Elizabethtown College Sports News 
Back to top 5/24/2008 Erin Fisher places 11th in 5000 meters at NCAA Division III Championships
Back to top 5/23/2008 Clark finishes 4th in decathlon at NCAA Division III championships Elizabethtown College Track and Field Kevin Clark Finishes Fourth in Decathlon at NCAA Division III Track and Field Championships OSHKOSH, Wisc. --- Elizabethtown College senior Kevin Clark (Horsham, PA/Hatboro-Horsham) became an All-American for the fifth time in his career after finishing fourth in the decathlon at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh on Friday. Clark, who was seventh in the competition after day one, used a first-place finish in the pole vault (14 feet, 11 inches) and fifth-place finishes in the 110 hurdles (15.34 seconds) and 1,500-meter run (4:39.85) to climb into fourth with a total of 6,608 points. It is the fifth time in Clark's illustrious career that he has earned All-America honors, having done so four times in the pole vault (indoors 2006 through 2008, and outdoors in 2006). His was the 27th All-America performance in men's and women's track and field by an Elizabethtown athlete, and the fourth this year. Ozzie Brown of Moravian College won the decathlon with 7,192 points, followed by Kyle Steiner of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (7,126 points), Josh Lovell of Linfield College (6,675 points) and Clark. In other action, senior Drew Graybeal (Woodbine, MD/Glenelg) finished 15th in the 800 meters with a time of 1:54.08. On Saturday, senior Erin Fisher (McEwensville, PA/Warrior Run) will be the lone Blue Jay in action as she competes in the 5,000 meters at 4:55 p.m., after taking All-America honors with a seventh-place finish in the 10,000 meters on Thursday night. NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Elizabethtown College results Team Standings (through 8 events) Back to top 5/22/2008 Erin Fisher takes All-American honors with 7th place finish at NCAA
Back to top 5/22/2008 Clark in 7th place in decathlon after day one of NCAA Division III champ. Elizabethtown College Track and Field Erin Fisher Takes All-America Honors at NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships OSHKOSH, Wisc. --- Elizabethtown College senior Erin Fisher (McEwensville, PA/Warrior Run) earned All-America honors with a seventh-place finish in the women's 10,000-meter run at the NCAA Division III Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh on Thursday evening.
"I couldn't be happier with Erin's progress throughout the season," said head coach Chris Straub. "She got a late start to the outdoor season due to injury, but definitely peaked at the right time." After passing through the first 5,000 meters in a time of 18:03, Fisher was among a pack of 10 runners within two seconds of the lead with one mile (1,600 meters) to go. Pushing the pace, she moved toward the front of the pack and settled into a battle for sixth place over the final 600 meters. Fisher, who earned All-America honors in cross country with a 15th-place finish at the 2007 NCAA Division III championships, will compete in the final race of her career on Saturday when she runs in the 5,000 meters. In other women's action, junior Tiffany Kulp (Perkasie, PA/Pennridge) finished 17th in the 1,500 meters with a time of 4:40.48. On the men's side, senior Kevin Clark (Horsham, PA/Hatboro-Horsham) is in seventh place in the decathlon after amassing 3,432 points on the first day of the two-day event. His highest-scoring event was the 400 meters, when he took fourth with a career-best time of 49.98 seconds. He also finished second in the 100 meters (11.21 seconds, 814 points) and was fifth in the long jump (21 feet, 5 1/2 inches, 707 points). Clark also competed in the pole vault, but the four-time All-American was unable to clear the bar in three attempts after wrapping up action in the decathlon just moments earlier. On Friday, Clark will see action in the final five events of the decathlon (110 hurdles, discus, pole vault, javelin and 1,500 meters) beginning at 2:00, while senior Drew Graybeal (Woodbine, MD/Glenelg) will participate in the 800-meter trials at 7:35 p.m. NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Elizabethtown College results Women Pictured: Erin Fisher en route to a seventh-place finish in the 10,000 meters at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships (Photo courtesy of Jeff Febus, Calvin College). Back to top 5/22/2008 Foley, Kreis and Hawkins each named second-team All-Metro Region
Back to top 5/20/2008 Gary Senese named to USILA North?South Senior All-Star Game roster FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Gary Senese Selected to Compete in USILA North/South Senior All-Star Game ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College senior Gary Senese (Leonardtown, MD/Tatnall School) has been selected to participate in the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) Division III North/South Senior All-Star Game on Friday afternoon at Harvard Stadium in Boston. The game, which matches the top senior lacrosse players in Division III, will be played at 2:00 p.m. as part of a tripleheader. The Division I/II game follows at 4:00 p.m., and the Boston Cannons will face the Rochester Rattlers in Major League Lacrosse action at 7:00 p.m. Senese, a three-time All-Middle Atlantic Conference selection at long-stick midfield, joins Frankie Puzzangara '07 and Justin Griffey '05 as North/South All-Star game selections. He is one of 26 players on the South roster, and the lone representative from the MAC in the contest. This season, he finished fourth on the team with 40 ground balls and helped the Blue Jays compile a 9.89 goals against average while holding 10 of their 14 opponents to 10 goals or less. For his career, Senese ranks fourth in program history with 203 ground balls. Back to top 5/20/2008 Sam Heaps, Jared Auman named to ABCA Mid-Atlantic Region team FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sam Heaps, Jared Auman Named to ABCA All-Mid-Atlantic Region Team ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College junior pitcher/first baseman Sam Heaps (Landenberg, PA/Avon Grove) and senior catcher Jared Auman (Northumberland, PA/Shikellamy) have been named to