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Back to top 4/29/2008 Graybeal named MASCAC Scholar-Athlete in men's outdoor track and field FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jared Auman, Alex Lee and Drew Graybeal Recognized as MAC Scholar-Athletes ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College seniors Jared Auman (Northumberland, PA/Shikellamy), Alex Lee (Emmaus, PA/Emmaus) and Drew Graybeal (Woodbine, MD/Glenelg) have been recognized by the Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Corporation (MASCAC) as Scholar-Athletes for the 2008 spring sports season, the conference office announced Tuesday. Auman (baseball), Lee (softball) and Graybeal (men's outdoor track and field) increase the number of Blue Jay student-athletes to receive the MASCAC Scholar-Athlete Award this academic year to seven, out of 22 sports sponsored by the conference. They will be recognized, along with all other MASCAC award winners, at the conference's annual awards luncheon on Tuesday, May 6 at King's College in Wilkes-Barre. Auman, a catcher and the reigning Commonwealth Conference Co-Player of the Year, leads the league in batting average (.442), hits (57) and doubles (17), and ranks among the conference leaders in slugging percentage (.636), on-base percentage (.486), runs batted in (36) and total bases (82). Entering the postseason, Auman ranks third in program history in batting average at .386, is tied for third in doubles with 40 and is seventh in hits with 156. Academically, Auman has a 3.42 cumulative grade-point average as a criminal justice major at Elizabethtown. Lee, a first-team All-Conference selection at pitcher last season, has a 9-11 record and a 2.54 earned run average in 24 games (19 starts) this season. She leads the conference in strikeouts (130), complete games (19) and innings pitched (143 1/3) and ranks fourth in victories. For her career, Lee is Elizabethtown's career leader in games pitched (99), starts (85), complete games (80), innings pitched (588 1/3) and strikeouts (476). She has completed each of her last 50 starts, and has 33 career wins. Off the diamond, Lee won a first-place drawing award at a campus-wide student exhibition through the Department of Fine and Performing Arts, and collaborated with the Ronald McDonald House of Hershey on a new brochure as part of her senior capstone project. Academically, Lee has a 3.55 cumulative grade-point average as a marketing with a minor in studio art. Graybeal is a five-time MAC champion in outdoor track and field, winning the 400 meters and 800 meters last season and the 4x400-meter relay three times. He was also a 2007 NCAA Division III All-American in the 800 meters, and holds the school outdoor records in the 400 meters, 4x400 and 4x800 meters. In addition, Graybeal is a three-time All-American in indoor track and field and won eight MAC indoor track and field gold medals. He holds five school indoor records, and was the 2008 MAC Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Year. Away from track, Graybeal is a member of the Physics Club and the Engineering Club, and was a Presidential Scholarship and Hager Scholars Award recipient. Academically, Graybeal has a 3.27 cumulative grade-point average as a computer engineering major. The MASCAC recognizes Scholar-Athletes in each of the eight spring sports sponsored by the conference, with the conference Awards Committee giving equal consideration to academic record and athletic prowess. Back to top 4/26/2008 Elizabethtown tunes up for MAC championships at Paul Kaiser Classic Elizabethtown College Track and Field Elizabethtown Runs at Paul Kaiser Classic SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. --- In its final meet before next week's Middle Atlantic Conference championships, the Elizabethtown College men's track and field