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Patriot League Championships
Day Two of Patriot League Indoor Track and Field Championships Concludes with Bison Men in First
2/21/2009 7:00:00 AM | Men's Track and Field
Feb. 21, 2009
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - With only one day remaining in the Patriot League Indoor Track and Field Championships remaining, the Bucknell men's squad sits in first place. The men have a narrow, four-point lead over second-place Army, 47-43 in the overall scores.
Aiming for their first indoor title since 1993, the Bison men picked up crucial points by sweeping the high jump. Sophomore Drew Fitzgerald (Ballston Spa, Pa./Ballston Spa) picked up the victory with a clearance of 6 feet, 10 ¼ inches to win the meet and jump to a second all-time position in Bucknell history. Last year's Patriot League champion, sophomore Nicholas Hruch (Sykesville, Md./Liberty), took second, tied his personal best, and jumped 6-8 ¼. Freshman Andrew Powell (Charlton, Mass./St. John's) rounded out the top three with a leap of 6-6 ¼.
Powell also placed third in the heptathlon, immediately trailing teammate junior Ryan White (Elkins Park, Pa./Father Judge), who took second. White scored with 4883 points and Powell with 4619.
Junior Kyle Anthony (Barryville, N.Y./Eldred Central), who won a individual Patriot League championship with a victory in the triple jump last year, placed third in the long jump, leaping 23-3 ½, to score for Bucknell.
In the 4x800 meter relay, the Bison took sixth overall, in 7:43.8, with a team consisting of junior Kyle Ramer (Landisville, Pa./Hempfield), sophomore Kevin McGoldrick (West Chester, Pa./Henderson), sophomore Evan Novakowski (Duxbury, Mass./Duxbury), and sophomore Clayton Smith (Sparta N.J./Pope John XXIII).
Bucknell's school record holder, junior Andrew Yehl (Elizabethtown, Pa./Elizabethtown), who has a best of 8.17 seconds, qualified for Sunday's 60-meter hurdle championships, with a time of 8.27, as the third seed.
The men's team will pick up where it left off Sunday at 10 a.m. at the Welsey A. Brown Fieldhouse.
Patriot League Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships
Standings:
1. Bucknell - 47
2. Army - 43
3. Navy - 37
4. Lehigh - 33
5. American - 14
6. Lafayette - 6
7. Holy Cross - 4
8. Colgate - 2
