Dec. 9, 2000

Opening Day Invitational with SUNY-Brockport, East Stroudsburg, Johns Hopkins, St. Francis-PA, Susquehanna, Western Maryland

Men
1. Bucknell - 244
2. St. Francis-PA - 146
3. East Stroudsburg - 82
4. Johns Hopkins - 20
5. SUNY Brockport - 15
6. Susquehanna - 8

Women
1. Bucknell - 212
2. East Stroudsburg - 111
3. St. Francis-PA - 94
4. Johns Hopkins - 53
5. SUNY Brockport - 36
6. Western Maryland - 9

Lewisburg, Pa. --- The Bucknell men and women claimed first place at the Opening Day Invitational held at Gerhard Fieldhouse on Saturday. The Bison men posted 12 first-place finishes and scored a team total of 244 points, outdistancing runner-up St. Francis-PA (146) by nearly a hundred points. The Bucknell women had 10 first-place showings, and finished with 212 points, besting runner-up East Stroudsburg by more than 100 points.

In addition to the dozen event titles by the Bison men, four individuals placed on the school's all-time Top-10 performers chart. Senior Ryan Stairs (Somerset, Pa./Somerset Area) won the 35-lb weight with a toss of 58'8 ¼" and moved into second-place on the school's all-time list. Senior captain James Hollins (Feeding Hills, Mass./Northfield-Mt. Hermon) moved into third place on the school's all-time long jump chart with a leap of 23'5 ¼", and freshman Noel Powell (Tamaqua, Pa./Tamaqua Area) cracked the all-time list in the 200-meter dash jumping into fourth-place with a time of 22.55. Junior captain David Gabriel (Sayre, Pa./Athens Area) closed out the outstanding individual performances by equaling his seventh-place all-time performance in the 55-meter dash with a time of 6.52.

The women had five individuals, in six different events, place on the all-time performances in chart. Freshman Jamie Lilien (Hillsdale, N.J./Pascack Valley) cracked the chart in both the 55-meter high hurdles and the long jump. Her time of 8.50 in the trials of the 55-m HH places her third on the all-time list, and her jump of 18'2 3/4" in the long jump moved her into a tie for fourth. Classmate Maria Garcia (Providence, R.I./Hope) moved into eighth-place in the 20-lb weight with a heave of 45'8", while sophomore Charity Brady (Warren, Ohio/Warren G. Harding) moved into sixth-place in the 200-meter dash with a time of 26.48. Junior Samantha Klotz (Orange, Conn./Amity Regional) cleared 8'4" in the pole vault to move into fourth-place on the school's all-time performers list, while classmate LaTonya McSwain (Cleveland, Ohio/Hawken) won the 800-meter run in a time of 2:19.20, placing her eighth on the all-time chart.

The men's and women's track & field teams will take some time off for final exams, and resume competition again on Saturday, January 6 when they host St. Joseph's, Lafayette and Maryland-Eastern Shore at Bucknell's Gerhard Fieldhouse.

Bison First-Place Performances:

MEN: 55M dash, David Gabrial (Sayre, Pa./Athens Area), 6.53, Long Jump, James Hollins (Feeding Hills, Mass./Northfield-Mt. Hermon), 23'5 ¼", 3rd all-time, Mile, Eric Furst (Goshen, N.Y./Goshen Central), 4:28.91, 35-lb Weight, Ryan Stairs (Somerset, Pa./Somerset Area), 58'8 ¼", 2nd all-time, 400M, Brian Klotz (York, Pa./Dallastown Area), 51.51, 500M, Andrew Hunsberger (Southampton, Pa./William Tennent), 1:06.90, 1000M, Thomas Prochilo (Merrick, N.Y./Sanford H. Calhoun), 2:39.02 Pole Vault, Jeff Arek (Shrewsbury, N.J./Red Bank Regional), 14'3", 800M, Cotie Strong (Roaring Branch, Pa./Canton), 2:02.68, Triple Jump, James Hollins, 47'5", 200M, David Gabriel, 22.32, 3000M, Chris Nowakowski (Waldorf, Md./Westlake), 8:42.42

WOMEN: 55M hurdles, Jamie Lilien (Hillsdale, N.J./Pascack Valley), 8.52, 20-lb weight, Maria Garcia (Providence, R.I./Hope), 45'8", 8th all-time, Pole Vault, Andrea Nyce (Perkasie, Pa./Pennridge), 10'10", Long Jump, Jamie Lilien, 18'2 ¾", T4th all-time, 1000M, Stephanie Bango (Smethport, Pa./Smethport), 3:03.65, Shot Put, Amanda Fooce (Chillicothe, Ohio/Southeastern), 38'4 ¼", 800M, LaTonya McSwain (Cleveland, Ohio/Hawken), 2:19.20, 8th all-time, 500M, Khadija Shariff (Lansdowne, Pa./Upper Darby), 1:19.39, 3000M, Andrea Beisser (Ames, Iowa/Ames), 10:23.80, 4x400 Relay, Christie Wolfgang (Rossiter, Pa./Punxsutawney), Nicki Piper (Mineral Point, Pa./Central Cambria), LaTonya McSwain, Stephanie Bango, 3:56.93, 9th all-time

