The third trip to Kent State this season brought new conference qualifiers and several season bests. In the 55m, Chas Moore-Seymore and Josh Brannan qualified for the conference meet in their first race of the season. Moore-Seymore came back and qualified in the 200m later in the afternoon. Hannah Smith improved on her season best in the hurdles. Beth Muller, Becca Lendyak, and Alley Mikovich all had season bests in the 200m. As a result, all three are currently ranked in the top 5 in the conference standings. Taylor Throckmorton, Andrew Glod, and Jacob Seigh all ran PR's in the 400. Angie Dyer and Greg Eyer ran new PR's in the 800m, while Alex Rowland and Jamie Drab improved on their season bests to qualify for conferences in the same event. Annie Ginty improved upon her season best in the 5000m. Adding to the already deep list of conference qualifiers in the men's distance events, Matt Brush ran a 4:26.2 mile and Zac Ross finished close behind him in 4:27.36. Chris Corkins, Ryan Sullivan, and Pat McLaughlin all added their names to the list of 3k conference qualifiers.
The next meet will be the conference championships on March 6-7 at Denison. Please come out and support the Gators!
Friday, February 27, 2009
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Academic Honors
Tony Dipre and Jeramie Parker have continued to add to their impressive list of honors and awards. Both athletes have been named to the 2008 Division III Cross Country All-Academic team. To be named to the team, athletes must demonstrate athletic and academic ability by finishing in the top quarter at their regional championship and maintaining a GPA above 3.5.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Baldwin Wallace and Boston
The past two weeks have brought enormous success for the Allegheny College men's and women's track and field teams. At Baldwin-Wallace, Beth Muller finished fourth in both the 55m and 200m. Becca Lendyak also made finals, finishing seventh in the 55m and 200m. Katie Stancik was second in the 800m and fourth in the mile. Also in the mile, Mia Symoniak finished third and Sam Zink followed in fifth. Rachel Hutchinson was fifth in the 5000m. Laura Heltman broke 32' in the triple jump for the first time, resulting in a fifth place finish. Lauren Butler continued her strong season with a third place finish in the shot. On the men's side, Matt Brush was second place in the 1000m in a close race. Tony Dipre and Jeramie Parker both ran new PR's to finish one-two in the mile. Dipre dominated in a time of 4:15.0, while Parker ran a 4:21.07 to beat the next closest competitor by over 3.5 seconds. In the 5000m, Matt Lacombe finished fourth, with Pat McLaughlin and Ryan Sullivan following close behind in sixth and seventh. Matt Yurky qualified for finals in the hurdles, finishing sixth with a season best of 8.18. In the field events, Joe McMahon won the long jump, with Taylor Throckmorton finishing third. McMahon also won the triple jump, leaping 44'11", with Yurky finishing in fourth. Pete Sotherland was second in the pole vault.
The Boston University Valentine's Invitational on the following week was a showcase for some of the great talent at Allegheny. Some of the best Division III athletes in the nation competed alongside schools like Army, Boston College, Iona, Syracuse, and Providence. Our athletes took advantage of the opportunity and set numerous new records. Mia Symoniak dropped several more seconds from her 5000, finishing in 17:51.39. Sam Zink and Katie Stancik ran new PR's in the women's mile. The men's DMR of Jeramie Parker, Taylor Throckmorton, Ryan Hanson, and Tony Dipre finished in second place, running one of the fastest times in the nation. Taylor Throckmorton followed it up with a 50.21 in the open 400m, which is a new PR and the number one time in the conference. Tony Dipre was 12th in the mile with a new PR of 4:09.63, which is currently the second fastest time in the country by a Division III athlete. Jeramie Parker also ran a new PR of 4:17.65, narrowly missing a national qualifying time. Ryan Hanson finished the 5000m in a new PR and national qualifying time of 14:46.67. In the same event, Jakeb Zimmerman dropped 10 more seconds off his time to finish in 15:18.58. Senior Joe McMahon jumped 47'2.5" to finish third in the triple jump and qualify for nationals.
The team returns to Kent State this Saturday for one final tune-up before the conference championships.
The Boston University Valentine's Invitational on the following week was a showcase for some of the great talent at Allegheny. Some of the best Division III athletes in the nation competed alongside schools like Army, Boston College, Iona, Syracuse, and Providence. Our athletes took advantage of the opportunity and set numerous new records. Mia Symoniak dropped several more seconds from her 5000, finishing in 17:51.39. Sam Zink and Katie Stancik ran new PR's in the women's mile. The men's DMR of Jeramie Parker, Taylor Throckmorton, Ryan Hanson, and Tony Dipre finished in second place, running one of the fastest times in the nation. Taylor Throckmorton followed it up with a 50.21 in the open 400m, which is a new PR and the number one time in the conference. Tony Dipre was 12th in the mile with a new PR of 4:09.63, which is currently the second fastest time in the country by a Division III athlete. Jeramie Parker also ran a new PR of 4:17.65, narrowly missing a national qualifying time. Ryan Hanson finished the 5000m in a new PR and national qualifying time of 14:46.67. In the same event, Jakeb Zimmerman dropped 10 more seconds off his time to finish in 15:18.58. Senior Joe McMahon jumped 47'2.5" to finish third in the triple jump and qualify for nationals.
The team returns to Kent State this Saturday for one final tune-up before the conference championships.
Monday, February 2, 2009
A New Record at NCAC Relays
The NCAC Relays on January 31st is a unique meet, in that every event is a relay. Along with traditional relays, like the 4x400 and sprint medley, there were several events where each school could enter two or more athletes in an event, and those athletes were scored as a relay team.
The Gators showed up firing on all cylinders. In the first running event of the day, Ryan Hanson and Chris Marker both ran new PR's in the 5,000 to win the relay in a time of 30:27.52, breaking the old meet record by 3.57 seconds. Pete Sotherland and Cedric Gamble went 1-2 to dominate the pole vault relay. The future looks strong on the women's side, as several underclassmen shone. Sophmores Emily Norton and Laura Heltman combined for first place in the triple jump relay and second place in the long jump relay. Freshman Lauren Butler broke the 40' barrier for the first time to win the shot put.
The next meet will be a Friday evening meet at Baldwin-Wallace on February 6th.
The Gators showed up firing on all cylinders. In the first running event of the day, Ryan Hanson and Chris Marker both ran new PR's in the 5,000 to win the relay in a time of 30:27.52, breaking the old meet record by 3.57 seconds. Pete Sotherland and Cedric Gamble went 1-2 to dominate the pole vault relay. The future looks strong on the women's side, as several underclassmen shone. Sophmores Emily Norton and Laura Heltman combined for first place in the triple jump relay and second place in the long jump relay. Freshman Lauren Butler broke the 40' barrier for the first time to win the shot put.
The next meet will be a Friday evening meet at Baldwin-Wallace on February 6th.
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