Saturday, April 22
Lewisburg, Pa.
Bucknell University
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Bucknell Team Challenge
Men's Track & Field Wins Bucknell Team Challenge
4/22/2023 10:17:00 PM | Men's Track and Field
LEWISBURG, Pa.- The Bucknell Bison men's track & field team outpaced the competition winning the Bucknell Team Challenge with 150 points over eight opponents. Army was the nearest opponent with 92 points. The Bison netted three wins and used the team's depth to stack points.Â
The Bison celebrated Senior Day after the meet. A big Bucknell thank you to all the graduating athletes.Â
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Results
"Outstanding meet for both teams," said head coach Kevin Donner. "I thought we had the right mindset for the windy weather earlier in the day and the rainy weather we had after the lightning delay. The men's 4x100-meter relay looked good and we just missed our all-time top 10 list in windy conditions. Our 1-2 in shot put was huge with big marks from Zamarra and Stryker."
Recap
The shot put belonged to the Bison with four throwers scoring points. Anthony Zamarra won gold and 10 points on his toss of 54-7 1/2. Braden Stryker took home silver and eight points on his throw of 52-9 1/4. Stryker's mark set a personal best and inserted him at eighth all-time in the Bucknell record book. Wade Shomper earned bronze and six points on a mark of 51-2 3/4. Robert Lerner grabbed sixth place and a point off his spot of 48-1 1/4.Â
Noah Martin brought home victory in the 3000-meter steeplechase. The runner raced for a time of 9:18.81 to obtain 10 points. Henry Didden grabbed fourth place and four points on a time of 9:32.97.
The 4x100-meter relay "A" team of Cooper Hyken, Matthew Perello, Ethan Wolford-Tully, and Brandon Foust achieved a time of 41.60 to win the event and contribute 10 points. The quartet just missed the top ten of Bucknell history.Â
Three Bucknell members finished inside the top five for the 100-meter dash. Cooper Hyken finished second and earned eight points on a time of 11.05. Matthew Perello obtained fourth and four points on his time of 11.22. Brayden Young placed fifth and notched two points on a mark of 11.33.Â
Bucknell dominated the high jump with three finishers in the top five. Jeffrey Cianfrocca led the way with a second place leap of 6-4 to earn eight points. Tristan An earned four points and fourth place on a jump of 6-4. Thomas Cahill's mark of 6-2 gave him fifth points and two points for the cause.Â
A pair of sophomores notched silver and bronze in the javelin throw. James Riedinger gave the Bison eight points thanks to his second place throw of 176-9. Trevor Drescher submitted six points on his third place throw of 163-5.Â
Franco Perinotti obtained second place and eight points in the pole vault on a clearance of 15-5.Â
Brandon Foust obtained eight more points for the Bison with his second place time of 22.21 in the 200-meter dash.Â
Alex Simpson obtained second place and eight points on a time of 1:54.87.Â
The long jump had two Bison in the top five. Thomas Cahill's leap of 20-11 1/4 placed him third and gave the Bison sixth points. Matt Federovich finished fourth with four points on a mark of 20-5 1/4.Â
The Bison placed two hurlers in the top five of the hammer throw competition. John Calisi grabbed third place and six points with his heave of 178-10. Robert Feeney brought home two points and fifth place on his toss of 175-8.Â
Two Bison placed in the top five for the 400-meter dash. Brandon Foust earned fourth place and four points on a time of 49.57 and Rayven Sample notched fifth and one point with a mark of 50.63.
