April 23, 2008

Penn Relays Official Webpage
Red Flash Open - Meet Program

LEWISBURG, Pa. - After hosting two consecutive home meets, the Bucknell men's track and field team is scheduled to have athletes competing at the Penn Relays this weekend, April 24-26, and at the Red Flash Open, this Saturday, April 26. The Bison are coming off a second-place finish this past weekend, behind Penn State in first, at the Bucknell Team Challenge.

"This is our last weekend of competition before the Patriot League Championships," explained head coach Kevin Donner, "We are competing some of our top people at the prestigious Penn Relays. We have to make sure not to overwork anybody at this meet, so most of our athletes will compete in just one event."

Coach Donner adds, "We have many others competing at an open meet at Saint Francis (Pa.) against Youngstown State, Saint Francis (Pa.), Slippery Rock, Robert Morris and Cal-Pa. Some are using it as a tune-up while others are trying to make our 40-person Patriot League squad. We are also resting a few people this weekend."

Bucknell Men's Track and Field Notebook

Last Time Out ... at the Bucknell Team Challenge, April 19 -
- Bucknell notched a second-place finish at the Bucknell Team Challenge. The Bison compiled a total of 152 points behind a first-place Penn State squad (237.5 points) in the only regular season scored meet for the Orange and Blue this spring. The meet on April 19 was also Senior Day, marking Bucknell's last home meet this year.
- Junior Kevin Macleod (East Longmeadow, Mass./East Longmeadow) won the 400-meter hurdles with an IC4A-qualifying time of 52.52. His finish was a career best and the second-best time in Bucknell history.
- Also winning an event was junior Kerry Boyle (Hazleton, Pa./Hazleton). He took first in the 400-meter dash, running an IC4A-qualifying time of 47.61, while freshman Guy Castranova (Trenton, N.J./Notre Dame) also scored in the event, placing fifth in 48.51, with the fifth-fastest time in school history.
- In the high jump, freshman Nicholas Hruch (Sykesville, Md./Liberty) posted an IC4A-qualifying mark of 6-8 1/4 to take second. His height tied the third-best mark in Bucknell history.
- Bucknell's 4x800 relay squad of sophomore Kyle Ramer (Landisville, Pa./Hempfield), senior Wallace Campbell (Montgomery, Ala./Montgomery Acad.), freshman Clayton Smith (Sparta, N.J./Pope John XXIII) and Hruch won the event with a time of 7:53.78.
- The Bison swept the top-three places in the javelin throw. Junior Chris Gabryluk (Bath, Pa./Northampton) won the event (187-6) and was followed by freshman Michael Deatherage (Montclair, N.J./Montclair Christian Academy) in second (177-1) and senior Eric Weaver (Apollo, Pa./Kiski Area) in third (161-1).

IC4A-Qualifying Marks (Outdoor 2008) -
- Kyle Anthony: Triple Jump (48-8 ¾, Auburn Classic)
- Andrew Yehl: 110-Meter Hurdles (14.66, Bison Outdoor Classic)
- Kerry Boyle: 400-Meter Dash (47.61, Bucknell Team Challenge)
- Kevin Macleod: 400-Meter Hurdles (52.52, Bucknell Team Challenge); 110-Meter Hurdles (14.82, Bison Outdoor Classic)
- Drew Fitzgerald: High Jump (6-8 ¼, Bison Outdoor Classic)
- Ryan White: Decathlon (6,439, Bison Outdoor Classic)
- Nicholas Hruch: High Jump (6-8 ¼, Bucknell Team Challenge)
- Kerry Boyle, Guy Castranova, Clement Gyan, Kevin Macleod: 4x400 Relay (3:14.76, Maryland Invitational)
- Guy Castranova, Kerry Boyle, Kevin Macleod, Kyle Anthony: 4x400 Relay (3:16.20, Auburn Classic)

New Bison Top-10 Marks (Outdoor 2008) -
- 110-Meter Hurdles: Andrew Yehl (14.66, 4th, Bison Outdoor Classic)
- High Jump: Drew Fitzgerald (6-8 1/4, 3rd, Bison Outdoor Classic); Nicholas Hruch (6-8 ¼, 3rd, Bucknell Team Challenge)
- Hammer Throw: James Meyer (168-9, 8th, Maryland Invitational)
- 400-Meter Hurdles: Kevin Macleod (52.52, 2nd, Bucknell Team Challenge)
- 400-Meter Dash: Guy Castranova (48.51, 5th, Bucknell Team Challenge)
- 4x400 Relay: Kerry Boyle, Guy Castranova, Clement Gyan, Kevin Macleod (3:14.76, 2nd, Maryland Invitational)

2008 Outdoor Honors -
- Patriot League Preseason Poll: Bucknell (3rd, 81 points, two first-place votes)
- Patriot League Track Athlete of the Week: Kevin Macleod (4/22/08)

Looking Ahead -
- Up next, Bucknell will head to the Patriot League Outdoor Championships, hosted by Navy in Annapolis, Md., May 2-3.
- The ECAC and IC4A Championships are set for May 16-18, in Princeton, N.J. The NCAA East Regional Championships are scheduled for May 30-31, and the NCAA Championships will take place June 11-14, in Des Moines, Iowa.