Men's Track and Field Heads to Colonial Relays

Thursday, April 4

Williamsburg, Va.

10 a.m.

Bucknell University

Colonial Relays

Photo by: Marc Hagemeier

4/3/2019 3:18:00 PM | Men's Track and Field

LEWISBURG, Pa.—The Bucknell University men's track and field team will head to the Colonial Relays in Williamsburg, Va. from Thursday through Saturday.
SETTING THE SCENE
What: Bucknell Track & Field at the Colonial Relays
When: Thursday, April 4 – Saturday, April 6
Where: Williamsburg, Va.
Watch: FloTrack
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Bison Notes

Bucknell is coming off of a successful two meets over the weekend at the Raleigh Relays and the Jim Taylor Invite
Freshman Ian Lawrence was named the Patriot League Rookie of the Week after finishing in second place in the high jump at the Jim Taylor Invite on Saturday.
Lawrence cleared 6-2 ¾ to take second in a field of nine, and now owns the eighth-best mark in the Patriot League this season.
In Raleigh, Billy Melchionni posted a strong meet, finishing fourth in the 400 and 13^th in the 200, earning IC4A qualification in the 200 with a time of 21.80.
Alex Dessoye also earned an IC4A qualification over the weekend, earning a 19^th place finish overall with a time of 49.02.
Matt Fay also earned IC4A qualification in the pole vault after clearing 16-1 ¼, the second-highest mark in the Patriot League this season.
Nicholas Marino was just shy of the IC4A standard in the pole vault, clearing 15-7 1/4, the fourth-highest mark in the Patriot League this season.
Aidan Krombolz placed sixth overall in the javelin throw with an IC4A-qualifying toss of 202-2, while Jordan Montero also qualified with a throw of 195-9.
Scott Gulizio joined the list of IC4A qualifiers over the weekend, finishing 12^th overall in the 800 with a time of 1:52.35.
C.J. Falcioni rounded out the IC4A qualifiers in the hammer throw with a heave of 173-5.
Riley Gardner took a first place finish in the 3000 meter steeplechase at the Jim Taylor Invite with a time of 9:51.62, while Ryquan Harris, Steve Rizio, Kevin Boyle, and Matthew Barton earned a first place time in the 4x100 with a time of 43.19.
The last time the Bison competed at the Colonial Relays was in 2017.
Drew Dorflinger scored in that meet with a fifth-place finish out of 107 runners at an IC4A-qualifying mark of 3:51.68.
Bobby Gablein, Melchionni, and Gulizio comprised a sprint medley relay team that finished in second place overall at the meet with a time of 3:26.15.
Reggie Harris claimed second place in the triple jump after leaping 45-11 ¼.