April 23, 2008

Penn Relays Official Webpage
Red Flash Open - Meet Program

LEWISBURG, Pa. - After hosting two consecutive home meets, the Bucknell women'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 Women's Track and Field Notebook

Last Time Out ... at the Bucknell Team Challenge, April 19 -
- Bucknell notched a second-place finish, compiling a total of 151 points behind a first-place Penn State squad (244 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.
- In the javelin throw, senior Beverly Rogers (Finleyville, Pa./Ringgold) won the event with a NCAA East Regional standard of 150-10. She was followed by freshman Laura Rycek (Northampton, Pa./Northampton) in second with an ECAC standard of 135-2.
- Freshman Rebecca Frey (Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty) won the pole vault. She posted an ECAC-qualifying height of 11-11 3/4 to tie her career best, which is also the third-best mark in Bucknell history.
- Senior Amanda Mockbee (Hudson, Ohio/Hudson) threw the seventh-best distance in Bucknell history for the shot put. She placed fifth with a mark of 42-7 1/2. Mockbee went on to post an ECAC-qualifying distance of 159-9 in the hammer throw for third.
- Sophomore Amy Mantush (Drums, Pa./Hazleton) placed fourth in the long jump with the eighth-best distance in program history (18-4 1/4). Senior Nicole Ayala (Reading, Pa./Holy Name) placed fifth, tying the 10th-best distance in Bucknell history (18-1 1/2).
- Senior Jennifer Grant (Erie, Pa./Erie Villa Maria) won the 3,000-meter run (10:40.74), as five Bison scored in the event.
- Bucknell's 4x800 relay team, composed of senior Erin Cranmer-Hart (Slippery Rock, Pa./Slippery Rock Area), senior Victoria Gilbert (Bethlehem, Pa./Freedom), freshman Leighann Diehl (Lebanon, N.J./Voorhees) and junior Jenny Dalzell (Linwood, N.J./Mainland Regional) won the event with a time of 9:40.79.

NCAA East Regional-Qualifying Marks (Outdoor 2008)
- Laura Rycek: Javelin Throw (143-3, Bison Outdoor Classic)
- Beverly Rogers: Javelin Throw (150-10, Bucknell Team Challenge)

ECAC-Qualifying Marks (Outdoor 2008) -
- Amanda Mockbee: Discus Throw (152-9, Maryland Invitational); Hammer Throw (159-9, Bucknell Team Challenge)
- Chelsey Musante: Hammer Throw (161-5, Maryland Invitational)
- Beverly Rogers: Javelin Throw (142-4, Bison Outdoor Classic)
- Rebecca Frey: Pole Vault (11-11 ¾, Bison Outdoor Classic/Bucknell Team Challenge)

New Bison Top-10 Marks (Outdoor 2008) -
- Discus Throw: Amanda Mockbee (152-9, 2nd, Maryland Invitational)
- Shot Put: Amanda Mockbee (42-7 1/2, 7th, Bucknell Team Challenge)
- Javelin Throw: Laura Rycek (143-3, 2nd, Bison Outdoor Classic)
- Hammer Throw: Chelsey Musante (161-5, 10th, Maryland Invitational)
- Long Jump: Amy Mantush (18-4 ¼, 8th, Bucknell Team Challenge); Casey Krause (18-1 ½, 10th, Bison Outdoor Classic); Nicole Ayala (18-1 ½, 10th, Bucknell Team Challenge)
- Pole Vault: Rebecca Frey (11-11 ¾, 3rd, Bison Outdoor Classic/Bucknell Team Challenge)
- Triple Jump: Amy Mantush (37-10 ¾, 7th, Auburn Classic)
- 200-Meter Dash: Stephanie Evans (25.63, 10th, Bison Outdoor Classic)
- 1,500-Meter Run: Erin Cranmer-Hart (4:34.56, 5th, Bison Outdoor Classic)
- 3,000-Meter Run: Sarah Moniz (10:08.21, 6th, Sam Howell Invitational)
- 5,000-Meter Run: Erin Cranmer-Hart (17:34.65, 10th, Sam Howell Invitational)

2008 Outdoor Honors -
- Patriot League Rookie of the Week: Laura Rycek (4/1/08, 4/9/08, 4/15/08); Rebecca Frey (4/22/08)
- Patriot League Preseason Poll: Bucknell (1st, 96 points, 12 first-place votes)

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.