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University of Delaware Invitational
January 12, 2002
    
DiNozzi Breaks His Own School Record in Pole Vault as Hens Place Fifth

Complete Meet Results

NEWARK, DE -- University of Delaware junior Jon DiNozzi broke his own school record in winning the pole vault and freshman David Robinson captured the triple jump to highlight Blue Hen performances at the University of Delaware Indoor Track and Field Invitational Saturday afternoon at the Delaware Field House.

Both University of Delaware teams placed fifth in the team standings. The University of Maryland dominated the action, winning both the men's and women's team titles. In the men's meet, Maryland posted 162 points to outdistance Atlantic Coast Conference foe Duke (159) followed by Rider (135), Lafayette (107.5), Delaware (93.5), and La Salle (26).

On the women's side, Maryland posted 217 points to outlast Duke (164), Navy (126), Pennsylvania (66), Delaware (52), Lafayette (43), and Rider (31). The Blue Hen women were led by senior Aimee Alexander (Carmel/Stormville, NY) who placed second in the 5,000 meter run.

The Delaware men had 15 top six finishes on the day while the UD women had nine top six finishes.

DiNozzi (Fox Lane, NY HS/Middletown, DE), a second-year transfer from George Mason University, highlighted the day for the Blue Hens as he won the pole vault with a height of 16-feet, 2 3/4 inches to break his own record of 16-feet set last season.

Also winning for the Blue Hens was Robinson, a freshman from Wilmington, DE (Salesianum) who won the triple jump with a leap 43-8 3/4 and also placed fourth in the long jump with a distance of 20-5 3/4.

Also for the Blue Hens, freshman Jim DelGrosso (Salesianum/Wilmington, DE) was second in the high jump (6-4 3/4), Butch Patrick (Newark/Newark, DE) was second in the 60 meters (6.93), Nate Irvin (Sussex Central/Millsboro, DE) was fifth in both the 60 meters (7.17) and 200 meters (23.32), Kevin Kelly (Malvern Prep/Springfield, PA) was fifth in the pole vault (13-3 1/2); Michael Reh (Middletown, NY HS) was fifth in the high jump (6- 3/4), Jerome Holder (Woodbridge/Bridgeville, DE) was fifth in the 60 meter hurdles (8.78), and Pat Riley was fifth in the 5,000 meters 15:24.82.

On the women's side, Alexander led the way with a second place finish in the 5,000 meters in a time of 10:20.33. The Hens' 4 x 800 meter relay team also placed second (9:52.47), while Jennie Chiller (Sharon, MA HS) was third in the weight throw (51-4 1/2), Monica Marchetta was fourth in the 5,000 meters (18:47.89), Laura Dietrich (Northeastern/York, PA) was fifth in the triple jump (35 1/2), the 4 x 400 meter relay team was fifth in a time of 4:12.75, Sarah Johnson was fifth in the 1,000 meters (RHAM/Hebron, CT), Sara Sievers (Princeton/Cranbury, NJ) was sixth in the 400 meters (1:02.37), and Sarah Bochet (Trumbull, CT HS) was sixth in the 500 meters (1:20.87).

There were two Delaware Field House records broken during the meet as Navy's Mandy Hausenaver set a record in the pole vault with a leap of 10-6 and Maryland's Ruth Kura broke her own building record in the weight throw with a winning toss of 61-5. Maryland's Rob Frelow was a double winner, capturing both the 200 and 400 meter runs. The lone women's double winner was Duke's Janay McKie who won the 60 and 200 meter runs.

AGATE:

Top UD Men's Finishers: 1st Place - Jon DiNozzi, pole vault (16-2 3/4 - UD record); David Robinson, triple jump (43-8 3/4); 2nd Place - Jim DelGrosso, high jump (6-4 3/4); Butch Patrick, 60m (6.93); 4th Place - David Robinson, long jump (20-5 3/4); 5th Place - Kevin Kelly, pole vault (13-3 1/2); Michael Reh, high jump (6- 3/4); Jerome Holder, 60m hurdles (8.78); Pat Riley, 5,000m (15:24.82); Nate Irvin, 60m (7.17), 200m (23.32); 6th Place - Ramsey Moorman, 200m (23.44); Jon Crook, 1,000m (2:40.99); Mike Sadowsky, 5,000m (15:42.24); Mike Yost, shot put (42-5 1/.2)

 

University of Delaware Invitational - 1/12/2002
                        Delaware Fieldhouse, Newark, DE                        
                                    Results
         
         Final Team Standings:
1. Maryland (UM) - 162
2. Duke (DK) - 159
3. Rider (RID) - 135
4. Lafayette (LAF) - 107.5
5. Delaware (UD) - 93.5
6. La Salle (LAS) - 26                                    
 
