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Terrapin Invitational at Maryland
April 3, 2004

Kane Hens' Top Finisher with 2nd Place in Steeplechase

COLLEGE PARK, MD -- Casey Bennett won the women's pole vault with a school record height, teammate Mandy Stille broke her own school record in the 100 meter hurdles, and Patrick Riley won the men's 5,000 meters to highlight University of Delaware performances at the Terrapin Outdoor Track and Field Invitational at the University of Maryland's Kehoe Complex Saturday afternoon.

In all, the Delaware women posted 23 top 10 finishes while the UD men had 16 top 10 finishes. Maryland captured the women's team titl with 184.5 points with Delaware placing second in the 19-team field. Rhode Island won the men's team title with 118 points followed by Rutgers (116), Maryland (74), Shippensburg (70), and Delaware (51) in the 19-team field.

Bennett was Delaware's only women's individual champion as she jumped 11-5 1/4 in the pole vault, taking first place and breaking the school record of 11-0 by Carol Oliveri in 2001. Stille placed second in the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 14.59, breaking her own school record set last week. Riley led the Blue Hen men as he won the 5,000 meters for the second straight week with time of 14:49.7.

Also for the Delaware women, the 4 x 100-yard relay team of Kristen Frustillo, Vicki Hufnagel, Daniella Price, and Elizabeth Russell placed second with a time of 48.56, Christine Kowalchuk was third in the javelin (122-11), the 4 x 400 meter relay team of Brittany Wright, Stille, Tyechia Smith,and Price was third in a time of 4:00.47, Smith was third in the 400 meters (58.38) and sixth in the 400 meter hurdles (1:08.36), Stille was fourth in the 400 meter hurdles (1:05.87), Wright was fourth in the 100 meters (12.53) and seventh in the 200 meters (26.00), Stephanie Cronk was fourth in the hammer (138-6), sixth in the discus (115-1/2), and eighth in the javelin (103-8 1/2), Kristen Collins was fourth in the high jump (5-1), Toni Riggi was fifth in the 3,000 meter steeplechase (12:23.77), and Jessica Urbonas was fifth in the discus (119-9) and sixth in the javelin (112-4).

Also for the Delaware men, Peter Kane was second in the 3,000 meter steeplechase (10:20.44), Mike Sadowsky was second in the 5,000 meters (14:59.3), Jerome Holder was third in the 110 meter hurdles (14.89) and in the 400 meter hurdles (55.30), Mike Yost was third in the hammer (173-7) and fifth in the discus (143-9), Chris Dixon was fifth in the 110 meter hurdles (15.03) and 400 meter hurdles (56.53), and Matt Arbaugh was fifth in the pole vault (11-11 3/4).

AGATE:

Top 20 Delaware Men's Finishers:

1st Place - Patrick Riley - 5,000 meters (14:49.70)

2nd Place - Mike Sadowsky - 5,000 meters (14:59.30), Peter Kane - 3,000 meter steeplechase (10:20.44)

3rd Place - Jerome Holder - 110 meter hurdles (14.89), 400 meter hurdles (55.30); Mike Yost - Hammer (173-7);

5th Place - Mike Yost - Discus (143-9); Chris Dixon - 110 meter hurdles (15.03). 400 meter hurdles (56.53); Matt Arbaugh - Pole Vault (11-11 3/4)

6th Place - 4 x 400 meter relay (Williams, Dixon, Sherman, Cox), 3:21.25; Phil Smiley - 400 meter hurdles (57.40)

7th Place - Eric Lehrer - Javelin (160-7); 4 x 400 meter relay (Fusco, Holder, McGlensey, Smiley), 3:34.42

8th Place - Patrick Wilcox - 5,000 meters (15;30.2); Adam Cianfichi - Javelin (153-6); Matt Harrell - 5,000 meters (15:42.97); Charlie Williams - 400 meters (50.63)

11th Place - Mike Zeberkiewicz - 800 meters (1:57.67); Hao Guan - Hammer (132-10 1/2)

12th Place - Ryan Benishake - Hammer (123-7), Mike Manlove - 5,000 meters (16:17.47)

14th Place - Eugene McAuliffe - 5,000 meters (16:23.16); Ryan McGlensey - 400 meter hurdles (59.85)

15th Place - Jeremy Lambert - 5,000 meters (16:30.53); Charlie Williams - 200 meters (23.18)

16th Place - Dan Frey - 1,500 meters (4:09.86); Charlie Dielmann - 800 meters (1:59.13)

17th Place - Hao Guan - Discus (110-2 1/2); Dan Schmidt - 200 meters (23.31)

19th Place - Ed Cohen - Shot Put (38-2 1/4)

20th Place - Matt Orensky - 5,000 meters (16:47.19).

 

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