Bucknell University Athletics
Bucknell Track and Field Seeks Patriot League Titles This Weekend
4/29/2009 8:00:00 AM | Women's Track and Field
April 29, 2009
WEST POINT, N.Y. - Bucknell's men's and women's track and field programs will set off on their quest for Patriot League crowns this weekend. The preseason rankings had the men's team tabbed to take third and the women fifth. The Bison women finished second last year, by two points, to Army, snapping their string of four straight titles. The men finished third behind Navy and Army.
The women's hammer will kick off the outdoor track and field action at 10 a.m. Friday.
Since the 1999 season, the Bison women have won the Patriot League Championships eight times of 10 times. Head Bison coach Kevin Donner has won the Patriot League Outdoor Track and Field Coach of the Year award four times since he began coaching for Bucknell in 2001.
The top men's finish in recent years at the outdoor championships was a runner-up finish at the 2007 Patriot League meet, their 11th second-place finish since 1992. The Bison's only Patriot League title was in 1991.
Both the men and women finished first in their only scoring meet of the outdoor season, the Bucknell Team Challenge, where the Bison handily defeated the eight-team competition. This past indoor season, the Bison both finished second to Army and Navy.
After the Patriot League Championships, the Bison will travel to the IC4A and ECAC Championships from May 16-17 in Princeton, N.J.
Bucknell Track and Field Notes:
2009 Championship Qualifiers
ECAC Qualifiers
• Rebecca Frey, pole vault - 11-11 3/4
• Chelsey Musante, hammer throw - 171-5
• Gillian Nordquist, 10,000 - 37:30.69
• Stephanie Evans, Jennifer Pierce, Kristin Steele, Christina Muccio, 4x100 - 48.24
IC4A Qualifiers
• Kyle Anthony, long jump - 23-4
• Robert Arent, 400 hurdles, 53.53
• Drew Fitzgerald, pole vault - 15-9
• Nicholas Hruch, high jump - 6-8 ¼
• Timothy Medlock, shot put - 52-0
• Andrew Yehl, 110 hurdles - 14.41
NCAA Regional Qualifiers
• Kyle Anthony, triple jump - 49-10
• Drew Fitzgerald, high jump - 6-10 3/4
• Ted Heitzman, javelin throw - 202-7
• Andrew Huebner, 3,000 steeplechase - 9:02.4
• Steven Pierce, javelin throw - 213-1
2009 Bucknell Top-10 Performance Marks (rank)
Men
• Kyle Anthony, triple jump - 49-10 (2nd)
• Robert Arent, 400 hurdles - 53.53 (4th)
• Tom Barr, shot put - 50-3 ¼ (7th)
• Drew Fitzgerald, pole vault - 15-9 (4th)
• Drew Fitzgerald, high jump - 6-10 ¾ (1st)
• Ted Heitzman, javelin throw - 202-7 (8th)
• Nicholas Hruch, high jump - 6-8 ¼ (3rd)
• Dan Mularz, 400 hurdles - 55.01 (7th)
• Ryan White, 110 hurdles - 15.10 (10th)
Women
• Sarah Bella, shot put, 43-5 (6th)
• Stephanie Evans, 200 - 25.38 (8th)
• Stephanie Evans, triple jump - 38-2 (7th)
• Stephanie Evans, Jennifer Pierce, Kristin Steele, Christina Muccio, 4x100 - 48.24 (6th)
• Rebecca Frey, pole vault - 11-11 ¾ (3rd)
• Stephanie Fulmer, Jennifer Dalzell, Megan Hathaway, Sarah Moniz, DMR - 11:56.28 (4th)
• Stephanie Fulmer, 1500 - 4:38.71 (8th)
• Jamie Leacock, 400 hurdles - 1:02.95 (5th)
• Christina Muccio, 100 - 12.39 (9th)
• Chelsey Musante, hammer throw - 171-5 (4th)
• Chelsey Musante, shot put - 43-10 (4th)