the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)-Rawlings All-Mid-Atlantic Region team, which was announced on Tuesday. Heaps was a second-team selection as a utility player while Auman was a third-team choice at catcher for the second consecutive season. It is the sixth straight year and ninth time in 10 years that the Blue Jays have had at least one All-Region selection. Heaps, the Commonwealth Conference Pitcher of the Year, finished 6-1 in 10 starts and ranked third in the conference with a 2.57 earned run average. In 66 2/3 innings of work, he struck out a league-best 60 batters and walked just 17. At the plate, he batted .405 to rank fourth in the conference in hitting, with two home runs and 37 runs batted in. Heaps, who played first base when not on the mound, scored 42 runs and tied for second on the team with 23 walks. Auman was a first-team All-Conference selection at first base in 2008 after being the conference Co-Player of the Year in 2007. He hit .420 to rank second in the conference in batting average, and added a league-best 18 doubles to go with two home runs and 37 runs batted in. He also led the team with 20 multi-hit games and had a 16-game hitting streak during the season. For his career, Auman is tied for fourth in program history in batting average at .381, ranks sixth in hits with 162 and third in doubles with 41. The Blue Jays finished 26-12 overall and won the Commonwealth Conference regular-season championship with a 10-2 league mark. Elizabethtown advanced to the conference title game for the third straight year before dropping a 7-3 decision to Messiah College in the finals. Back to top 5/20/2008 Clark and Graybeal set to compete at NCAA Division III championships FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Four Elizabethtown College Athletes to Compete at NCAA Division III Track and Field Championships
Pictured, from left: Drew Graybeal, Kevin Clark, Erin Fisher and Tiffany Kulp. ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Four members of the Elizabethtown College men's and women's track and field teams will compete at the NCAA Division III championships at the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, beginning Thursday and continuing through Saturday. For the men, senior Kevin Clark (Horsham, PA/Hatboro-Horsham) will compete in the decathlon and the pole vault, while senior Drew Graybeal (Woodbine, MD/Glenelg) is entered in the 800 meters. On the women's side, senior Erin Fisher (McEwensville, PA/Warrior Run) will run in both the 5,000 and 10,000 meters, and junior Tiffany Kulp (Perkasie, PA/Pennridge) is slated to participate in the 1,500 meters. Clark is competing in the pole vault (Thursday, 6:00 p.m.) for the third straight year at the outdoor championships, and in the decathlon (Thursday, 1:00 p.m. and Friday, 2:00 p.m.) for the second consecutive season. He is a four-time All-American in the pole vault (three times indoor, once outdoor) and was the 2007 NCAA Division III indoor champion and 2006 Division III outdoor runner-up. In March, Clark finished fourth in the pole vault with a height of 16 feeet, 5 1/2 inches at the Division III indoor championships. He was named the Middle Atlantic Conference Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year after winning the 110 hurdles, 400 hurdles and pole vault as the Blue Jays won their second straight MAC championship. He qualified for the pole vault with a mark of 16 feet, 2 3/4 inches at the Messiah Invitational on April 11, and set a school record in the decathlon with an NCAA-qualifying score of 6,648 points at the same meet. Clark set the school record in the pole vault of 16 feet, 6 inches at Shippensburg in 2006. Graybeal is entered in the 800 meters (Friday, 7:35 p.m.) at the Division III outdoor championships for the second straight year, finishing sixth last season with a time of 1:54.18 to earn All-America honors for the fourth time in his career. He previously was named All-America in the 400 meters at the 2008 indoor championships, in the 800 meters at the 2007 indoor championships, and in the distance medley relay at the 2006 indoor championships. Graybeal is seeded fourth with a time of 1:50.99 that he established at the Swarthmore Last Chance Meet on May 13. He will be looking to break the school outdoor record in the 800 meters of 1:50.66 set in 2006 by Tyson Evensen. In addition to the 800 meters, Graybeal also qualified in the 400 meters but declined entry to the event in order to concentrate on the 800 meters. Fisher is entered with a time of 17:20.60 in the 5,000 meters (Saturday, 4:55 p.m.) set at Swarthmore, and 36:03.08 in the 10,000 meters (Thursday, 7:30 p.m.) set at the Penn Relays. She competed in the 5,000 meters at this year's Division III indoor championships and in the 10,000 meters at last year's outdoor meet. The two-time defending MAC indoor and outdoor champion in the 5,000 meters, Fisher is also the two-time MAC champion in cross country, where she earned All-America honors with a 15th-place finish at the 2007 Division III championships. She will look to break the Elizabethtown College records in both the 5,000 meters and 10,000 meters, which were set by Melissa St. Clair '05 during the 2005 season. St. Clair ran 17:14.79 in the 5,000 meters at the Division III outdoor championships en route to earning All-America honors, and was timed in 35:46.62 in the 10,000 meters at the Penn Relays. Kulp is a first-time qualifier for the NCAA Division III championships, having earned a berth in the 1,500 meters (Thursday, 5:15 p.m.) with a time of 4:36.03 at Swarthmore on May 13 that broke the school record of 4:36.33 set in 2005 by Katie Garner. She is the three-time defending MAC outdoor champion in the 1,500 meters and has also won three straight gold medals in the 800 meters at the MAC indoor championships. In all, Kulp has claimed 10 MAC championships (eight individual, two relay) during her Blue Jay career. Action begins Thursday at 1:00 p.m. with the men's decathlon, and continues through Saturday at 5:55 p.m. with the men's 4x400-meter relay. NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships (All times Eastern Daylight Time) Friday, May 23 Saturday, May 24 Back to top 5/20/2008 Erin Fisher and Tiffany Kulp set to compete at NCAA Division III champion.
