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Mountain Hawks in first place after day two of Patriot League Championships
2/22/2014 6:18:00 PM | Track and Field
Results
LEWISBURG, Pa. – The Lehigh men's and women's track and field teams both sit in first place of the Patriot League Championships heading into the final day of competition Sunday at Bucknell's Gerhard Field House. A total of four Lehigh champions were crowned during Saturday's competition as the men enter day two with 60.5 team points and the women with 66.
"I am extremely happy with where we're sitting and I can't tell you how proud I am of these teams," said head coach Matt Utesch. "We're set up great and we've got all the people in all the right places. We've been in first place heading into the final day of competition before, but the difference is this team has the right people in the right events and can really make a run for a title."
The Lehigh women lead second-place Boston University by 24 points. Navy sits in third with 37 points, while Bucknell (25) and Army (18) round out the top five. Freshman Courtney Avery and Lehigh's 4x800m relay team each secured victories as two Mountain Hawks set new meet records.
Avery became the first female Mountain Hawk to win the high jump since K.T. Hessler in 2005 while also setting a new meet record. Avery's 1.75m leap tied her own school record and was 0.15m higher than the second-place finisher from Navy.
The 4x800 meter relay team of Jessica Kendzor, Ingrid Simon, Victoria Mullane and Amanda Ruschel finished the race in an ECAC qualifying time of 9:04.28 to narrowly edge out Bucknell's team. The win gave Lehigh a crucial 10 team points.
After securing her third consecutive pentathlon title on the first day of competition, senior Brooke Astor continued to make her mark with a first-place finish in the 60 meter hurdles preliminaries. Astor's time of 8.61 broke a six-year Patriot League Championship record. She followed with a first-place finish in the event's semifinals to advance to Sunday's event final. Freshman Katie Hatler will also join Astor in the event finals on Sunday after placing seventh in the semis with a mark of 9.06.
Astor then finished sixth in the 60 meter dash prelims (7.85) and semis (7.83) to advance to Sunday's event finals. The Milltown, N.J. native capped off her day with a second-place finish in the long jump. Her leap of 5.57m was just 0.01m off her previous personal best.
Sophomore Elizabeth Weiler placed third in the 5000 meter run with a new personal-best time of 17:23.07
Senior Jimil Ataman placed fifth in the 20 lb. weight throw with an ECAC qualifying launch of 16.35m. Classmate Katie Baglio finished seventh in the event with a 14.64m throw as the two women combined to give Lehigh six team points.
The Lehigh men hold a 15-point lead on Navy who is currently in second place with 45.83 points. League newcomer Boston University sits in third (38) while Bucknell (35) and Army (31.33) round out the top five. Two Lehigh champions were crowned as the Mountain Hawks in the 5000 meter run and high jump combined to secure 43.5 of Lehigh's points.
"Our sweep of the 5000m gave us 24 points, which is absolutely unheard of," said Utesch. "Our three high jump guys gave us 19.5 points which is amazing. We're set up great for tomorrow and we've got all the people in all the right places."
Senior Tyler Mueller became Lehigh's first-ever 5000 meter run champion as the Pottstown, Pa. native finished with a time of 14:20.08. Mueller became Lehigh's first-ever 5000m event champion in the 24-year history of the Patriot League Championships. Junior Ryan Mahalsky finished in second (14:23.69) and senior Jimmy Miller in third (14:24.04) to complete to podium sweep. The three men combined to give Lehigh a whopping 24 team points.
Junior Adeolu Adesida claimed his second-straight high jump title with a leap of 2.09m. Senior Patrick Ciez finished third (2.04m) and freshman Daniel Boardman placed fifth (1.99m) as the three men combined to give Lehigh 19.5 team points.
Senior Martin Otieno finished sixth in both the 60 meter dash prelims and semis with a time of 6.99 to advance to Sunday's event finals. Otieno also advanced to Sunday's 200 meter dash with an IC4A qualifying mark of 21.99 Saturday's semifinals.
Junior Derek Gaul finished second in the long jump, despite crushing his previous personal best of 7.02m with a new mark of 7.14. Senior Ryan Paquin finished the heptathlon in fourth place with 4524 points. Paquin picked up first-place finishes in the 60 meter dash and long jump, but ultimately finished behind athletes from Army, Lafayette and Boston University.
The quartet of Christopher Watson, Simon Voorhees, Kenneth Wilkinson and Mitchell Biler placed sixth in the 4x800 meter relay with an IC4A qualifying time of 7:47.63.
The Patriot League Championships wrap up Sunday with field events beginning at 10 a.m. and running events at 12 p.m.
Patriot League Championship Women's Standings After Day Two
Patriot League Championship Men's Standings After Day Two
LEWISBURG, Pa. – The Lehigh men's and women's track and field teams both sit in first place of the Patriot League Championships heading into the final day of competition Sunday at Bucknell's Gerhard Field House. A total of four Lehigh champions were crowned during Saturday's competition as the men enter day two with 60.5 team points and the women with 66.
