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Back to top 2/28/2008 Blue Jays to compete at MAC Indoor Track & Field Championships FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabethtown College to Compete at MAC Indoor Track and Field Championships ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men's and women's track and field teams will be in action at the Middle Atlantic Conference Indoor Championships at Susquehanna University on Saturday afternoon. The Blue Jay men will favored to win their sixth straight MAC indoor crown while the women will look to regain the MAC team title that they won in 2006. Elizabethtown's men are led by seniors Kevin Clark (Horsham, PA/Hatboro-Horsham) and Drew Graybeal (Woodbine, MD/Glenelg), both of whom have played key roles in the Blue Jays' run of five straight team titles. Clark, the defending NCAA Division III indoor champion in the pole vault, will be looking for his fourth MAC indoor title in the event. Last year, he set a MAC indoor record by clearing 16 feet, 6 inches en route to the championships. He will also be a top contender for a medal in the 55-meter hurdles, the long jump and the 200 meters for the Blue Jays, after taking fourth in the hurdles and the long jump last year. Graybeal swept the 400 and 800 meters at both the MAC indoor and outdoor championships last year, and is the top seed in both events this year. He has also been part of the winning 4x400-meter relay team in each of the last two years. Junior Phil Alder (Pottstown, PA/Pottsgrove) and sophomore Kyle Grimm (Pottstown, PA/Pottsgrove) each won two golds last season, in the 4x400 and distance medley relays. Sophomore A.J. Farris (Edgewood, MD/Joppatowne) was fifth in both the 55 meters and 200 meters last year, but is expected to be a top medal contender in each event. Senior Dave Bresnahan (Cinnaminson, NJ/Cinnaminson) is the top seed in the mile at 4:28.25, while junior Jeremy Matula (Bath, PA/Northampton) and first-year student Chris Heisey (Middletown, PA/Middletown) will be contenders in the 5000 meters. For the women, junior Tiffany Kulp (Perkasie, PA/Pennridge) is primed to win her third straight MAC indoor title in the 800 meters, and is poised to take gold in the mile after winning two straight MAC outdoor crowns in the 1500 meters. Senior Erin Fisher (McEwensville, PA/Warrior Run) is the defending indoor and outdoor champion in the 5000 meters, and is the top seed in the event by a spread of 23 seconds. She will also look to give the Blue Jays a one-two finish in the mile as the number-two seed behind Kulp. Two years ago, the Blue Jays swept all four relays en route to their first MAC women's indoor championship, and this year Elizabethtown is the top seed in three of the events (distance medley, 4x800 and 4x400). First-year student Allie Gold (Columbia, PA/Hempfield) will vie for a medal in the 55 hurdles, along with first-year student Lauren Riley (Sanatoga, PA/Pottsgrove) and senior Samantha Adams (Mickleton, NJ/Padua Academy) in the pole vault. Junior Chelsea Miles (Media, PA/Penncrest) is a nine-time MAC medalist in jumps, and will look for gold in all three jumping events (long, high and triple). Action in 17 men's and 17 women's events will begin at 11:00 a.m., with eight schools in competition at the championships. Back to top 2/26/2008 Cross country earns USTFCCCA All-American Honors FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabethtown College Cross Country Squads Earn USTFCCCA All-Academic Team Honors ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men's and women's cross country teams have each received the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Division III Team All-Academic honors for the 2007 season, the USTFCCCA has announced. In addition, the Blue Jays placed four women and two men on the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team, which recognizes student-athletes with a minimum 3.5 cumulative grade point average who finish in the top 25 percent of the field at their respective NCAA regional meet. Earning All-Academic honors for the Elizabethtown women were senior All-American Erin Fisher (McEwensville, PA/Warrior Run), the NCAA Mideast Regional champion, junior Tiffany Kulp (Perkasie, PA/Pennridge), sophomore Megan VanDenHengel (Mechanicsburg, PA/Cumberland Valley) and senior Sarah Grove (Harrisburg, PA/Central Dauphin East). Elizabethtown was one of just 11 schools in Division III to place four or more student-athletes among the 203 members of the women's All-Academic Team, and the lone school among the 45 eligible teams from the Mideast Region. Capturing All-Academic honors for the Blue Jay men were junior Scott Derkacz (Huguenot, NY/Port Jervis) and sophomore Myles Lund (Berwyn, PA/Conestoga), among the 150 members of the men's All-Academic team. The Blue Jay men ranked 33rd among the 379 schools that sponsor men's cross country at the Division III level with a 3.35 cumulative grade-point average among all team members, while the Elizabethtown women are 101st among the 390 schools that sponsor women's cross country with a 3.29 cumulative grade-point average among all team members. For a team to be considered for the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team award, they must have competed and compiled a team score at an NCAA Regional Meet. The team must also have a minimum 3.10 team cumulative grade point average. 2007 NCAA Division III USTFCCCA All-Academic Teams
