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.
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