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ECAC Championships
March 3, 2001

 Oliveri Places 17th in Pole Vault

Complete Final Meet Results

BOSTON -- Sophomore Jon DiNozzi placed sixth in the pole vault and junior Jamin Elliott was seventh in the triple to jump to highlight University of Delaware athletes at the IC4A Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships this weekend at the Reggie Lewis Sports Complex.

For the Delaware women, senior Carol Oliveri placed 17th in the pole vault as the Blue Hens' lone competitor at the ECAC Championships also held at the Reggie Lewis Complex.

DiNozzi (Fox Lane (NY)/Bedford, NY/Middletown, DE) was the Hens' top finisher as he placed sixth in the pole vault with a leap of 15-feet, 9-inches. The school record holder in the event in his first season at Delaware after transferring from George Mason, DiNozzi earned All-East honors with his top eight finish.

Elliott (Churchland/Portsmouth, VA), an All-Atlantic 10 wide receiver in football for the Blue Hens, also earned All-East honors as he placed seventh in the triple jump with a leap of 48-6 1/4.

DiNozzi and Elliott's top 10 finishes gave Delaware five points to finish tied for 36th place. Penn State won the team title.

Also competing for the Delaware men were juniors Butch Patrick (Newark, DE HS) and Ricardo Walker (Morrow/Englewood, NJ) in the 60 meter dash. Neither advanced to the finals, but Patrick, nursing a hamstring pull, placed 21st with a time of 7.04 while Walker was 31st with a time of 7.13. Patrick also qualified in the long jump but did not compete due to the injury.

For the Delaware women, Oliveri (St. Rose/Brick, NJ) earned her third career top 20 finish at the ECAC meet. The Delaware record holder in the event, she vaulted to a height of 10-10 to place 17th overall in the pole vault event. She placed 11th as a sophomore in 1999 and 15th last season as a junior.

The University of Pittsburgh captured the women's team title.

 

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