Schuck earns third place at IC4As after correction

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ECAC/IC4A Championship

Schuck earns third place at IC4As after correction

3/8/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Track and Field, Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

Note - E.J. Schuck was originally awarded first place at the IC4A Championships on March 8, but a scoring correction resulted in him finishing in third place. Connecticut's Sean Smith became the champion after the correction. Schuck still earned All-America East accolades for his performance at the meet.

BOSTON – E.J. Schuck came back from sixth place on Saturday to finish third at the IC4A Championship in the heptathlon on Sunday.

Lehigh earned two other top 10 finishes on the day, with Nick Ray finishing ninth in the shot put and the women’s 4X800 team earning a fourth place finish at the ECAC Championships. Jon Wetzel finished 19th in the 5K to give Lehigh four top 20 finishes for the weekend.

“I think it’s pretty impressive just coming back from Patriots and doing another heptathlon back to back,” Lehigh head coach Matt Utesch. “He’s a senior and he’s just ready to go.”

The 4X800 team of Jen Therkorn, Sarah Serwo, Shannon Alejandro and Alex Neville decided to focus solely on the event before the weekend. Therkorn and Serwo turned down opportunities to compete in individual events in an effort to win the relay. They fell just short, with a time of 9:03.27, to finish fourth overall.

“They wanted to have a chance to win it,” Utesch said. “They still achieved being named All-East, and they ran the fastest time they’ve ever run there. They did a nice job and we’re very pleased with what happened there.”

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