Saturday, April 20
Lewisburg, Pa.
10:30 a.m.
Bucknell University
vs
Bucknell Team Challenge
Bison Men Win Bucknell Team Challenge on Senior Day
4/20/2024 11:34:00 PM | Men's Track and Field
LEWISBURG, Pa.- The Bucknell Bison men's track & field team made Senior Day one to remember with a comfortable win in the Bucknell Team Challenge. The Bison tallied 195 points, powered by seven wins. The team outscored second-place Army by 93 points. The squad honored 12 seniors after the competition.
Results
Donner's Debriefing
"I was pleased with our men's results. We impressed despite missing a few key people. We did get some other guys to step up today. We showed great balance today in all of our event areas and the team is improving. We are hoping to get a few guys back from injury soon. We also had some guys come out of the woodwork and put themselves in the conversation to make our 35-man Patriot League roster lineup. The more guys who are candidates, the better we are as a team."
Recap
The Bison dominated the shot put by filling the top five slots and collecting 30 points. Wade Shomper's 56-2 ½ mark led the way winning the event, scoring ten points, and moving to second in Bucknell history. Braden Stryker finished second with a toss of 54-2 ¾. His 54-2 ¾ throw won eight points and ranks fourth in the Bison record book. Robert Lerner notched third place and six points on a throw of 51-9. Keenan LaMontagne gathered fourth place and four points on a throw of 50-2 ½. Patrick Donaher rounded out the Bison scoring winning fifth place and two points on a toss of 48-11 ½.
Jeffrey Cianfrocca had a banner day in the high jump. The sophomore won gold, earned ten points, and moved to fourth in Bucknell history by jumping 6-9 ¾.
Lucas Williams won the pole vault and added ten points to the Bison coffers. His clearance of 15-9 tied for eighth in Bucknell history.
27 points were gained by Bison runners in the 1500-meter run. Jayson Harmer scored ten points by winning the event with a time of 3:55.09. Bobby Lynam was 0.19 seconds away from first place and won eight points. Carter Paul notched third place and six points on a time of 3:55.86. Trent Dinant gathered two points on his fifth-place finish (3:57.93). Lucas Ward was the final Bison scorer winning a point and sixth place on his time of 3:59.06.
Three runners scored 22 points in the 3000-meter steeplechase. Daniel Hilmer clinched the victory and ten points. His time of 9:26.34 was 1.28 seconds faster than Mason Barlow's second-place finish of 9:27.62, which earned eight points. Grant Kernwon fourth place and four points (9:31.49).
Four Bison throwers scored 13 points in the discus throw. Lerner led the way with six points by placing third (158-6). LaMontagne earned four points on his fourth-place finish of 156-1. Guzman gained two points and fifth place on a throw of 155-8. Shomper unlocked a point and sixth place on a toss of 153-10.
The "A" Team of Amani Brown, Preston Lubeski, Brayden Young, and Brandon Foust mined gold in the 4x100-meter relay. The quartet's time of 41.79 collected ten points.
The 200-meter dash recorded 14 points for the Bison. Foust won second place and eight points with his time of 21.53 . Ethan Wolford-Tuffy finished third, winning six points in a time of 21.63.
14 points were won in the triple jump. Chris Sims earned eight points and second place, leaping for 45-9. Jared Hess unlocked six points and third place with a mark of 45-7 ¼.
The "A" Team of Alex Simpson, Colby Belczyk, JP Byrnes, and Zachary Jelinek finished second (3:25.21) and won eight points in the 4x400-meter relay.
Ten points were won in the hammer throw. Aiden Tacker's third-place finish and six points came on a throw of 180-6. Dariel Guzman provided two points on a fifth-place toss of 166-1.
Seven points were scored in the 800-meter run. Colby Belczyk earned bronze and six points on a run of 1:56.31. Alex Simpson provided a point on a sixth-place time of 1:56.77.
Lubeski collected third place and six points in the 400-meter run with a time of 48.98.
Foust finished fourth in the 100-meter dash and won four points. His time of 10.68 earned a greater prize of slotting eighth in Bucknell history.
Six points were earned in the 5000-meter run. Max DiCerbo won fourth place and four points on a time of 15:12.76. Jeffrey Gibbs finished fifth (15:18.89), winning two points.
