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May 17, 2008
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Gators Earn Five Top Finishes Jan 21, 2006 BEREA, Ohio - The Allegheny College men’s and women’s indoor track and field teams competed in their second invitational of the season tonight at Baldwin-Wallace. Five first place finishes and 11 men’s and 12 women’s conference qualifying performances highlighted the evening.
In the women’s field events, Liz Earley (Venetia/ Peters Township) placed first in the weight throw with a best of 46’2.5”, and then had a throw of 37’0” in the shot put, good for third. Emily Pfeufer (St. Marys/ Elk County Catholic) (above) had three outstanding performances, taking second and qualifying for conferences in the high jump by clearing 5’0”, and also taking third in the long and triple jumps with marks of 16’9.75” and 34’5”. In the pole vault Sarah Sammel (Pittsburgh/ Bethel Park) had another first place finish for the Blue and Gold, winning the event with a clearance of 9’11.75”.
“I was impressed by the number of quality performances tonight, especially considering that we had only four days of practice to prepare for the meet since getting back from break,” said head coach Bill Ross. “Tonight gives us a good feeling about what is in store for the rest of the season.” The Gators are in action again next weekend, as members of the team travel to the Penn State University National Open on Saturday, January 27 in hopes of hitting some national qualifying standards, and then the team heads to the NCAC Relays at Denison on Sunday, January 28.
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Capturing one of two first place finishes on the men’s side was Sean Laird (Monroeville/ Gateway), who covered 21’8.25” in the long jump. Both Laird and freshman Jon McMahon (Pittsburgh/ Baldwin) qualified for the conference meet, with McMahon having a best jump of 20’10”. In more field event action, Justin Schwab (Kill Buck, N.Y./ Salamanca) cleared 6’4” in the high jump to place second and qualify for NCACs. In the throwing events, multiple Gators had strong performances. In the shot put, Frank Tupta (University Heights, Ohio/ Hawken) and Pat Confer (Bradford) went 1-2 with throws of 48’1.75” and 47’0.25”, respectively. In the weight throw, Confer had another good effort, placing fourth with a mark of 43’7.25”, and finished right behind teammate Kitt Tuttle (Alexandria, Va./ TC Williams), who had a best throw of 45’3”.
In the running events, Ryan Place (Meshoppen/ Elk Lake) (left) paced the men, running a time of 4:29.23 in the mile, placing fourth. In the women’s mile, Molly McGravey (Orchard Park, N.Y.) got one of her two third place finishes, crossing the line in a time of 5:29.40. McGravey’s other third place effort came in the 1,000-meter run, as she led the Gators with a time of 3:13.70. In the 800-meter run Rashelle Glass (New Castle/ Shenango) placed first, running a time of 2:28.15. Rounding out the top running efforts was Aaron Rape (Zelienople/ Freedom Area), who had a 300-meter time of 36.89, finishing second.
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