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Lehigh Games
Feeney's Hammer Throw Highlights Lehigh Games
4/8/2023 9:39:00 PM | Men's Track and Field
BETHLEHEM, Pa.- The Bucknell Bison men's track & field team notched three wins in the Lehigh Games on Saturday.
The non-team scoring event featured seven other teams besides Bucknell: East Stroudsburg, Kutztown, Lafayette, Lehigh, Moravian, Sacred Heart, and Saint Joseph's.
Results
"Overall, we got exactly what we were looking for as a team," said head coach Kevin Donner. "We held out some athletes to rest them up for next week, and others competed in a secondary event. Our field event athletes were good; we had a few people with breakout performances. We are set up well for our two home meets, which have traditionally been our better outdoor meets. This also gave us a dry run on the facility, that will host the Patriot League Championships in a month."
Robert Feeney won gold in the hammer throw on a mighty toss of 56.90m. The toss inserted him into seventh place all-time in Bucknell history. John Calisi earned third on a fling of 54.18m.
Bucknell went 1-2-3 in the 200-meter dash. Matthew Perello led the way with a 22.14 time. Brandon Foust posted a mark of 22.24 and Ethan Wolford-Tuffy had a speed of 22.38.
The quartet of Cooper Hyken, Matthew Perello, Ethan Wolford-Tuffy, and Brandon Foust won gold in the 4x100-meter relay with a time of 42.69.
The Bison dominated the 100-meter dash. Cooper Hyken finished second with a time of 11.07. Matthew Perello grabbed third place with a speed of 11.12. Brayden Young earned fifth place with a mark of 11.41.
Bucknell put two runners in the top five of the 3000-meter steeplechase. Daniel Hilmer earned second place with a time of 9:56.74. Grant Kern picked up bronze thanks to his time of 9:58.93.
The Orange & Blue gathered three top-five finishers in the high jump. Tristan An grabbed second place with a leap of 1.98m. Jeffrey Cianfrocca earned fourth place with a mark of 1.93m. Thomas Cahill finished fifth (1.93m).
Three Bison earned top-five of the discus throw. Braden Stryker placed second on a toss of 46.62m. Wade Shomper grabbed fourth place (44.47m) and Angelo Regec obtained fifth place (44.32m).
Bucknell placed three players in the top five of the 400-meter dash. Zachary Jelinek raced to second place with a time of 50.23. Colby Belczyk earned fourth place running for a mark of 50.78. Alex Simpson finished fifth with a speed of 50.84.
The Bison placed in the top five of the shot put. Anthony Zamarra finished second (16.16m), Wade Shomper grabbed fourth (15.53m), and Braden Stryker obtained fifth place (15.49m).
Chris Sims finished second in the triple jump with a leap of 13.77m.
Two Bison earned top-five placements in the long jump. Matt Federovich finished third with a leap of 6.56m and Thomas Cahill leaped to fourth place on a mark of 6.40m.
Kameron Schreffler obtained third place in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.54.
Mason Siebenhaar finished fifth in the 1500-meter run with a time of 4:03.51.
Up Next
Bucknell hosts the Bison Outdoor Classic next weekend.
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