Track & Field Set to Defend Team Titles at Patriot League Outdoor Championships

5/1/2014 3:29:00 PM | Men's Track and Field

By: TBD

LEWISBURG, Pa. – The Bucknell track and field team will travel to Annapolis, Maryland on Friday for the start of competition in the 2014 Patriot League Outdoor Track & Field Championships, hosted by Navy on the school's Ingram Field. The Bison have prepared for this meet for weeks, improving their performances with each successive weekend of competition, and are aiming to defend their sweep of the team titles, as both the men and women were declared the Patriot League champions last May.

Competition will begin on Friday at 9:45 a.m. with the men's decathlon, and will also feature the women's heptathlon, event finals in four field events, preliminary races in three track events and finals in the 10,000m and the 4x800m relay. Action will resume at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday with the conclusion of the multi events, as well as finals in the four remaining field events and 11 track races. The team champions will be crowned in an awards ceremony at 5 p.m. on Saturday, and live results will be available for the duration of the competition.

The Bucknell women enter the weekend as the defending Patriot League champions, having won the meet last year, but were picked to finish fourth in the pre-season poll conducted back in March. The Bison have won more team titles than any other school in the conference, taking top honors on 13 occasions and winning 12 championships since 2000. Bucknell, which has never finished less than third in a league meet, returns 14 scorers, five individual champions and two winning relays from last year's squad, and is primed to make a push for a second consecutive title and its third in the last four years. Additionally, senior Jennifer Zymet, who won Bucknell's Christy Mathewson Award as the most outstanding female athlete in the senior class earlier this week, is looking to become just the second competitor in conference history to win four consecutive titles in the same event, as she is a three-time champion in the 400m race.

The Bucknell men, who have won four straight team titles in the outdoor meet, will be looking to claim a fifth consecutive crown with their performances this weekend. The Bison, who have finished in the top three in the conference on 21 occasions, were picked to finish second in the pre-season poll, but have produced a plethora of impressive performances over the past two months, setting them up for a strong run at the title. They return 19 scorers and two individual champions to this year's squad, as senior Ray Holmes, the indoor Field Athlete of the Meet, will be looking to defend his title in the triple jump and junior Kevin Keller will be aiming to win two straight in the long jump.

Meet Information
► Live Results
► Patriot League Championship Site/Schedule of Events

Bucknell's All-Time Patriot League Championship Results
► Men: 1991 (1^st), 1992 (2^nd), 1993 (3^rd), 1994 (2^nd), 1995 (2^nd), 1996 (2^nd), 1997 (3^rd), 1998 (2^nd), 1999 (2^nd), 2000 (2^nd), 2001 (2^nd), 2002 (2^nd), 2003 (2^nd), 2004 (3^rd), 2005 (6^th), 2006 (6^th), 2007 (2^nd), 2008 (3^rd), 2009 (2^nd), 2010 (1^st), 2011 (1^st), 2012 (1^st), 2013 (1^st)
- Number of Each Finish: 1^st (5), 2^nd (12), 3^rd (4), 6^th (2)

► Women: 1991 (1^st), 1992 (2^nd), 1993 (3^rd), 1994 (2^nd), 1995 (2^nd), 1996 (2^nd), 1997 (2^nd), 1998 (2^nd), 1999 (1^st), 2000 (1^st), 2001 (1^st), 2002 (1^st), 2003 (3^rd), 2004 (1^st), 2005 (1^st), 2006 (1^st), 2007 (1^st), 2008 (2^nd), 2009 (1^st), 2010 (1^st), 2011 (1^st), 2012 (2^nd), 2013 (1^st)
- Number of Each Finish: 1^st (13), 2^nd (8), 3^rd (2)

