Bucknell University Athletics
Bucknell Women's Track and Field Sends Athletes To ECAC Championships This Weekend
5/14/2008 8:00:00 AM | Women's Track and Field
May 14, 2008
LEWISBURG, Pa. - The Bucknell women's track and field team will have several qualifiers competing at the ECAC Championships, in Princeton, N.J., this Friday through Sunday. The Bison women are coming off a second-place finish at the 2008 Patriot League Outdoor Championships, hosted by Navy, May 2-3.
"The IC4A/ECAC Championships is a chance for our athletes to compete with the best athletes on the east coast," said Bucknell head coach Kevin Donner. "We have a number of athletes who will be trying to earn All-East recognition. We have a fairly large group of qualifiers and many of them are underclassmen, which bodes well for our future."
Bucknell Women's Track and Field Notebook:
Last Time Out ... At the PL Championships, May 2-3:
- After leading at Day One of the 2008 Patriot League Outdoor Championships, Bucknell placed second, just two points behind Army. The Black Knights compiled 148 points to finish first ahead of second-place Bucknell (146).
- Bucknell took the top-two places in the javelin throw. Senior Beverly Rogers (Finleyville, Pa./Ringgold) led the way, taking the title with an NCAA East-Regional mark of 146-9. She was followed by freshman Laura Rycek (Northampton, Pa./Northampton) with an NCAA East Regional Distance of 145-6 for second. Rycek posted a career best and the second-best mark in program history.
- Senior Amanda Mockbee (Hudson, Ohio/Hudson) won the discus throw with an NCAA East Regional qualifying distance of 157-8. Her mark was a career best and sits second on Bucknell's all-time top-10 list for the event. Mockbee also notched an ECAC-qualifying distance of 166-2 in the hammer throw for a career best and the fifth-best distance in Bucknell history; she placed third.
- In the pole vault, freshman Rebecca Frey (Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty) notched a second-place finish with an ECAC mark of 11-11 ¾, to tie her career best, which is also the third-highest mark in program history.
- Bucknell's 4x800 relay squad notched an ECAC-qualifying time of 8:59.42 to place second. Bucknell placed fourth in the 4x100 relay with an ECAC-qualifying time of 48.16, which is the fifth-fastest in program history. In the 4x400 relay, Bucknell took second with an ECAC-qualifying time of 3:51.84.
- In the long jump, sophomore Jennifer Pierce (Ho-Ho-Kus, N.J./Northern Highlands) placed second with the sixth-best mark in program history (18-6).
- In the triple jump, sophomore Amy Mantush (Drums, Pa./Hazleton) recorded an ECAC-qualifying distance of 39-1 for second. Her mark is also the second-best in Bucknell history. Mantush went on to lead the way in the high jump with a second-place finish and a height of 5-5.
- Sophomore Chelsey Musante (Shelton, Pa./Shelton) led Bucknell in the shot put, posting a career-best throw of 42-4 ¾ to finish fourth with the eighth-best mark in program history.
- Junior Jenny Dalzell (Linwood, N.J./Mainland Regional) led the way for Bucknell in the 800-meter run, placing second in 2:12.45, the fifth-fastest time in Bucknell history. Senior Andrea Wright (Bowie, Md./Eleanor Roosevelt) followed in third, clocking a career-best time of 2:13.14, which is also the 10th-fastest in school history.
- In the 1,500-meter run, senior Erin Cranmer-Hart (Slippery Rock, Pa./Slippery Rock) led the Bison, taking second in 4:38.77. She was followed by freshman Sarah Moniz (Topsfield, Mass./Masconomet Regional), who took third with the 10th-best time in Bucknell history (4:40.32).
- In the prelim for the 200-meter dash, sophomore Stephanie Evans (York, Pa./Central York) placed sixth with a career-best time of 25.43, which is also the eighth-fastest in program history. She placed seventh in the final, stopping the clock at 25.67.
