ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE TRACK & FIELD
Saturday, May 5, 2007
Elizabethtown Men, Messiah Women, Win 2007 MAC Outdoor Titles
ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men and the Messiah College women are the 2007 outdoor champions of the Middle Atlantic Conference. The Etown men placed first out of 10 teams at their home facility with 174.5 points, while the Messiah women finished first out of 10 teams with 200 points. On the men’s side, Moravian placed second with 142 points, and Messiah was third with 128 points. On the women’s side, Moravian finished second with 166.5 points, while Elizabethtown was third with 108 points. The men's title was the second MAC outdoor title ever for the Elizabethtown men and the first since 2004. It caps a year where Elizabethtown captured the “triple crown,” having won MAC cross country, indoor track & field and outdoor track & field titles, for the first time since 2004 and the second time ever. It was the second MAC outdoor title in a row for the Messiah College women. The 2007 MAC Outdoor Championships were the first MAC Championships ever hosted by Elizabethtown, as well as the last before Moravian, Juniata College and Susquehanna University leave for the newly-formed Landmark Conference in 2007-08 and several new members join the MAC.
Moravian’s Ozzie Brown was named the Most Outstanding Athlete on the men’s side, and the Greyhounds’ Michael Blenk was named the MAC Rookie of the Year for the men. Etown head coach Chris Straub was named the men’s Coach of the Year. Amy Reed of Messiah was named the Most Outstanding Athlete on the women’s side, and Kristen Bates of Messiah was the women’s Rookie of the Year. Messiah head coach Dale Fogelsanger was named the women’s Coach of the Year.
As the last meet of the MAC’s old order, it proved a fitting swan song for the conference’s current line-up as seven MAC Championship records were broken and one was tied, three NCAA Division III Outdoor Championship automatic qualifying performances were attained, and as 20 NCAA Division III Outdoor Championship provisional qualifying marks were posted. Several events produced multiple NCAA qualifiers.
In the preliminaries of the men’s 110m high hurdles Friday, Ozzie Brown of Moravian posted a time of 14.38 seconds to set a new MAC Championship record by 0.11 second and automatically qualify for the NCAA Championships. In the women’s heptathlon, Amy Reed of Messiah won the competition with a score of 4,044, breaking her old MAC record by 10 points. In the women’s pole vault, Samantha Ward of DeSales University cleared 10’6” to tie the MAC Outdoor Championship record. Moravian’s women’s 4x100m relay team set a new MAC Championship record of 48.20 seconds, which was also an NCAA provisional time. Reed hit an automatic NCAA qualifying mark and grabbed another conference championship record in the javelin throw Saturday with a distance of 148’0.” Brown earned another MAC Championship record and an NCAA provisional mark in the men’s 100m dash with a final time of 10.60 seconds. In the women’s 400m hurdles, Emily Lepley of Susquehanna set an MAC record and made the NCAA automatic qualifying standard with a time of 1:01.85. In the men’s hammer throw, Nick Orfanella of Lebanon Valley College set a new MAC Championship record with a toss of 175’5”that also provisionally qualified him for the NCAA Championships.
Brown also had NCAA provisional qualifying marks in the 200m (21.37) and in the long jump (23’4”), and Orfanella had a provisional qualifying performance of 159’0” in the discus throw. Also in the men’s 110m hurdles, Bryon Laird of Lebanon Valley, Chris Slabek of Widener, and Nathaniel Tussey of Moravian all provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championships with respective times of 14.68, 14.74 and 14.84 seconds.
In the men’s high jump, Mike Marr of Susquehanna provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championships with a winning clearance of 6’8-3/4.” Nicholas Kipe of Messiah sprang 46’5-1/4” in the triple jump to win that event and provisionally qualify for NCAAs. Erin Recker of Moravian achieved an NCAA provisional qualifying time of 12.17 seconds in the 100m, and Dana Haslett of Moravian provisionally qualified with a time of 25.13 seconds in the 200m. In the men’s 400m, Etown’s Drew Graybeal provisionally qualified for the NCAA Division III championships with a time of 47.89 seconds, as did silver medalist Patrick Roach of Messiah in 48.22 seconds.
In the men’s pole vault, Elizabethtown took first and second place, respectively, on identical NCAA provisional qualifying heights of 15’5-1/2” by Kevin Clark and D.J. Lehr, respectively. In the men’s javelin throw, gold medalist Kyle Mazur of Juniata provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championships with a distance of 196’4,” while silver medalist A.J. Smith of Messiah provisionally qualified with a throw of 191’5.”
