Lehigh Track and Field Completes Competition at Fast Times Before Finals Meet

Friday, December 5

5:00 p.m.

Lehigh University

Fast Times Meet

Lehigh Track and Field Completes Competition at Fast Times Before Finals Meet

12/6/2014 7:43:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field

Results

BETHLEHEM Pa. - The Lehigh track and field teams began their indoor season Saturday as the Mountain Hawks hosted the Fast Times Before Finals meet at Rauch Fieldhouse.

"I thought our performances were very solid," said head coach Matt Utesch. "We were traingin through this meet so we're not expecting our kids to come out and have their top performances, but it turns out we did have kids put up some top performances. It's a real testimony to their ability to focus just on their technique, because they're not prepared to run their fastest and jump their highest at this point in the season, so that bodes well for us in the future."

For the men, the day was highlighted by performances from senior Adeolu Adesida, who won the high jump with a 2.05 meter leap, and freshman Trevor Knowles, who captured the heptathlon with 4,609 points in his first college meet. Lehigh's 4 x 800 meter relay team also crossed the line in first place with a time of 8:27.99. Adding to the winning mix, senior Mitchell Biler captured first place in the 1,000 meters with a time of 2:32.68.

The Mountain Hawks also had notable performances from their jumpers. Senior Julian Copeland finished fourth in the long jump with a leap of 6.63 meters, while junior Cody Israel finished fourth in the triple jump with a 13.48 meter jump.

Sophomore Daniel Boardman finished the day taking fifth place in the triple jump (13.36 meters), seventh place in the high jump (1.95 meters), and seventh in the long jump (6.52 meters).

Junior John Witman finished the day with a 4.50 meter pole vault which was good enough for third place.

For the sprint events, senior Christopher Watson finished third in the 500 meters with a time of 1:06.50. Junior Domenic Deniro finished 12th in the 60 meter hurdles with a time of 8.91, while sophomore Christopher Del Rossi finished in tenth place in the 200 meters with a time of 23.36. Lehigh also finished fourth in the 4 x 400 meter relay with a time of 3:26.00.

Freshman James Chapell finished his first college meet with a seventh place finish in the 1,000 meters with a time of 2:38.61.

Senior Benjamin Beauchamp led the throwers with a third place finish in the weight throw (16.33 meters), while freshman Gilligan Greenlow followed in 12th place (13.47 meters). In the shot put, sophomore Lucas Warning led the way with a fourth place finish (15.22 meters) and Alex Fuchs followed close behind in ninth (13.89 meters).

For the women's team, the day was highlighted by Lehigh's 4 x 800 meter relay, taking first (9:49.02), and second place (10:01.58). Adding to the winning mix was sophomore Courtney Avery, who won the high jump with a 1.65 meter leap. Sophomore Gabrielle Wardle also posted a first place finish in the pentathlon with 3,434 points, with senior Natalie Bates finishing second.

Sophomore Brittany Le Jouan finished sixth in the high jump (1.55 meters). In the long jump, sophomore Kian Wright earned a tenth place finish (4.96 meters), while sophomore Courtney Wu finished in 12th (4.90 meters). Wright and Wu also finished sixth and ninth, respectively in the triple jump.

Senior Jonelle Jerwick finished the pole vault in second place (3.20 meters).

Sophomore Michaela Bubak led the throwers with a fourth place finish in the weight throw (14.25 meters). Behind Bubak was freshman Paige Grossman finishing 12th in her first college meet (11.28 meters). Sophomore Carly Deskins finished the day in seventh place with a 10.81 meter shot put throw.

On the track, freshman Hanna Brosky finished the 500 meters in tenth place with a time of 1:20.47. In the 60 meter hurdles, sophomore Katie Hatler led the way for Lehigh finishing in fifth place (9.39), with sophomore Natalie Jacobs in sixth (9.49) and Wu in eighth (9.51). In the 200 meter dash, freshman Liyala Dickens finished in seventh place with a time of 27.01, while sophomore Soraya Theard tied for eighth place with a time of 27.23. The Lehigh 4 x 400 relay team finished in fourth place with a time of 4:06.50.

Senior Victoria Mullane finished the day in fourth place in the 1,000 meters with a time of 3:01.03.

The Mountain Hawks will now take a break to prepare for their final exams and winter break. Lehigh track and field will be back in action on January 9 when the Mountain Hawks travel to West Point for the Army 5-Way Invitational.