Track & Field Sails to Annapolis for Patriot League Outdoor Championships

Friday, May 15

Annapolis, Md.

9 a.m.

Bucknell University

Patriot League Outdoor Championships

Track & Field Sails to Annapolis for Patriot League Outdoor Championships

5/14/2026 2:35:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

LEWISBURG, Pa.- The Bucknell track & field teams travel to the U.S. Naval Academy this weekend for the 2026 Patriot League Outdoor Championships. Both the Bison men and women placed fourth in 2025 and are looking to crash the Army, Boston, and Navy party that has occupied the top three positions in recent years. Bucknell structures its program for the outdoor season and the Bison have been excellent in this outdoor campaign with key performances at the Colonial Relays, Bison Outdoor Classic, ECAC/IC4A Championships, and the Penn Relays. Several Orange & Blue athletes will conclude their careers or make a push for top 48 in the NCAA East rankings. The championships (track events only) will be streamed on ESPN+.

What: 2026 Patriot League Outdoor Championships
Where: Ingram Field-Annapolis, Md.
When: May 15-16
Live Results: leonetiming.com
Live Stream: ESPN+ (Day I) | ESPN+ (Day II)

Donner's Debriefing

"Both teams are ready and excited for the Patriot League Outdoor Championships this weekend. The spring outdoor season has gone very well and we recruit and structure our program for the outdoor season. The past 4-5 years, both our men's and women's programs have been in the 4th-5th range and we hope to change that pattern this weekend. The upper echelon of the league has been Navy, Army and Boston and all three of those programs are very well coached and very balanced on all event areas. We need to be on top of our game to join that party."

Overview

Bucknell competes in the annual Patriot League Outdoor Championships.
The competition begins at 9 a.m. both days.
Both teams placed fourth in the competition last year.
The Bison return several gold medal winners in US National Champion Evelyn Bliss (javelin), Alexandra Lea (200 and 400-meter dashes), and Wade Shomper (shot put).
Bison in the current top 48 in the NCAA East: Men: Wade Shomper: shot put (24th); Women: Evelyn Bliss: javelin (1st in the East and NCAA) and Brylee Tereska: javelin (35th). Alexandra Lea is 50th in the 400-meter dash.

Men's Roster

Men's 100m Dash:
Backus, Garrett: 10.73 (2026 IC4A-ECAC Outdoor T&F Championships 04/18/26)
Petryna, Luke: 10.70 (60th Colonial Relays 04/02/26)

Men's 200m Dash:
Petryna, Luke: 21.39 (Bison Outdoor Classic 04/11/26)

Men's 400m Dash:
Fianko, Ethan: 48.45 (60th Colonial Relays 04/02/26)
Lubeski, Preston: 48.11 (Kehoe Twilight Meet 05/01/26)
Ndegwa-Brown, Amani: 48.83 (Bison Outdoor Classic 04/11/26)

Men's 800m Run:
Singer, Hayden: 1:54.77 (Kehoe Twilight Meet 05/01/26)
Reuther, Colin: 1:53.87 (Bison Outdoor Classic 04/11/26)

Men's 1,500m Run:
Paul, Carter: 3:50.32 (Bison Outdoor Classic 04/11/26)

Men's 5,000m Run:
Barlow, Mason: NT
Didden, Henry: NT
Paul, Carter: 14:59.50 (60th Colonial Relays 04/02/26)
Pratt-Perez, Ethan: 14:25.75 (Bison Outdoor Classic 04/11/26)

Men's 10,000m Run:
Didden, Henry: 29:35.45 (Bison Outdoor Classic 04/11/26)

Men's 110m Hurdles:
Knight, Ethan: 14.98 (BU vs BU Dual 03/29/26)

Men's 400m Hurdles:
Colmenares-Bittar, Luis: 54.25 (60th Colonial Relays 04/02/26)
Golden, Eamon: 53.97 (60th Colonial Relays 04/02/26)
Knight, Ethan: 53.29 (60th Colonial Relays 04/02/26)