Back to top 2/23/2008 Blue Jays earn four individual wins, finish fourth at DuCharme Invitational Elizabethtown College Men's Track and Field Blue Jays Finish Fourth at DuCharme Invitational CARLISLE, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men's track and field team competed at the DuCharme Invitational at Dickinson College on Saturday afternoon, finishing fourth out of 11 teams with 73 points. The Blue Jays netted four individual victories and one relay win on the day, led by senior Kevin Clark (Horsham, PA/Hatboro-Horsham) who posted his fifth win of the season in the pole vault at 16 feet, 1 1/2 inches. Sophomore A.J. Farris (Edgewood, MD/Joppatowne) won the 55 meters in 6.71 seconds, senior Dave Bresnahan (Cinnaminson, NJ/Cinnaminson) captured the mile in 4:32.45 and junior Dylan Rulander (Russell, PA/Eisenhower) took first in the 800 meters with a time of 1:59.18. Other top finishers were junior James Munnelly (Doylestown, PA/Central Bucks East), who was second in the 800 meters (2:00.73) folllowed by sophomore Kyle Grimm (Pottstown, PA/Pottsgrove) in seventh place at 2:04.00. Sophomore Myles Lund (Berwyn, PA/Conestoga) finished fifth in the 3,000 meters (9:12.66), sophomore Mike Mauger (Pottstown, PA/The Hill School) was seventh in the 200 meters (24.53 seconds) and junior Jason Mastroianni (Macungie, PA/Emmaus) was eighth in the 400 meters (54.31 seconds). In addition, the 4x400-meter relay team took home a win as it crossed the line in a time of 3:33.09, while the 4x200-meter relay team was third in a time of 1:35.38. Gettysburg College won the team title with 132 points, followed by Dickinson (118.50), Messiah College (80 points) and Elizabethtown. Back to top 2/16/2008 Kevin Clark and Drew Graybeal claim victories at Susquehanna Open Elizabethtown College Men's Track and Field Blue Jays Compete at Susquehanna Open SELINSGROVE, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men's track and field team competed at the non-scoring Susquehanna Open at the Garrett Sports Complex on Saturday afternoon. Senior Kevin Clark (Horsham, PA/Hatboro-Horsham) earned his fourth victory of the year in the pole vault as he cleared 4.90 meters (16 feet, 3/4 inch) to beat a field of 31 competitors by nearly one foot. Senior Drew Graybeal (Woodbine, MD/Glenelg) also picked up a win as he finished first in the 800 meters and provisionally qualified for the NCAA Division III indoor championships with a time of 1:54.64, just shy of the facility record of 1:54.42 set by Patrick Donovan '07 at the 2005 MAC championships. Graybeal also added a third-place finish in the 200 meters, running a team season-best time of 23.18 seconds. Sophomore A.J. Farris (Edgewood, MD/Joppatowne) also posted a season best as he was clocked in 23.22 seconds to finish fourth, and added a seventh-place finish in the 55 meters at 6.68 seconds. Senior Ryan St. Clair (Chambersburg, PA/Chambersburg) was eighth in the 3000 meters with a time of 9:02.51, while first-year student Chris Heisey (Middletown, PA/Middletown) nearly cracked the program's top 10 as he took ninth place with a time of 9:06.71. In relays, the 4x400-meter quartet of junior Phil Alder (Pottstown, PA/Pottsgrove) (53.6 seconds), sophomore Kyle Grimm (Pottstown, PA/Pottsgrove) (52.5 seconds), Graybeal (49.7 seconds) and Clark (50.8 seconds) finished third with a time of 3:26.93, the eighth-best in program history. Back to top 2/9/2008 Elizabethtown in action at New Balance Collegiate Invitational Elizabethtown College Men's Track and Field Blue Jays In Action at New Balance Collegiate Invitational NEW YORK, N.Y. --- Members of the Elizabethtown College men's track and field team competed at the eighth annual New Balance Collegiate Invitational at the 168th Street Armory on Friday and Saturday. On Friday, senior Drew Graybeal (Woodbine, MD/Glenelg) finished 12th in a field of 80 runners in the 800 meters with a time of 1:55.15, taking third among non-Division I athletes in the event. Sophomore A.J. Farris (Edgewood, MD/Joppatowne) ran the men's 60 meters in 7.25 seconds on Friday and followed on Saturday by completing the 200 meters in 23.74 seconds. On Saturday, senior Kevin Clark (Horsham, PA/Hatboro-Horsham), the defending NCAA Division III champion in the indoor pole vault, placed eighth out of 16 vaulters in the championship division event. He cleared 5.05 meters (16 feet, 6 3/4 inches) as the lone non-Division I competitor in the event. Elizabethtown also competed in a pair of relay events, with the men's distance medley relay team of Graybeal (3:11.0) sophomore Kyle Grimm (Pottstown, PA/Pottsgrove) (52.1), junior Dylan Rulander (Russell, PA/Eisenhower) (1:58.7) and senior Ryan St. Clair (Chambersburg, PA/Chambersburg) (4:28.2) finishing 12th with a time of 10:30.94. The men's 4x400-meter relay quartet of Grimm (51.6), junior James Munnelly (Doylestown, PA/Central Bucks East) (53.1), Graybeal (49.4) and Rulander (51.6) was 10th in 3:26.08, the sixth-fastest time in program history. Back to top 2/6/2008 Blue Jays to compete at New Balance Collegiate Invitational at NYC Armory FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabethtown Track and Field to Compete at New Balance Collegiate Invitational ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Members of the Elizabethtown College men's and women's indoor track and field teams will be in action this weekend at the prestigious New Balance Collegiate Invitational at the New York City Armory. A total of 12 Blue Jay athletes will compete in nine individual and two relay events over the two-day meet, which begins Friday afternoon and concludes on Saturday. In all, over 100 colleges and universities representing all levels of the NCAA, NAIA and junior colleges will send athletes to the eighth annual meet. Scheduled to compete on Friday are senior Dave Bresnahan (Cinnaminson, NJ/Cinnaminson) in the men's 3,000 meters at 1:15 p.m., graduate student Lori Havrilak (West Grove, PA/St. Mark's, DE) in the women's 400 meters at 1:55 p.m., sophomore A.J. Farris (Edgewood, MD/Joppatowne) in the men's 60 meters at 4:45 p.m., sophomore Megan VanDenHengel (Mechanicsburg, PA/Cumberland Valley) in the women's 800 meters at 5:10 p.m., and senior Drew Graybeal (Woodbine, MD/Glenelg) in the men's 800 meters at 5:50 p.m. On Saturday, senior Erin Fisher (McEwensville, PA/Warrior Run) will be in the women's 5000 meters at 9:00 a.m., followed by junior Tiffany Kulp (Perkasie, PA/Pennridge) in the women's mile run at 9:45 a.m and Farris in the 200 meters at 11:45 a.m. Senior Kevin Clark (Horsham, PA/Hatboro-Horsham), the defending NCAA Division III champion in the indoor pole vault, will compete in the championship division of the pole vault on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. He is the only non-Division I vaulter in the field of 19 athletes, which includes entries from the University of Tennessee, the University of Texas, the University of Arkansas, Louisiana State University and the University of Kansas. Elizabethtown will also compete in a pair of relay events, with the men's distance medley relay team of Graybeal, sophomore Kyle Grimm (Pottstown, PA/Pottsgrove), junior Dylan Rulander (Russell, PA/Eisenhower) and senior Ryan St. Clair (Chambersburg, PA/Chambersburg) in action at 10:25 a.m. and the men's 4x400-meter relay quartet of Graybeal, junior James Munnelly (Doylestown, PA/Central Bucks East), Rulander and Grimm set to run at 12:45 p.m. The New Balance Collegiate Invitational web site can be accessed at http://ny.milesplit.us/pages/NB-Collegiate. Back to top 2/2/2008 Kevin Clark wins pole vault, long jump at Haverford's McElligott Invitati. Elizabethtown College Men's Track and Field Blue Jays Compete at Seamus McElligott Invitational HAVERFORD, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men's track and field team was in action at the Seamus McElligott Invitational on the campus of Haverford College on Saturday afternoon. Senior Kevin Clark (Horsham, PA/Hatboro-Horsham) posted a pair of victories for the Blue Jays, winning the pole vault and breaking his own meet record with a height of 4.58 meters (15 feet, 1/4 inch) and winning the long jump with a mark of 6.37 meters (20 feet, 10 3/4 inches). He also finished third in the 200 meters at 23.55 seconds. Senior Drew Graybeal (Woodbine, MD/Glenelg) finished seconds in the 400 meters at 49.89 seconds, followed by sophomore Kyle Grimm (Pottstown, PA/Pottsgrove) in fourth place at 52.48 seconds. Grimm added a fifth-place finish in the 200 meters at 23.76 seconds. Sophomore AJ Farris (Edgewood, MD/Joppatowne) was second in the 55 meters at 6.67 seconds, and sophomore Elton Dos Santos (Philadelphia, PA/Penn Charter) took third in the 55-meter hurdles at 8.78 seconds. Junior Dylan Rulander (Russell, PA/Eisenhower) finished fourth in the 800 meters with a time of 1:59.08, and junior James Munnelly (Doylestown, PA/Central Bucks East) placed seventh in 1:59.97, with each setting personal bests in the event. Senior Ryan St. Clair (Chambersburg, PA/Chambersburg) was fifth in the 5000 meters at 15:40.27, followed by junior Jeremy Matula (Bath, PA/Northampton) in sixth at 15:49.27. Junior Phil Alder (Pottstown, PA/Pottsgrove) was second in the pole vault at 3.51 meters (11 feet, 6 1/4 inches) and fifth in the long jump at 5.48 meters (17 feet, 11 3/4 inches). The Blue Jays concluded the meet with a victory in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:28.88. The line-up of Grimm (53.3), sophomore Mike Mauger (Pottstown, PA/The Hill School) (53.6), Graybeal (50.0), and Rulander (51.8) posted the 8th fastest indoor 4X400m in school history. |
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