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Kyle Ramer
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Bucknell Men's Track and Field Sends Athletes to IC4A Championships This Weekend
Bison Qualifiers to Compete at Princeton, May 16-18
May 14, 2008
LEWISBURG, Pa. - The Bucknell men's track and field team will have several qualifiers competing at the IC4A Championships, in Princeton, N.J., this Friday through Sunday. The Bison men are coming off a third-place finish at the 2008 Patriot League Outdoor Championships, hosted by Navy, May 2-3.
"The IC4A/ECAC Championships is a chance for our athletes to compete with the best athletes on the east coast," said Bucknell head coach Kevin Donner. "We have a number of athletes who will be trying to earn All-East recognition. We have a fairly large group of qualifiers and many of them are underclassmen, which bodes well for our future."
Bucknell Men's Track and Field Notebook:
Last Time Out ... At the PL Championships, May 2-3:
- Bucknell notched a third-place finish, compiling 137 points behind first-place Navy (199) and second-place Army (179).
- Junior Kevin Macleod (East Longmeadow, Mass./East Longmeadow) was Patriot League Champion in the 400-meter hurdles, running an NCAA East Regional time of 52.44. His time was a career best and also the second-fastest time in program history.
- Junior Kerry Boyle (Hazleton, Pa./Hazleton) notched the league title in the 400-meter dash, running an IC4A-qualifying time of 47.83.
- Sophomore Timothy Medlock (Evan Mills, N.Y./Indian River) led the way for Bucknell in the shot put. He placed third with an IC4A-qualifying mark of 52-4 ½, which is the second-best distance in program history. Also scoring in the event was freshman Zachary Shapiro (River Edge, N.J./River Dell Regional). He placed fifth with a distance of 51-4 ¼, which is the sixth-best in Bucknell history.
- After setting a new school record in the prelim of the 110-meter hurdles on Friday (14.36), sophomore Andrew Yehl (Elizabethtown, Pa./Elizabethtown), placed second in the final with an IC4A-qualifying time of 14.43. MacLeod also scored in the event, placing sixth with an IC4A-qualifying time of 14.79. MacLeod went on to place seventh in the final for the 100-meter dash, running a time of 11.19.
- Sophomore Kyle Anthony (Barryville, N.Y./Eldred Central) notched a third-place finish in the triple jump with an IC4A-qualifying distance of 48-7 ½.
- Also posting an IC4A-qualifying time was Bucknell's 4x400 relay squad. The Bison ran a time of 3:15.66 for second place and the fifth-fastest time in school history.
- In the decathlon, sophomore Ryan White (Elkins Park, Pa./Father Judge) compiled an IC4A-qualifying point total of 6,255.
- In the high jump, freshman Nicholas Hruch (Sykesville, Md./Liberty) finished second with a mark of 6-6 ¼.
- Sophomore Andrew Huebner (Hampton Falls, N.H./Governor Dummer Academy) placed secondin the 3,000-meter steeplechase.
- In the pole vault, senior David Mante (Warwick, N.Y./Warwick Valley) notched a second-place finish with a height of 15-3.
- Senior Wallace Campbell (Montgomery Ala./Montgomery Acad.) posted a top finish for Bucknell in the 10,000-meter run. He finished second with a time of 31:09.35.
Bison Competing at IC4A Championships:
- Friday, May 16 - 1:00 p.m. - Ryan White (Decathlon - first five events)
- Saturday, May 17 - 9:00 a.m. - Ryan White (Decathlon - last five events)
- Saturday, May, 17 - 1:30 p.m. - James Meyer (Hammer Throw)
- Saturday, May 17 - 3:20 p.m. - Wallace Campbell (1,500-Meter Run)
- Saturday, May 17 - 3:45 p.m. - Andrew Yehl (110-Meter Hurdles Trials)
- Saturday, May 17 - 4:05 p.m. - Kerry Boyle (400-Meter Dash Trials)
- Saturday, May 17 - 5:10 p.m. - Kevin Macleod (400-Meter Hurdles Trials)
- Saturday, May 17 - 5:45 p.m. - Kyle Ramer, John Picardo, Clayton Smith, Conor McNamara (4x800 Trials)
- Sunday, May 18 - 11:00 a.m. - Kyle Anthony (Triple Jump)
- Sunday, May 18 - 12:35 p.m. - 110-Meter Hurdles Final
- Sunday, May 18 - 12:55 p.m. - 400-Meter Dash Final
- Sunday, May 18 - 1:00 p.m. - Timothy Medlock (Shot Put)
- Sunday, May 18 - 1:30 p.m. - Nicholas Hruch, Drew Fitzgerald (High Jump)
- Sunday, May 18 - 2:00 p.m. - 400-Meter Hurdles Final
- Sunday, May 18 - 2:50 p.m. - 4x800 Final
NCAA East Regional-Qualifying Marks (Outdoor 2008):
- Kevin Macleod: 400-Meter Hurdles (52.44, PL Championships)
IC4A-Qualifying Marks (Outdoor 2008):
- Kyle Anthony: Triple Jump (48-8 ¾, Auburn Classic)
- Andrew Yehl: 110-Meter Hurdles (14.36, PL Championships)
- Kerry Boyle: 400-Meter Dash (47.61, Bucknell Team Challenge)
- Kevin Macleod: 110-Meter Hurdles (14.69, PL Championships)
- 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)
- James Meyer: Hammer Throw (177-8, Bucknell Team Challenge)
- Timothy Medlock: Shot Put (52-4 ½, PL Championships)
- 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)
- 4x400 Relay (3:15.17, Penn Relays)
- Kevin Macleod, Clement Gyan, Guy Castranova, Kerry Boyle: 4x400 (3:15.66, PL Championships)
New Bison Top-10 Marks (Outdoor 2008):
- 110-Meter Hurdles: Andrew Yehl (14.36, 1st, PL Championships); Kevin Macleod (14.69, 5th, PL Championships)
- 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 (177-8, 7th, Bucknell Team Challenge)
- Shot Put: Timothy Medlock (52-4 ½, 2nd, PL Championships); Zachary Shapiro (51-4 ¼, 6th, PL Championships)
- 400-Meter Hurdles: Kevin Macleod (52.44, 2nd, PL Championships)
- 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), (3:15.17, 3rd, Penn Relays)
- 4x400 Relay: Kevin Macleod, Clement Gyan, Guy Castranova, Kerry Boyle (3:15.66, 5th, PL Championships)
2008 Outdoor Honors:
- First Team All-Patriot League: Kevin Macleod (400-Meter Hurdles), Kerry Boyle (400-Meter Dash)
- Second Team All-Patriot League: Andrew Yehl (110-Meter Hurdles), Kevin Macleod (4x400), Clement Gyan (4x400), Guy Castranova (4x400), Kerry Boyle (4x400), Nicholas Hruch (High Jump), Andrew Huebner (3,000-Meter Steeplechase), David Mante (Pole Vault), Wallace Campbell (10,000-Meter Run)
- 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 -
- 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.
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