team participated in the Paul Kaiser Classic at Shippensburg University on Saturday. Sophomore Elton Dos Santos (Philadelphia, PA/Penn Charter) was the top individual finisher for the Blue Jays, taking third in the 110 hurdles with a time of 16.43 seconds. Junior Jason Mastroianni (Macungie, PA/Emmaus) was ninth in the 400 meters (53.45 seconds), junior James Munnelly (Doylestown, PA/Central Bucks East) finished 12th in the 800 meters (1:59.18) and sophomore Myles Lund (Berwyn, PA/Conestoga) finished 13th in the 1500 meters (4:09.13). Paul Kaiser Classic - Shippensburg, Pa. Back to top 4/25/2008 Blue Jay relay teams compete at Penn Relays Elizabethtown College Track and Field Blue Jay Men Compete on Day Two of Penn Relays PHILADELPHIA, Pa. --- Members of the Elizabethtown College men's track and field team participated on day two of the 114th Penn Relay Carnival at the University of Pennsylvania's Franklin Field on Friday. The men's 4x400 meter relay quartet of senior Kevin Clark (Horsham, PA/Hatboro-Horsham), sophomore A.J. Farris (Edgewood, MD/Joppatowne), senior Drew Graybeal (Woodbine, MD/Glenelg) and junior Dylan Rulander (Russell, PA/Eisenhower) finished second in the Pop Haddleton MAC Relay with a time of 3:17.91, just behind race winner Gettysburg College at 3:17.21 Later, the Blue Jays took sixth in their section and 23rd overall out of 44 teams in the sprint medley relay, as the team of sophomore Mike Mauger (Pottstown, PA/The Hill School), Farris, Graybeal and Rulander was timed in 3:28.88. Back to top 4/23/2008 Elizabethtown to send 10 athletes to Penn Relays FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ten Elizabethtown College Athletes to Participate in 2008 Penn Relay Carnival ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College will send 10 members of its men's and women's track and field teams to the 114th Penn Relay Carnival, to be held Thursday through Saturday at Franklin Field in Philadelphia. The Blue Jays will have entries in five of the 317 events to be held at the Penn Relays, which has been held annually since 1895 and draws 22,000 athletes from 60 countries as well as over 100,000 fans to the three-day competition. On Thursday, the women's 4x400 meter relay team of graduate student Lori Havrilak (West Grove, PA/St. Mark's, DE), junior Chelsea Miles (Media, PA/Penncrest), senior Meghan Ryder (Hatboro, PA/Hatboro-Horsham) and junior Tiffany Kulp (Perkasie, PA/Pennridge) will compete in the Centennial/MAC relay at 6:35 p.m., and senior Erin Fisher (McEwensville, PA/Warrior Run) will run in the College Women's 10,000 meters at 10:00 p.m. Last year, Fisher finished 15th in a field of 20 mostly Division I runners with an NCAA Division III provisional qualifying time of 36:43.41, while the 4x400 relay team will look to return to the form that earned it three straight race wins from 2004 to 2006, including a race and school record time of 3:57.64 in 2006. On Friday, the men's 4x400 meter relay quartet of senior Kevin Clark (Horsham, PA/Hatboro-Horsham), sophomore A.J. Farris (Edgewood, MD/Joppatowne), senior Drew Graybeal (Woodbine, MD/Glenelg) and junior Dylan Rulander (Russell, PA/Eisenhower) will participate in the annual Pop Haddleton MAC relay at 5:25 p.m. Later, at 6:40 p.m., the Blue Jay team of Farris, sophomore Mike Mauger (Pottstown, PA/The Hill School), Graybeal and Rulander will take part in the College Men's sprint medley relay. In last year's Pop Haddleton MAC 4x400 relay, the Blue Jays won the 12-team race with a season-best time of 3:18.89, as both Clark and Graybeal competed in the race. The sprint medley relay team won their heat and took 20th overall with a program-record time of 3:27.27, with Mauger and Graybeal in action. On Saturday, Clark will participate in the College Men pole vault championship at 2:00 p.m. He is a four-time All-American