HIGH JUMP - FINAL		20 lb. WT - FINAL
1.	Lindsey Stepan	SF	5'2 ½"		1.	Maria Garcia	BU	45'8"
2.	Shannon Maher	BU	5'2 ½"		2.	Janice Serven	SUNY	44'6 ¾"
3.	Quanny Jester	ESU	5'2 ½"		3.	Tara Kilbrick	SUNY	42'2 ¾"
4.	Shavanna Ross	ESU	5'2 ½"		4.	Erin Lee	BU	41'1"
5.	Ashley Waters	JH	4'4 ½"		5.	Melissa Mackel	SF	40'8 ¼"
	Kim Duke	SF	NH		6.	Laura Schaffer	BU	39'6 ¾:"
					7.	Amanda Fooce	BU	37'5 ½"
55 HH - TRIALS - HEAT 1			8.	Karen Rathfon	SF	37'2 ¾"
1.	Jamie Lilien	BU	8.50		9.	Liz Rothenbecker	ESU	31'9"
2.	Shovanne Ross	ESU	8.90		10.	Sarah Ford	ESU	25' ½"
3.	Samantha Klotz	BU	8.99
4.	Edwina Boum	BU	9.09		POLE VAULT - FINAL
5.	Melinda Erbe	ESU	9.64		1.	Andrea Nyce	BU	10'10"
6.	Brooke Garmon	ESU	10.29		2.	Shannon Benson	BU	10'4"
					3.	Abby Kaloustia-Bouzan	BU	9'10"
55HH - TRIALS - HEAT 2			4.	Ashley Watters	JH	8'4"
1.	Akilah Wallace	SF	8.76		5.	Samantha Klotz	BU	8'4"
2.	Jen Scott	BU	9.11		6.	Rachel Waters	WMD	7'4"
3.	Nicole Armfield	SF	9.17		7.	Erin Walczak	SF	6'4"
4.	Emily Dugan	Susq.	9.35		8.	Melanie Loughlin	SF	6'4"
5.	Katie Morrell	BU	9.69			Megan Carr	JH	NH
6.	Kelly Avila	BU	10.18			Apryle Walko	SF	NH

55M DASH - TRIALS - HEAT 1			MILE - FINAL
1.	Cherry Griffin	ESU	7.29		1.	Heather Blair	JH	5:22.94
2.	Cassidy Yeager	SF	7.60		2.	Kelly McConnell	BU	5:23.22
3.	Jackie Babbini	ESU	7.62		3.	Michelle Baylor	BU	5:24.25
4.	Charity Brady	BU	7.63		4.	Christte Hibbard	ESU	5:30.44
5.	Akilah Wallace	SF	7.68		5.	Jenn Schutz	JH	5:36.12
6.	Joy Williams-Doyle	BU	8.26		6.	Cheryl Werner	JH	5:48.81
					7.	Annie Colabella	JH	5:53.01
55M DASH - TRIALS - HEAT 2			8.	Holly Holtzinger	ESU	6:09.96
1.	Jamie Falcone	WMD	7.56
2.	Carolee Clarke	SF	7.64		55HH - FINAL
3.	Jen Eye	ESU	7.74		1.	Lilien	BU	8.52
4.	Heather Merrow	SF	8.38		2.	Wallace	SF	8.71
					3.	Klotz	BU	8.83
55M DASH - FINAL			4.	Ross	ESU	8.94
1.	Griffin	ESU	7.26		5.	Amfield	SF	9.10
2.	Falcone	WMD	7.46		6.	Scott	BU	9.14
3.	Clarke	SF	7.61		7.	Dugan	Susq	9.37
4.	Yeager	SF	7.62		8.	Bourn	BU	9.63
5.	Wallace	SF	7.66
6.	Babbini	ESU	7.67
7.	Brady	BU	7.67
8.	Eye	ESU	7.72

