Lehigh University Athletics
Mountain Hawks set to host Mountain Hawk Multi and Invite
1/20/2011 8:08:00 PM | Women's Track and Field
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The Lehigh track and field team will be back in action this Friday and Saturday as it hosts Mountain Hawk Multi and Invite. All competition will take place at Rauch Field House on the Lehigh Goodman Campus.
The Mountain Hawks will host five teams: Bloomsburg, Elizabethtown, Lock Haven, Muhlenburg and Richard Stockton, as Lehigh looks to build on what has been a successful start to the 2010-11 season.
“We came out of Navy a little banged up last weekend,” said head coach Matt Utesch. “We are hoping to come out of this healthy. Our goal is to up some good times before heading into Patriot League Indoor Championships next month.”
At the Navy Invitational last weekend, the men's team finished in fourth place out of six teams, while the women's team finished in seventh place out of eight teams. On the women's side sophomore Brittany Pietrosh finished third for Mountain Hawks in the 1000 meter run at a time of 3:00.59. Pietrosh was followed by teammates of junior Alexandra Neville and sophomore Julia Perry. In the 5000 meter event, junior Katherine Pierce led a top-three Lehigh finish with a time of 18:04.88. Sophomore Victoria Bedard finished two spots behind, posting 18:25.77.
In the field events, freshman Rebeca Duhamel finished tied for fourth place in the shot put, posting a distance of 12.27 meters. Over in the 20 lb. weight throw, sophomore E'Lana Lemon placed fourth with a distance of 15.7 meters.
On the men's side senior Niall Buckley had an impressive second place finish in the 800 meter run, clocking a time of 1:55.28. Senior Evans Kosgei had a strong day as well, finishing in second place in the 5000 meter run with a time of 14:57.10. The Mountain Hawks also finished third the 4X400 relay, as a team of junior Ifeanyi Edochie, junior Kyle Forrest, senior Makura Compton and freshman John Ciaverdelli had a 3:28.79 time. Over in the 200 meter dash, sophomore Devin Monroe posted a 22.5 second time, placing him fifth. Senior Kyle O'Connor finished fifth in the 1000 meter run, scoring a time of 2:29.61.
In the field events, junior Stephen Rumizen posted 1.99 meter high jump, which was good for second place in the field. Junior Stephen Tutunjian also had a second place, posting 14.32 meter triple jump.
Action on Friday begins with the multi events at 5 p.m. and will continue into Saturday inside the Rauch Field House. On Saturday, track and field events will begin at noon. Following Saturday's meet, the Lehigh track and field teams will host the Lafayette Dual on January 29. The Mountain Hawks will host one more indoor meets following that: the Covert Classic on February 5.
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