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Terrapin Invitational at Maryland
April 3, 2004

Bennett Wins Pole Vault with Record Height; Stille Sets Hurdles Record Again


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 Women's Finishers:

1st Place - Casey Bennett - Pole Vault (11-5 1/4 - school record)

2nd Place - 4 x 100 Meter Relay (Frustillo,Hufnagel, Price, Russell), 48.56; Mandy Stille - 100 meter hurdles (14.59 - school record)

3rd Place - Christine Kowalchuk - Javelin (122-11); 4 x 400 meter relay (Wright, Stille, Smith, Price), 4:00.47; Tyechia Smith - 400 meters (58.38)

4th Place - Mandy Stille - 400 meter hurdles (1:05.87); Brittany Wright - 100 meters (12.53); Stephanie Cronk - Hammer (138-6); Kristen Collins - High Jump (5-1)

5th Place - Toni Riggi - 3,000 meter steeplechase (12:23.77); Jessica Urbonas - Discus (119-9)

6th Place - Jessica Urbonas - Javelin (112-4); Stephanie Cronk - Discus (115 1/2); Tyechia Smith - 400 meter hurdles (1:08.36)

7th Place - Brittany Wright - 200 meters (26.00); Kristen Frustillo - 100 meters (12.68)

8th Place - Stephanie Cronk - Javelin (103-8 1/2); Sarah Bochet - 400 meter hurdles (1:09.10)

9th Place - Rachel Young - Shot put (38-1 1/2); 4 x 400 meter relay (Seery, Schultz, Price, Oberst), 4;10.55; Vicki Hufnagel - 400 meter hurdles (1:09.23)

10th Place - Rebecca Seery - 400 meter hurdles (1:10.54)

11th Place - Daniella Price - 100 meters (13.00); Rachel Young - Hammer (115-1 1/2)

12th Place - Lauren Palmer - Hammer (111-2 1/2); Elizabeth Russell - High Jump (4-11)

13th Place - Veronica Welsh - 1,500 meters (5:12.50); Rachel Schultz - 400 meters (1:02.49)

14th Place - Jessica Urbonas - Hammer (107-4), Elizabeth Russell - 100 meter hurdles (16.76), 200 meters (27.45)

15th Place - Colleen Reid - 1,500 meters (5:14.93); Megan Oberst - 400 meters (1:02.90), Elizabeth Russell - Long Jump (15-3 1/2)

16th Place - Rachel Young - Discus (102-11 1/2); Vicki Hufnagel - 100 meter hurdles (17.10); Eileen Perez - High Jump (4-9)

17th Place - Jessica Urbonas - Shot Put (33-8 1/2)

19th Place - Danielle Ward - 5,000 meters (20:15.04)

20th Place - Megan Oberst - 200 meters (28.14); Kathleen Collins - Hammer (85-10 1/2), Annie Kowtoniuk - 5,000 meters (20:15.32).

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