Track & Field Ships Up to Boston for Patriot League Indoor Championships

Saturday, February 28

Boston, Mass.

11 a.m.

Bucknell University

Patriot League Indoor Championships

Track & Field Ships Up to Boston for Patriot League Indoor Championships

2/27/2026 3:00:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

LEWISBURG, Pa.- The Bucknell track & field teams ship up to Boston this weekend for the 2025-26 Patriot League Indoor Championships. The Bison look to improve upon the men's fourth place finish and the women's fifth place slot in 2024-25. The Orange & Blue return plenty of experience and have been in prime condition. The championships will be streamed on ESPN+.

What: 2025-26 Patriot League Indoor Championships
Where: BU Track & Tennis Center-Boston, Mass.
When: Saturday, Feb. 28-Sunday, March 1
Live Results: leonetiming.com
Live Stream: ESPN+ (Day I) | ESPN+ (Day II)

Donner's Debriefing

Overview

Bucknell competes in the annual Patriot League Indoor Championships.
The competitions begins at 11 a.m. both days.
The men's team finished fourth and the women's squad placed fifth last year.

Men's Roster

Men's 60m Dash:
Backus, Garrett: 6.99 (6.99 2026 Penn Classic 02/06/26)
Hyken, Cooper: 6.94 (6.94 Tune Up 02/20/26)
Petryna, Luke: 6.87 (6.87 Nittany Lion Challenge 01/17/26)

Men's 200m Dash:
Petryna, Luke: 21.75 (21.75# (22.14) Bison Challenge & Multi 01/30/26)
Ndegwa-Brown, Amani: 22.52 (22.52# (22.92) Bison Challenge & Multi 01/30/26)

Men's 400m Dash:
Bouril, Nicholas: 48.94 (48.94# (49.72) Tune Up 02/20/26)
Fianko, Ethan: 49.11 (49.11# (49.89) Bison Challenge & Multi 01/30/26)
Lubeski, Preston: 49.39 (49.39 2026 Penn Classic 02/06/26) 3
Ndegwa-Brown, Amani: 49.76 (49.76# (50.55) Gulden Invitational 01/24/26)

Men's 1 Mile Run:
Paul, Carter: 4:11.00 (4:11.00 2026 Penn Classic 02/06/26)

Men's 3,000m Run:
Kern, Grant: 8:27.70 (8:27.70 2026 Penn Classic 02/06/26)

Men's 5,000m Run:
Didden, Henry: 14:05.94 (14:05.94 BU Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener (Collegiate) 12/06/25)
Kern, Grant: 14:46.63 (14:46.63 Penn State National Open 01/30/26)

Men's 60m Hurdles:
Colmenares-Bittar, Luis: 8.47 (8.47 Tune Up 02/20/26)
Golden, Eamon: 8.37 (8.37 Bison Opener 12/05/25)
Knight, Ethan: 8.30 (8.30 Bison Opener 12/05/25)
Kossick, Robert: 8.46 (8.46 Tune Up 02/20/26)

Men's 4x400m Relay:
A: 3:19.59 (3:19.59 Nittany Lion Challenge 01/17/26) (Fianko, Lubeski, Bouril, Ndegwa-Brown, Petryna)

Men's 4x800m Relay:
A: 7:57.28 (7:57.28# (8:04.10) Gulden Invitational 01/24/26) (Singer, Byrnes, Dicken, Paul)

Men's 4,000m Distance Medley:
A: 10:14.97 (10:14.97# (10:23.32) Bison Challenge & Multi 01/30/26) (Singer, Petryna, Byrnes, Dicken, Paul, Didden)

Men's High Jump:
Cianfrocca, Jeffrey: 2.05m (2.05m Tune Up 02/20/26)
McFarlane, Tristan: 1.95m (1.95m Tune Up 02/20/26)

Men's Pole Vault:
Chernova, Michael: 4.80m (4.80m 2026 Penn Classic 02/06/26)
Williams, Lucas: 5.00m (5.00m Bison Opener 12/05/25)

Men's Long Jump:
Lessieu, Jason: 6.95m (6.95m 2026 Penn Classic 02/06/26)
Tipton, Josh: ND

Men's Triple Jump:
Hess, Jared: 14.28m (14.28m 2026 Penn Classic 02/06/26)
Simbiri, Caleb: 14.90m (14.90m Bison Opener 12/05/25)

