Men's Track and Field Set to Compete in Bucknell Tri-Meet on Saturday

Setting the Scene:

What: Bucknell Tri-Meet (vs. UMBC and Lafayette)

When: Saturday, January 6

Where: Gerhard Fieldhouse- Lewisburg, Pa.

About the Bison/ Last Time Out

The Bison are set to host their second of five indoor home meets.
Bucknell returns to action after competing in the Bison Opener on Dec. 1-2, winning five events.
Nicholas Lombardo won the long jump, recording a leap of (23-4 ½). His mark ranks first in the Patriot League.
Jeffrey Brown won the 60-meter dash in 6.88 seconds, which was the fourth-fastest time in program history and was also good enough to qualify him for IC4A's. He qualified for IC4A's again in the 200-meter dash with a blazing 22.55 time.
William Melchionni set the school record in the 300-meter dash with a time of 34.40, finishing in first place.
Freshman Robert Dessoye and sophomore Sean Conway qualified for IC4A's in the 500-meter run. Conway finished with a time of 1:04.85, and Dessoye clocked in with a final time of 1:05.61.
Matthew Fay rounded out the IC4A qualifiers by finishing tied for first in the pole vault by putting up a (16 ¾) inch pole vault to match his record from last year and currently ranks third on the top-ten all-time list.
The Bison 4X400 relay also took the top spot with a time of 3:21.14. This relay included Alex Dessoye, Robert Dessoye, Sean Conway, and William Melchionni.

Scouting UMBC

Saturday will serve as the season-opening meet for the Retrievers.
UMBC returns Rhys Burgett, who finished second at 2016 America East Championships in the steeplechase with a time of 9:16.66.
Jamal Cody is the reigning America East Champion in the 60m hurdles after clocking a time of 8.14.

Scouting Lafayette

The Leopards travel to Lewisburg after competing in a home invite on Dec. 8.
Justin Johnson was the top overall finisher on the men's team placing fourth in the 200-meter with a time of 23.11

Up Next

The Bison return to action Jan. 14 to compete in the Nittany Lion Challenge, the first of two trips to Penn State during the indoor season.