The first meet back after a long break usually represents an opportunity to shake off the rust that's accumulated, but the Allegheny College men's team didn't show any signs of rust. In the first events, junior Tim Hassett set the pace with new PR's in the trials of the 55m dash and 55m hurdles. Later in the day, he finished in 6th in the hurdles finals. The distance men had several great representatives. Miler Tony Dipre ran 4:16.32, which is currently the third fastest time in the country for Division III runners. Also qualifying for the conference championship in the mile were Ryan Hanson, finishing in 6th place with a time of 4:25.14, Zac Ross (7th, 4:27.86), and freshman Mike Vlah (8th, 4:29.37). Tony returned to finish 1st in the 1000m. He was followed by Zac Ross in second, Mike Vlah in third, and Matt Lacombe in 5th. Andrew Mahone finished 3rd in the 800m to qualify for the conference meet. In the field events, freshman John Zuzak got a new PR in the shot put.
The women's program also had standout performances in sprint, distance, and field events. Consistent performers Beth Muller and Becca Lendyak qualified for the finals in the 55m dash, where they finished 5th and 7th respectively. Both athletes have already qualified for the conference championship in the event. Mia Symoniak and Katie Stancik qualified for the conference meet in the mile, while finishing 5th and 6th respectively. They returned to finish 2nd and 4th in the 1000m. Lauren Butler came in 2nd in the shot put to qualify for the conference meet.
The team will run at the NCAC Relay meet next weekend at Denison.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
'74 Alum Picture
Dr. Bruce Johnson, ('74) from San Diego, CA and brother-in-law of Coach Ross sent us this picture of himself in his official ACXC attire. Not sure we like his sense of humor here in the frozen tundra of Western Pennsylvania! :-)
His quote: "Water falling out of the sky in San Diego? Good thing I had my Allegheny Cross Country rain jacket. Kept me warm on a run in 59 degree conditions (58 with wind chill)"
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