Chris Sims won fourth place and four points in the triple jump with his mark of 44-8 1/4.Â
Braden Stryker continued his strong day with a fourth place finish in the discus throw. His mark of 147-4 granted the Bison four points.Â
Domenic Campagna finished fifth in the 3000-meter run with a time of 8:43.85. His accomplishment netted two points.Â
The 400-meter hurdles witnessed Max Spaulding earning a point off his sixth place finish thanks to his time of 57.97.Â
Up Next
The Bison will compete next weekend at the Penn Relays and the Maroon and Gold Invitational.Â
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The Bison celebrated Senior Day after the meet. A big Bucknell thank you to all the graduating athletes.Â
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| Finish | Team | Points |
| #1 | Bucknell | 150 |
| #2 | Army | 92 |
| #3 | Binghamton | 70 |
| #4 | Mount St. Mary's | 61 |
| #5 | Saint Francis University | 60 |
| #6 | Lock Haven | 53 |
| #7 | Lafayette | 39 |
| #8 | Bloomsburg | 19 |
| #9 | American | 11 |
Results
"Outstanding meet for both teams," said head coach Kevin Donner. "I thought we had the right mindset for the windy weather earlier in the day and the rainy weather we had after the lightning delay. The men's 4x100-meter relay looked good and we just missed our all-time top 10 list in windy conditions. Our 1-2 in shot put was huge with big marks from Zamarra and Stryker."
Recap
The shot put belonged to the Bison with four throwers scoring points. Anthony Zamarra won gold and 10 points on his toss of 54-7 1/2. Braden Stryker took home silver and eight points on his throw of 52-9 1/4. Stryker's mark set a personal best and inserted him at eighth all-time in the Bucknell record book. Wade Shomper earned bronze and six points on a mark of 51-2 3/4. Robert Lerner grabbed sixth place and a point off his spot of 48-1 1/4.Â
Noah Martin brought home victory in the 3000-meter steeplechase. The runner raced for a time of 9:18.81 to obtain 10 points. Henry Didden grabbed fourth place and four points on a time of 9:32.97.
The 4x100-meter relay "A" team of Cooper Hyken, Matthew Perello, Ethan Wolford-Tully, and Brandon Foust achieved a time of 41.60 to win the event and contribute 10 points. The quartet just missed the top ten of Bucknell history.Â
Three Bucknell members finished inside the top five for the 100-meter dash. Cooper Hyken finished second and earned eight points on a time of 11.05. Matthew Perello obtained fourth and four points on his time of 11.22. Brayden Young placed fifth and notched two points on a mark of 11.33.Â
Bucknell dominated the high jump with three finishers in the top five. Jeffrey Cianfrocca led the way with a second place leap of 6-4 to earn eight points. Tristan An earned four points and fourth place on a jump of 6-4. Thomas Cahill's mark of 6-2 gave him fifth points and two points for the cause.Â
A pair of sophomores notched silver and bronze in the javelin throw. James Riedinger gave the Bison eight points thanks to his second place throw of 176-9. Trevor Drescher submitted six points on his third place throw of 163-5.Â
Franco Perinotti obtained second place and eight points in the pole vault on a clearance of 15-5.Â
Brandon Foust obtained eight more points for the Bison with his second place time of 22.21 in the 200-meter dash.Â
Alex Simpson obtained second place and eight points on a time of 1:54.87.Â
The long jump had two Bison in the top five. Thomas Cahill's leap of 20-11 1/4 placed him third and gave the Bison sixth points. Matt Federovich finished fourth with four points on a mark of 20-5 1/4.Â
The Bison placed two hurlers in the top five of the hammer throw competition. John Calisi grabbed third place and six points with his heave of 178-10. Robert Feeney brought home two points and fifth place on his toss of 175-8.Â
Two Bison placed in the top five for the 400-meter dash. Brandon Foust earned fourth place and four points on a time of 49.57 and Rayven Sample notched fifth and one point with a mark of 50.63.
Chris Sims won fourth place and four points in the triple jump with his mark of 44-8 1/4.Â
Braden Stryker continued his strong day with a fourth place finish in the discus throw. His mark of 147-4 granted the Bison four points.Â
Domenic Campagna finished fifth in the 3000-meter run with a time of 8:43.85. His accomplishment netted two points.Â
The 400-meter hurdles witnessed Max Spaulding earning a point off his sixth place finish thanks to his time of 57.97.Â
Up Next
The Bison will compete next weekend at the Penn Relays and the Maroon and Gold Invitational.Â
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