Back to top 5/14/2008 Blue Jays finish 26th out of 35 schools at NCAA Division III championships ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE GOLF Elizabethtown College Finishes 26th at NCAA Division III Golf Championships BRASELTON, Ga. --- The Elizabethtown College golf team finished 26th out of 35 teams at the NCAA Division III Championships at the Chateau Elan Golf Resort, in their first-ever appearance at the national tournament. The Blue Jays, who were tied for 22nd place after day one, shot 328 as a team on Wednesday to drop to 26th place. The top 23 teams made the cut for the final two rounds on Thursday and Friday. Junior Mike Wagner (Allentown, PA/William Allen) was the top individual finisher for the Blue Jays, shooting an 80 on Wednesday to end the tournament with a 36-hole total of 159. Senior Hunter Gross (Elizabethtown, PA/Elizabethtown) had the team's lowest score in round two, carding a 78 to finish with a total of 160. Sophomore Kurt Amen (Quakertown, PA/Quakertown) shot 85 to reach a final score of 167, followed by first-year students Dan Senkler (Orlando, FL/Sanford School) at 172 and Geoff Quinque (Green Lane, PA/Upper Perkiomen) with a 179. St. John Fisher College leads the team standings with a two-day score of 596, six strokes on top of Oglethorpe University (602). Scott Harris of St. John Fisher remains the individual leader at 139, three strokes under par and four shots ahead of second-place Will Scarborough of Wesley College. NCAA Division III Golf Championships Through two rounds (par 71-71--142) Team standings (top 5): 1. St. John Fisher 302-294--596; 2. Oglethorpe 306-296--602; 3. Redlands 304-300--604; 4. St. John's (Minn.) 314-291--605; 5. Methodist 311-298--609. Missed cut: 26. Elizabethtown 323-328--651. Back to top 5/13/2008 Elizabethtown tied for 22nd after day one of NCAA championships ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE GOLF Elizabethtown College Tied For 22nd After Day One of NCAA Golf Championships BRASELTON, Ga. --- The Elizabethtown College golf team is in a three-way tie for 22nd place after day one of the NCAA Division III Championships at the Chateau Elan Golf Resort, after shooting 323 as a team on Tuesday. Playing the Chateau Course, the Blue Jays were led by first-year student Dan Senkler (Orlando, FL/Sanford School) who carded a six-over-par 77 and is tied for 44th overall. Junior Mike Wagner (Allentown, PA/William Allen) fired a 79 and is tied for 62nd place, while senior Hunter Gross (Elizabethtown, PA/Elizabethtown) finished with an 82 to stand in a tie for 99th place. Sophomore Kurt Amen (Quakertown, PA/Quakertown) eagled the 13th hole and ended the round with an 85, while first-year student Geoff Quinque (Green Lane, PA/Upper Perkiomen) came in with a 91. The Blue Jays are tied for 22nd place in the team standings with Illinois Wesleyan University and Washington & Lee University. The University of La Verne shot 291 as a team to hold a 10-stroke lead over Skidmore College following day one. Scott Harris of St. John Fisher College is the individual leader after shooting 68 on Tuesday. Play will continue on Wednesday as the Blue Jays compete in round two on the Woodlands Course. Following the second round, the field will be cut to the top 23 teams, who will finish the tournament with rounds three and four on Thursday and Friday. NCAA Division III Golf Championships Round 1 of 4 (Par 71) Team standings (top 5 plus Elizabethtown): 1. La Verne 291; 2. Skidmore 301; 3. St. John Fisher 302; 4 (tie). Linfield and Redlands 304; 22 (tie). Elizabethtown, Illinois Wesleyan and Washington & Lee 323. Back to top 5/13/2008 Kulp, Miles set school records at Swat Last Chance Meet
Back to top 5/13/2008 Graybeal, Clark come away with victories at Swat Last Chance Meet Elizabethtown College Men's Track and Field Elizabethtown Track Peaking at Right Time With Top Performances at Swat Last Chance Meet SWARTHMORE, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men's track and field team competed in its final meet prior to the NCAA Division III championships on Tuesday night at the Swarthmore College Last Chance Meet. Senior Drew Graybeal (Woodbine, MD/Glenelg) won the 800 meters with a personal-record time of 1:50.99 that just missed the program record of 1:50.66 set in 2006 by Tyson Evensen. Senior Kevin Clark (Horsham, PA/Hatboro-Horsham) also claimed a victory as he won the pole vault with a height of 15 feet, 11 1/4 inches. In other events, sophomore A.J. Farris (Edgewood, MD/Joppatowne) was fifth in the 100 meters (11.08 seconds) and senior Bryan Marison (Birdsboro, PA/Daniel Boone) finished eighth in the discus (106 feet, 11 inches) In the pole vault, senior Jason Yurchak (Franklinville, NJ/Delsea Regional) took sixth with a height of 14 feet, 3 1/4 inches, the fourth-best mark in program history and a personal record. Other top performances came from senior Dave Bresnahan (Cinnaminson, NJ/Cinnaminson), who was tenth in the 5,000 meters and set a personal record with a time of 15:20.85, the ninth-best mark in school history. The men's 4x400-meter relay team of Farris (50.7 seconds), junior Dylan Rulander (Russell, PA/Eisenhower) (49.7 seconds), Clark (48.5 seconds) and Graybeal (48.3 seconds) finished in a time of 3:17.78 that is a season best and the third-fastest in program history. Back to top 5/8/2008 Five Blue Jays named All-Conference, Sam Heaps selected Pitcher of the Year FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Five Blue Jays Named All-Conference in Baseball; Sam Heaps Selected Pitcher of the Year ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Five members of the Elizabethtown College baseball team have been selected All-Commonwealth Conference, as voted upon by the league's five head coaches and released Thursday. Junior Sam Heaps (Landenberg, PA/Avon Grove) was honored as Pitcher of the Year and was a first-team All-Conference selection at both pitcher and utility player. Senior first baseman Jared Auman (Northumberland, PA/Shikellamy) and junior outfielder Adam Sheibley (Landisburg, PA/West Perry) were also first-team picks, while sophomore shortstop Matt Vinagro (Fredericksburg, VA/Stafford) and sophomore outfielder Rodney Francis (Pottstown, PA/Owen J. Roberts) were second-team selections. Together, they led the Blue Jays to a 26-12 overall record and first place in the Commonwealth Conference with a 10-2 mark. Elizabethtown advanced to the conference championship game for the third straight year before falling to Messiah College in the finals. Heaps, a second-team selection at pitcher last season, finished 6-1 in 10 starts and ranked third in the Commonwealth Conference with a 2.57 earned run average. In 66 2/3 innings of work, he struck out a league-best 60 batters and walked just 17. At the plate, he batted .405 to rank fourth in the conference in hitting, with two home runs and 37 runs batted in. Heaps, who played first base when not on the mound, scored 42 runs and tied for second on the team with 23 walks. Auman, the conference Co-Player of the Year last season, was a first-team choice at catcher last season. He hit .420 to rank second in the conference in batting average, and added a league-best 18 doubles to go with two home runs and 37 runs batted in. He also led the team with 20 multi-hit games and had a 16-game hitting streak during the season. Sheibley, a second-team selection and the conference Rookie of the Year in 2006, batted .373 with a team-high five home runs and 32 runs batted in out of the leadoff spot in the lineup. He scored a team-high 48 runs and led the Commonwealth Conference with 28 stolen bases, the second-highest single season total in program history. Vinagro started all 38 games at shortstop and hit .302 with 18 runs batted in and 35 runs scored. He finished second in the conference in assists with 125 and had 12 multi-hit games. Francis hit .366 with two home runs and a team-high 39 runs batted in while starting all 38 games in center field. He finished second in the conference and on the team in stolen bases with 21, and also led the team in triples (4) and walks (29) while adding five outfield assists. Craig Mease of Messiah was named Player of the Year, while Tom DeAngelis of Widener was voted Rookie of the Year and Albright's Jeff Feiler took Coach of the Year honors. Back to top 5/8/2008 Jared Auman Named Second-Team Academic All-District in Baseball FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jared Auman Named Second-Team Academic All-District in Baseball ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College senior catcher/first baseman Jared Auman (Northumberland, PA/Shikellamy) has been named to the ESPN The Magazine District 2 College Division All-Academic Second Team in baseball, as voted upon by members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and released Thursday. Auman is a two-time first-team All-Commonwealth Conference selection - at catcher in 2007 and at first base in 2008 - and was the league's Co-Player of the Year in 2007. This season, he hit .420 to rank second in the conference in batting average, and added a league-best 18 doubles to go with two home runs and 37 runs batted in. He also led the team with 20 multi-hit games and had a 16-game hitting streak during the season. For his career, Auman is tied for fourth in program history in batting average at .381, ranks sixth in hits with 162 and third in doubles with 41. Academically, Auman has a 3.42 cumulative grade-point average as a criminal justice major at Elizabethtown. He was named the Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Corporation (MASCAC) Scholar-Athlete in baseball for the 2007-08 academic year. To be nominated for the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America program, a student-athlete must be of at least sophomore academic standing with a 3.2 or higher cumulative grade-point average and be a starter or significant reserve.
