Men?s Track and Field Travels to Penn State on Saturday

1/13/2017 10:14:00 AM | Men's Track and Field

By: TBD

Setting the Scene
What: Nittany Lion Challenge
When: Saturday, January 14, 2017
Where: Multi-Sport Facility & Horace Ashenfelter III Indoor Track, State College, Pa.

FINAL MEET SCHEDULE | HEAT SHEETS

About the Bison/Last Time Out
* The Bison are set for their first road meet of the season.
* Bucknell won seven events in a triangular meet against Saint Francis (Pa.) and UMBC at Gerhard Fieldhouse.
* Reggie Harris led the Bison with a pair of victories, earning first-place finishes in the long jump and triple jump events. Harris posted a leap of 21-1 ¼ in the long jump, while recording a mark of 44-4 in the triple jump.
* William Melchionni won the 300-meter dash for the second time this season, crossing the line in 35.21.
* In their indoor debuts, freshmen Nick Pacelli and Jacob Stupak earned their first career victories as Bison. Pacelli won the 1,000m with a time of 2:34.95, while Stupak won the 3,000m in 8:46.74.
* Matthew Fay picked up his first win of the season, earning first-place in the pole vault with an IC4A-qualifying mark of 15-9.
* A team of Harris, Steve Rizio, Bobby Gablein and Scott Gulizio won the sprint medley relay with a time of 3:34.10, now a top-eight performance on Bucknell's all-time list.

Competing Teams
* Below is a list of schools competing at the Nittany Lion Challenge:
* No. 15 Cornell
* No. 20 Penn State
* Connecticut
* Central Connecticut
* Maryland
* Georgetown
* Pittsburgh
* Villanova

Quote from Head Coach Kevin Donner
“This is the first time we have been to the Nittany Lion Challenge and we are very excited,” says coach Donner. “The meet is very competitive and probably one of the toughest meets we have ever done this early in the season. We plan to see a lot of improvement from our meet last week and we want to show people that we belong with some of the east coast blue bloods of track and field.”

IC4A Qualifiers
* Joseph Breen (Shot Put)
* Matthew Fay (Pole Vault)

Weekly Awards Won by the Bison
* William Melchionni (Dec. 3)

Up Next
* Bucknell returns to action Jan. 21 to compete in the Gulden Invitational at Gerhard Fieldhouse, the third of five indoor home meets.