Producing gold medals for the host, Elizabethtown, were Tiffany Kulp in the women’s 1500m, Erin Fisher in the women’s 5000m and 10,000m, Jenna Riley in the women’s triple jump, Graybeal in the men’s 400m and 800m, Jason Theobald in the men’s 5000m, the men’s 4x100m relay team of A.J. Farris, Mike Bauer, Mike Mauger and Clark, the men’s 4x400m relay team of Clark, Kyle Grimm, Graybeal and Jason Kamery, and Clark in the men’s pole vault. Producing silver medals for Etown were Kulp in the women’s 3000m steeplechase, Chelsea Miles in the women’s high jump, Patrick Donovan in the men’s 800m and 1500m, Lehr in the men’s pole vault and Clark in the men’s long jump. Earning bronze medals for the Blue Jays were Miles in the women’s triple jump, Farris in the men’s 100m dash, David Cohen in the men’s 5000m, Theobald in the men’s 10,000m, Ryan St. Clair in the men’s 3000m steeplechase, and Mike Torre in the men’s javelin throw.
At Elizabethtown, Pa.
2007 Middle Atlantic Conference Outdoor Championships, Final Results
Women’s Team Scores: 1. Messiah 200; 2. Moravian 166.5; 3. Elizabethtown 108; 4. Susquehanna 105.5; 5. Juniata 81; 6. Widener 76; 7. DeSales 52; 8. Albright 13; 9. Delaware Valley 10; 10. Lebanon Valley 6.
Men’s Team Scores: 1. Elizabethtown 174.5; 2. Moravian 142; 3. Messiah 128; 4. Susquehanna 97; 5. Widener 75; 6. Juniata 67; 7. DeSales 66.5; 8. Lebanon Valley 57; 9. Albright 7; 10. Delaware Valley 0.
MAC Outdoor Championship Records:
W 400m hurdles: Emily Lepley, Susquehanna (1:01.85)
W 4x100m relay: Moravian (48.20)
W Pole vault: Samantha Ward, DeSales (3.20m – 10’6” – ties record)
W Javelin: Amy Reed, Messiah (45.12m – 148’0”)
W Heptathlon: Amy Reed, Messiah (4044)
M 100m: Ozzie Brown, Moravian (10.60)
M 110m hurdles: Ozzie Brown, Moravian (14.38 [in Friday’s prelims])
M Hammer: Nick Orfanella, Lebanon Valley (53.46m – 175’5”)
NCAA Division III Outdoor Championship Automatic Qualifying Performances:
W 400m hurdles: Emily Lepley, Susquehanna (1:01.85)
W Javelin: Amy Reed, Messiah (45.12m – 148’0”)
M 110m hurdles: Ozzie Brown, Moravian (14.38 [in Friday’s prelims])
NCAA Division III Outdoor Championship Provisional Qualifying Performances:
W 100m: Erin Recker, Moravian (12:17)
W 200m: Dana Haslett, Moravian (25.13)
W 100m hurdles: Emily Lepley, Susquehanna (14.79)
W 4x100m relay: Moravian (48.20)
M 100m: Ozzie Brown, Moravian (10.60)
M 200m: Ozzie Brown, Moravian (21.37)
M 400m: Drew Graybeal, Elizabethtown (47.89)
M 400m: Patrick Roach, Messiah (48.22)
M 110m hurdles: Bryon Laird, Lebanon Valley (14.68)
M 110m hurdles: Chris Slabek, Widener (14.74)
M 110m hurdles: Nathaniel Tussey, Moravian (14.84)
M High jump: Mike Marr, Susquehanna (2.05m – 6’8-3/4”)
M Pole vault: Kevin Clark, Elizabethtown (4.71m – 15’5-1/2”)
M Pole vault: D.J. Lehr, Elizabethtown (4.71m -15’5-1/2”)
M Long jump: Ozzie Brown, Moravian (7.11m – 23’4”)
M Triple jump: Nicholas Kipe, Messiah (14.15m – 46’5-1/4”)
M Discus: Nick Orfanella, Lebanon Valley (48.46m – 159’00”)
M Hammer: Nick Orfanella, Lebanon Valley (53.46m – 175’5”)
M Javelin: Kyle Mazur, Juniata (59.84m – 196’4”)
M Javelin: A.J. Smith, Messiah (58.34m – 191’5”)
Elizabethtown College Facility Records:
W 100m: Erin Recker, Moravian (12.17)