Men's 3,000m Steeplechase:
Barlow, Mason: 9:12.97 (2026 IC4A-ECAC Outdoor T&F Championships 04/18/26)
Pratt-Perez, Ethan: 9:03.07 (60th Colonial Relays 04/02/26)

Men's 4x100m Relay:
A: 41.01 (BU vs BU Dual 03/29/26) (Ndegwa-Brown, Lubeski, Backus, Petryna)

Men's 4x400m Relay:
A: 3:11.84 (60th Colonial Relays 04/02/26) (Ndegwa-Brown, Lubeski, Petryna, Knight, Fianko)

Men's 4x800m Relay:
A: NT (Reuther, Singer, Paul, Pratt-Perez)

Men's High Jump:
Cianfrocca, Jeffrey: 1.99m (60th Colonial Relays 04/02/26)
McFarlane, Tristan: 1.90m (Kehoe Twilight Meet 05/01/26)
Karson, Aidan: 1.93m (Bison Outdoor Classic 04/11/26)

Men's Pole Vault:
Chernova, Michael: 4.65m (Kehoe Twilight Meet 05/01/26)
Pecaitis, Gabriel: 4.90m (2026 IC4A-ECAC Outdoor T&F Championships 04/18/26)
Williams, Lucas: 5.01m (BU vs BU Dual 03/29/26)

Men's Long Jump:
Hess, Jared: 6.98m (BU vs BU Dual 03/29/26)
Lessieu, Jason: 7.08m (Kehoe Twilight Meet 05/01/26)

Men's Triple Jump:
Hess, Jared: 14.68m (Kehoe Twilight Meet 05/01/26)
Simbiri, Caleb: 14.51m (Bison Outdoor Classic 04/11/26)
Cianfrocca, Jeffrey: ND

Men's Shot Put:
Pulver, Braiden: 17.43m (Bison Outdoor Classic 04/11/26)
Shomper, Wade: 18.23m (Raleigh Relays 03/26/26)
Polenik, Alex: 15.66m (Bison Outdoor Classic 04/11/26)

Men's Discus Throw:
LaMontagne, Keenan: 52.44m (2026 IC4A-ECAC Outdoor T&F Championships 04/18/26)
Lerner, Robert: 44.92m (BU vs BU Dual 03/29/26)
Polenik, Alex: 51.18m (Bison Outdoor Classic 04/11/26)
Shomper, Wade: 49.62m (Bison Outdoor Classic 04/11/26)
Weigle, Aaron: 47.81m (BU vs BU Dual 03/29/26)
Tacker, Aiden: ND
Pulver, Braiden: ND

Men's Hammer Throw:
Allen, Owen: 56.18m (BU vs BU Dual 03/29/26)
Pulver, Braiden: 56.85m (Bison Outdoor Classic 04/11/26)
Tacker, Aiden: 60.27m (Bison Outdoor Classic 04/11/26)

Men's Javelin:
Catuogno, Julius: 57.20m (2026 IC4A-ECAC Outdoor T&F Championships 04/18/26)
Krause, Colin: 56.92m (BU vs BU Dual 03/29/26)
Morgan, Ronald: 56.97m (2026 IC4A-ECAC Outdoor T&F Championships 04/18/26)

Men's Decathlon:
Feddeler, William: 6319 (Bison Outdoor Classic 04/11/26)

Men's Returning Point Scorers from 2025

55 total points out of 94
Wade Shomper: shot put | 1st place | 10 points
Aiden Tacker: hammer | 2nd place | 8 points
Wade Shomper: discus | 3rd place | 6 points
Ethan Knight: 400-meter hurdles | 4th place | 5 points
Keenan LaMontagne: discus | 4th place | 5 points
Henry Didden: 10,000-meter run | 5th place | 4 points
Henry Didden: 5000-meter run | 6th place | 3 points
Ethan Knight: 110-meter hurdles | 6th place | 3 points
Robert Lerner: discus | 6th place | 3 points
CJ Simbiri: triple jump | 6th place | 3 points
Preston Lubeski: 400-meter dash | 7th place | 2 points
Ethan Pratt-Perez: 3000-meter steeplechase | 7th place | 2 points
Braiden Pulver: shot put | 8th place | 1 point