Bison Competing at ECAC Championships:
- Friday, May 16 - 6:00 p.m. - Amanda Mockbee (Discus Throw)
- Saturday, May 17 - 10:00 a.m. - Amanda Mockbee, Chelsey Musante (Hammer Throw)
- Saturday, May 17 - 10:30 a.m. - Stephanie Evans, Jennifer Pierce, Kristin Steele, Kristin Bretscher (4x100 Trials)
- Saturday, May 17 - 11:00 a.m. - Rebecca Frey (Pole vault)
- Saturday, May 17 - 12:00 p.m. - Beverly Rogers, Laura Rycek (Javelin Throw)
- Saturday, May 17 - 2:00 p.m. - Offeibea Hanson-Hall, Andrea Wright, Allison Janda, Jenny Dalzell (4x800 Trials)
- Saturday, May 17 - 2:20 p.m. - Lindsay Appel, Megan Hathaway, Jamie Leacock, Jennifer Pierce (4x400 Trials)
- Sunday, May 18 - 11:00 a.m. - Amy Mantush (Triple Jump)
- Sunday, May 18 - 12:00 p.m. - 4x100 Final
- Sunday, May 18 - 2:40 p.m. - 4x800 Final
- Sunday, May 18 - 3:00 p.m. - 4x400 Final
NCAA East Regional-Qualifying Marks (Outdoor 2008):
- Laura Rycek: Javelin Throw (145-6, PL Championships)
- Beverly Rogers: Javelin Throw (150-10, Bucknell Team Challenge)
- Amanda Mockbee: Discus Throw (157-8, PL Championships)
ECAC-Qualifying Marks (Outdoor 2008) -
- Amanda Mockbee: Discus Throw (152-9, Maryland Invitational); Hammer Throw (166-2, PL Championships)
- Chelsey Musante: Hammer Throw (161-5, Maryland Invitational)
- Rebecca Frey: Pole Vault (11-11 ¾, Bison Outdoor Classic/Bucknell Team Challenge/PL Championships)
- Amy Mantush: Triple Jump (39-1, PL Championships)
- Jenny Dalzell, Offeibea Hanson-Hall, Erin Cranmer-Hart, Victoria Gilbert: 4x800 (9:12.52, Penn Relays)
- Offeibea Hanson-Hall, Jenny Dalzell, Andrea Wright, Allison Janda: 4x800 (8:59.42, PL Championships)
- Stephanie Evans, Jennifer Pierce, Kristin Steele, Kristin Bretscher: 4x100 (48.16, PL Championships)
- Megan Hathaway, Jennifer Pierce, Lindsay Appel, Allison Janda: 4x400 (3:51.84, PL Championships)
New Bison Top-10 Marks (Outdoor 2008):
- Discus Throw: Amanda Mockbee (157-8, 2nd, Maryland Invitational)
- Shot Put: Amanda Mockbee (42-7 1/2, 7th, Bucknell Team Challenge); Chelsey Musante (42-4 ¾, 8th, PL Championships)
- Javelin Throw: Laura Rycek (145-6, 2nd, Bison Outdoor Classic)
- Hammer Throw: Amanda Mockbee (166-2, 5th, PL Championships); Chelsey Musante (161-5, 10th, Maryland Invitational)
- Long Jump: Jennifer Pierce (18-6, 6th, PL Championships); Amy Mantush (18-4 ¼, 9th, Bucknell Team Challenge)
- Pole Vault: Rebecca Frey (11-11 ¾, 3rd, Bison Outdoor Classic/Bucknell Team Challenge/PL Championships)
- Triple Jump: Amy Mantush (39-1, 2nd, PL Championships)
- 200-Meter Dash: Stephanie Evans (25.43, 8th, PL Championships)
- 800-Meter Run: Jenny Dalzell (2:12.45, 5th, PL Championships); Andrea Wright (2:13.14, 10th, PL Championships)
- 1,500-Meter Run: Erin Cranmer-Hart (4:34.56, 5th, Bison Outdoor Classic); Sarah Moniz (4:40.32, 10th, PL Championships)
- 3,000-Meter Run: Sarah Moniz (10:03.62, 5th, Penn Relays)
- 5,000-Meter Run: Erin Cranmer-Hart (17:34.65, 10th, Sam Howell Invitational)
- 4x100: Stephanie Evans, Jennifer Pierce, Kristin Steele, Kristin Bretscher (48.16, 5th, PL Championships)
2008 Outdoor Honors:
- First Team All-Patriot League: Beverly Rogers (Javelin), Amanda Mockbee (Discus)
- Second Team All-Patriot League: Laura Rycek (Javelin), Rebecca Frey (Pole Vault), Offeibea Hanson-Hall (4x800), Jenny Dalzell (4x800, 800-Meter Run), Andrea Wright (4x800), Allison Janda (4x800), Jennifer Pierce (Long Jump), Amy Mantush (Triple Jump, High Jump), Megan Hathaway (4x400), Jennifer Pierce (4x400), Lindsay Appel (4x400), Allison Janda (4x400), Erin Cranmer-Hart (1,500-Meter Run)
- Patriot League Rookie of the Week: Laura Rycek (4/1/08, 4/9/08, 4/15/08); Rebecca Frey (4/22/08); Alaina Chodoff (4/29/08)
- Patriot League Track Athlete of the Week: Sarah Moniz (4/29/08)
- Damon's Bison Athlete of the Week: Amanda Mockbee (5/5/08)
- Patriot League Preseason Poll: Bucknell (1st, 96 points, 12 first-place votes)
Looking Ahead:
- The NCAA East Regional Championships are scheduled for May 30-31, and the NCAA Championships will take place June 11-14, in Des Moines, Iowa.