Back to top 5/5/2008 Alex Lee, Paige Tanner named second-team All-Conference FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Lee, Tanner Named All-Conference in Softball ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College senior pitcher Alex Lee (Emmaus, PA/Emmaus) and sophomore shortstop Paige Tanner (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro) have been named second-team All-Commonwealth Conference in softball, as voted upon by the league's six head coaches and announced Monday. Lee, a first-team All-Conference choice last year, finished 11-13 with a 2.34 earned run average in 28 games (23 starts) this season. She led the Commonwealth Conference in innings pitched (170 2/3), complete games (22) and strikeouts (142) and also tossed five shutouts. For her career, she will graduate as the program's career leader in games pitched (103), starts (89), complete games (83), innings pitched (615 2/3) and strikeouts (488). Tanner led the Blue Jays in batting average at .286, and also led the team in runs scored (25), hits (30), doubles (7), triples (3) and walks (22). In two seasons, she has a career batting average of .298 with 47 runs scored, 62 hits, 15 doubles, three home runs and 36 runs batted in. The Blue Jays finished 13-24 overall and in third place in the Commonwealth Conference with a 5-5 league record. Elizabethtown advanced to the conference finals for the first time since 2003 before falling to top-seeded Lebanon Valley College 4-3 in the title game. Back to top 5/3/2008 Late rally gives LVC conference title after Blue Jays down Messiah in 10 in ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE SOFTBALL Late Rally Gives Lebanon Valley 4-3 Win over Etown in Commonwealth Conference Finals Click here for the Messiah boxscore ANNVILLE, Pa. --- Jessica Salisbury's RBI single with one out in the bottom of the seventh capped a four-run rally and gave Lebanon Valley College a 4-3 victory over Elizabethtown College in the Commonwealth Conference softball championship game on Saturday afternoon. Salisbury's hit gave the Dutchmen (27-9 overall) their first-ever conference title after three previous losses in the championship game. The Blue Jays (13-24 overall) had advanced to the finals for the first time since 2003 with a 1-0 win in 10 innings over Messiah College earlier in the day. Elizabethtown, which needed to defeat Lebanon Valley twice in order to claim the championship, held a 3-0 lead entering the bottom of the seventh. Lebanon Valley began its rally with a leadoff double by Caitlin Keller, and one out later consecutive doubles by Katie Freeman and Chelsea Artz brought the Dutchmen to within 3-2. After a single by Lauren Sanford put runners on the corners, Katie DeJulio singled home Artz to tie the game at 3-3. Following a walk, Salisbury singled to center to drive home Sanford with the winning run. The comeback spoiled a sensational afternoon by Blue Jay starting pitcher Alex Lee (Emmaus, PA/Emmaus), who had thrown 16 consecutive scoreless innings on the day before the Dutchmen's comeback. In addition, she provided Elizabethtown with its runs on a three-run home run in the top of the fifth inning. The blast was the first and only hit of her career in 17 at-bats. Lebanon Valley finished with an 11-3 edge in hits in the contest, as Salisbury went 3-for-4 and Artz and DeJulio each finished 2-for-3. Laura Snyder (14-2) earned the win for the Dutchmen, striking out 11 and walking three, while Lee (11-13) fanned two and walked three in her final career appearance. She departs as the program's career leader in games pitched (103), starts (89), complete games (83), innings pitched (615 2/3) and strikeouts (488). Elizabethtown advanced to the title game with a 1-0 win in 10 innings over Messiah, on a walk-off RBI single by sophomore Ryan Allard (Londonderry, NH/Londonderry). Lee went the distance in the win for the Blue Jays, allowing five hits while striking out five. Jessica Climenhaga took the loss for the Falcons (22-21 overall), allowing two hits in 2 2/3 innings in relief of Megan Rice, who struck out nine and allowed three hits in 6 2/3 innings. The winning rally started as junior Holly Martin (Elizabethtown, PA/Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk, NY) led off with a walk and was lifted for junior pinch-runner Amanda Gordon (Vernon, NJ/Vernon Township). Lee sacrificed Gordon to second, and she advanced to third on a wild pitch. Allard then singled to left to drive home Gordon with the winning run. The Blue Jays had chances to win the game in the seventh, eighth and ninth innings, but stranded a runner in scoring position in the seventh and left runners on second and third in the ninth. The Falcons left two runners on base to end the seventh, and put runners on second and third with two outs in the eighth but could not score. Allard finished 3-for-5 to account for three of the Blue Jays' five hits in the game, while Amy Bowie went 2-for-4 for the Falcons. Commonwealth Conference Softball Tournament Elizabethtown Coll. 1, Messiah College 0 Championship game Back to top 5/3/2008 Blue Jays win 2nd consecutive MAC team championship Elizabethtown College Men's Track and Field Seniors Lead Elizabethtown College To Second Straight MAC Track and Field Championship, Kevin Clark Honored as Track Athlete of the Year CHESTER, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men's track and field team won its second consecutive Middle Atlantic Conference championship at Widener University on Saturday afternoon, climbing from third to first place on the final day of competition. The Blue Jays, who were third with 53 points after day two, finished with 215.5 points to outdistance runner-up Messiah College (181.5 points) and third-place Widener (153 points). Senior Kevin Clark (Horsham, PA/Hatboro-Horsham) was honored as the MAC Track Athlete of the Year while head coach Chris Straub was honored as Coach of the Year in outdoor track and field for the second straight season. Clark won three individual gold medals on Saturday, capturing the 110 hurdles (15.21 seconds), the 400 hurdles (55.36 seconds) and the pole vault (14 feet, 11 inches). He also finished third in the 100 meters (11.27 seconds) and was fifth in the long jump (21 feet, 1 1/2 inches) after taking third in the high jump on Friday. Senior Drew Graybeal (Woodbine, MD/Glenelg), who was the MAC Track Athlete of the Year at the indoor championships, repeated as the MAC outdoor champion in both the 400 meters (47.99 seconds) and the 800 meters (1:56.86), while senior Dave Bresnahan (Cinnaminson, NJ/Cinnaminson) won his second gold medal of