Women's Roster

Women's 100m Dash:
Burkett, Camdin: 12.19 (2026 IC4A-ECAC Outdoor T&F Championships 04/18/26)
Camerlingo, Grace: 12.19 (Virginia Challenge 04/17/26)
Portacio, Piper: 12.29 (Bison Outdoor Classic 04/11/26)

Women's 200m Dash:
Burkett, Camdin: 25.13 (Bison Outdoor Classic 04/11/26)
Camerlingo, Grace: 25.14 (Kehoe Twilight Meet 05/01/26)
Lea, Alex: 23.53 (Bison Outdoor Classic 04/11/26)
Portacio, Piper: 25.17 (Bison Outdoor Classic 04/11/26)

Women's 400m Dash:
Lea, Alex: 52.90 (Kehoe Twilight Meet 05/01/26)
Lust, Raygan: 55.84 (Bison Outdoor Classic 04/11/26)
Wright, Jenna: 57.35 (Bison Outdoor Classic 04/11/26)

Women's 800m Run:
Michaelson, Abigail: 2:10.73 (Kehoe Twilight Meet 05/01/26)

Women's 1,500m Run:
McNally, Shaelan: 4:25.83 (Bison Outdoor Classic 04/11/26)
Reinhard, Hailey: 4:30.73 (Bison Outdoor Classic 04/11/26)
Torelli, Katrina: 4:24.81 (Bison Outdoor Classic 04/11/26)
Vives, Grace: 4:27.98 (Kehoe Twilight Meet 05/01/26)
Johns, Isabella: 4:32.54 (Bison Outdoor Classic 04/11/26)

Women's 5,000m Run:
McNally, Shaelan: 16:46.43 (2026 IC4A-ECAC Outdoor T&F Championships 04/18/26)
O'Day, Kerry: 16:43.08 (Bison Outdoor Classic 04/11/26)
Reinhard, Hailey: 17:32.58 (BU vs BU Dual 03/29/26)
Rentner, Meghan: 16:45.24 (Bison Outdoor Classic 04/11/26)
Rippey, Caryn: 16:43.45 (Penn Relays 04/23/26)
Vives, Grace: 17:28.98 (BU vs BU Dual 03/29/26)
Weldon, Bradley: 17:07.54 (Bison Outdoor Classic 04/11/26)
Johns, Isabella: NT
Torelli, Katrina: NT

Women's 10,000m Run:
Rippey, Caryn: 34:42.16 (Bison Outdoor Classic 04/11/26)
Weldon, Bradley: 36:26.78 (60th Colonial Relays 04/02/26)

Women's 100m Hurdles:
Sadler, Noelani: 14.12 (60th Colonial Relays 04/02/26)

Women's 400m Hurdles:
Cooke, Alison: 1:03.47 (60th Colonial Relays 04/02/26)
Sadler, Noelani: 1:02.04 (Virginia Challenge 04/17/26)
Sipe, Maddy: 1:03.32 (Bison Outdoor Classic 04/11/26)

Women's 3,000m Steeplechase:
O'Day, Kerry: 10:54.27 (Kehoe Twilight Meet 05/01/26)
Rentner, Meghan: 10:30.31 (Penn Relays 04/23/26)

Women's 4x100m Relay:
A: 46.55 (Kehoe Twilight Meet 05/01/26) (Sadler, Muraglia, Camerlingo, Lea)

Women's 4x400m Relay:
A: 3:43.40 (60th Colonial Relays 04/02/26) (Lust, Michaelson, Wright, Lea, Cooke)

Women's 4x800m Relay:
A: NT (Johns, Vives, Torelli, Michaelson, McNally, Reinhard)

Women's High Jump:
DeMatt, Allie: 1.59m (Bison Outdoor Classic 04/11/26)
Lehker, Madeline: 1.56m (Bison Outdoor Classic 04/11/26)
Wakenshaw, Liliana: 1.59m (Kehoe Twilight Meet 05/01/26)

Women's Pole Vault:
Bryant, Elizabeth: 3.85m (Bison Outdoor Classic 04/11/26)
Strasser, Sierra: 3.45m (Kehoe Twilight Meet 05/01/26)