W 200m: Erin Recker, Moravian (25.13)
W 400m: Amy Reehil, Moravian (59.09)
W 1500m: Tiffany Kulp, Elizabethtown (4:46.81)
W 10,000m: Erin Fisher, Elizabethtown (38:38.94)
W 3000m steeplechase: Heather Matta, Susquehanna (11:39.55)
W Shot put: Lauren Lucci, Widener (12.74m – 41’9-3/4’)
W Discus: Lauren Lucci, Widener (40.82m – 133’11”)
W Hammer: Flora Robertson, Moravian (40.98m – 134’5”)
W Javelin: Amy Reed, Messiah (45.12m – 148’0”)
W Heptathlon: Amy Reed, Messiah (4044)
M 100m: Ozzie Brown, Moravian (10.60)
M 200m: Ozzie Brown, Moravian (21.37)
M 400m: Drew Graybeal, Elizabethtown (47.89)
M 1500m: Joe Francisco, Widener (3:55.83)
M 10,000m: Frank Eanes, Messiah (31:43.17)
M 110m hurdles: Ozzie Brown, Moravian (14.38)
M 3000m steeplechase: Jason Hoover, Juniata (9:47.41)
M High jump: Mike Marr, Susquehanna (2.05m – 6’8-3/4”)
M Pole vault: Kevin Clark, Elizabethtown (4.71m – 15’5-1/2”)
M Pole vault: D.J. Lehr, Elizabethtown (4.71m -15’5-1/2”)
M Shot put: Nick Orfanella, Lebanon Valley (14.90m – 48’10-3/4”)
M Hammer: Nick Orfanella, Lebanon Valley (53.46m – 175’5”)
M Javelin: Kyle Mazur, Juniata (59.84m – 196’4”)
M Decathlon: Michael Dell, Messiah (5971)
Event Medalists:
W 100m: 1. Erin Recker, Moravian (12.17); 2. Dana Haslett, Moravian (12.38); 3. Rachel Beck, Moravian (12.73)
W 200m: 1. Erin Recker, Moravian (25.13); 2. Dana Haslett, Moravian (25.31); 3. Amy Reehil, Moravian (25.78)
W 400m: 1. Amy Reehil, Moravian (59.09); 2. Amy Reed, Messiah (59.71); 3. Anna Heim, Moravian (1:00.40)
W 800m: 1. Heather Matta, Susquehanna (2:21.81); 2. Laura Rupprecht, Juniata (2:22.47); 3. Lindsay Moreau, Susquehanna (2:23.26)
W 1500m: 1. Tiffany Kulp, Elizabethtown (4:46.81); 2. Laura Rupprecht Juniata (4:48.89); 3. Heather Matta, Susquehanna (4:50.57)
W 5000m: 1. Erin Fisher, Elizabethtown (18:14.74); 2. Jennifer Kooser, Messiah (18:21.04); 3. Laura Beechy, Messiah (19:00.52)
W 10,000m: 1. Erin Fisher, Elizabethtown (38:38.94); 2. Jennifer Kooser, Messiah (39:27.10); 3. Sarah Clemmer, Messiah (39:49.28)
W 100m hurdles: 1. Emily Lepley, Susquehanna (14.79); 2. Kristen Bates, Messiah (15.35); 3. Jessica Posimo, Moravian (15.66)
W 400m hurdles: 1. Emily Lepley, Susquehanna (1:01.85); 2. Kristen Bates, Messiah (1:04.89); 3. Melissa Johnson, Juniata (1:07.31)
W 3000m steeplechase: Heather Matta, Susquehanna (11:39.55); 2. Tiffany Kulp, Elizabethtown (11:47.21); 3. Erin Rhodes, Messiah (12:21.72)
W 4x100m relay: 1. Moravian (48.20); 2. Carbone/Reed/Ruiz/Bates, Messiah 51.09; 3. Meehan/Lavelle/McGinnis/Sansone, DeSales (51.85)
W 4x400m relay: 1. Lepley/Dugan/Burkhardt/Montgomery, Susquehanna (4:04.58); 2. Lavelle/McClurkin/Collins/Sansone, DeSales (4:10.64); 3. Hinson/Rupprecht/Johnson/Majocha, Juniata 4:11.17
W High jump: 1. Kelsey Buffenmeyer, Juniata (5’4-1/4”); 2. Chelsea Miles, Elizabethtown (5’0-1/4”); 3. Kaitlin Hahn, DeSales (5’0-1/4”)
W Pole vault: 1. Samantha Ward, DeSales (10’6”); 2. Thea Kennerkneckt, Moravian (10’0”); 3. Jennifer Mason, Messiah (10’0”)
W Long jump: 1. Amy Reed, Messiah (17’8-1/4”); 2. Jessica Posimo, Moravian (16’11-1/4”); 3. Kathleen McCarron, Moravian (16’11-1/4”)
W Triple jump: 1. Jenna Riley, Elizabethtown (36’4-3/4”); 2. Amy Reed, Messiah (36’0”); 3. Chelsea Miles, Elizabethtown (35’10-3/4’)
