PATRIOTATRIOT & F & FIELD PATRIOT & FIELD CONTACT Kerry Kenny, Media and External Relations Assistant PHONE 610.289.1960 E-MAIL kkenny@patriotleague.com M-F ATHLETIC MALE PERFORMER OF THE WEEK PAUL HARRIS, NAVY Sr., Fairburn, Ga. Harris helped lead the Midshipmen to a first-place team finish at the Navy Invitational this past weekend. The senior ran the 800m in an IC4A-qualifying time of 1:51.83, which earned him a first-place finish in the event. M-F ATHLETIC FEMALE PERFORMER OF THE WEEK JANICA AUSTIN, LAFAYETTE Fr., Trenton, N.J. Austin began her first collegiate outdoor season with a strong showing at the Shamrock Invitational in Conway, S.C. The freshman finished fourth in the 100m hurdles in a time of 14.09 seconds. The time broke a 24-year old school record, and also qualified her for the ECAC s. M-F ATHLETIC MALE FIELD PERFORMER OF THE WEEK DARRYL HUNTER, NAVY Sr., Des Moines, Iowa Hunter earned two first-place finishes at the Navy Invitational last weekend. He reached a distance of 16.36m in the shot put and also reached a distance of 49.55m in the discus throw. Both marks were IC4A-qualifying distances. M-F ATHLETIC FEMALE FIELD PERFORMER OF THE WEEK ASHLEY HARBIN, LAFAYETTE Sr., Clarksville, Tenn. Harbin, who dominated the indoor season in the Patriot League, continued her success to start the outdoor season at the Shamrock Invitational in Conway, S.C. Harbin reached a distance of 59.36m in the hammer throw, which was good enough to make her the top collegiate finisher in the event. The throw qualified the senior for the ECAC Championships and also secured her a spot in the NCAA East Regional Meet at the end of May. M-F ATHLETIC MALE ROOKIE OF THE WEEK ALFRED MCDANIEL, ARMY Fr., San Antonio, Texas McDaniel started the outdoor season with an impressive debut at the USF Bulls Invitational in Tampa, Fla. this past weekend. McDaniel finished first in the triple jump, reaching an IC4A mark of 14.60m. He also finished third in the long jump (6.70m) and sixth in the 100m dash (11.05 seconds). M-F ATHLETIC FEMALE ROOKIE OF THE WEEK CARISSA HAUCK, ARMY Fr., Watertown, S.D. Hauck finished first in her first collegiate race on the outdoor track, as she won the 400m hurdles at the USF Bulls Invitational last weekend. Hauck ran the race in a time of 1:05.87 to secure the top spot in the race. UPCOMING SCHEDULE Friday, March 28 Lehigh at Winthrop Invitational............TBA Fri.-Sat., March 28-29 Army at Dick Shea Invite................Noon Saturday, March 29 American at Maryland Invitational......10 a.m. American at Raleigh Relays.............All Day Bucknell at Maryland Inv..................TBA Bucknell at Susquehanna Inv..............TBA Colgate at Navy, vs. Princeton (M).........Noon Colgate at Ithaca Inv...................All Day Holy Cross at UMass & others.......11:30 a.m. Lafayette at ESU Five-Way Meet.........All Day Navy vs. Colgate, Princeton (M)...........Noon Navy at Maryland Inv. (W).............10 a.m. LATEST RESULTS March 25, 2008 Saturday, March 22 American at Navy Invitational.....................................4th of 5 (M); 5th of 5 (W) Holy Cross at Husky Spring Inv.............NTS Lafayette at Shamrock Inv.................NTS Lehigh at Lehigh Valley Champ........Cancelled Lehgih at Navy Invitational.......................................3rd of 5 (M); 2nd of 5 (W) Navy at Navy Invitational (M)...........1st of 5 Navy at Navy Invitational (W)...........1st of 5 Friday, March 21 Army at USF Invite.......................NTS NTS - No Team Scoring TODAY S SCHOLAR-ATHLETES, TOMORROW S LEADERS The Patriot League continually demonstrates that student-athletes can excel at both academics and athletics without sacrificing its high standards. The Patriot League s athletic success is achieved while its member institutions remain committed to its founding principle of admitting and graduating student-athletes that are academically representative of their class. Participation in athletics at Patriot League institutions is viewed as an important component of a wellrounded education. 3773 Corporate Parkway, Suite 190 Center Valley, Pa. 18034 610.289.1950; Fax 610.289.1952 w w w. p a t r i o t l e a g u e. c o m