the meet by capturing the 5000 meters in 15:45.99. Also winning conference championships for the Blue Jays on Saturday were sophomore A.J. Farris (Edgewood, MD/Joppatowne) in the 100 meters (11.09 seconds) and junior Dylan Rulander (Russell, PA/Eisenhower) in the 1500 meters (4:00.55). Rulander also finished second in the 800 meters with a time of 1:57.07. In addition, the men's 4x400-meter relay team won for the fourth straight year with a time of 3:20.78, as the team of sophomore Mike Mauger (Pottstown, PA/The Hill School), junior James Munnelly (Doylestown, PA/Central Bucks East), Rulander and Graybeal capped the meet by giving the Blue Jays their 10th gold medal of the championships. Other top finishers were Mauger, who was third in the 200 meters (22.84 seconds) and seventh in the 100 meters (11.43 seconds), sophomore Wyatt Eaton (York, PA/Eastern York), who was fourth in the 200 meters (22.92 seconds), sophomore Elton Dos Santos (Philadelphia, PA/Penn Charter), who took third in the 110 hurdles (16.31 seconds) and seventh in the 400 hurdles (1:00.63), and Munnelly, who was seventh in the 800 meters (1:59.15). In the 5000 meters, first-year student Chris Heisey (Middletown, PA/Middletown) was second behind Bresnahan in 15:49.75, senior Ryan St. Clair (Chambersburg, PA/Chambersburg) finished fourth in 15:54.22, sophomore Myles Lund (Berwyn, PA/Conestoga) took sixth in 15:58.67, and junior Jeremy Matula (Bath, PA/Northampton) was seventh in 16:02.47. In other field events, senior Jason Yurchak (Franklinville, NJ/Delsea Regional) tied for fifth in the pole vault (12 feet, 5 1/2 inches), junior Phil Alder (Pottstown, PA/Pottsgrove) was sixth in the javelin throw (168 feet, 8 inches) and sophomore Mike Torre (Medford, NJ/Shawnee) was eighth in the javelin (165 feet, 10 inches). Middle Atlantic Conference Outdoor Track and Field Elizabethtown results Team scores: 1. Elizabethtown 215.5; 2. Messiah 181.5; 3. Widener 153; 4. DeSales 93; 5. Lebanon Valley 56; 6. Albright 54.5; 7. Misericordia 48.5; 8. Delaware Valley 15. Back to top 5/3/2008 Blue Jays place 3rd at MAC Championships, Kulp and Fisher take gold
Back to top 5/3/2008 Etown falls 7-3 to Messiah in championship game after winning opener 2-0 ELIZABETHTHOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Messiah Takes Commonwealth Conference Title With 7-3 Win Over Elizabethtown Click here for the game one box score WEST LAWN, Pa. --- Jeremy Stoltzfus pitched a complete game to lift Messiah College to a 7-3 victory over Elizabethtown College in the championship game of the Commonwealth Conference baseball tournament at Owls Field on Saturday. The Blue Jays had forced a second game in the title round with a 2-0 victory over the Falcons, as senior Chris Minakowski (Roslyn, PA/Abington) tossed a four-hitter in his second career start. Messiah scored four runs in the top of the second inning and added single runs in the fifth, seventh and ninth to win the conference for the first time since 2005. Craig Mease led the Falcons by going 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored, while Ben Kirk went 2-for-5 and Jon Shenk finished 2-for-4 as Messiah outhit Elizabethtown 11-8. Stoltzfus (4-4) allowed eight hits and struck out two in his second complete game in nine starts this season. The Falcons took two out of three games with the Blue Jays in the tournament after being swept in three games in the regular season series. Junior Adam Sheibley (Landisburg, PA/West Perry) led the Blue Jays (26-12 overall) by going 3-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs scored, while sophomore Ben Yeager (Pottstown, PA/Owen J. Roberts) finished 3-for-4. The Falcons struck for four runs in the top of the second off Blue Jay sophomore Ryan Barrett (Knox, PA/Keystone), on RBI singles by Ben Snyder, Shenk and Mease and a groundout. Messiah added a run in the fifth on an RBI single by Jordan Zimmerman, but the Blue Jays got on the board in the bottom of the inning as Sheibley hit his fifth home run of the year. The Falcons scored again in the seventh on an RBI single by Kirk to take a 6-1 lead, and the Blue Jays answered in their half of the frame on an RBI single by junior Sam Heaps (Landenberg, PA/Avon Grove). The teams traded runs in the ninth as Messiah scored on an error and the Blue Jays tallied on a ground out. Barrett (1-2) lasted 1 2/3 innings for the Blue Jays, allowing five hits and four runs. The Elizabethtown bullpen combined to allow three runs on six hits in 7 1/3 innings of relief work. In game one, Minakowski, making his second career start after 52 relief appearances, threw a four-hit shutout while junior Tom Semanek (Swoyersville, PA/Bishop Hoban) hit a two-run home run in the second inning to give the Blue Jays the victory. Minakowski (3-2), who lasted just two innings in his previous start in 2006 and whose longest career outing was four innings, struck out one and walked one in the win. He recorded 18 outs by fly ball, and saw just two Falcon runners reach scoring position on doubles in the third and fourth innings. Semanek hit his fourth home run of the year in the second inning after senior Jared Auman (Northumberland, PA/Shikellamy) led off with a double. Auman finished 2-for-4 for the Blue Jays, the only player on either team with more than one hit in the contest. Elizabethtown finished with a slim 5-4 margin in hits over Messiah. Travis Thome (4-3) took the loss for Messiah in game one, allowing five hits and two runs in eight-plus innings of work while striking out five and walking one. Commonwealth Conference Baseball Tournament Elizabethtown Coll. 2, Messiah College 0 Messiah College 7, Elizabethtown Coll. 3 Back to top 5/3/2008 Etown edged by FDU-Florham 15-14 in MAC finals
Back to top 5/2/2008 Tiffany Kulp wins steeplechase as Etown in second after 2 days at MAC