W Shot put: 1. Lauren Lucci, Widener (41’9-3/4”); 2. Nikita Halteman, Widener (38’0”); 3. Meghan Weber, DeSales (36’7”)
W Discus: 1. Lauren Lucci, Widener (133’11”); 2. Nikita Halteman (122’0”); 3. Carly Graffeo (108’0”)
W Hammer: 1. Flora Robertson, Moravian (134’5”); 2. Lauren Lucci, Widener (132’5”); 3. Nikita Halteman, Widener (125’7”)
W Javelin: 1. Amy Reed, Messiah (148’0”); 2. Rebeka Wooley, Moravian (125’7”); 3. Regina Diehl, Juniata (116’9”)
W Heptathlon: 1. Amy Reed, Messiah (4044); 2. Kristen Bates, Messiah (3763); 3. Robin O’Hara, Susquehanna (3620)
M 100m: 1. Ozzie Brown, Moravian (10.60); 2. Robert Shaffer, Moravian (10.85); 3. A.J. Farris, Elizabethtown (10.95)
M 200m: 1. Ozzie Brown, Moravian (21.37); 2. Patrick Roach, Messiah (22.04); 3. Josh Kline, Moravian (22.26)
M 400m: 1. Drew Graybeal, Elizabethtown (47.89); 2. Patrick Roach, Messiah (48.22); 3. Joe Wassink, Susquehanna (49.32)
M 800m: 1. Drew Graybeal, Elizabethtown (1:53.36); 2. Patrick Donovan, Elizabethtown (1:55.80); 3. Frank McClatchy, DeSales (1:55.93)
M 1500m: 1. Joe Francisco, Widener (3:55.83); 2. Patrick Donovan, Elizabethtown (3:56.84); 3. Pat Hess, DeSales (4:04.72)
M 5000m: 1. Jason Theobald, Elizabethtown (15:08.74); 2. Frank Eanes, Messiah (15:15.27); 3. David Cohen, Elizabethtown (15:30.07)
M 10,000m: 1. Frank Eanes, Messiah (31:43.17); 2. Jonathan Volpi, Widener (31:47.36); 3. Jason Theobald, Elizabethtown (31:52.54)
M 110m hurdles: 1. Ozzie Brown, Moravian (14.51); 2. Bryon Laird, Lebanon Valley (14.68); Chris Slabek, Widener (14.74)
M 400m hurdles: 1. Nathaniel Tussey, Moravian (54.26); 2. Joe Wassink, Susquehanna (54.90); 3. T.J. Breya, Juniata (54.95)
M 3000m steeplechase: 1. Jason Hoover, Juniata (9:47.41); 2. Eric Hoover, Juniata (9:47.57); 3. Ryan St. Clair, Elizabethtown (9:49.30)
M 4x100m relay: 1. Farris/Bauer/Mauger/Clark, Elizabethtown (42.38); 2. Messiah (43.13); 3. Sier/Breya/Booth/Anderson, Juniata (43.80)
M 4x400m relay: 1. Clark/Grimm/Graybeal/Kamery, Elizabethtown (3:18.04); 2. Kunhardt/Johnson/Hill/Wassink, Susquehanna (3:20.90); 3. Messiah (3:23.23)
M High jump: 1. Mike Marr, Susquehanna (6’8-3/4”); 2. Ozzie Brown, Moravian (6’4”); 3. Josh Smith (6’2”)
M Pole vault: 1. Kevin Clark, Elizabethtown (15’5-1/2”); 2. D.J. Lehr, Elizabethtown (15’5-1/2”); 3. Kevin Klick, Widener (14’5-1/2”)
M Long jump: 1. Ozzie Brown, Moravian (23’4”); 2. Kevin Clark, Elizabethtown (22’2-1/4”); 3. Matthew Booth, Juniata (22’1”)
M Triple jump: 1. Nicholas Kipe, Messiah (46’5-1/4”); 2. Josh Smith, Susquehanna (45’4-1/2”); 3. Matthew Booth, Juniata (44’1-1/2”)
M Shot put: 1. Nick Orfanella, Lebanon Valley (48’10-3/4”); 2. Blair Maginnis, Moravian (47’10-1/2”); 3. Nathaniel Dutile, Moravian (46’6-1/4”)
M Discus: 1. Nick Orfanella, Lebanon Valley (159’0”); 2. Gabe Gigliotti, DeSales (145’9”); 3. Nathaniel Dutile, Moravian (142’5”)
M Hammer: 1. Nick Orfanella, Lebanon Valley (175’5”); 2. Pat Keating, Susquehanna (164’2”); 3. Gabe Gigliotti, DeSales (139’4”)
M Javelin: 1. Kyle Mazur, Juniata (196’4”); 2. A.J. Smith, Messiah (191’5”); 3. Mike Torre, Elizabethtown (186’3”)
M Decathlon: 1. Michael Dell, Messiah (5971); 2. Chris Steigerwalt, Widener (5700); 3. Michael Blenk (5567)