Matt Federovich collected four points on a fourth-place leap of 22-8 in the long jump.
Garrett Arden earned two points and fifth place in the javelin throw. The freshman threw the instrument 168-1 feet.
Up Next
The Bison will split the squad next weekend between the Penn Relays and the Bloomsburg Maroon & Gold competition.
Results
Donner's Debriefing
"I was pleased with our men's results. We impressed despite missing a few key people. We did get some other guys to step up today. We showed great balance today in all of our event areas and the team is improving. We are hoping to get a few guys back from injury soon. We also had some guys come out of the woodwork and put themselves in the conversation to make our 35-man Patriot League roster lineup. The more guys who are candidates, the better we are as a team."
Recap
The Bison dominated the shot put by filling the top five slots and collecting 30 points. Wade Shomper's 56-2 ½ mark led the way winning the event, scoring ten points, and moving to second in Bucknell history. Braden Stryker finished second with a toss of 54-2 ¾. His 54-2 ¾ throw won eight points and ranks fourth in the Bison record book. Robert Lerner notched third place and six points on a throw of 51-9. Keenan LaMontagne gathered fourth place and four points on a throw of 50-2 ½. Patrick Donaher rounded out the Bison scoring winning fifth place and two points on a toss of 48-11 ½.
Jeffrey Cianfrocca had a banner day in the high jump. The sophomore won gold, earned ten points, and moved to fourth in Bucknell history by jumping 6-9 ¾.
Lucas Williams won the pole vault and added ten points to the Bison coffers. His clearance of 15-9 tied for eighth in Bucknell history.
27 points were gained by Bison runners in the 1500-meter run. Jayson Harmer scored ten points by winning the event with a time of 3:55.09. Bobby Lynam was 0.19 seconds away from first place and won eight points. Carter Paul notched third place and six points on a time of 3:55.86. Trent Dinant gathered two points on his fifth-place finish (3:57.93). Lucas Ward was the final Bison scorer winning a point and sixth place on his time of 3:59.06.
Three runners scored 22 points in the 3000-meter steeplechase. Daniel Hilmer clinched the victory and ten points. His time of 9:26.34 was 1.28 seconds faster than Mason Barlow's second-place finish of 9:27.62, which earned eight points. Grant Kernwon fourth place and four points (9:31.49).
Four Bison throwers scored 13 points in the discus throw. Lerner led the way with six points by placing third (158-6). LaMontagne earned four points on his fourth-place finish of 156-1. Guzman gained two points and fifth place on a throw of 155-8. Shomper unlocked a point and sixth place on a toss of 153-10.
The "A" Team of Amani Brown, Preston Lubeski, Brayden Young, and Brandon Foust mined gold in the 4x100-meter relay. The quartet's time of 41.79 collected ten points.
The 200-meter dash recorded 14 points for the Bison. Foust won second place and eight points with his time of 21.53 . Ethan Wolford-Tuffy finished third, winning six points in a time of 21.63.
14 points were won in the triple jump. Chris Sims earned eight points and second place, leaping for 45-9. Jared Hess unlocked six points and third place with a mark of 45-7 ¼.
The "A" Team of Alex Simpson, Colby Belczyk, JP Byrnes, and Zachary Jelinek finished second (3:25.21) and won eight points in the 4x400-meter relay.
Ten points were won in the hammer throw. Aiden Tacker's third-place finish and six points came on a throw of 180-6. Dariel Guzman provided two points on a fifth-place toss of 166-1.
Seven points were scored in the 800-meter run. Colby Belczyk earned bronze and six points on a run of 1:56.31. Alex Simpson provided a point on a sixth-place time of 1:56.77.
Lubeski collected third place and six points in the 400-meter run with a time of 48.98.
Foust finished fourth in the 100-meter dash and won four points. His time of 10.68 earned a greater prize of slotting eighth in Bucknell history.
Six points were earned in the 5000-meter run. Max DiCerbo won fourth place and four points on a time of 15:12.76. Jeffrey Gibbs finished fifth (15:18.89), winning two points.
Matt Federovich collected four points on a fourth-place leap of 22-8 in the long jump.
Garrett Arden earned two points and fifth place in the javelin throw. The freshman threw the instrument 168-1 feet.
Up Next
The Bison will split the squad next weekend between the Penn Relays and the Bloomsburg Maroon & Gold competition.
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