Men's Shot Put:
Newman, Logan: 14.81m (14.81m Tune Up 02/20/26)
Polenik, Alex: 15.25m (15.25m Tune Up 02/20/26)
Pulver, Braiden: 16.91m (16.91m Gulden Invitational 01/24/26)
Shomper, Wade: 17.86m (17.86m 2026 Penn Classic 02/06/26)

Men's Weight Throw:
Allen, Owen: 15.97m (15.97m Bison Challenge & Multi 01/30/26)
Newman, Logan: 16.04m (16.04m Tune Up 02/20/26)
Pulver, Braiden: 15.31m (15.31m Bison Challenge & Multi 01/30/26)
Tacker, Aiden: 19.75m (19.75m Tune Up 02/20/26)

Men's Heptathlon:
Feddeler, William: 4621 (4621# (4597.00) Bison Opener 12/05/25)

Men's Returning Point Scorers from 2024-25

44 total points out of 63.
Wade Shomper: shot put | 2nd place | 8 points
CJ Simbiri: triple jump | 3rd place | 6 points
Aiden Tacker: weight throw | 3rd place | 6 points
Amani Brown & Preston Lubeski: 4x400-meter relay | 3rd place | 6 points
Henry Didden: 5000-meter run | 5th place | 4 points
Carter Paul & Hayden Singer: 4x800-meter relay | 5th place | 4 points
Jeffrey Cianfrocca: high jump | 6th place | 3 points
Braiden Pulver: shot put | 7th place | 2 points
Carter Paul, Ethan Knight, Hayden Singer, and Henry Didden: DMR | 7th place | 2 points
Preston Lubeski: 400-meter dash | 8th place | 1 point
Lucas Williams: pole vault | 8th place | 1 point
William Feddeler: heptathlon | 8th place | 1 point

Women's Roster

Women's 60m Dash:
Camerlingo, Grace: 7.56 (7.56 Tune Up 02/20/26)
Muraglia, Jordan: 7.86 (7.86 Bison Opener 12/05/25)
Portacio, Piper: 7.73 (7.73 Tune Up 02/20/26)

Women's 200m Dash:
Camerlingo, Grace: 25.25 (25.25# (25.64) Bison Challenge & Multi 01/30/26)
Lea, Alex: 24.29 (24.29 Penn State National Open 01/30/26)
Portacio, Piper: 25.04 (25.04# (25.42) Bison Challenge & Multi 01/30/26)

Women's 400m Dash:
Cooke, Alison: 57.71 (57.71 2026 Penn Classic 02/06/26)
Goll, Alexa: 58.01 (58.01# (58.78) Tune Up 02/20/26)
Lea, Alex: 54.81 (54.81 2026 Penn Classic 02/06/26)
Lust, Raygan: 56.61 (56.61# (57.36) Bison Challenge & Multi 01/30/26)
Michaelson, Abigail: 57.74 (57.74# (58.50) Tune Up 02/20/26)
Wright, Jenna: 57.90 (57.90# (58.66) Tune Up 02/20/26)

Women's 800m Run:
Moncavage, Kate: 2:13.65 (2:13.65# (2:15.19) Tune Up 02/20/26)

Women's 1 Mile Run:
Torelli, Katrina: 4:54.36 (4:54.36# (4:57.27) Tune Up 02/20/26)
Vives, Grace: 4:57.22 (4:57.22 2026 Penn Classic 02/06/26)

Women's 3,000m Run:
Granger, Kailey: 9:48.38 (9:48.38 2026 Penn Classic 02/06/26)
McNally, Shaelan: 9:47.20 (9:47.20 Penn State National Open 01/30/26)
O'Day, Kerry: 9:52.06 (9:52.06 2026 Penn Classic 02/06/26)
Weldon, Bradley: 9:56.08 (9:56.08# (10:01.19) Gulden Invitational 01/24/26)

Women's 5,000m Run:
Granger, Kailey: 17:16.75 (17:16.75 Penn State National Open 01/30/26)
McNally, Shaelan: NT
O'Day, Kerry: NT
Weldon, Bradley: 17:17.00 (17:17.00 Penn State National Open 01/30/26)
Rippey, Caryn: NT

Women's 60m Hurdles:
Sadler, Noelani: 8.75 (8.75 Bison Challenge & Multi 01/30/26)

Women's 4x400m Relay:
A: 3:51.21 (3:51.21 Nittany Lion Challenge 01/17/26) (Lea, Lust, Portacio, Cooke, Sadler, Wright)

Women's 4x800m Relay:
A: 9:20.64 (9:20.64# (9:27.10) Gulden Invitational 01/24/26) (Johns, Kerr, Moncavage, Torelli, Vives)

