2008 Woodie Awards
Track and Field Teams break school records
Maura Hendsey
Issue date: 4/19/07 Section: Sports
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On Sat., Apr. 7, the Men's and Women's Track and Field Teams traveled to Princeton for the Sam Howell Invitational where they competed against both Division I and Division II schools. Despite the frigid weather, several athletes turned in strong performances for the Mules. For the second meet in a row, senior Sarah Mitchell surpassed the NCAA provisional standard in the javelin. Mitchell's throw of 131-11 clenched second place overall. Seeing as Mitchell did not qualify for the NCAA Championships until Apr. 23 in 2006, she seems to be well ahead of schedule this season. In addition to Mitchell, the Mules received another three ECAC qualifying performances. Senior Rachel Drosdick qualified once again in the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 15.87 seconds. Both the Men's and Women's 4x100 meter relay teams also ran qualifying times. The Men's Relay Team of Brendan Kirk '10, Dan Steinhart '08, Eric Miller '10 and Jeremiah Lachaud '10 qualified for the third time with a time of 44.14 seconds. The Women's Team of Jacquelyn Inverso '07, Lauren Carballo '07, Emily Karel '08 and Alex Faust '10 qualified for the first time this season, running a time of 52.31 seconds. Numerous athletes excelled in individual events as well. Kirk placed fifth overall in the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 57.93 seconds, while Faust took eighth place in the 100 meters in a time of 13.29 seconds. Also performing well were Inverso in the triple jump and Lachaud in the 100 meters.
This past weekend both teams traveled to Bucknell University to compete in the Bison Outdoor Classic. In this two-day competition, Muhlenberg runners set two new school records. Faust ran a time of 26.37 seconds in the 200 meters, breaking the previous record by one-hundredth of a second. The Men's 4x800 Relay Team of Lex Mercado '07, Pat Thornton '10, Steve Rothwell '07 and Stuart Udis '09 also set a new record, combining for a time of 7:54.37. The Relay Team finished in second place overall, shattering the previous school record by more than three seconds. Senior Tim Seeley's time of 15:17.07 in the 5000 meters was a personal best and ranks second on Muhlenberg's all-time performance list. Two women's distance runners, junior Sarah Gearin and sophomore Janette Adams, also achieved success in the 5000 meters, both running ECAC qualifying times. Adams finished in 18:45.79, while Gearin was close behind with a time of 18:51.49. Both the Men's and Women's Track and Field Teams will return to action on Sat., Apr. 21 at Moravian's Greyhound Invitational.
This past weekend both teams traveled to Bucknell University to compete in the Bison Outdoor Classic. In this two-day competition, Muhlenberg runners set two new school records. Faust ran a time of 26.37 seconds in the 200 meters, breaking the previous record by one-hundredth of a second. The Men's 4x800 Relay Team of Lex Mercado '07, Pat Thornton '10, Steve Rothwell '07 and Stuart Udis '09 also set a new record, combining for a time of 7:54.37. The Relay Team finished in second place overall, shattering the previous school record by more than three seconds. Senior Tim Seeley's time of 15:17.07 in the 5000 meters was a personal best and ranks second on Muhlenberg's all-time performance list. Two women's distance runners, junior Sarah Gearin and sophomore Janette Adams, also achieved success in the 5000 meters, both running ECAC qualifying times. Adams finished in 18:45.79, while Gearin was close behind with a time of 18:51.49. Both the Men's and Women's Track and Field Teams will return to action on Sat., Apr. 21 at Moravian's Greyhound Invitational.