Marv Frye Invite

On April 5th, the track and field team competed at the Marv Frye Invite, producing numerous top finishes and conference qualifiers. Senior Joe McMahon continued his great year in the triple jump with another win. In his first triple jump competition ever, converted basketball player Dante Briscoe finished fifth and qualified for the conference meet. Pete Sotherland finished third in the pole vault, but his clearance currently leads the conference. Senior Chas Moore-Seymore ran a conference qualifier in both the 100m and 200m in his first meet of the year. Josh Brannan finished third in the 100m, fourth in the 200m, and anchored the 4x100 team that came out of the slow heat to finish third. In the 100m, Josh ran an 11.02, which is currently the fastest time in the conference, while the winner finished just ahead in 11.00. Matt Lacombe squeked under the conference standard in the 5k to give Allegheny 5 men on the list.

The women were led by Lauren Butler, who remains undefeated in the javelin after three meets. Lauren has surpassed the NCAA provisional mark each time, and has also qualified for the USATF Junior National meet in June at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. To start the running events, Kate David and Lynn Simonton both ran new PR's in the steeplechase, with Lynn qualifying for thte conference meet. Beth Muller finished third in the 100m and fifth in the 200m in her first meet of the season. She is currently ranked second in the conference in both events.

The next meet on the schedule will be a Bucknell's Bison Classic, where a limited roster will compete. The whole team will be travelling to Baldwin-Wallace in two weeks.