Elizabethtown College Women's Track and Field
Thursday, May 25, 2006

Tyson Evensen & Erin Lichti Compete for Elizabethtown on First Day of NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships; Lichti Sets Etown 200m Record 

LISLE, Ill. --- Elizabethtown junior Tyson Evensen (West Sand Lake, NY/Averill Park) competed in the men’s 1500m trials, and Blue Jay senior Erin Lichti (Shickley, NE/Shickley Public) competed in the women’s 200m trials, on the first day of the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Benedictine University in Lisle, Ill. Thursday.

In the men’s 1500m trials, Evensen placed eighth in his heat with a time of 3:42.18, missing qualifying for Saturday’s 1500m finals by less than three seconds. With the two trial heats combined, he finished 14th in the nation in the 1500m.

In the women’s 200m trials, Lichti finished fifth in her heat with a time of 24.90 seconds. She missed qualifying for Saturday’s 200m finals by just 0.17 second. Out of 20 competitors in three heats, Lichti finished the season 10th in the nation in the 200m. Nine runners made the finals. Lichti entered the championships ranked 19th in the event, and she improved her position in the country by nine places by racing the first sub-25 second 200m of her career and setting a new Elizabethtown program record.

Also, Etown sophomore Kevin Clark (Horsham, PA/Hatboro-Horsham) was to have competed in the men’s pole vault Thursday, but due to weather that event was postponed to 11:00 a.m. Friday.

In addition to Clark in the pole vault, Evensen will also compete for Elizabethtown Friday in the men’s 800m trials, which will begin at 5:20 p.m.

1500 Meter Run
Round 1, Heat 1
1 Mike Davitian, Jr, Williams College       3:50.56Q
2 Nick Symmonds, Sr, Willamette University  3:50.57Q
3 Ryan Terlouw, Jr, Hope College            3:50.80Q
4 Ross Hunkovic, Sr, Geneseo S U N Y        3:51.18Q
5 Andy Hubner, Sr, North Central College    3:51.19q
6 Mike Flint, Jr, Coast Guard Academy       3:51.49q
7 Jeff Weber, Sr, Hope College              3:52.31
8 Tyson Evensen, Jr, Elizabethtown College  3:54.18
Round 1, Heat 2
1 Will Leer, Jr, Pomona-Pitzer              3:50.01Q
2 Matt Deshane, Sr, Plattsburgh S U N Y     3:50.13Q
3 Aaron Dye, Sr, Nebraska Wesleyan          3:51.12Q
4 Sam Dalke, Jr, Haverford College          3:51.29Q
5 Emil Bojanov, Jr, University of Chicago   3:51.91q
6 Daniel Castaneda, Sr, Colorado College    3:52.23q
7 Jeremy Velliquette, Jr, Mount Union Coll. 3:55.06
8 Bryan George, Sr, Central College (Ia)    3:57.48
9 James McCarthy, Jr, New York University   3:58.14

200 Meter Dash
Round 1, Heat 1
Wind = +2.0 m/s
1 Shanda Jackson, So, Lincoln University      23.97Q
2 Musu Jackson-Buckner, Sr, Oneonta S U N Y   24.00q
3 Tonnisha Bell, Sr, Augsburg College         24.59q
4 Ashley Parker, Jr, Lincoln University       24.73q
5 Erin Lichti, Sr, Elizabethtown College      24.90
6 Chizoba Ezeigwe, Fr, Wheaton College (Ma)   25.12
7 Richalle Wright, Jr, McMurry University     25.47
Round 1, Heat 2
Wind = -1.5 m/s
1 Alecia Watson, Jr, City College of N Y      24.51Q
2 Mechelle Barnwell, Jr, City College of N Y  24.56q
3 Katie Fulton, Sr, Williams College          24.65q
4 Brittny Boyd, Sr, College of New Jersey     24.92
5 Andrea Herbert, Sr, New Jersey City U       25.76
6 Staci Jackson, So, McMurry University       26.16
Round 1, Heat 3
Wind = -1.1 m/s
1 Nadine Pieske, Jr, Wisconsin Oshkosh        24.66Q
2 Rachel Anderson, So, Illinois Wesleyan      24.68q
3 Jodyann Raymond, So, City College of N Y    25.01
4 Ashlee Robertson, Sr, Oneonta S U N Y       25.02
5 Jessica Bonelli, So, College of New Jersey  25.08
6 Theresa Suwannapal, Jr, Augustana (Ill.)    25.32
7 Karen Simon, Sr, Christopher Newport        25.78