Lehigh University
Lehigh Multi-Event
Lehigh sweeps 13th annual Covert Classic
1/29/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Track and Field, Track and Field, Women's Track and Field
On the men’s side, Rob Hampson won the one-mile run with a time of 4:18.84 and backed that up with another first place showing in the 3000-meter run, crossing the finish line in a time of 8:41.04. Alex Hudgins, Sean Swift, Sam Kirk and Mark Swanson were right on Hampson’s tail, finishing in second through fifth place respectively. Other Mountain Hawk men that turned in solid performances on Saturday were Vaclav Malek, who won the 60-meter hurdles, the high jump and the heptathlon with 4940 points en route to ten team points for the Brown and White.
On the women’s side, senior Khayla Lowe took first place in the 60-meter hurdles as she blazed her way to a time of 9.39 seconds, while Sarah Seiler ran her way to a first place showing in the one-mile run with a time of 5:20.53. Karen Welby also ran to a first place finish for Lehigh, as she won the 800-meter run crossing the finish line in a time of 2:25.21. K.T. Hessler added to the Mountain Hawks point total as she won the pentathlon with 3125 points, giving Lehigh ten points towards its team total.
Complete results and standings of the meet are available via the link above.
Lehigh returns to action on February 4 when the Mountain Hawks travel to compete in the Armory Collegiate Invite in
