Bison Men to Hold Bucknell Team Challenge

LEWISBURG, Pa.- The Bucknell Bison men's track & field team remains at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium for a second-straight weekend to host the Bucknell Team Challenge. Ten teams will compete in the scored meet, which includes Patriot League rivals, American, Army West Point, and Lafayette. The competition will serve as additional training for the forthcoming Patriot League Championships.

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What: Bucknell Team Challenge
Where: Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium and West Fields Throwing Area-Lewisburg, Pa.
When: Saturday, April 20, 2024
Teams Competing: American, Army, Binghamton, Bloomsburg, Bucknell, Lafayette, Lock Haven, Mansfield, Mount St. Mary's, Saint Francis U.

Donner's Debriefing

"The Team Challenge is a good meet filled with schools representing a variety of conferences and even different divisions in a scored meet. We are only two weeks from the Patriot League Championships, so we need to find that threshold to do what's best to keep the athletes on the team healthy. We also want them to focus on scoring points to put us in a position to win the meet. We are also trying to solidify our 35-person lineup for league championships. We are also excited to honor our seniors competing in their last regular season home meet."

Senior Day Honorees

The Bison will honor 12 men after the meet. The honorees are Christian Cadmus, Tommy Cahill, Matt Federovich, Asa Friedrich, Dariel Guzman, Jeffrey Gibbs, Miguel Negrete, Matthew Perello, Rayven Sample, Alex Simpson, Max Spaulding, and Ethan Wolford-Tuffy.

The group holds two school records, one facility record, and seven top-ten marks.

Last Year's Bucknell Team Challenge

Bucknell won the 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.
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.
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.

Last Time Out (Bison Outdoor Classic)

The event went off without a hitch until a thunderstorm on Sunday evening forced the cancelation of the 4x400-meter relays and the men's pole vault.
Bernard Kemp continued his hot stretch from the CARIFTA Games by conquering the long jump. The freshman won the event on a jump of 24-1 ½. The effort won his second Patriot League Rookie of the Week award.
Braden Stryker was the leading Bison in the discus throw. The junior's 167-11 won him sixth place and inserted him at seventh in Bucknell history.
Ethan Wolford-Tuffy improved his standing in the Bucknell record book for the 400-meter dash with a time of 48.07. He progressed from ninth place to seventh. He finished eighth in the event.
Jack Higgins had a history-making result in the 5000-meter run. The freshman's time of 14:20.15 finished fifth in the event and now ranks tenth in Bucknell history. His mark displaced Mike Deckert's 41-year-old spot.

Up Next

The Bison will split their attention next weekend between the Bloomsburg meet and the historic Penn Relays.

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Players Mentioned

Christian Cadmus

Tommy Cahill

Henry Didden

Matt Federovich

Brandon Foust

Asa Friedrich

Jeffrey Gibbs

Dariel Guzman

Jack Higgins

Cooper Hyken

Bernard Kemp

Robert Lerner

Noah Martin

Miguel Negrete

Matthew Perello

Matthew Perello

Rayven Sample

Wade Shomper

Alex Simpson

Max Spaulding

Braden Stryker

Braden Stryker

Ethan Wolford-Tuffy

Anthony Zamarra