Back to top 5/2/2008 Elizabethtown in third place after two days of MAC Championships Elizabethtown College Men's Track and Field Blue Jays In Third Place After Day Two of MAC Track and Field Championships CHESTER, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men's track and field team is in third place after two days of the Middle Atlantic Conference Championships at Widener University. The Blue Jays have amassed 53 points entering Saturday's final day of competition, trailing host Widener (60) and second-place Messiah College (54.5 points). In the 100 meters, three Blue Jays have qualified for the finals, as sophomore A.J. Farris (Edgewood, MD/Joppatowne) posted the best mark in preliminaries at 11.02 seconds. He will be joined in the finals by senior Kevin Clark (Horsham, PA/Hatboro-Horsham) (11.15 seconds) and sophomore Mike Mauger (Pottstown, PA/The Hill School) (11.37 seconds). In the 200 meters, Mauger advanced to the finals with a time of 22.87 seconds, along with sophomore Wyatt Eaton (York, PA/Eastern York) who ran 23.00 seconds to win his heat. Senior Drew Graybeal (Woodbine, MD/Glenelg) qualified for the finals in both the 400 meters (49.97 seconds) and the 800 meters (1:56.08), while junior Dylan Rulander (Russell, PA/Eisenhower) (1:55.59) and junior James Munnelly (Doylestown, PA/Central Bucks East) (1:57.88) also qualified for finals in the 800. In completed events, senior Ryan St. Clair (Chambersburg, PA/Chambersburg) finished second in the steeplechase with a time of 9:58.40, while sophomore Myles Lund (Berwyn, PA/Conestoga) took fifth in 10:10.51. Clark placed third in the high jump with a mark of 5 feet, 11 1/2 inches, and in the decathlon junior Phil Alder (Pottstown, PA/Pottsgrove) was third with 5360 points and senior George Nicholas (Marietta, PA/Donegal) finished eighth with 3942 points. On Thursday, the Blue Jays placed four runners among the top five finishers in the 10,000 meters, as senior Dave Bresnahan (Cinnaminson, NJ/Cinnaminson) won with a time of 32:41.00, with first-year student Chris Heisey (Middletown, PA/Middletown) placing second in 32:41.81, junior Jeremy Matula (Bath, PA/Northampton) in third place at 32:59.46 and first-year student Rich Greco (Holmdel, NJ/Holmdel) finishing fifth in 33:19.99. Middle Atlantic Conference Outdoor Track and Field Elizabethtown results Team scores: 1. Widener 60; 2. Messiah 54.5; 3. Elizabethtown 53; 4. DeSales 38; 5. Misericordia 28; 6. Albright 25.5; 7. Lebanon Valley 13; 8. Delaware Valley 0. Back to top 5/2/2008 Blue Jays Advance to Commonwealth Finals With 4-3 Win over Widener ELIZABETHTHOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Blue Jays Advance to Commonwealth Finals With 4-3 Win over Widener, To Face Messiah on Saturday Click here for the Messiah box score WEST LAWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College advanced to the Commonwealth Conference baseball finals with a 4-3 victory over Widener University on Friday night at Owls Field. The Blue Jays will face Messiah College, which moved to the championship round with a 15-4 win over Elizabethtown on Friday afternoon, on Saturday at noon. Elizabethtown must defeat the Falcons twice on Saturday to earn their third consecutive league championship. In the win over Widener, the Blue Jays (25-11 overall) won despite managing just three hits in the contest, and none after the third inning. Sophomore Adam Hartzell (Spring City, PA/Owen J. Roberts) was equally strong on the mound for Elizabethtown, taking a one-hitter into the eighth inning to earn the victory. Widener, which was shut out by Elizabethtown 4-0 in the tournament opener on Thursday, scored in the first inning without a hit as Tom DeAngelis walked, stole second, and scored on a fielder's choice. The Blue Jays answered with two runs in the bottom of the first on RBI groundouts by junior Sam Heaps (Landenberg, PA/Avon Grove) and senior Jared Auman (Northumberland, PA/Shikellamy), and added a run in the second on an RBI double by sophomore Matt Vinagro (Fredericksburg, VA/Stafford). After the Blue Jays tacked on a run in the fourth on a fielder's choice, Hartzell shut down the Pride until the eighth when three straight one-out singles, the last by Matt Fischer, cut the Blue Jay lead to 4-2. Sophomore Ryan Barrett (Knox, PA/Keystone) relieved Hartzell and induced two fly outs to escape further damage. In the ninth, Widener put its first two runners on base and a sacrifice moved them into scoring position. A wild pitch brought home one run and moved the tying runner to third, but senior Chris Minakowski (Roslyn, PA/Abington) relieved and got two comebackers to end the game and pick up his third save of the season. Hartzell allowed four hits and two earned runs over 7 1/3 innings to improve to 4-0 on the year, striking out three and walking four. Jerry Benedict (2-3) gave up three runs on three hits and three walks in 2 2/3 innings to take the loss for Widener. Against Messiah, the Blue Jays saw the Falcons snap a 2-2 tie with four runs in the sixth inning, then add nine more runs over the final three innings against the Elizabethtown bullpen. Craig Mease went 4-for-5 with a double, home run and five runs scored, while winning pitcher Sheldon Witmer finished 4-for-5 with three runs scored as part of a 17-hit attack by the Falcons. Sophomore Rodney Francis (Pottstown, PA/Owen J. Roberts) finished 3-for-4 with a double and a run scored for the Blue Jays, while Auman went 3-for-5 and scored a run for Elizabethtown. Messiah took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning on an RBI single by Witmer, but the Blue Jays scored twicein the bottom of the first on an RBI double by Heaps and an RBI single by senior Brandon Watson (Philadelphia, PA/Central). Mease hit his 10th home run of the season in the top of the third to tie the game at 2-2, and the Falcons went ahead for good in the sixth on two-run singles by Ben Kirk and Jon Shenk. The Falcons added three more runs in the seventh on a two-run single by Jonny Ebersole and an error to take a 9-2 lead. Messiah scored twice more in the eighth on an RBI single by Jordan Zimmerman and fielder's choice, and the Blue Jays answered with two runs in the bottom of the eighth on an RBI single by sophomore Ben Yeager (Pottstown, PA/Owen J. Roberts) and a groundout to pull within 11-4. In the ninth, the Falcons scored four more runs on a balk, RBI singles by Witmer and Zimmerman, and an error to close the scoring. Witmer (6-1) worked seven innings for the Falcons, allowing 11 hits and four earned runs while striking out five and walking two. Junior Matt Kutz (New Cumberland, PA/Cedar Cliff) dropped to 5-3 for the Blue Jays after giving up seven hits and six earned runs in 5 1/3 innings. Messiah College 15, Elizabethtown Coll. 4 Elizabethtown Coll. 4, Widener University 3 Back to top 5/2/2008 Blue Jays fall 5-1 to Methodist in NCAA first-round match ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S TENNIS Elizabethtown Falls to Methodist 5-1 in NCAA Opener FREDERICKSBURG, Va. --- The Elizabethtown College women's tennis team lost to Methodist College 5-1 in an NCAA Division III first-round match on Friday afternoon at the University of Mary Washington. The Blue Jays, making their first appearance in the NCAA tournament, finished the season with a 13-4 record while the Monarchs (21-3 overall) advanced to Saturday's second-round action against host Mary Washington. The Monarchs