Saturday, May 4
Lewisburg, Pa.
8:45 a.m.
Bucknell University
vs
Patriot League Outdoor Championships
Bison Women Collect Five Medals on Day Two to Finish Fourth at the Patriot League Outdoor Championships
5/4/2024 8:28:00 PM | Women's Track and Field
LEWISBURG, Pa.- The Bucknell Bison women's track & field team finished fourth with 122 points at the Patriot League Outdoor Championships. The Bison were only 7.33 points behind Boston University for third place. Bucknell won two gold and three silver medals and saw a 41-year-old school record fall on the second day of competition.
Three Bison won First Team All-Patriot League honors for their gold-medal performances: Evelyn Bliss (javelin), Karen Hull (high jump), and Meghan Quinn (200-meter dash).
Three Bucknell athletes received Second Team All-Patriot League honors: Abby Eisold (heptathlon), Justley Sharp (shot put), and Quinn (100-meter dash).
Bliss earned Women's Rookie of the Meet for winning gold in the javelin throw on the first day of competition. She became the first Bison to win the award since Efe Agege in 2015.
Results
Navy took home first place with 212.33 points. Army finished second with 195.5. Boston was third at 129 with Bucknell marking fourth place. Lehigh scored 95.5 for fifth followed by Holy Cross at 46.5, Colgate at 21.5, Lafayette with 13.33, Loyola with 12, and American scored ten for tenth place.
Donner's Debriefing
"Going into day two, I felt our women could finish third. However, Boston had a big day to finish third. This league has improved the past few years and it takes a tremondous effort to score points. Although we came up a bit short of our goal, our athletes worked hard over the entire weekend and I am proud. We will let the smoke clear and come up with our ECAC lineup for next weekend. We have a few women that should make the NCAA East Preliminaries in Bliss, Hull, Sharp, and Tereska."
Recap
Meghan Quinn wrapped up her Bucknell career with two medals. The Warwick Winmaker equaled her indoor championships accomplishment by winning the 200-meter dash. Despite rainy weather, Quinn blitzed to 23.84, winning ten points. In the 100-meter dash, she overcame a slow start to win silver and eight points via a time of 11.72.
Karen Hull capped her prestigious high jump career by winning the event. The senior leaped 5-9 ¼ to tie her school record. Hull also won the high jump at the Patriot League Indoor Championships. Her gold medal brought home ten points for Bucknell. Fellow senior Abby Kates's 5-7 mark finished fourth and gave Bucknell five points. Sophomore Madeline Lehker scored two points by finishing seventh (5-5).
Justley Sharp added silver in the shot put to her list of accomplishments in her freshman year. The rookie's mark of 50-0 tallied eight points for the Bison. Senior Siobhan O'Sullivan threw a career-best 46-9 to place seventh and score a point. O'Sullivan moved to fifth all-time in Bucknell history. Christine Ajao just missed scoring by finishing ninth but her throw of 46-8 ¼ ranks sixth all-time for the Orange & Blue.
Bucknell history was made in the heptathlon. Senior Abby Eisold won silver with a school-record 4,943 points. She set personal bests in four of the seven events. She led by 120 points entering the final event but was edged by 24 points by Sarah Taylor (Navy), the defending champion. Eisold broke the 41-year-old record of Hall-of-Famer Lonnie Fertik, who had 4,816 points.
Amanda Agambire, Quinn, Lila Gaughan, and Hull combined to finish fourth in the 4x100-meter relay. The grouping raced 46.80 to score five points.
The 4x400-meter relay team of Colleen Linko, Katherine Loew, Anna Posh, and Quinn finished fourth. Their time of 3:47.87 netted five points and ranks eighth in Bucknell history.
Sharp continued her strong performance in the throws by placing fifth in the discus. Her 154-7 mark grabbed four points for Bucknell.
Freshman Megan Baggetta shone brightly in her first outdoor championships, finishing fifth in the triple jump. Her 38-5 mark brought home five points.
Sophomore Caryn Rippey notched fifth in the 1500-meter run. She used a late burst to finish 4:33.84 and score four points.
Ella Derstine notched seventh place in the 400-meter hurdles. Her time of 1:03.04 scored two points.
Two freshmen Bison shined in the 3000-meter steeplechase. Meghan Rentner finished eighth with 10:54.06, scoring a point and moving to eighth all-time. Kailey Granger's 10:54.50 placed ninth in the event and ninth all-time for Bucknell.
Loew placed eighth in the 400-meter dash. The junior earned a point with a time of 58.24.
Up Next
Qualified and willing participants will compete in next weekend's ECAC Championships.
