Bison Classic

A small group of athletes travelled to Bucknell for the Bison Classic on April 10-11 with the specific goal of qualifying for championship meets. Those that competed reached that goal, with several athletes posting astounding results. Junior Mia Symoniak ran a huge personal best in the 10k on Friday night to win the invitational section and qualify for the NCAA Championships. At this writing, she stands 6th in the nation in that event. Lauren Butler finished second in javelin with another throw over the national standard. Joe McMahon posted a national qualfiying performance in the triple jump. Jeremy Parker won the open 5k with a 14:50.67, which is currently the best time in the conference and only a few seconds away from a provisional NCAA qualifier. Other conference qualifiers include Pat McLaughlin in his first 10k, Matt Brush in the steeplechase, Josh Brannan and Pete Sotherland in the javelin, Cedric Gamble in the pole vault, Ryan Sullivan in the 5k, Alex Gorski in the 800, and Chris Corkins with the fastest time in the conference in the 10k.