jumped to a 3-0 lead in doubles play, as Jenny Smith and Tiffany Tucker defeated senior Emma Smith (Moorestown, NJ/Moorestown) and junior Alice Yu (Athens, GA/Clarke Central) 8-1 at flight one, Leighton Bull and Kaitlin Flaherty downed sophomores Emily Swarr (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central) and Jessica Russell (Kennett Square, PA/Unionville) 8-3 at flight two, and Lauren Hulse and Shannon Vivian won 8-1 at flight three over first-year students Minke Albers (The Hague, The Netherlands) and Kelly Fisher (Harrisburg, PA/Bishop McDevitt). In singles, Flaherty defeated Smith 6-4, 6-4 at flight two to give the Monarchs a 4-0 lead, but Yu got the Blue Jays on the board with a 6-4, 7-5 win over Jenny Smith at flight three. Tucker then ended the match with 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 win over Swarr at flight one. Methodist College 5, Elizabethtown College 1Singles competition 1. Tiffany Tucker (METH) def. Emily Swarr (ETOWN) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 2. Kaitlin Flaherty (METH) def. Emma Smith (ETOWN) 6-4, 6-4 3. Alice Yu (ETOWN) def. Jenny Smith (METH) 6-4, 7-5 4. Minke Albers (ETOWN) vs. Shannon Vivian (METH) 7-6 (7-3), 5-6, unfinished 5. Leighton Bull (METH) vs. Jessica Russell (ETOWN) 6-2, 3-6, 4-1, unfinished 6. Lindsey Davis (METH) vs. Kelly Fisher (ETOWN) 7-6 (7-3), 4-0, unfinished Doubles competition 1. Jenny Smith/Tiffany Tucker (METH) def. Emma Smith/Alice Yu (ETOWN) 8-1 2. Leighton Bull/Kaitlin Flaherty (METH) def. Emily Swarr/Jessica Russell (ETOWN) 8-3 3. Lauren Hulse/Shannon Vivian (METH) def. Minke Albers/Kelly Fisher (ETOWN) 8-1 Back to top 5/2/2008 Blue Jays defeat Widener, fall to Lebanon Valley in day one of Commonwealth ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE SOFTBALL Etown Falls to Lebanon Valley 9-0 in Softball Tourney After Defeating Widener 2-0 in Opener Click here for the Widener boxscore ANNVILLE, Pa. --- An eight-run fifth inning gave top-seeded host Lebanon Valley College a 9-0 victory over Elizabethtown College in a winners bracket game of the Commonwealth Conference softball tournament on Friday afternoon. The Blue Jays had advanced earlier in the day with a 2-0 victory over Widener University behind a seven-hitter from senior Alex Lee (Emmaus, PA/Emmaus). They will play on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. against the winner of a 9:00 a.m. elimination game between Widener and Messiah College, with the winner to face Lebanon Valley in the championship round. Allie Davies hit two home runs for the Dutchmen (26-9 overall), including a walk-off two-run blast in the bottom of the fifth, as Lebanon Valley advanced to the championship game for the fourth time in the last eight years. Lebanon Valley took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning on a solo home run by Davies, and carried the lead through four innings. In the fifth, the Dutchmen took advantage of three consecutive Blue Jay errors to load the bases with no outs. Chelsea Artz then cleared the bases with a double to right-center to give the Dutchmen a 4-0 lead. A single by Katie DeJulio pushed the Lebanon Valley lead to 5-0, and Kristen Uhas followed with a two-run single to extend the lead to 7-0. Davies then hit her second home run of the game, a two-run blast to left, to end the contest via the eight-run rule. Uhas went 2-for-3 with two RBI for the Dutchmen, while Davies finished 2-for-3 with three runs batted in and two runs scored. Val Malizzia (11-3) picked up the win for the Dutchmen, allowing two hits and striking out six, while Lee (10-12) took the loss after yielding seven runs (one earned) on five hits in four-plus innings of work. Against Widener, Lee pitched a complete-game seven-hitter and worked out of jams in the fourth, sixth and seventh innings as the Blue Jays avenged a doubleheader sweep by the Pride in their regular-season meeting. The Blue Jays jumped to a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning as junior Marian Guzik (Greensburg, PA/Hempfield Area) led off with a double, moved to third on a sacrifice and scored on a wild pitch. In the third, junior Lauren Hoover (Reading, PA/Oley Valley) led off with a double off the left-field fence, and came home on a two-out single by first-year student Kelsea Corrado (La Plata, MD/La Plata) that gave the Blue Jays a 2-0 lead. Widener (30-11 overall) mounted a threat in the fourth inning, putting runners at first and second with two outs, but Lee worked out of the jam by inducing a fielder's choice grounder to end the inning. The Pride threatened again in the sixth, with runners at first and second with one out. However, Widener was unable to capitalize as Lee got a popup and groundout to escape without any damage. In the bottom of the seventh, pinch-hitter Kim Dougherty led off with a single to center field, but Lee got the next two outs on a strikeout and a fielder's choice. Caitlin Callahan, who finished 2-for-4, then doubled off the fence in left to put runners on second and third, but Krista Cesarine grounded out to second to end the game. Sophomore Sarah Church (Aston, PA/Sun Valley) went 2-for-4 for the Blue Jays against Widener, while sophomore Ryan Allard (Londonderry, NH/Londonderry) went 2-for-2 with a double. Commonwealth Conference Softball Tournament Elizabethtown Coll. 2, Widener University 0 Lebanon Valley Coll. 9, Elizabethtown College 0 Back to top 5/1/2008 Elizabethtown to face Widener in playoff opener on Friday FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Softball Opens Commonwealth Playoffs on Friday ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College softball team will begin play in the Commonwealth Conference Tournament at Lebanon Valley College on Friday, facing Widener University at 1:00 p.m. The Blue Jays (11-22 overall, 5-5 Commonwealth) finished third in the conference during the regular season, and are making their fourth overall appearance in the eight-year history of the tournament. Top-seeded host Lebanon Valley will play fourth-seeded Messiah College at 11:00 a.m. in the opening game of the tournament, with the winners meeting at 3:00 p.m. Action continues Saturday with three games, including the title contest at 1:00 p.m. The Blue Jay offense is led by sophomore shortstop Paige Tanner (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro), who is batting .305 and leads the squad with 24 runs scored, 29 hits, three triples and 18 walks. Senior catcher Abbie Merrifield (York, PA/Dallastown) is hitting .303 with 27 hits, a team-high seven doubles and 11 runs batted in, while first-year designated player