Women's Long Jump:
Muraglia, Jordan: 5.85m (Virginia Challenge 04/17/26)
Romero, Abby: 5.49m (Kehoe Twilight Meet 05/01/26)
Smith, Emilia: 5.63m (Kehoe Twilight Meet 05/01/26)

Women's Triple Jump:
Baggetta, Megan: 11.96m (60th Colonial Relays 04/02/26)
DeMatt, Allie: 11.50m (Kehoe Twilight Meet 05/01/26)
Romero, Abby: 10.79m (Bison Outdoor Classic 04/11/26)
Smith, Emilia: 11.63m (Kehoe Twilight Meet 05/01/26)

Women's Shot Put:
Fowler, Madison: 14.46m (Bison Outdoor Classic 04/11/26)
Sharp, Justley: 14.90m (Bison Outdoor Classic 04/11/26)

Women's Discus Throw:
Fowler, Madison: 45.47m (Bison Outdoor Classic 04/11/26)
Sharp, Justley: 45.34m (Raleigh Relays 03/26/26)
Sobilo, Julia: 48.49m (BU vs BU Dual 03/29/26)

Women's Hammer Throw:
Fowler, Madison: 56.49m (2026 IC4A-ECAC Outdoor T&F Championships 04/18/26)
Sobilo, Julia: 42.46m (Kehoe Twilight Meet 05/01/26)

Women's Javelin:
Bliss, Evelyn: 61.34m (Bison Outdoor Classic 04/11/26)
Hudak, Madelyn: 36.31m (Penn Relays 04/23/26)
Tereska, Brylee: 48.73m (Bison Outdoor Classic 04/11/26)
Viellette, Melissa: 36.64m (Kehoe Twilight Meet 05/01/26)

Women's Heptathlon:
Lehker, Madeline: 4140 (Bison Outdoor Classic 04/11/26)

Women's Returning Point Scorers from 2025

61 out of 86 points returning
Evelyn Bliss: javelin | 1st | 10 points
Alexandra Lea: 200-meter dash | 1st | 10 points
Alexandra Lea: 400-meter dash | 1st | 10 points
Brylee Tereska: javelin | 2nd | 8 points
Madelyn Hudak: javelin | 4th | 5 points
Elizabeth Bryant: pole vault | 5th | 4 points
Madison Fowler: shot put | 5th | 4 points
Noelani Sadler: 100-meter hurdles | 5th | 4 points
Kerry O'Day: 3000-meter steeplechase | 7th | 2 points
Noelani Sadler: 400-meter hurdles | 7th | 2 points
Madeline Lehker: high jump | 8th | 1 point
Maddy Sipe: 400-meter hurdles | 8th | 1 point

Last Time Out (Kehoe Twilight)

The Bucknell men's team won two events.
Mason Barlow claimed victory in the 3000-meter run with a time of 8:32.14. The junior was running in third before surging ahead for the win.
Michael Chernova earned the other Bison victory by winning the pole vault. He cleared a season best 15-3.
Jared Hess did not post any of the wins but his second place finish in the triple jump headlined Bucknell's efforts. The jumper, who received Most Improved for his indoor campaign, continued his upward progression by leaping 48-2 in his fourth attempt. The mark moved him into eighth all-time at Bucknell.
Alex Polenik won Patriot League Men's Outdoor Rookie of the Week for his third place finish in the discus throw, flinging a mark of 49.38m (162-0).
With his victory, Bucknell won all three Patriot League awards (Track, Field, and Rookie) for the first time since 2013.
The women's squad collected three wins.
US National Champion Evelyn Bliss established her fourth facility and meet record of 2026 in the javelin throw by tossing 55.93m (183-6), breaking the previous facility record of 166-8 set by Ann Krouse in 2007.
Lea broke the 53-second barrier with her event-winning run of 52.90. The sophomore smashed her old school record of 53.07 set at last year's Patriot League Outdoor Championships.
Justley Sharp won the shot put by throwing a pair of 14.69m (48-2.50) tosses. The junior recorded four marks of 45+ feet.