Track & Field Commences Outdoor Season at the Hurricane Collegiate Invitational

Saturday, March 23

Coral Gables, FL

9 a.m.

Bucknell University

Hurricane Collegiate Invitational

Track & Field Commences Outdoor Season at the Hurricane Collegiate Invitational

3/21/2024 3:37:00 PM | Men's Track and Field

LEWISBURG, Pa.- Freshly rested after a grueling indoor campaign, the Bucknell Bison men's track & field team prepares to hit the outdoor season like a locomotive. A select group of athletes are heading to Florida to compete at the Hurricane Collegiate Invitational.

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What: Hurricane Collegiate Invitational
Where: Cobb Stadium-Coral Gables, Fla.
When: Saturday, March 23, 2024

Donner's Debriefing

"We are excited to take 11 of our top and healthy student-athletes from the speed and power to Miami. We are trying to upgrade our program regarding scheduling and these athletes will gain great experience competing in warmer weather against top-level competition."

Last Time Out (IC4A Championships)

The Bison totaled 30 points to place ninth. The squadron set one school record and claimed a top-five spot in the Orange & Blue annals.
Bucknell's headliner was the 4x800-meter relay team of Alex Simpson, John Byrnes, Zachary Jelinek, and Colby Belczyk storming past the competition. Their time of 7:28.08 was 1.57 seconds faster than the silver-winning team, and it set the school record for the event. Their efforts scored ten points for Bucknell and won All-East laurels.
Belczyk led the Bison individual efforts by winning the 500-meter run and All-East honors. The junior runner's 1:03.81 time was a personal best and supplied ten ducats to the Bison coffers. Belczyk won the event by 0.04 seconds. His mark ranks fifth in Bucknell history.
Jeffrey Cianfrocca earned fifth points for Bucknell by finishing fourth (6-4 3/4) in the high jump. He received an All-East designation for his mark.
Rookie Lucas Williams gained two points for Bucknell in the pole vault. Williams' clearance of 15-03 resulted in seventh place and All-East honors.