Kelsea Corrado (La Plata, MD/La Plata) is at .277 and leads the team with three home runs and 23 runs batted in. The pitching staff is paced by senior righthander Alex Lee (Emmaus, PA/Emmaus), who is 9-11 with a 2.54 earned run average in 24 games (19 starts). She leads the conference in innings pitched (143 1/3), strikeouts (130) and complete games (19), and is the school's all-time leader in all three categories. Commonwealth Conference Softball Tournament Friday, May 2 Saturday, May 3 Back to top 5/1/2008 Blue Jays to compete at MAC Outdoor Championships FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Track and Field Ready for MAC Championships ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men's and women's track and field teams will be in action at the Middle Atlantic Conference Outdoor Championships at Widener University. The three-day meet began Thursday afternoon with day one of the heptathlon and decathlon, along with the men's and women's 10,000 meters. Full competition will start Friday as nine schools compete in 20 men's and 20 women's events. The Blue Jay men are the defending MAC champions, winning their second title in four years last season. The Blue Jay women posted their best-ever finish in 2006 with a second-place result behind Messiah College. Elizabethtown's men are led by seniors Kevin Clark (Horsham, PA/Hatboro-Horsham) and Drew Graybeal (Woodbine, MD/Glenelg), each of whom has won multiple MAC gold medals during their careers. Clark is the three-time defending MAC champion in the pole vault, winning last year with a mark of 15 feet, 5 1/2 inches. He has also won a pair of golds as part of the 4x400-meter relay team, and was second in the long jump last season. Graybeal is the defending conference champion in both the 400 and 800 meters, and has won those events at the indoor championships in each of the last two years. He has also won three outdoor gold medals in the 4x400-meter relay. Sophomore A.J. Farris (Edgewood, MD/Joppatowne) took third in the 100 meters last year, while senior Ryan St. Clair (Chambersburg, PA/Chambersburg) was third in the steeplechase. In field events, sophomore Mike Torre (Medford, NJ/Shawnee) was third in the javelin last season with a best throw of 186 feet, 3 inches. Other top contenders will be junior Dylan Rulander (Russell, PA/Eisenhower) in the 800 and 1500 meters, senior Dave Bresnahan (Cinnaminson, NJ/Cinnaminson) in the 10,000 meters, Farris in the 200 meters, and Clark in the 400-meter hurdles. For the women, junior Tiffany Kulp (Perkasie, PA/Pennridge) will chase her third straight gold medal in the 1,500 meters, after winning the mile run at the indoor championships. She is also favored to win the MAC title in the steeplechase, with a seed time 22 seconds faster than any other entry, after finishing second last season. Senior Erin Fisher (McEwensville, PA/Warrior Run) is the defending MAC outdoor champion and two-time indoor champion in the 5,000 meters, and senior Jenna Riley (Reading, PA/Reading Central Catholic) will aim to defend her title in the triple jump (36 feet, 4 3/4 inches). Junior Chelsea Miles (Media, PA/Penncrest) was runner-up in the high jump last season and took third in the triple jump, and will look to medal along with graduate student Lori Havrilak (West Grove, PA/St. Mark's, DE) in the 400 meters. Back to top 5/1/2008 Sam Heaps throws second straight shutout as Etown defeats Widener 4-0 ELIZABETHTHOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Sam Heaps Fires Seven-Hitter as Blue Jays Defeat Widener 4-0 in Commonwealth Conference Opener WEST LAWN, Pa. --- Junior Sam Heaps (Landenberg, PA/Avon Grove) tossed a seven-hitter for his second consecutive shutout as Elizabethtown College opened the Commonwealth Conference baseball tournament with a 4-0 win over Widener University on Thursday afternoon at Owls Field. The Blue Jays (24-10 overall), who have won the conference tournament in each of the last two years, will face Messiah College on Friday at 3:00 p.m. after the Falcons blanked Albright College 3-0 in Thursday's late game. Heaps (6-1) struck out three and walked three in the first postseason shutout by the Blue Jays since 2001. In his last start, he threw a two-hitter and struck out nine in a 9-0 win over Albright last Friday afternoon. Junior Adam Sheibley (Landisburg, PA/West Perry) went 2-for-4 with a run scored and a run batted in, and threw out a runner at the plate, while junior Tom Semanek (Swoyersville, PA/Bishop Hoban) finished 2-for-3 with an RBI for the Blue Jays, who won for the 13th time in their last 15 games. The Blue Jays took 1-0 led in the bottom of the fourth inning as senior Jared Auman (Northumberland, PA/Shikellamy) singled with one out and scored on a two-out RBI single by Semanek. In the fifth, Elizabethtown added another run as sophomore Matt Vinagro (Fredericksburg, VA/Stafford) was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning, moved to second on a sacrifice and scored on a double to left-center by Sheibley . One out later, Sheibley came home on an RBI single by Heaps to give the Blue Jays a 3-0 lead. Widener threatened in the seventh, putting runners on first and second with one out. However, Heaps worked out of the jam by inducing a foul out and a fly out to end the inning. The Blue Jays added an insurance run in the eighth as senior Brandon Watson (Philadelphia, PA/Central) walked with two outs, moved up on a single by Semanek and scored on a single down the left field line by sophomore Ben Yeager (Pottstown, PA/Owen J. Roberts). In the ninth, the Pride picked up back-to-back singles with one out. Alex Neiman followed with a single to left, but Sheibley threw out the Widener runner at the plate for the second out. Heaps then struck out pinch-hitter Justin Maziarz to end the game. Tristan Harner (6-3) took the loss for Widener (25-13 overall) after allowing six hits and three earned runs in an eight-inning complete game. It was his first career loss to the Blue Jays after three straight wins, including one in last year's conference tournament. Tom Connelly went 2-for-3 for Widener, which will play Albright in an elimination game on Friday at 11:00 a.m. Elizabethtown Coll. 4, Widener University 0 Back to top 5/1/2008 Blue Jays to compete at MAC Outdoor Championships
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Fisher (left) crossed
the finish line in a career-best time of 36:00.52 to become the third
Blue Jay to be named All-America in women's track and field, joining
Melissa St. Clair '05 (four times) and Carrie Kerna '04 (three times).
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