in the pole vault, and won the 2007 NCAA Division III indoor championship in the event. Clark's career outdoor best in the event is 16 feet, 6 inches set in 2006. Also competing at the Penn Relays will be 2004 Elizabethtown College graduate Dave Berdan, who is entered in the Olympic Development 10,000 meters on Thursday night at 10:45 p.m. He will be trying to qualify for the U.S. Olympic Trials in the event where the provisional standard is 29:10. Berdan was the NCAA Division III runner-up in the event in 2004 and holds the school record of 30:14.54 set at the Penn Relays in 2004. Back to top 4/19/2008 Blue Jays prep for MAC Championships by running at widener invitational Elizabethtown College Men's Track and Field Elizabethtown Competes at Widener Invitational CHESTER, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men's track and field team participated at the Widener Invitational on Saturday, at the site of the upcoming Middle Atlantic Conference championships. Senior Kevin Clark (Horsham, PA/Hatboro-Horsham) was the top individual finisher for the Blue Jays, as he took third in the 400 hurdles with a time of 56.83 seconds. Senior Drew Graybeal (Woodbine, MD/Glenelg) finished sixth in the 200 meters (22.34 seconds), sophomore Elton Dos Santos (Philadelphia, PA/Penn Charter) was sixth in the 110 hurdles (17.03 seconds), and senior Dave Bresnahan (Cinnaminson, NJ/Cinnaminson) took ninth in the 5,000 meters (15:23.20) In the 4x400 meters, the Blue Jays finished second out of 18 teams with a time of 3:23.68, just behind Division II West Chester University. Running the relay for Elizabethtown were junior Dylan Rulander (Russell, PA/Eisenhower) (51.5 seconds), junior James Munnelly (Doylestown, PA/Central Bucks East) (52.0 seconds), Graybeal (47.8 seconds) and junior Phil Alder (Pottstown, PA/Pottsgrove). The 4x100 meter relay team of sophomore Mike Mauger (Pottstown, PA/The Hill School), Clark, sophomore Wyatt Eaton (York, PA/Eastern York) and junior Jared Rosenau (Ambler, PA/Upper Dublin) finished fifth in 43.45 seconds. In field events, senior Jason Yurchak (Franklinville, NJ/Delsea Regional) took fourth in the pole vault (13 feet, 11 1/4 inches), sophomore Tim Katzaman (Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing) was ninth in the discus (121 feet, 3 inches), and sophomore Shaun Healey (Neshanic Station, NJ/Somerville) was ninth in the javelin (167 feet, 10 inches). Back to top 4/18/2008 Rulander and Graybeal earn NCAA provisional qualifying marks in 800 meters Elizabethtown College Track and Field Graybeal, Rulander and Fisher Earn NCAA Provisional Qualifying Times at Larry Ellis Invitational PRINCETON, N.J. --- Elizabethtown College seniors Drew Graybeal (Woodbine, MD/Glenelg) and Erin Fisher (McEwensville, PA/Warrior Run) and junior Dylan Rulander (Russell, PA/Eisenhower) all earned NCAA Division III provisional qualifying times at the Larry Ellis Invitational, hosted by Princeton University on Friday night. In the men's 800 meters, Rulander finished 12th overall in 1:52.70 while Graybeal crossed the line 13th in 1:52.76, as each surpassed the provisional qualifying standard of 1:53.20. Fisher took 13th in the women's 5,000 meters with a time of 17:28.82, faster than the qualifying standard of 17:35.00. Back to top 4/15/2008 Elizabethtown wins 8 events to capture Quadrangular Elizabethtown College Men's Track and Field Blue Jays Defeat Messiah, DeSales and Dickinson at Elizabethtown Quadrangular ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College hosted Messiah College, DeSales University and Dickinson College in its annual Pentangular track and field meet, and the Blue Jays won the team title with 66 points, ahead of Dickinson (52), DeSales (43) and Messiah (12). The Blue Jays posted six individual and two relay wins at the meet, as sophomore A.J. Farris (Edgewood, MD/Joppatowne) picked up a win in the 100 meters (11.02 seconds), senior Drew Graybeal (Woodbine, MD/Glenelg) won the 400 meters (48.62 seconds), junior Dylan Rulander (Russell, PA/Eisenhower) captured the 1500 meters (4:04.99) and sophomore Elton Dos Santos (Philadelphia, PA/Penn Charter) was victorious in the 110 hurdles (16.48 seconds). In field events, senior Kevin Clark (Horsham, PA/Hatboro-Horsham) set a meet record in winning the pole vault (16 feet, 3/4 inch) and sophomore Tim Katzaman (Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing) won the discus (119 feet, 2 inches). The 4x100 relay team of sophomore Mike Mauger (Pottstown, PA/The Hill School), Clark, junior Jason Mastroianni (Macungie, PA/Emmaus) and Farris finished first with a time of 43.01 seconds, while the 4x400 relay team of Farris (51.0), junior James Munnelly (Doylestown, PA/Central Bucks East) (51.8) , Graybeal (48.0) and Rulander (50.3) crossed first in 3:21.35. Runner-up performances on the track came from Mauger in the 100 meters (11.50 seconds) and 200 meters (23.25 seconds), Munnelly in the 800 meters (1:58.70), first-year student Chris Heisey (Middletown, PA/Middletown) in the 3000 meters (9:02.44) and Dos Santos in the 400 hurdles (59.16 seconds). Finishing second in field events were senior Jason Yurchak (Franklinville, NJ/Delsea Regional) in the pole vault (14 feet, 1 1/4 inches) and sophomore Mike Torre (Medford, NJ/Shawnee) in the javelin (159 feet, 4 inches). at Elizabethtown, Pa. Back to top 4/12/2008 Kevin Clark automatically qualifies for NCAAs in decathlon, Jays finish 4th Elizabethtown College Men's Track and Field Blue Jays Finish Fourth at Messiah Invitational GRANTHAM, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men's track and field team finished fourth out of 19 teams at the Messiah College Invitational this weekend, scoring 62.5 points. Senior Kevin Clark (Horsham, PA/Hatboro-Horsham) earned an NCAA Division III automatic qualifying mark in the decathlon by scoring a school-record 6,648 points. Among his event wins was the pole vault, which he won with an NCAA provisional qualifying height of 4.95 meters (16 feet, 2 3/4 inches). Sophomore A.J. Farris (Edgewood, MD/Joppatowne) was second in the 100 meters in 10.90 seconds, and placed fourth in the 200 meters with a time of 22.02 seconds that is the second-best in program history. Sophomore Mike Mauger (Pottstown, PA/The Hill School) was fifth in the 100 meters (11.21 seconds) and sophomore Elton Dos Santos (Philadelphia, PA/Penn Charter) took fourth in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 16.33 seconds. First-year student Rich Greco (Holmdel, NJ/Holmdel) placed fourth in the 5,000 meters (16:40.74) and first-year student Matt Myers (Pennsburg, PA/Upper Perkiomen) finished fifth in the steeplechase (10:48.53). In the 4x100 meters, the Blue Jay team of Farris, junior Jason Mastroianni (Macungie, PA/Emmaus), Mauger and sophomore Wyatt Eaton (York, PA/Eastern York) took second with a time of 42.99 seconds. In field events, sophomore Tim Katzaman (Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing) broke his own school record and took fourth in the hammer throw with a mark of 40.32 meters (132 feet, 3 inches), and senior Jason Yurchak (Franklinville, NJ/Delsea Regional) finished third in the pole vault with a mark of 3.95 meters (13 feet) that ranks fifth in school history. Bridgewater College won the team title with 151 points, followed by host Messiah in second (143 points) and Gettysburg College (119.5 points). Messiah College Invitational Team scoring: 1. Bridgewater 151; 2. Messiah 143; 3. Gettysburg 119.5; 4. Elizabethtown 62.5; 5. Juniata 62; 6. DeSales 49.5; 7. York 46; 8. Dickinson 40; 9. Lebanon Valley 31.5; 10. Albright 29; 11. Stevens Tech 28; 12. McDaniel 20; 13. Catholic 19; 14. Hagerstown 15; 