LONG JUMP - FINAL			800M - FINAL
1.	Jamie Lilien	BU	18'2 ¾"		1.	LaTonya McSwain	BU	2:19.20
2.	Tara James	SUNY	17'8 ¼"		2.	Laura Ryan	BU	2:19.84
3.	Becky Fitz	ESU	17'5 ¼"		3.	Tammy Pearson	SF	2:28.59
4.	Quanny Jester	ESU	17'2"		4.	Christina Stamoolis	BU	2:29.23
5.	Kim Zimble	BU	17' ¾"		5.	Heather Bjorndahl	ESU	2:29.63
6.	Garmon	ESU	16'10 ½"		6.	Kelly Reap	SF	2:34.90
7.	Robin Meling	BU	16'10"		7.	Kara Frankhouser	SF	2:39.32
8.	Apryle Walko	SF	16'7 ½"		8.	Laura Bauer	JH	2:41.66
9.	Lura Wasilenski	BU	15'1 ½"		9.	Noelle Noru	ESU	3:06.55
					10.	Meg Drobniak	ESU	3:15.41
400 - SECTION 1
1.	Angela Gray	ESU	1:00.15		500 - SECTION 1
2.	Nichole Snively	SF	1:00.44		1.	Khadija Shariff	BU	1:19.39
3.	Christie Wolfgang	BU	1:00.74		2.	Kristin Kyzmir	BU	1:19.41
4.	Nicole Piper	BU	1:00.83		3.	Shavanna Ross	ESU	1:19.69
5.	Brianne  O'Driscolle	SF	1:01.70		4.	Marcella Hughes	SF	1:19.91
6.	Jen Eye	ESU	1:02.65
					500 - SECTION 2
400 - SECTION 2			1.	Alicia Kalinoski	SF	1:21.04
1.	Nikki Gross	JH	1:03.67		2.	Elena Roberts	SF	1:25.82
2.	Emily Dugan	Susq.	1:04.88		3.	Karolina Jiraki	BU	1:26.56
3.	Melinda Erbel	ESU	1:04.95
4.	Jordan Buldoc	Susq.	1:05.18		200 - SECTION 1
5.	Caroline Shaw	JH	1:33.76		1.	Cheryl Griffin	ESU	25.73
					2.	Charity Brady	BU	26.48
1000 - FINAL				3.	Nichole Snively	SF	27.06
1.	Stephanie Bango	BU	3:03.65		4.	Carolee Clarke	SF	27.29
2.	Lylan Wisler	JH	3:20.78		5.	Cassidy Yeager	SF	28.09
3.	Monica Schelling	ESU	3:24.66
4.	Daffney Parsons	ESU	3:26.43		200 - SECTION 2
5.	Cheryl Werner	JH	3:29.74		1.	Edwina Bourn	BU	26.68
6.	Lisa Yagi	JH	3:37.18		2.	Nicole Armfield	SF	27.28
					3.	Samantha Klotz	BU	27.28
SHOT PUT - FINAL			4.	Jackie Babbini	ESU	27.53
1.	Amanda Fooce	BU	38'4 ¼"		5.	Akilah Wallace	SF	28.16
2.	Janice Serven	SUNY	37'10"
3.	Melissa Mackel	SF	35'9 ½"		200 - SECTION 3
4.	Karen Rathfon	SF	35'6 ½"		1.	Jen Eye	ESU	27.49
5.	Jackie Evans	JH	32'4 ¼"		2.	Erin Walczak	SF	27.81
6.	Erin Lee	BU	32'3 ½"		3.	Nikki Gross	JH	28.46
7.	Liz Rothenbecker	ESU	29'8 ¼"		4.	Alexis Kruczek	JH	28.99
8.	Steph Hippman	ESU	29'2 ¾"
9.	Sarah Ford	ESU	28'8 ½"		200 - SECTION 4
10.	Marissa Gymn	ESU	27'1 ½"		1.	Kelly Avila	BU	28.91
11.	Jessica Albrecht	JH	25' ½"		2.	Katie Morrell	BU	29.75
12.	Noelle Morra 	ESU	23'11 ½"		3.	Joy Williams-Doyle	BU	30.29
					4.	Megan Carr	JH	33.04
TRIPLE JUMP - FINAL
1.	Quanny Jester	ESU	36'11 ½"		200 - SECTION 5
2.	Kim Zimble	BU	35'6"		1.	Heather Merrow	SF	30.66
3.	Tara James	SUNY	35'2 ½"		2.	Dana Clark	JH	31.08
4.	Robin Meling	BU	34'2"		3.	Caroline Shaw	JH	37.79
5.	Becky Fitz	ESU	33'5"


3000 - FINAL			4x800 - FINAL
1.	Andrea Beisser	BU	10:23.80		1.	East Stroudsburg		10:22.47
2.	Kristin Ferrell	BU	10:46.03		2.	St. Francis		10:29.10
3.	Heather Relyea	JH	11:17.70		3.	Johns Hopkins		10:35.35
4.	Laura Vernikoff	JH	11:28.04
5.	Niki Royer	ESU	11:36.76		4x400 - FINAL
6.	Mary Sthaley	JH	11:39.41		1.	Bucknell "A"		3:56.93
7.	Stacie Gallagher	ESU	11:43.28			Christie Wolfgang
8.	Erin Coyne	ESU	11:44.08			Nicki Piper
9.	Hilary Knipe	JH	11:56.78			Tonya McSwain
10.	Nikki Garbinski	SF	12:40.45			Steph Bango
11.	Rhoda Rose	SF	12:57.01		2.	East Stroudsburg		4:02.60
					3.	Bucknell "B"		4:03.68
						Jamie Lilien
	FINAL SCORE					Laura Ryan
	Bucknell	212				Edwina Bourn
	East Stroudsburg	111				Kristin Kyzmir
	St.  Francis	  94			4.	St. Francis		4:09.13
	Johns Hopkins	   53			5.	Johns Hopkins		4:29.95
	SUNY Brockport	  36
	Western Maryland	    9