Bucknell Track & Field Hosts Bison Open & Multi at Gerhard Fieldhouse

Jan. 29, 2009

2009 Bison Open & Multi Heat Schedule

LEWISBURG, Pa. – The Bucknell men's and women's track and field teams will compete across the state on Friday, Jan. 30 and Saturday, Jan. 31 as the Orange and Blue host the 10th Annual Bison Open & Multi at Gerhard Fieldhouse in addition to sending select members of the squad to the Penn State National Invitational at Ashenfelter Track. Friday's events at the Bison Open & Multi will begin at 4 p.m., with Saturday's activities kicking off at 9:30 a.m. The Penn State National Invitational begins at noon on Friday and continues at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday.

After having a weekend off from competition last week, the Orange and Blue return by welcoming 18 other teams to Gerhard Fieldhouse for their third indoor meet of the year. In their last outing, both the men's and women's teams finished first in the Bucknell Heptagonal. The men's squad received individual first-place finishes from Kerry Boyle (Conygnham, Pa./Hazelton) in the 500-meter dash, Jordan Donaldson (Saxton, Pa./Tussey Mountain) in the 800 and Clayton Smith (Sparta, N.J./Pope John XXIII) in the 1,000. The 4x400 and 4x800 relay teams also claimed victories.

The women proved equally successful, getting wins from Christina Muccio (Andover, Mass./Andover) in the 55 and 200, Stephanie Fulmer (Pottstown, Pa./St. Pius X) in the mile and Megan Hathaway (North Tonawanda, N.Y./Niagara Wheatfield) in the 400. Rebecca Frey (Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty) and Chelsey Musante (Shelton, Conn./Shelton) also claimed individual victories in their respective field events, as did the 4x400 relay.

To round out Bucknell's successful week, three Bison received Patriot League accolades for their performances in the meet. Muccio earned the league's Rookie of the Week honor, while Musante was chosen as the Field Performer of the Week. On the men's side, Andrew Yehl (Elizabethtown, Pa./Elizabethtown) was selected Track Performer of the Week after finishing second in the 55-meter hurdles and sixth in the 200. His 55m hurdle time (7.67 seconds) was an IC4A qualifying mark and the fourth-best time in program history.

The Penn State National Invitational will feature more than 1,000 athletes from more than 40 teams from across the country, including Kentucky, which is ranked 16th among men's teams and 25th among women's teams by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA), and Arkansas, with the nation's 14th-ranked women's team. Bucknell will send 34 athletes – 16 women and 18 men – to compete in University Park, Pa.

Qualifying and Top-10 Marks by Bison Men in 2008-2009

Kyle Anthony

IC4A Mark

- triple jump (48-10 1/4) – 12/06/08 – Bison Opener

- triple jump (48-6 1/4) – 01/10/09 – Gulden Relays

- triple jump (48-8) – 1/17/09 – Bucknell Heptagonal

Drew Fitzgerald

IC4A Mark

- high jump (6-9) – 12/06/08 – Bison Opener

Bison Top-10

- high jump (6-9) – 12/06/08 – Bison Opener

Thomas McGarrigle