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May 13, 2000 DiGennaro Captures 1,500 Meter Race to Lead Blue Hens TOWSON, MD – Four University of Delaware track and field athletes competed at the Towson University Open Meet Saturday at Minnegan Stadium. Highlighting the Blue Hen efforts was senior Mike DiGennaro (Hamilton-Wenham/Essex, MA) who captured the men’s 1,500-meter race in a time of 3:55.7. DiGennaro, the America East champion in the 3,000 meter steeplechase and 5,000 meters, will compete at the IC4A championships next weekend at Princeton. Also for the Delaware men, senior Robb Munro (Sidney Central/Sidney, NY) was fourth in the 1,500 meters in a time of 4:00.3 and freshman Ben Thuma (Northern York/Harrisburg, PA) was second in the discus throw with a toss of 45.06 meters. UMBC’s Balvin Brown won the event with a toss of 45.84 meters. Thuma won the America East discus title last week. The Blue Hens had just one women’s competitor as freshman Melissa Calvanico (Tottenville/Staten Island, NY) placed second in the hammer throw with a toss of 120-8. Towson’s Elisa Jones won the event with a throw of 145-4 ½. The Delaware women will compete at the ECAC Championships at Princeton.
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