Behrend Track & Field Teams Continue Successful Outdoor Seasons
On
Saturday, April 5 the Penn State Behrend men's and women's track &
field teams competed in the 2008 Washington and Jefferson
Invitational. Both teams once again had very strong showings, as the
men finished a stellar second out of a field of 14 teams and the
women placed fifth out of 14 teams.
The men's team was led by Ronson
Mazany (Ashville,
NY/Panama Central) who finished first in the triple
jump with a distance of 13.39m and second in the long jump with a leap of
6.78m. Denny Kang (South
Park/South Park) placed second in the men’s pole vault
as he cleared a height of 4.11m. Earl Bass (Niagara
Falls, NY/Niagara Falls) had a strong performance in
the 110m hurdles placing second with a time of 15.80 seconds.
The Behrend Lions dominated the 100m dash with Mike Ferraro (Erie/Harborcreek)
finishing first with an impressive time of 11.13 seconds, followed closely
by teammate Tyler Johnson (Niskayuna,
NY/Colonie Central) who finished second with a time of
11.22 seconds. Doug Stevenson (Sharpsville/Sharpsville)
finished a respectable fourth with a time of 11.41 seconds in the same
event. In the 4x100 meter dash, Stevenson, Ferraro, Johnson and Phil
Stuczynski (Girard/Girard)
teamed up to finish with a time of 42.01 seconds which was good enough for
second place. Rounding out the top finishers for the men was sophomore
Jordin Telin (North
Huntingdon/Norwin) who finished second in the 400m
dash with a time of 50.98 seconds.
On the women’s side sophomore Virginia Rodgers-Owens (Washington, DC/P.L. Dunbar) took home another impressive first place in the 100m dash with an outstanding time of 12.86 seconds in the finals. In distance running, Mallory Solueret (Pittsburgh/Baldwin) tied for second in the 5000 meter run with an impressive time of 19:18.72.
The men and women will be competing again this upcoming Saturday, April 12 as they head to Slippery Rock for an Invitational that will be starting at 10:00 a.m.
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