"I am extremely happy with where we're sitting and I can't tell you how proud I am of these teams," said head coach Matt Utesch. "We're set up great and we've got all the people in all the right places. We've been in first place heading into the final day of competition before, but the difference is this team has the right people in the right events and can really make a run for a title."
The Lehigh women lead second-place Boston University by 24 points. Navy sits in third with 37 points, while Bucknell (25) and Army (18) round out the top five. Freshman Courtney Avery and Lehigh's 4x800m relay team each secured victories as two Mountain Hawks set new meet records.
Avery became the first female Mountain Hawk to win the high jump since K.T. Hessler in 2005 while also setting a new meet record. Avery's 1.75m leap tied her own school record and was 0.15m higher than the second-place finisher from Navy.
The 4x800 meter relay team of Jessica Kendzor, Ingrid Simon, Victoria Mullane and Amanda Ruschel finished the race in an ECAC qualifying time of 9:04.28 to narrowly edge out Bucknell's team. The win gave Lehigh a crucial 10 team points.
After securing her third consecutive pentathlon title on the first day of competition, senior Brooke Astor continued to make her mark with a first-place finish in the 60 meter hurdles preliminaries. Astor's time of 8.61 broke a six-year Patriot League Championship record. She followed with a first-place finish in the event's semifinals to advance to Sunday's event final. Freshman Katie Hatler will also join Astor in the event finals on Sunday after placing seventh in the semis with a mark of 9.06.
Astor then finished sixth in the 60 meter dash prelims (7.85) and semis (7.83) to advance to Sunday's event finals. The Milltown, N.J. native capped off her day with a second-place finish in the long jump. Her leap of 5.57m was just 0.01m off her previous personal best.
Sophomore Elizabeth Weiler placed third in the 5000 meter run with a new personal-best time of 17:23.07
Senior Jimil Ataman placed fifth in the 20 lb. weight throw with an ECAC qualifying launch of 16.35m. Classmate Katie Baglio finished seventh in the event with a 14.64m throw as the two women combined to give Lehigh six team points.
The Lehigh men hold a 15-point lead on Navy who is currently in second place with 45.83 points. League newcomer Boston University sits in third (38) while Bucknell (35) and Army (31.33) round out the top five. Two Lehigh champions were crowned as the Mountain Hawks in the 5000 meter run and high jump combined to secure 43.5 of Lehigh's points.
"Our sweep of the 5000m gave us 24 points, which is absolutely unheard of," said Utesch. "Our three high jump guys gave us 19.5 points which is amazing. We're set up great for tomorrow and we've got all the people in all the right places."
Senior Tyler Mueller became Lehigh's first-ever 5000 meter run champion as the Pottstown, Pa. native finished with a time of 14:20.08. Mueller became Lehigh's first-ever 5000m event champion in the 24-year history of the Patriot League Championships. Junior Ryan Mahalsky finished in second (14:23.69) and senior Jimmy Miller in third (14:24.04) to complete to podium sweep. The three men combined to give Lehigh a whopping 24 team points.
Junior Adeolu Adesida claimed his second-straight high jump title with a leap of 2.09m. Senior Patrick Ciez finished third (2.04m) and freshman Daniel Boardman placed fifth (1.99m) as the three men combined to give Lehigh 19.5 team points.
Senior Martin Otieno finished sixth in both the 60 meter dash prelims and semis with a time of 6.99 to advance to Sunday's event finals. Otieno also advanced to Sunday's 200 meter dash with an IC4A qualifying mark of 21.99 Saturday's semifinals.
Junior Derek Gaul finished second in the long jump, despite crushing his previous personal best of 7.02m with a new mark of 7.14. Senior Ryan Paquin finished the heptathlon in fourth place with 4524 points. Paquin picked up first-place finishes in the 60 meter dash and long jump, but ultimately finished behind athletes from Army, Lafayette and Boston University.
The quartet of Christopher Watson, Simon Voorhees, Kenneth Wilkinson and Mitchell Biler placed sixth in the 4x800 meter relay with an IC4A qualifying time of 7:47.63.
The Patriot League Championships wrap up Sunday with field events beginning at 10 a.m. and running events at 12 p.m.
Patriot League Championship Women's Standings After Day Two
| Team | Total Team Points |
| 1. Lehigh | 66 |
| 2. Boston Univ. | 42 |
| 3. Navy | 37 |
| 4. Bucknell | 25 |
| 5. Army | 18 |
| 6. Holy Cross | 17 |
| 7. Lafayette | 16 |
| 8. Loyola | 8 |
| 9. Colgate | 3 |
| 10. American | 2 |
Patriot League Championship Men's Standings After Day Two
| Team | Total Team Points |
| 1. Lehigh | 60.50 |
| 2. Navy | 45.83 |
| 3. Boston Univ. | 38 |
| 4. Bucknell | 35 |
| 5. Army | 31.33 |
| 6. Lafayette | 13 |
| 7. Holy Cross | 8.33 |
| 8. Colgate | 2 |
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