Vault (11-9 ¾; Bison Opener/Gulden Relays/PL Chapionships)
- Amanda Mockbee - Weight Throw (54-11 ½; Bucknell Winter Classic)
- 4x800 Relay - Mariel Fink, Victoria Gilbert, Allison Janda, Offeibea Hanson-Hall (9:08.11; PL Championships)
- Amy Mantush - Triple Jump (38-8 ¾; PL Championships)
Top-10 All-Time This Season -
- 55-Meter Dash - Stephanie Evans (7.92; No. 2 all-time; PL Championships)
- 60-Meter Dash - Stephanie Evans (8.07; No. 6 all-time; Bison Open and Multi)
- 400-Meter Dash - Megan Hathaway (58.50; No. 9 all-time; Bucknell Winter Classic)
- 500-Meter Dash - Megan Hathaway (1:16.40; No. 6 all-time; PSU National Invitational); Allison Janda (1:17.10; No. 10 all-time; Bucknell Winter Classic)
- 800-Meter Run - Offeibea Hanson-Hall (2:14.56; No. 7 all-time; Akron Open)
- Shot Put - Amanda Mockbee (43-2 ½; No. 4 all-time; Bucknell Heptagonal); Chelsey Musante (43-1; No. 6 all-time; PL Championships)
- Weight - Amanda Mockbee (54-11 ½; No. 2 all-time; Bucknell Winter Classic); Chelsey Musante (50-2; No. 10 all-time; Bison Open and Multi)
- Pole Vault - Rebecca Frey (11-9 ¾; No. 4 all-time; Bison Opener/Gulden Relays/PL Championships)
- High Jump - Kati Dempsey (5-5; No. 6 all-time; Akron Open)
- Long Jump - Nicole Ayala (18-3 ¼; No. 6 all-time; PL Championships)
- Triple Jump - Amy Mantush (38-8 ¾; No. 4 all-time; PL Championships); Nicole Ayala (38-0; No. 6 all-time; PL Championships)
- Pentathlon - Amy Mantush (3,435; No. 3 all-time; Bison Open and Multi); Denise Manero (3,044; No. 10 all-time; PL Championships)
- 1,600 Sprint Medley Relay - Megan Hathaway, Jennifer Pierce, Stephanie Evans, Allison Janda (4:11.46; No. 4 all-time; Gulden Relays)
2007-08 Honors -
- On Dec. 11, freshman Rebecca Frey (Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty) was one of three Bison track and field athletes (also junior Kevin Macleod (East Longmeadow, Mass./East Longmeadow) and sophomore Kyle Anthony (Barryville, N.Y./Eldred Central) on the men's side) to be honored with a Patriot League weekly award. Frey was named the league's Rookie of the Week after placing second overall and posting the highest mark of collegiate competitors at the Bison Opener in the pole vault. She notched an ECAC-qualifying mark of 11-9 ¾, to place herself fourth on Bucknell's top-10 list for the event.
- On Jan. 15, Frey received her second league honor as Rookie of the Week after winning the pole vault at the Gulden Relays to tie her ECAC-qualifying mark of 11-9 ¾, set at the Bison Opener. Hathaway was tabbed as the league's Track Athlete of the Week on the women's side, after running the lead-off position for the second-place 1,600 sprint medley relay team, running the fourth-fastest time in program history (4:11.46) and going on to lead the Bison women in the 500-meter dash with a second-place finish (1:17.32).
- Also on Jan. 15, junior Megan Hathaway (North Tonawanda, N.Y./Niagara Wheatfield) notched Track Athlete of the Week honors for her performance at the Gulden Relays. Hathaway ran the lead-off position for Bucknell's 1,600 sprint medley relay squad that ran the fourth-fastest time in program history (4:11.46) for second place. Hathaway went on to notch the top finish for the Bison in the 500-meter dash, clocking a time of 1:17.32 for second place overall.
- On Jan. 22, senior Victoria Gilbert (Bethlehem, Pa./Freedom) was named Patriot League Track Athlete of the Week for her finishes at the Bucknell Heptagonal. She won the 800-meter run, clocking a time of 2:16.64 and ran the second leg for Bucknell's 4x800 relay team that won the event in 9:36.84 to help the Bison to a first-place team finish.
- Following the Patriot League Championships, senior Erin Cranmer-Hart (Slippery Rock, Pa./Slippery Rock Area) earned Damon's Bison Athlete of the Week honors on Feb. 25. Cranmer-Hart was named First Team All-Patriot League for a first-place finish in the mile and for anchoring the first-place distance medley relay team. She also scored for the Bison in the 1,000-meter run, placing fourth.
Looking Ahead -
- Following the ECAC Championships, the NCAA Championships are set for March 14 - 15 in Fayetteville, Ark. The outdoor season will begin on March 29, with Bucknell sending athletes to both the Maryland Invitational in College Park, Md., and the Susquehanna Invitational in Selinsgrove, Pa.