HONORABLE MENTION PERFORMANCES LAST WEEK GERYAH WHITE, ARMY Jr., Tampa, Fla. White had an impressive homecoming last weekend for the Black Knights, as she reached an NCAA East Regional-qualifying distance of 14.40m to place second in the shot put competition at the USF Bulls Invitational. PATRIOT March 25, 2008 www.patriotleague.com page 2 PATRIOT NOTEBOOK OFF AND RUNNING Six of the eight Patriot League schools have started their 2008 outdoor schedule so far, with Bucknell and Colgate set to open things up this Saturday. Several teams will send student-athletes to the Maryland Invitational this weekend, while the Colgate men will take on Princeton and Navy in Annapolis on Saturday. NCAA EAST REGIONAL QUALIFYING MARKS It is just over two weeks into the 2008 Patriot League Outdoor Track and Field season, and several student-athletes have already snagged a trip to Tallahassee, Fla. for the NCAA East Regional Meet on May 30-31. Check back here each week to see who will be making the trip: - Ashley Harbin, Lafayette - Hammer Throw (59.36m) - Geryah White, Army - Shot Put (14.40m) FOR MORE INFORMATION NCAA Outdoor Regional Qualifying standards can be found on the Track and Field page on the Patriot League website, along with the top times in the Patriot League this season. Both pieces of information can be found on the sidebar of the Track and Field page. 2008 PATRIOT CHAMPIONSHIP The 2008 Patriot League Outdoor Track and Field Championships will take place Friday and Saturday, May 2 and 3 at Navy s Ingram Field. To find out more information about this year s championship, please visit the Championship Page on the Patriot League website. PATRIOT IN THE POLLS (USTFCCCA-NATIONAL/REGIONAL) AMERICAN ARMY BUCKNELL COLGATE HOLY CROSS LAFAYETTE LEHIGH NAVY 4.1.08 4.8.08 4.15.08 4.22.08 4.29.08 5.6.08 5.13.08 5.20.08 5.27.08 6.3.08 6.10.08 FINAL
TEAM NOTEBOOKS PATRIOT AMERICAN The American men and women both traveled to Annapolis this past weekend to compete in the Navy Invitational. The men finished fourth of five teams, while the women finished fifth of five. Senior Brendan Fennell finished first in the men s 1,500m run to lead the way for the men. Senior Kate Lilley (800m) and junior Meghan Mason (1,500m) each placed fifth in their respective events. The Eagles will send runners to the Maryland Invitational and the Raleigh Relays this weekend. ARMY The Black Knights traveled to the USF Bulls Invitational this past weekend for a non-team scoring event. Freshman Domonick Sylve placed third in the men s 110m hurdles with and IC4A-qualifying time of 14.40 seconds, while teammate Kevin Kumlien finished first in the javelin throw with an IC4A mark of 193-03 feet. The star of the meet for the women was junior Geryah White, who finished second in the shot put with a distance of 47-03 feet. The throw was the fourth-best in Army history, and qualified White for the ECAC and NCAA East Regional as well. BUCKNELL The Bison will start their outdoor season this weekend when they compete in both the Maryland Invitational and the Susquehanna Invitational. COLGATE The Raiders have yet to start the 2008 outdoor season, but will do so this weekend when the men travel to Navy for a threeteam meet and the women travel to the Ithaca Invitational. March 25, 2008 www.patriotleague.com page 3 PATRIOT & FIELD SIDS AMERICAN Andrew Chesebro...............................chesebro@american.edu 202.885.3030 www.aueagles.com ARMY Jon Holtz.... jonathan.holtz@usma.edu 845.938.6996 www.goarmysports.com BUCKNELL Ashley LeVine....abl008@bucknell.edu 570.577.3068 www.bucknellbison.com COLGATE Meredith Rieder...............................mrieder@mail.colgate.edu 315.228.7566 www.gocolgateraiders.com HOLY CROSS The Crusaders opened the outdoor season in a