Women's 4,000m Distance Medley:
A: 12:17.19 (12:17.19# (12:25.08) Bison Challenge & Multi 01/30/26) (Kerr, Michaelson, Johns, Torelli, Vives, Rippey, Moncavage, Goll)

Women's High Jump:
Lehker, Madeline: 1.60m (1.60m Gulden Invitational 01/24/26)
Wakenshaw, Liliana: 1.65m (1.65m Tune Up 02/20/26)

Women's Pole Vault:
Bryant, Elizabeth: 3.70m (3.70m Bison Opener 12/05/25)
Harnish, Kate: 3.55m (3.55m Bison Opener 12/05/25)
Strasser, Sierra: 3.50m (3.50m Bison Challenge & Multi 01/30/26)

Women's Long Jump:
Muraglia, Jordan: 5.60m (5.60m 2026 Penn Classic 02/06/26)
Smith, Emilia: 5.27m (5.27m Bison Opener 12/05/25)

Women's Triple Jump:
Baggetta, Megan: 11.65m (11.65m Bison Opener 12/05/25)
DeMatt, Allie: 11.78m (11.78m Tune Up 02/20/26)
Smith, Emilia: 11.26m (11.26m 2026 Penn Classic 02/06/26)

Women's Shot Put:
Fowler, Madison: 14.16m (14.16m Gulden Invitational 01/24/26)
Rebar, Avery: 12.43m (12.43m Bison Challenge & Multi 01/30/26)

Women's Weight Throw:
Fowler, Madison: 18.79m (18.79m Bison Challenge & Multi 01/30/26)
Roes, Isabelle: 16.67m (16.67m Tune Up 02/20/26)
Sobilo, Julia: 15.05m (15.05m Tune Up 02/20/26)
Rebar, Avery: 13.43m (13.43m Tune Up 02/20/26)

Women's Indoor Pentathlon:
Lehker, Madeline: 3074 (3074# (3052.00) Bison Challenge & Multi 01/30/26)

Women's Returning Point Scorers from 2024-25

38 out of 52 points returning
Alexandra Lea: 200-meter dash | 3rd | 6 points
Alexandra Lea: 400-meter dash | 3rd | 6 points
Madison Fowler: weight throw | 4th | 5 points
Katie Moncavage, Caryn Rippey, and Grace Vives | 4th | 5 points
Kerry O'Day, Grace Vives, and Jenna Wright | 5th | 4 points
Alexa Goll, Alexandra Lea, and Noelani Sadler: 4x400-meter relay | 5th place | 4 points
Noelani Sadler: 60-meter hurdles | 6th | 3 points
Megan Baggetta: triple jump | 6th | 3 points
Elizabeth Bryant: pole vault | 6th | 2 points

Last Time Out (Bison Tuneup)

The Bucknell men's team won three events.
The distance group collected two wins. Mason Barlow conquered the 3000-meter run with a season-best 8:45.80. Michael Devine picked up an easy win in the 5000-meter run, logging 15:18.16, nearly a minute faster than the second place finisher.
Cooper Hyken finished tied for first place in the 60-meter dash. The senior raced 6.94.
Aiden Tacker placed second in the weight throw. The veteran thrower tossed a personal best 64-9.75 in his first attempt. The heave moved him to third place in Bucknell history and the mark ranks second in the Patriot League.
The women's squad posted ten wins.
Bucknell blew away the competition in the 60-meter dash with two fabulous freshmen. Grace Camerlingo won the event, racing 7.56, improving upon her third best status at Bucknell. Her time ranks second in the Patriot League, only 0.02 seconds behind Boston's Jada Smith - a senior runner. Running mate Piper Portacio placed second, logging 7.73 - a time that ranks fifth at Bucknell. Portacio's old mark of 7.76 was eighth.
Camerlingo won Patriot League Rookie & Track Athlete of the Week - becoming the first Bison woman to do so.
Madison Fowler pulled off the twin bill victory in the shot put and weight throw for the third time this season. The sophomore established her dominance in the weight throw by the second attempt, tossing 61-0.75, which firmly won the event. Fowler won the shot put, throwing 44-2.75, which also arrived during her second attempt.
Isabelle Roes finished second in the weight throw behind Fowler but her second place toss of 54-8.25 established a personal record and moved her into tenth place in Bucknell history.
Abigail Michaelson continued the sprints' success by winning the 400-meter dash. The junior runner ran a season-best 58.50.