Gators Runners Pull in First Places at B-W Invitational

Feb 12, 2005

Results

BEREA, Ohio – A total of 14 first place finishes were recorded by the Allegheny College men’s and women’s indoor track and field teams at Friday night’s Baldwin-Wallace (Ohio) College Invitational.

Highlighting the evening was the falling of two school records. On the women’s side, freshman Liz Earley (Venetia, Pa./ Peters Township) set a new College mark in the weight throw with a best effort of 42 feet, 5.5 inches, which was good enough for second place. Earley's (right) effort also shattered the previous school record by more than six feet.

For the men, senior Kevin Pool (New Windsor, Md./ Westminster) continued his assault on the Allegheny record book, as he eclipsed the previous mark in the one-mile run. His time of 4:20.73 was more than four seconds faster than the second place runner at the B-W meet and nearly three seconds faster than the old school record, which was set way back in 1985.

Other winners on the women’s side included a first place for each of the Shouey sisters. Senior Leah (Franklin, Pa.) set a new track record at B-W’s facility with a mark of 2:19.13 in the 800. In the 5,000, Lindsey (Franklin, Pa.) claimed first with a time of 18:21.07. The women dominated the distance events with, as sophomore Scarlett Graham (Farmington, Pa./ Uniontown) won the one-mile run with a time of 5:20.36.

Also on the track, freshman Sarah Sammel (Pittsburgh, Pa./ Bethel Park) finished second in the 200 (28.90) and freshman Liz Straus (Kirtland, Ohio) took second in the 400 (1:07.50).

In the field events, junior Alexis Mioducki (Grand Island, N.Y.) won the high jump with a best effort of 5-2.25 and freshman Emily Pfeufer (St. Mary’s, Pa./ Elk County Catholic) grabbed a pair of second places in the long jump (16-2.5) and triple jump (33-4.75).

Sophomore Josh Rhue (Brimley, Mich./ Clonlara) recorded a pair of first place finishes to pace the Gators. After a fourth place showing in the preliminaries of the 55-meter dash, Rhue (left) won the event with a time of 6.73 seconds, just .01 ahead of junior RaShawn Allen (Columbus, Ohio/ St. Charles Prep). Rhue also crossed first in the 200 with a winning time of 23.40 seconds.

Pool joined Rhue as a double-winner when he won the 1,000-meter run with a time of 2:36.59. In the 800, Allegheny took the top three spots, as freshman Craig Ball (Pittsburgh, Pa./ Penn Hills) took first with a time of 2:02.42 and freshman Ryan Place (Meshoppen, Pa./ Elk Lake) and senior David Washousky (Clarence, N.Y./ Clarence Central) took second and third right behind him.

Off the track, freshman Justin Schwab (Kill Buck, N.Y./ Salamanca), freshman Conrad Rapp (Medway, Mass./ Worcester Academy) and sophomore Pat Confer (Bradford, Pa.) all won events. Schwab took first in the high jump with a best effort of 6-2, Rapp easily out-distanced everyone in the pole vault by clearing 14-5.5 and Confer dominated the field in the shot put, as his best throw of 47-7.75 beat the field by more than two feet.

Both teams will return to action Saturday, Feb. 19th at the Kent State University meet.

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