nonscoring meet at the Husky Invitational. Senior Kyle Rougeot placed first in the men s 5,000m run in a time of 15:35.26, while sophomore Tiffany Reid finished first in both the 100m (12.89 seconds) and the 200m (26.72 seconds). The Crusaders will return to action on Saturday when they travel to Amherst, Mass. for a five team meet hosted by UMass. LAFAYETTE The Leopards made a trip to Conway, S.C. to open their 08 outdoor season at the Shamrock Invitational. Freshman Janica Austin placed fourth in the 100m hurdles in a school-record breaking time of 14.09 seconds. Senior Ashley Harbin reached a distance of 59.36m in the hammer throw, which was good enough to qualify her for the NCAA East Regional Meet at the end of May. Sophomore Seamas McGuire led the men with a third-place finish in the javelin (58.78m). The Pards travel to East Stroudsburg University for a meet this weekend. LEHIGH The Mountain Hawks traveled to Annapolis last weekend to compete in the Navy Invitational. The men finished the meet third of five teams, while the women were second of five teams. The men were led by Khalil Uqdah, who placed first in the pole vault with a personal-best height of 5.05m. Pacing the women were Latasha Watson and Shannon Alejandro, who recorded first-place finishes in the 400m and 5,000m, respectively. Lehigh travels to Rock Hill, S.C. this weekend for the Winthrop Invitational. HOLY CROSS Jess Cegarra... jcegarra@holycross.edu 508.208.3582 www.goholycross.com LAFAYETTE Caroline Morris.. morrisc@lafayette.edu 610.330.5935 www.goleopards.com LEHIGH Travis Collins...... tsc207@lehigh.edu 610.758.5101 www.lehighsports.com NAVY Jonathan Maggart.. maggart@usna.edu 410.293.8771 www.navysports.com NAVY Navy hosted the Navy Invitational this past weekend, as both the men and women finished first out of their respective five-team fields. For the men, senior Paul Harris won the 800m in an IC4Aqualifying time of 1:51.83, while fellow senior Darryl Hunter came in first in both the shot put (16.36m) and the discus throw (49.55m). For the women, sophomore Amy Watson recorded a first-place finish in the 10,000m with an ECAC-qualifying time of 37:27.14. The Navy men host Colgate and Princeton this weekend, while the women travel to the Maryland Invitational.
PATRIOT March 25, 2008 www.patriotleague.com page 4 MEN S PRESEASON POLL PERFORMERS OF THE WEEK 1) Navy 95 (12) 2) Army 82 (2) 3) Bucknell 81 (2) 4) American 48 5) Colgate 45 6) Lehigh 44 7) Lafayette 38 8) Holy Cross 15 MALE 5 PAUL HARRIS, Navy, Senior WOMEN S PRESEASON POLL 1) Bucknell 96 (12) 2) Lafayette 86 (4) 3) Navy 74 4) Army 64 5) Lehigh 49 6) Holy Cross 34 7) Colgate 28 8) American 17 FEMALE 5 JANICA AUSTIN, Lafayette, Freshman FIELD PERFORMERS OF THE WEEK MEDIA SERVICES PATRIOT ON THE WEB www.patriotleague.com Patriot League.com features the latest news and stories on all eight Patriot League members. In addition, the site also contains the 2007-08 Patriot League webguide, up-to-date statistics, schedules, results and archives. WEEKLY RELEASE Media can access a downloadable Adobe Acrobat PDF files of the complete Patriot League weekly indoor track and field release on the Patriot League Outdoor Track and Field page. E-MAIL DISTRIBUTION Media may contact the Patriot League office to be included on the Patriot League s e-mail lists for outdoor track and field releases and information (or any of the Patriot League s sports). Please contact Patriot League Media and External Relations Assistant Kerry Kenny (kkenny@patriotleague.com/ 610.289.1960) with requests or questions. MALE 5 FEMALE 5 DARRYL HUNTER, Navy, Senior ASHLEY HARBIN, Lafayette, Senior
