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May 6, 2000
DEDHAM, MA -- Thanks in big part to a pair of wins by senior Mike DiGennaro, the University of Delaware men's track team ended New Hampshire's four-year reign and won the America East Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship team title Saturday at Solomon Track. The University of Delaware women finished sixth in the meet as Vermont snapped Northeastern's six-year title run. DiGennaro (Essex, MA/Hamilton-Wenham) won the 5,000 meters with a time 14:44.67 and the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 9:13.15 to pace the Hens. Also earning conference championships individually were senior Tom Marando (Wilmington, DE/St. Mark's) in the shot put (51' 11.75"), freshman Ben Thuma (Harrisburg, PA/Northern York) in the discus (151' 10") and sophomore Jamin Elliott (Portsmouth, VA/Churchland) in the triple jump. Elliott's mark of 49' 3.75", as well as Marando's mark in the shot put, were good enough to qualify them for the IC4A Championships at Princeton, NJ, May 18-21. The Blue Hens also won the 4x800-meter relay. In addition, Sam Yarrington qualified for the IC4A's in the hammer throw, as did Andrew Palm in the javelin. On the women's side, sophomore Annemarie Quinn (Wallingford, PA/Strath-Haven) was the lone individual champion. She won the high jump with a mark of 1.69 meters (5' 6-1/2"), which also qualified her for the ECAC Championships at Princeton, NJ May 18-21. Caron Marra's (Newark, DE/Newark) third-place finish in the 3,000, Caltha Seymour's (Hockessin, DE/A.I. DuPont) second-place finish in the hammer and Carol Oliveri's (Brick, NJ/St. Rose) second-place finish in the pole vault were also enough to qualify them for the ECAC meet, as well. Oliveri broke her own school record with a leap of 10-10. The men's title was the first for Delaware since 1994. The Blue Hens finished second at the outdoor championships in 1997 and 1999. Delaware's Jim Fischer was named America East Men's Outdoor Track Coach of the Year. Ed Kusiak of Vermont earned the women's honor. It was the third time that Fischer has earned the honor.
AGATE MEN'S TEAM SCORES: 1. Delaware 218, 2. Northeastern 211, 3. New Hampshire 162, 4. Maine 87, 5. Boston University 72, 6. Towson 35, 7. Vermont 26. Delaware Finishers (Top 6): 100 Dash: 3. Brandon Jones 11.01; 200 Dash: 4. Asher Ailey 22.11, 6. Brandon Jones 22.31; 400 Dash: 2. Ashey Ailey 48.10; 800 Run: 3. Joe Quigley 1:53.15; 5,000 Run: 1. Mike DiGennaro 14:44.67, 5. Robb Munro 15:19.94; 10,000 Run: 3. Pat Riley 32:11.12, 5. Pat Kelley 32:52.40; 110 Hurdles: 3. John Marino 15.33; 400 Hurdles: 3. Ben Cosgrove 55.38, 6. John Marino 56.50; 3,000 Steeplechase: 1. Mike DiGennaro 9:13.15, 2. Robb Munro 9:17.82, 5. Paul Visentin 9:28.31; 4x100 Relay: 2. Delaware 41.90; 4x400 Relay: 2. Delaware 3:18.78; 4x800 Relay: 1. Delaware 7:41.17; High Jump: 6. Dave Mendez 1.93 m (6-4); Pole Vault: 4. Erik App 4.11 m (13-5.75), T-5. Mike Hendrickson 4.11 m (13-5.75), T-5. Jeff McIlvaine 4.11 m (13-5.75); Long Jump: 2. Butch Patrick 7.21 m (23-8), 3. Jamin Elliott 7.14 m (23-5.25); Triple Jump: 1. Jamin Elliott 15.03 (49-3.75); Shot Put: 1. Tom Marando 15.84 m (51-11.75), 2. Eric Sands 14.29 m (46-10.75); Discus: 1. Ben Thuma 46.28 m (151-10), 3. Eric Sands 45.72 m (150-0), 5. Mike Goodhart 43.98 m (144-3); Hammer Throw: 3. Sam Yarrington 57.42 m (188-5), 6. Mike Goodhart 49.60 m (162-9); Javelin: 4. Andrew Palm 57.80 m (189-7). WOMEN'S TEAM SCORES: 1. Vermont 226.5, 2. Northeastern 129, 3. Boston University 107.5, 4. Maine 106, 5. New Hampshire 95, 6. Delaware 91, 7. Towson 55. Delaware Finishers (Top 6): 200 Dash: 5. Jennifer Lublanecki 25.66; 3,000 Run: 3. Caron Marra 9:54.04, 5. Aimee Alexander 10:03.99; 5,000 Run: 2. Aimee Alexander 17:49.82; 10,000 Run: 3. Shauna Hughes 39:23.40; 4x100 Relay: 6. Delaware 49.44; 4x400 Relay: 5. Delaware 4:05.75; 4x800 Relay: 4. Delaware 9:41.60; High Jump: 1. Annemarie Quinn 1.69 m (5-6.5); Pole Vault: 2. Carol Oliveri 3.30 m (10-10); Shot Put: 3. Melissa Calvanico 12.37 m (40-7); Discus: 4. Melissa Calvanico 38.4 m (126-0); Hammer Throw: 2. Caltha Seymour 48.86m (160-4); Javelin: 4. Lindsay Taylor 35.96 m (118-0).
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