Evans takes second; three headed to NCAA's
5/16/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Track and Field, Track and Field, Women's Track and Field
Other male Mountain Hawk finishers over the weekend were the 4x100-meter relay team, which Evans was also on. The relay team, which consists of Francis Vincent, Lavar Pope, Aaron Lynn and Evans, placed seventh with a time of 41.57 seconds, earning the Brown and White two points towards their total of ten. Vaclav Malek cleared 6’7 ½” in the high jump, which placed him in eleventh place overall, while Craig Percopo scored 5823 points in the decathlon, placing him in 14th place overall. Army was the men's overall winner as the Black Knights racked up 50 points, just 1.25 points ahead of second place Rutgers.
On the women’s side, sophomore Lauren Barrett came in 11th place in the javelin with a toss of 41.69-meters, while junior Deanna Willard placed 29th in the 3000-meter steeple-chase with a time of 11:52.93. Fellow junior Lindsay Hinsch then posted a jump of 17’3” in the long jump, which was good for 18th place. The University of Pittsburgh ran away with the women's title, as the Panthers scored 92.20 points, almost 30 better than second place Syracuse.