PATRIOT AND F March 25, 2008 www.patriotleague.com page 5 ROOKIES OF THE WEEK PATRIOT COACHES MALE 5 ALFRED MCDANIEL, Army, Freshman MATT CENTROWITZ, AMERICAN Years at American...12 Overall Years of Head Coaching...12 JERRY QUILLER, ARMY Years at Army...12 Overall Years of Head Coaching...38 FEMALE 5 CARISSA HAUCK, Army, Freshman KEVIN DONNER, BUCKNELL Years at Bucknell...7 Overall Years of Head Coaching...23 ART MCKINNON, COLGATE MEN Years at Colgate...19 Overall Years of Head Coaching...26 LAURA NARDELLI, COLGATE WOMEN Years at Colgate...11 Overall Years of Head Coaching...15 JIM KAVANAGH, HOLY CROSS MEN Years at Holy Cross...30 Overall Years of Head Coaching...30 EGETTA ALFONSO, HOLY CROSS WOMEN Years at Holy Cross...8 Overall Years of Head Coaching...8 JULIO PIAZZA, LAFAYETTE Years at Lafayette...21 Overall Years of Head Coaching...21 MATT UTESCH, LEHIGH Years at Lehigh...10 Overall Years of Head Coaching...10 ALL-TIME PATRIOT CHAMPIONS MEN 16 ARMY 1992, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 2000, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07 1 BUCKNELL 1991 STEPHEN COOKSEY, NAVY MEN Years at Navy...19 Overall Years of Head Coaching...25 CARLA CRISTE, NAVY WOMEN Years at Navy...16 Overall Years of Head Coaching...16 WOMEN 9 BUCKNELL 1991, 99, 2000, 01, 02, 04, 05, 06, 07 7 ARMY 1992, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98 1 NAVY 2003
PATRIOT March 25, 2008 www.patriotleague.com page 6 AMERICAN EAGLES 3.14-15 at Coastal Carolina.............................NTS 3.22 Navy Invitational..............4th of 5 (M); 5th of 5 (W) 3.29 University of Maryland Invitational..............10 a.m. Raleigh Relays...............................All Day 4.2-5 Texas Relays................................10 a.m. 4.4-5 Duke Invitational............................10 a.m. 4.11-12 Bucknell-Bison Outdoor Games................10 a.m. Onesty/Abramson Invitational.................10 a.m. 4.19 Morgan State Invitational.....................10 a.m. Mount St. Mary's Invitational..................10 a.m. 4.24-26 Penn Relays................................10 a.m. 5.2-3 Patriot League Championships................10 a.m. 5.10 NYC Qualifying Challenge......................3 p.m. 5.13 Last Chance Meet............................5 p.m. 5.30-31 NCAA East Regional Meet.....................10 a.m. 6.11-14 NCAA Outdoor Nationals......................10 a.m. ARMY BLACK KNIGHTS 3.21 USF Invite....................................NTS 3.28-29 Dick Shea Invite (Decath./Hept.).................Noon 4.5 Auburn Classic..............................All Day 4.5 Pennsylvania Invitational......................All Day 4.11 Navy (W)...............................11:30 a.m. 4.11 Navy (M).................................2:30 p.m. 4.18-19 Larry Ellis Invitational.........................All Day 4.24-26 Penn Relays................................All Day 4.27 Yale Spring Invitational.......................11 a.m. 5.2-3 Patriot League Championships................10 a.m. 5.16-18 IC4A Outdoor Championships (M)...............All Day 5.16-18 ECAC Outdoor Championships (W)..............All Day 5.30-31 NCAA Regionals.............................All Day 6.11-14 NCAA Outdoor Championships.................All Day BUCKNELL BISON 3.29 Maryland Invitational............................TBA Susquehanna Invitational........................TBA 4.4-5 Auburn Invitational..............................TBA Princeton Invitational............................TBA 4.11-12 Bison Outdoor Classic.........................3 p.m. 4.19 Bucknell Team Challenge.....................10 a.m. 4.24-26 Penn Relays...................................TBA 4.26 Shippensburg Invitational........................TBA 5.2-3 Patriot League Championships....................TBA 5.16-18 ECAC/IC4A Championships.......................TBA 5.30-31 NCAA Regionals................................TBA 6.11-14 NCAA Outdoor Championships....................TBA COLGATE RAIDERS 3.29 at Navy (M).................................11 a.m. Ithaca Invitational (W)...........................TBA 4.3-5 Colonial Relays (W)...........................All Day 4.4-5 at Princeton (M)..............................All Day 4.11-13 at Bucknell..................................All Day 4.15 at Hamilton College (M)........................5 p.m. 