Bucknell's Returning Patriot League Scorers
► Men
- John Dugan
2012: 5^th in 3000 steeplechase
2013: 2^nd in 3000 steeplechase
- Jacob Eaton Hall
2012: 2^nd in 4x100, 4^th in 4x100
2013: 5^th in 100, 4^th in 4x100
- Tyler Erhard
2013: 4^th in 3000 steeplechase
- Andrew Garcia-Garrison
2013: 5^th in 1500
- Cody Haupt
2013: 6^th in decathlon
- Ray Holmes
2012: 3^rd in triple jump
2013: 3^rd in long jump, 1^st in triple jump
- Alex Jagelsky
2013: 5^th in 800, 3^rd in 4x800
- Ryan Johnson
2013: 3^rd in 800, 3^rd in 4x800
- Kevin Keller
2012: 6^th in long jump
2013: 5^th in 4x400, 1^st in long jump, 3^rd in triple jump
- Dennis Logan
2012: 3^rd in 4x800
- Christian Lupica
2012: 2^nd in 110 hurdles, 2^nd in 4x100, 6^th in 400 hurdles
2013: 4^th in 4x100
- Anthony Menza
2013: 5^th in 4x400
- Brian Monahan
2013: 4^th in shot put
- Chris Oesterlin
2012: 3^rd in 4x800
2013: 6^th in 1500, 3^rd in 4x800
- Alex Prieto
2011: 5^th in triple jump
2012: 5^th in long jump, 4^th in triple jump
2013: 3^rd in long jump, 2^nd in triple jump
- Grant Reynolds
2013: 6^th in 110 hurdles, 6^th in 400 hurdles
- Kamal Riley
2011: 2^nd in 4x400
2012: 3^rd in 100, 2^nd in 4x100
2013: 2^nd in 100, 4^th in 200, 4^th in 4x100, 5^th in 4x400
- Kevin Tapper
2012: 4^th in 4x400
2013: 6^th in 400, 5^th in 4x400, 2^nd in long jump, 4^th in triple jump
- Laddie Trees
2012: 3^rd in javelin
- John Westwood
2013: 3^rd in 4x800
- Nathaniel Witter
2011: 4^th in pole vault
2012: 5^th in pole vault
2013: 2^nd in pole vault

► Women
- Emily Ando
2011: T6^th in high jump, 4^th in pole vault
2012: 1^st in pole vault, 5^th in high jump
2013: 2^nd in pole vault
- Jess Bridle
2013: 1^st in 4x100
- Alyssa Cardillo
2013: 1^st in long jump
- Hana Casalnova
2011: 4^th in 800, 3^rd in 4x400, 2^nd in 4x800
2012: 1^st in 4x800, 3^rd in 800, 6^th in 4x400
- Montana DiPietrantonio
2013: 3^rd in 10000
- Chrissy Haney
2013: 3^rd in 100 hurdles, 1^st in 400 hurdles
- Katie Jessee
2013: 4^th in 5000
- Laura Lutzker
2013: T4^th in high jump
- Jessica Matsinger
2012: 5^th in triple jump
- Devon McDonald
2013: T4^th in high jump
- Kim Nagotko
2012: 5^th in 100, 4^th in 200, 6^th in 4x400, 1^st in 4x100
2013: 2^nd in 100, 2^nd in 200
- Sophia Nnadi
2013: 1^st in shot put
- Kylie Pearse
2013: 5^th in 3000 steeplechase
- Emma Rice
2012: 6^th in 100, 4^th in 4x100
- Autumn Schellenberger
2012: 4^th in pole vault
- Jenn Silvestri
2013: 3^rd in 400 hurdles
- Emily Waksmunski
2012: 1^st in 4x800
2013: 1^st in 4x800
- Jennifer Zymet
2011: 2^nd in 200, 1^st in 400, 1^st in 4x100, 3^rd in 4x400
2012: 4^th in 4x100, 1^st in 400, 6^th in 4x400
2013: 3^rd in 200, 1^st in 400, 1^st in 4x100

Career All-Patriot League Awards
► Men
- John Dugan: 2013 (second team)
- Jacob Eaton Hall: 2012 (second team)
- Ray Holmes: 2013 (first team)
- Kevin Keller: 2013 (first team)
- Christian Lupica: 2012 (second team)
- Alex Prieto: 2013 (second team)
- Kamal Riley: 2011 (second team), 2012 (second team), 2013 (second team)
- Kevin Tapper: 2013 (second team)
- Nathaniel Witter: 2013 (second team)

► Women
- Emily Ando: 2012 (first team), 2013 (second team)
- Jess Bridle: 2013 (first team)
- Alyssa Cardillo: 2013 (first team)
- Hana Casalnova: 2011 (second team), 2012 (first team)
- Chrissy Haney: 2013 (first team)
- Kim Nagotko: 2013 (first team, second team)
- Sophia Nnadi: 2013 (first team)
- Emily Waksmunski: 2012 (first team), 2013 (first team)
- Jennifer Zymet: 2011 (first team, second team), 2012 (first team), 2013 (first team)