2024 Patriot League Outdoor Track & Field Championships Major Awards
Women's Track Athlete of the Meet – Vera Sjöberg, Boston University
Men's Track Athlete of the Meet - Nathan Kent, Navy
Women's Field Athlete of the Meet - Kayley Ragazzini, Army West Point
Men's Field Athlete of the Meet - Joshua Boamah, Navy
Women's Rookie of the Meet - Evelyn Bliss, Bucknell
Men's Rookie of the Meet – Joshua Duncan, Army West Point
Women's Highest Point Scorer – Kayley Ragazzini, Army West Point
Men's Highest Point Scorer - Joshua Boamah, Navy
Women's Coach of the Year - Jaime Cook, Navy
Men's Coach of the Year- Jaime Cook, Navy
Three Bison won First Team All-Patriot League honors for their gold-medal performances: Evelyn Bliss (javelin), Karen Hull (high jump), and Meghan Quinn (200-meter dash).
Three Bucknell athletes received Second Team All-Patriot League honors: Abby Eisold (heptathlon), Justley Sharp (shot put), and Quinn (100-meter dash).
Bliss earned Women's Rookie of the Meet for winning gold in the javelin throw on the first day of competition. She became the first Bison to win the award since Efe Agege in 2015.
Results
Navy took home first place with 212.33 points. Army finished second with 195.5. Boston was third at 129 with Bucknell marking fourth place. Lehigh scored 95.5 for fifth followed by Holy Cross at 46.5, Colgate at 21.5, Lafayette with 13.33, Loyola with 12, and American scored ten for tenth place.
Donner's Debriefing
"Going into day two, I felt our women could finish third. However, Boston had a big day to finish third. This league has improved the past few years and it takes a tremondous effort to score points. Although we came up a bit short of our goal, our athletes worked hard over the entire weekend and I am proud. We will let the smoke clear and come up with our ECAC lineup for next weekend. We have a few women that should make the NCAA East Preliminaries in Bliss, Hull, Sharp, and Tereska."
Recap
Meghan Quinn wrapped up her Bucknell career with two medals. The Warwick Winmaker equaled her indoor championships accomplishment by winning the 200-meter dash. Despite rainy weather, Quinn blitzed to 23.84, winning ten points. In the 100-meter dash, she overcame a slow start to win silver and eight points via a time of 11.72.
Karen Hull capped her prestigious high jump career by winning the event. The senior leaped 5-9 ¼ to tie her school record. Hull also won the high jump at the Patriot League Indoor Championships. Her gold medal brought home ten points for Bucknell. Fellow senior Abby Kates's 5-7 mark finished fourth and gave Bucknell five points. Sophomore Madeline Lehker scored two points by finishing seventh (5-5).
Justley Sharp added silver in the shot put to her list of accomplishments in her freshman year. The rookie's mark of 50-0 tallied eight points for the Bison. Senior Siobhan O'Sullivan threw a career-best 46-9 to place seventh and score a point. O'Sullivan moved to fifth all-time in Bucknell history. Christine Ajao just missed scoring by finishing ninth but her throw of 46-8 ¼ ranks sixth all-time for the Orange & Blue.
Bucknell history was made in the heptathlon. Senior Abby Eisold won silver with a school-record 4,943 points. She set personal bests in four of the seven events. She led by 120 points entering the final event but was edged by 24 points by Sarah Taylor (Navy), the defending champion. Eisold broke the 41-year-old record of Hall-of-Famer Lonnie Fertik, who had 4,816 points.
Amanda Agambire, Quinn, Lila Gaughan, and Hull combined to finish fourth in the 4x100-meter relay. The grouping raced 46.80 to score five points.
The 4x400-meter relay team of Colleen Linko, Katherine Loew, Anna Posh, and Quinn finished fourth. Their time of 3:47.87 netted five points and ranks eighth in Bucknell history.
Sharp continued her strong performance in the throws by placing fifth in the discus. Her 154-7 mark grabbed four points for Bucknell.
Freshman Megan Baggetta shone brightly in her first outdoor championships, finishing fifth in the triple jump. Her 38-5 mark brought home five points.
Sophomore Caryn Rippey notched fifth in the 1500-meter run. She used a late burst to finish 4:33.84 and score four points.
Ella Derstine notched seventh place in the 400-meter hurdles. Her time of 1:03.04 scored two points.
Two freshmen Bison shined in the 3000-meter steeplechase. Meghan Rentner finished eighth with 10:54.06, scoring a point and moving to eighth all-time. Kailey Granger's 10:54.50 placed ninth in the event and ninth all-time for Bucknell.
Loew placed eighth in the 400-meter dash. The junior earned a point with a time of 58.24.
Up Next
Qualified and willing participants will compete in next weekend's ECAC Championships.
2024 Patriot League Outdoor Track & Field Championships Major Awards
Women's Track Athlete of the Meet – Vera Sjöberg, Boston University
Men's Track Athlete of the Meet - Nathan Kent, Navy
Women's Field Athlete of the Meet - Kayley Ragazzini, Army West Point
Men's Field Athlete of the Meet - Joshua Boamah, Navy
Women's Rookie of the Meet - Evelyn Bliss, Bucknell
Men's Rookie of the Meet – Joshua Duncan, Army West Point
Women's Highest Point Scorer – Kayley Ragazzini, Army West Point
Men's Highest Point Scorer - Joshua Boamah, Navy
Women's Coach of the Year - Jaime Cook, Navy
Men's Coach of the Year- Jaime Cook, Navy
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