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Bucknell University
Hopkins-Loyola Invitational
Bison Beat Georgetown & Maryland, Fall to Virginia at UVA Quad Meet
4/6/2018 9:17:00 PM | Men's Track and Field
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Freshman Aidan Krombolz won the javelin throw, and the Bison scored in bunches in the throws, jumps and hurdles to earn victories over Maryland (65-53) and Georgetown (83-27) on Friday at a quadrangular meet hosted by Virginia. Bucknell's only loss came to the Cavaliers, who outscored the Bison 76-45.
Krombolz, who was competing in his first career meet, took the top spot in the javelin with a toss of 209-11. He now ranks seventh on Bucknell's all-time top-10 list. Teammates Bo Burleigh (4th, 187-5), Jordan Montero (5th, 186-2), Terry Hall (6th, 185-9), and James Kelly (175-1) followed, as the Bison went 1-4-5-6-7 in the javelin.
Nicholas Lombardo was runner-up in the high jump, clearing 6-8 1/4. Maryland's Samuel Shoultz won the high jump at 7-4 1/4. Lombardo also placed fifth in the long jump (22-4 1/2), as Bucknell went 3-4-5-6 in that event. Steven Bolger was third at 22-11 1/4, followed by Micah Sims (22-10 1/2), Lombardo and Reggie Harris (21-9).
In the hammer throw, C.J. Falcioni (3rd, 171-5), Zach Ruiz (4th, 154-7), Ninh Lam (5th, 142-10), and William Briggs (6th, 134-3) captured the third through sixth places. In the shot put, Hayden Lindsey was third (47-6 1/2), with Falcioni and Ruiz fifth and sixth.
The hurdlers had quality performances as well. Ethan Dunne took fourth in the 110-meter high hurdles (15.46), while Brendan Bodisch (15.58), Matthew Barton (15.98) and Peter Onusconich took fifth, sixth and seventh, respectively. Dunne (57.69), Onusconich (58.33), and Bodisch (1:01.79) also finished 3-4-5 in the 400-meter intermediates.
Nicholas Marino (16-4 3/4) and Matthew Fay (15-7) did well in the pole vault. Marino, a freshman, posted the second-best mark in program history, traling only Fay's 16-10 3/4 that he set at last season's NCAA Championships.
Connor McMenamin placed third in the 2,000m steeplechase with a time of 6:02.45, while Jacob Stupak placed eighth in the 1,500 (4:00.11). Alex Dessoye (7th, 48.83) and Billy Melchionni (8th, 49.04) took 7-8 in the 400-meter dash. Scott Gulizio turned in a sixth-place finish in the 800m (1:56.38).
Loyola-Hopkins Invitational
BALTIMORE, Md. - Sophomore Jeffrey Brown was a standout performer for Bucknell, which also sent a contingent of athletes to the Loyola-Hopkins Invitational. The Bison placed sixth by scoring 48 points in the meet.
Brown crossed the finish line second in the 100-meter dash (11.12) and finished just .20 behind Coppin State's Keshaun Hodges (10.92) for the top spot. Brown also had a sixth-place finish in the 200m with a time of 22.45.
Also turning in second-place finishes for the Bison were Steven Walier in the triple jump with a leap of 42-11 3/4, and Sam Huslin in the 400-meter hurdles in a time of 57.76.
James Capone came in sixth in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 18.10, while also taking sixth in the 400-meter intermediates (1:01.55). Atakora Appiah-Padi placed seventh in the long jump. Wade Heidel took eighth in the 400-meter run (52.01). Chad Sussman also took seventh in the 1,500m by clocking in at 4:03.00.
In the throws, Tim Guider was sixth in the hammer (128-9).
The Bison return to action Apr. 14-15 to compete in the Bison Outdoor Classic. The meet will be streamed live on FloTrack.
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