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Millersville Metrics
April 28, 2001

 

Yarrington, Thuma Win Weight Titles to Lead Blue Hens

 

MILLERSVILLE, PA -- Sam Yarrington (Quaker Valley/Sewickley, PA) won the hammer with a 171'8" throw as the University of Delaware men's outdoor track team finished in eighth place with 35 points Saturday at the Millersville (Pa.) Metrics at Biemesderfer Stadium.

The Blue Hen women's team, led by Carol Oliveri (St. Rose/Brick, NJ) who won the pole vault with a school record tying height of 11'0", finished eighth with 27 points. A total of 23 men's teams competed while the women's section included 16 teams.

Yarrington also finished 11th in the discus, an event won by Delaware's Ben Thuma (Northern York/Harrisburg, PA) with a throw of 158'10". The Blue Hens' 4 x 400 relay team finished second with a time of 3:25.75, while Ben Cosgrove (Centennial, MD/Seaford, DE) finished fourth in the 400 high hurdles with a time of 57.23. Pat Boettcher (William Penn/New Castle, DE) placed fifth overall in the 400 meters with a time of 51.38.

For the women's team, Jen Lublanecki (West Morris Central/Long Valley, NJ) finished fourth in the 100 meters in 12.91 and second in the 200 meters in 25.71. Aimee Alexander (Carmel/Stormville, NY) placed fourth in the 1500 meters with a time of 4:54.43. The Blue Hens had three top 10 finishers in the hammer throw, as Diethra Seymour (A.I. duPont/Hockessin, DE) was second (140'), Jennie Chiller (Sharon/Sharons, MA) was fifth (132' 10"), and Kerry Van Riper ( Bethlehem Central/ Delmar, NY) placed eighth (120' 8").

Also for the Blue Hens, Jessica Urbanos (Rockville/Vernon, CT) placed fifth in the javelin with a toss of 115-11.

Both teams will next compete on May 5 at the America East Championships at Northeastern University.

AGATE:

Men's Team Scoring: 1.Shippensburg, 120 points; 2. Millersville, 104; 3. Kutztown, 98; 4. Bucknell, 40; T5. Delaware, 35; T5. Towson, 35; 7. Lehigh, 27, 8. West Chester; 9. American, 17........23. Pittsburgh, 23

1st Place - Sam Yarrington, Hammer (171' 8"); Ben Thuma, Discus (158' 10"). 2nd Place - 4x400 Relay (3:25.75); 4th Place - Ben Cosgrove, 400 High Hurdles (57.23). 5th Place - Pat Boettcher, 400 meters (51.38);

Women's Team Scoring: 1. Millersville, 95 points; 2. Kutztown, 90; 3. Lehigh, 68; 4. Towson, 64; 5. Bucknell, 63; 6. Shippensburg, 57; 7. East Stroudsburg, 39; 8. Delaware, 27; 9. Rutgers Camden, 20; 10. American, 14......16. Cheyney, 2.

1st Place - Carol Oliveri, Pole Vault (11' 0"; ties UD record); 2nd Place - Diethra Seymour, Hammer (140'); Jen Lublanecki, 200 meters (25.71); 4th Place - Jen Lublanecki, 100 meters (12.91); Aimee Alexander, 1500 meters (4:54.43). 5th Place - Jessica Urbanos, Javelin (115' 11"); Jennie Chiller, Hammer (132' 10")

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