Lehigh University Athletics
Lehigh women in second, men in fourth after day one of Patriot League Championships
5/4/2013 12:30:00 AM | Men's Track and Field, Track and Field, Women's Track and Field
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – After day one of the Patriot League Championships and six scored events, the Lehigh women's and men's track and field team stand in second and fourth place with 43 and 12 points respectively. A single point separates the Lehigh women from Bucknell, while Navy leads the Bison by one point for the top spot on the men's side.
“What the team has done in practice has become habit,” Lehigh head coach Matt Utesch said. “We've been pushing them to peak and now they have.”
The Mountain Hawks excelled in the first half of the heptathlon and decathlon events. Junior Brooke Astor won two out of the four heptathlon events, finishing the 100 meter hurdles in 14.38 seconds and the 200 meter dash in 26.19 seconds. Freshman Gabrielle Wardle, the reigning Patriot League Female Rookie of the Week, took first in the high jump with a mark of 1.68 meters and is second in the heptathlon. Sophomore Natalie Bates is in third place following the first four events in the heptathlon. Outside of the heptathlon, Wardle also set a personal record in the javelin with a 40.22 meter throw.
Junior Ryan Paquin is fewer than 100 points ahead of Lafayette's Chris Castello for the top spot in the decathlon after five events. Paquin took first in the 100 meter dash with a time of 11.60 seconds before registering a distance of 6.84 meters to win the long jump. He also represented Lehigh in the long jump prior to his performance in the event as part of the decathlon.
“In the decathlon you always have some good events and bad events, and as long as you know you can have more good performances than bad ones you can do pretty well,” Paquin said.
Junior Jimil Ataman and senior E'Lana Lemon continued to dominate the hammer throw, finishing one-two in the event with marks of 55.50 meters and 55.47 meters, respectively.
“We were really able to set the tone for our whole team to do well,” Lemon said. “We want to do well individually, but we know we each have to get the points for our team in order to get the league trophy.”
Sophomore Serenah Polite took home a silver medal in the women's long jump with 5.52 meter leap, while Astor finished in fifth with a score of 5.46 meters. The Brown and White's 4x800 meter relay team of senior Kathleen Ryan, senior Lauren Pietrosh, senior Julia Perry and junior Jessica Kendzor finished in second place after clocking in at 8:55.54.
Lehigh had three long distance runners in the 10,000 meter run, with senior captain Victoria Berard coming in fourth with a time of 37:30.75. Junior Marissa Galante and freshman Arielle Weiner also participated in the event for the Mountain Hawks.
Junior captain Tyler Mueller kicked off competition for the men with a fourth place finish in the 10,000 meter run, completing the event in 30:43.51. The 4x800 meter relay team of junior Kenneth Wilkinson, sophomore Simon Voorhees, sophomore Mitchell Biler and sophomore Christopher Watson came in fourth with a time of 7:39.02. Junior Martin Otieno qualified for Saturday's finals in the 200 and 100 meter dash, while senior Devin Monroe also qualified in the 200 meter dash. In the field events, freshman Beau Whitman finished in the top five in the pole vault after clearing a height of 4.50 meters. Sophomore Benjamin Beauchamp and senior Chris Buck represented Lehigh in the hammer throw, while freshman Christopher Foley participated in the javelin.
Day two of the Patriot League Championships begins with the remaining events in the decathlon and heptathlon, which are scheduled for 9 a.m. Saturday.
Patriot League Outdoor Track and Field Championships Day 1 Standings
Women
1) Bucknell 44 points
2) Lehigh 43 points
3) Navy 38 points
4) Lafayette 27 points
5) Army 18 points
6) Holy Cross 15 points
7) American 1 point
Men
1) Navy 51 points
2) Bucknell 50 points
3) Army 46 points
4) Lehigh 12 points
5) Colgate 9 points
5) Holy Cross 9 points
7) American 8 points
8) Lafayette 1 point
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