4.18-19 Greyhound Invitational (W).....................All Day 4.19 at Holy Cross (M)............................11 a.m. 4.23-26 Penn Relays................................All Day 4.27 at Cornell (M)..................................TBA 5.2-3 Patriot League Championship.................10 a.m. 5.9-11 IC4A Championship (M).......................All Day 5.16-18 ECAC Championships (W)......................All Day 5.30-31 NCAA Regional Championship..................All Day 6.11-14 NCAA Outdoor Championships..................All Day HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS 3.22 Husky Spring Invitational........................NTS 3.29 vs. UMass, Albany, SHU, Vermont............11:30 a.m. 4.4-5 Colonial Relays.................................TBA 4.5 Wildcat Invitational..........................11 a.m. 4.12 Bernard Solomon Invitational.................10 a.m. 4.16-17 Holy Cross Decathlon (M)........................TBA Holy Cross Heptathlon (W).......................TBA 4.19 CCSU, Gate, Hart., Maine & URI..................TBA 4.22 UNH, Quinnipiac & URI (M).......................TBA 4.24 Penn Relays...................................TBA 4.27 Brown Springtime Invitational (M).................TBA 5.2-3 Patriot League Championships................10 a.m. 5.8-10 New England Championships.....................TBA 5.16-18 IC4A Outdoor Championships (M).................TBA ECAC Outdoor Championships (W).................TBA LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS 3.22 Shamrock Invitational...........................NTS 3.29 Five-Way Meet...............................All Day 4.5 vs. Lehigh....................................TBA 4.11-12 Bucknell Invitational & Multi......................TBA 4.18-19 Larry Ellis Invitational.........................All Day 4.24-26 Penn Relays.................................All Day 5.2-3 Patriot League Championships.................All Day 5.16-18 ECAC Championships (W)......................All Day IC4A Championships (M)......................All Day 5.30-31 NCAA Regional Championships.................All Day NCAA Regional Championships.................All Day 6.11-14 NCAA Outdoor Championships..................All Day LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS 3.22 Lehigh Valley Championship................Cancelled 3.22 at Navy Invitational...........3rd of 5 (M); 2nd of 5 (W) 3.28 Winthrop Invitational............................TBA 4.5 at Lafayette...............................11 a.m. 4.11 Bucknell Distance Classic & Multi................TBA 4.18-19 Larry Ellis Invitational..........................TBA Moravian Greyhound Invitational.................TBA 4.24-26 Penn Relays..................................TBA 4.26 Lehigh Games.................................TBA 5.2-3 Patriot League Championships...................TBA 5.16-18 ECAC Championships (W)........................TBA IC4A Championships (M).........................TBA 5.30-31 NCAA Regionals...............................TBA 6.11-14 NCAA Outdoor Championships...................TBA NAVY MIDSHIPMEN 3.15 at Point Loma Invitational (M).................1st of 3 3.22 Navy Invitational.....................1st of 5 (M & W) 3.29 vs. Colgate, Princeton (M).......................Noon 3.29 at Maryland Invitational (W)...................10 a.m. 4.2-5 at Texas Relays (M)...........................All Day 4.4-5 at Colonial Relays (W)........................10 a.m. 4.12 at Army (Star Meet) (W).......................11 a.m. 4.12 at Army (Star Meet) (M)........................4 p.m. 4.18-19 at Greyhound Invitational (W)..................11 a.m. 4.24-26 Penn Relays.................................All Day 5.2-3 Patriot League Championships.................All Day 5.16-18 IC4A Outdoor Championships (M)...............All Day ECAC Outdoor Championships (W)..............All Day 6.11-14 NCAA Outdoor Championships..................All Day NTS - No Team Scoring * - Patriot League Meet All Dates and Times Subject to Change