Elizabethtown College MensTrack News 
Back to top 3/28/2009 Men's track opens outdoor schedule at W&L/VMI Carnival ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S TRACK AND FIELD Elizabethtown at W&L/VMI Carnival LEXINGTON, Va. --- The Elizabethtown College men's track & field team opened their 2009 outdoor schedule at the two-day Washington & Lee/Virginia Military Institute Carnival, which concluded Saturday. Junior Wyatt Eaton (York, PA/Eastern York) turned in several top performances for the Blue Jays, finishing sixth in the 400 meters with the fourth-best time in school history (50.20 seconds), taking seventh in the long jump at 20 feet, 10 1/2 inches (sixth-best in program history) and placing ninth in the high jump with a mark of 5 feet, 10 inches to tie for the seventh-best jump in school history. Senior Dylan Rulander (Russell, PA/Eisenhower) was second in the 1,500 meters and recorded the fourth-best time in program history at 3:56.95, while sophomore Chris Heisey (Middletown, PA/Middletown) took ninth in the 5,000 meters (15:21.81) to move into 10th place on the program list.The 4x800-meter relay team of senior James Munnelly (Doylestown, PA/Central Bucks East), first-year student Casey McGarvey (Bozrah, CT/Norwich Free Academy), Rulander and first-year student Mark Weber (Tinton Falls, NJ/Christian Brothers Academy) finished second with a time of 7:54.61, the third-best time in program history. Rulander ran a split of 1:52.9 in the third leg while Weber finished in 1:59.6. In the 10,000 meters, senior Scott Derkacz (Huguenot, NY/Port Jervis) was third in 33:08.02 followed by sophomore Rich Greco (Holmdel, NJ/Holmdel) in fifth place at 33:29.04. Senior Phil Alder (Pottstown, PA/Pottsgrove) finished fourth in the decathlon with a total of 5169 points, and senior Jason Yurchak (Franklinville, NJ/Delsea Regional) was sixth in the pole vault after clearing 12 feet, 2 3/4 inches. W&L/VMI Carnival Men 400 meters - 6. Wyatt Eaton, 50.20 1500 meters - 2. Dylan Rulander, 3:56.95 5000 meters - 9. Chris Heisey, 15:21.81 10,000 meters - 3. Scott Derkacz, 33:08.02; 5. Rich Greco, 33:29.04 4x800 meters -2. Elizabethtown (James Munnelly, Casey McGarvey, Dylan Rulander, Mark Weber), 7:54.61 Pole Vault - 6. Jason Yurchak, 12-2 3/4 Long Jump - 7. Wyatt Eaton, 20-10 1/2 High Jump - 9. Wyatt Eaton, 5-10 Decathlon - 4. Phil Alder, 5169 points Back to top 3/8/2009 Men's track runs at Virginia Tech Last Chance Meet ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S TRACK AND FIELD Elizabethtown at Virginia Tech Last Chance Meet BLACKSBURG, Va. --- Members of the Elizabethtown College men's indoor track and field team competed at the Virginia Tech Last Chance Meet on Saturday, turning in several top program performances on the day. Junior Wyatt Eaton (York, PA/Eastern York) tied for the second-best mark in school history in the 200 meters with a time of 22.82 seconds, and recorded the fourth-fastest time in the 400 meters at 51.27 seconds. Senior Jeremy Matula (Bath, PA/Northampton) was sixth in the 3,000 meters and posted the fifth-best time in school history at 8:53.96, and first-year student Evan DeArmitt (Harrisburg, PA/Central Dauphin) took 10th in the mile with a time of 4:33.83. |
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