MOUNT ST. MARY'S TRACK AND FIELD
at Bucknell Team Challenge
Saturday, April 19, 2014
Field Events start at 9:30 | Running Events start at 12:00 p.m.
LIVE RESULTS | SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
THE COMPETITION: Teams competing at the Bucknell Team Challenge are Bloomsburg, Bucknell, Duquesne, Lock Haven, the Mount, Penn State, Saint Francis U and Towson (W).
MOUNT UPDATE: Last weekend, Kristen Galligan broke the Mount's 17-year old record in the 10,000m run to highlight the Mount track teams. Galligan, running at the Bucknell Outdoor Classic, ran a time of 35:58.17 to break Rebeccah Wassner's school record of 36:02.32 set on April 24, 1997.
At the George Mason Spring Invitational, Madeleine Midles finished second in the hammer throw with a toss of 49.30m (161' 9") while Kelly Yanucil was third in the javelin with a personal-best toss of 43.17m (141' 8"). Elissa Ingram met the ECAC qualifying standard by finishing in third place in the pole vault with a mark of 3.70m (12' 1.5"). Sprinter Jessica Whitmore qualified for the ECAC Championships with a time of 12.07 seconds in the 100m dash
For the men, Coby Rosemier-Gussio finished in fifth place in the 100m dash with a time of 10.70 seconds after recording a time of 10.67 in the preliminaries. Rosemier-Gussio also finished in eighth place in the long jump (6.68m, 21' 11"). Joshua Poole was below the IC4A qualifying standard with a personal-best time of 48.30 to finish in 10th place in the 400m dash. Joseph Barbato finished in seventh place in the javelin (50.95m).
INGRAM NAMED NEC FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Elissa Ingram was named the Northeast Conference Field Athlete of the Week on Tuesday. Ingram cleared 3.70m (12' 1.75") in the pole vault at the George Mason Spring Invitational on Saturday. It was the second time this season she has vaulted 3.70m, also hitting that height at Wake Forest. The ECAC qualifier leads the NEC in the pole vault this season, and is tied for 79th on the NCAA East Region performance list.
WOODS NAMED NEC ROOKIE OF THE WEEK: Julian Woods was named the Northeast Conference Men's Track Rookie of the Week on Tuesday. Woods won the 400m hurdles at the Colonial Relays this past weekend. The freshman clocked in with a time of 52.35, which is 1.5 seconds better than the IC4A qualifying standard. It is also the second-fastest mark in Mount history. Woods currently has the second-fastest time in the 400m hurdles this season.
JUHRING CAPTURES NEC FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK HONORS: Heather Juhring was named the Northeast Conference Field Athlete of the Week March 25th. Juhring finished in second place in the javelin at the Wake Forest Open on Saturday morning with a throw of 48.45m (158' 11"). Her toss broke her own school record of 44.55m (146' 2") by more than 12 feet. Her mark is currently the 11th-best in the nation this season.
GALLIGAN BREAKS RECORD IN 5,000m and 10,000m: Kristen Galligan broke a 32-year old school record in the 5,000m run with a time of 17:21.34 at the Wake Forest Open. Galligan smashed the old record of 17:27.66 set by Chris Anderson way back in 1982. She then broke the Mount's 17-year old record in the 10,000m run at the Bucknell Outdoor Classic, posting a time of 35:58.17 to break Rebeccah Wassner's school record of 36:02.32 set on April 24, 1997.
LEAGUE LEADERS: The Mount has four athletes leading the Northeast Conference Performance lists this season. Elissa Ingram leads in the pole vault (3.70m), Helena Leyrer in the 400m hurdles (1:02.51), Stephanie Borland in the 1,500m (4:40.82) and Heather Juhring in the javelin (48.45).
JUHRING RANKED AMONG NATIONAL LEADERS: Heather Juhring is currently 31st in the nation in the javelin with her toss of 48.45m at the Wake Forest Open. Juhring is 17th in the East, with the top 48 qualifying for the NCAA East Preliminary. The top 12 in each preliminary (East and West) earn a spot at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
UP NEXT: The Penn Relays are next week.