15. Delaware Valley 10; 16. Gwynedd-Mercy 9; 17. Gallaudet 8; 18. Johns Hopkins 7; 19. Goucher 4. Back to top 4/11/2008 Dave Bresnahan runs strong in 10,000 meters at Bucknell Distance Classic Elizabethtown College Track and Field Seniors Fisher and Bresnahan Roll in the 10,000 Meters at Bucknell Bison Distance Night LEWISBURG, Pa. --- Distance runners from the Elizabethtown College men's and women's track and field teams saw action at the Bucknell Bison Distance Classic on Friday night. For the women, senior Erin Fisher (McEwensville, PA/Warrior Run) narrowly missed her personal best time in the 10,000 meters by just two seconds but ran an NCAA Division III provisional qualifying time of 36:43.99. "Erin only started ground running a few times last week and did her first true workout on the ground four days before this race," said coach Chris Straub. "She is now running pain free thanks to the physical therapy at Renaissance Healthcare of Hershey. After her performance, Erin is clearly back on track toward achieving her goals in the last season of her college career." Fisher opened the race conservatively, running the first 5,000 meters in 18:35. As she progressed through miles four, five and six she accelerated and completed her second 5k in 18:09. She will compete next at the Penn Relays on April 24, where she hopes to break the school record of 35:50.50 set by 2004 NCAA Division III runner-up Melissa St. Clair. Meanwhile, senior Dave Bresnahan (Cinnaminson, NJ/Cinnaminson) completed the men's 10,000 meters in 31:38.64 to catapult himself up to third on the college's all-time list. "Dave has worked very hard for five years to have this race come to fruition. No one is more deserving. Dave often ran over 100 miles per week regularly while abroad in New Zealand last semester and had a great 10-week training block over the winter months," said Straub. Bresnahan got through the first 5k in 15:57 and came home with a split of 15:41 for the second half of the race to climb into third on the all-time list behind All-Americans Dave Berdan (30:14.54) and Jose Miranda (30:17.63) and ahead of Dustin Scott (31:45.65). In other events, junior Tiffany Kulp (Perkasie, PA/Pennridge) overcame a bad spill at the first water jump to break her own school record in the women's steeplechase with a hand time of 11:39.0. Senior Ryan St. Clair (Chambersburg, PA/Chambersburg) and sophomore Myles Lund (Berwyn, PA/Conestoga) set personal records in the men's steeplechase, as St. Clair finished in 9:47.7 and Lund in 10:06.1. First-year student Chris Heisey (Middletown, PA/Middletown) ran a personal best in the men's 5,000 meters with a time of 15:37.50, which is the second-best mark ever for an Elizabethtown first-year student. Junior Jeremy Matula (Bath, PA/Northampton) was timed in 15:57.86. Back to top 4/5/2008 Blue Jays compete at Duke Invitational; Dylan Rulander wins 800 meters Elizabethtown College Men's Track and Field Blue Jays Compete at Duke Invitational DURHAM, N.C. --- Members of the Elizabethtown College men's track and field team competed at the two-day Duke University Invitational on Friday and Saturday. Junior Dylan Rulander (Russell, PA/Eisenhower) won the developmental 800 meters with a time of 1:55.13, the fourth-best mark in program history. Senior Kevin Clark (Horsham, PA/Hatboro-Horsham) tied for seventh in the pole vault with a mark of 15 feet, 3 inches, and senior Drew Graybeal (Woodbine, MD/Glenelg) took 26th in the 800 meters with a time of 1:55.59, running as one of eight non-Division I runners in the field of 38 entries. Sophomore Wyatt Eaton (York, PA/Eastern York) finished 25th in the developmental 200 meters with a time of 23.38 seconds, and sophomore A.J. Farris (Edgewood, MD/Joppatowne) finished 28th in 100 meters in 11.42 seconds. 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