Men 60 Meter Dash
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals  Points
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Finals
  1 Machel Morrison              Lafayette                 6.91    10  
  2 Butch Patrick                UD                        6.93     8  
  3 Harold Manning               UM                        6.96     6  
  4 Herb Kennedy                 Lafayette                 7.12     5  
  5 Nate Irvin                   UD                        7.17     4  
  6 Shaun Rodgers                Rider                     7.27     3  
  7 Brandon Hicks                Rider                     7.28     2  
  8 Ed Montalvo                  UD                        7.34     1  
 
Men 60 Meter Dash
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    Name                    Year School                 Prelims  H#
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Preliminaries
  1 Butch Patrick                UD                        7.00Q  3 
  2 Harold Manning               UM                        7.01Q  2 
  3 Machel Morrison              Lafayette                 7.05Q  1 
  4 Nate Irvin                   UD                        7.16q  3 
  5 Herb Kennedy                 Lafayette                 7.18q  2 
  6 Brandon Hicks                Rider                     7.27q  1 
  7 Shaun Rodgers                Rider                     7.28q  2 
  7 Ed Montalvo                  UD                        7.28q  1 
  9 Kevin Jones                  Rider                     7.35   1 
 10 Jerome Holder                UD                        7.45   2 
 11 Marc Winniford               Duke                      7.54   1 
 12 Kevin Warg                   LaSalle                   7.71   2 
 
Men 200 Meter Dash
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals  H# Points
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  1 Rob Frelow                   UM                       22.83   2   10  
  2 Herb Kennedy                 Lafayette                22.96   2    8  
  3 Will Zimmerman               Rider                    23.02   1    6  
  4 Derrick Hill                 UM                       23.26   3    5  
  5 Nate Irvin                   UD                       23.32   4    4  
  6 Ramsey Moorman               UD                       23.44   3    3  
  7 David Benedaret              UM                       23.48   2    2  
  8 Marc Winniford               Duke                     23.57   2    1  
  9 Phillip Barrett              UM                       23.67   3 
 10 Obi Amachi                   Duke                     23.71   1 
 11 Jerome Holder                UD                       23.73   5 
 12 Brandon Jones                UD                       24.04   4 
 13 Kris Carey                   Lafayette                24.14   3 
 14 Ed Montalvo                  UD                       24.28   4 
 15 Andre Middleton              Rider                    24.58   4 
 16 Joe Hollowell                Rider                    24.81   5 
 
Men 400 Meter Dash
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals  H# Points
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  1 Rob Frelow                   UM                       50.70   1   10  
  2 Jon Apostoles                Lafayette                50.73   1    8  
  3 Will Zimmerman               Rider                    51.02   1    6  
  4 Alvin Lyte                   Lafayette                51.42   1    5  
  5 David Benedaret              UM                       51.62   1    4  
  6 Obi Amachi                   Duke                     51.82   1    3  
  7 Phillip Barrett              UM                       52.14   2    2  
  8 John Farkas                  Lafayette                52.21   2    1  
  9 Jason Grant                  UM                       53.49   3 
 10 Gabe Gonzalez                Rider                    54.34   2 
 11 Joe Hollowell                Rider                    54.61   3 
 12 John McNamara                UD                       54.64   2 
 13 Robin Roark                  Duke                     55.03   2 
 14 Geoff McBride                Rider                    56.22   3 
 
Men 1 Mile Run
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals  Points
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  1 Brendan Wells                Duke                   4:18.45    10  
  2 Dave DeJong                  Rider                  4:19.56     8  
  3 Sean Kelly                   Duke                   4:21.20     6  
  4 Mike Fleg                    UM                     4:24.34     5  
  5 Carlos Garcia                Lafayette              4:31.91     4  
  6 Adam Ambrus                  UM                     4:33.06     3  
  7 Marlin Barrier               LaSalle                4:33.19     2  
  8 Dan Rodrigue                 LaSalle                4:37.95     1  
  9 Matt Daniels                 LaSalle                4:37.99  
 10 Neal D'Amato                 Duke                   4:38.35  
 11 Tom Anderson                 UM                     4:40.64  
 12 Helder Santo                 Rider                  4:41.49  
 13 Blake Jorgensen              Duke                   4:48.57  
 14 Brian Styler                 Rider                  4:49.87  
 15 Jim Catella                  UD                     4:51.86  
 16 Jeff Zola                    Rider                  5:01.48  
 
Men 500 Meter Run
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals  H# Points
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  1 Derrick Hill                 UM                     1:06.81   1   10  
  2 Jon Amt                      Duke                   1:07.22   1    8  
  3 Dana Mueller                 Rider                  1:07.29   1    6  
  4 Gio Ramos                    Rider                  1:07.49   1    5  
  5 Robin Mesina                 Rider                  1:07.69   1    4  
  6 Kris Miszler                 Lafayette              1:08.38   2    3  
  7 Ricky Jackson                Lafayette              1:08.96   2    2  
  8 Adam Hill                    Duke                   1:09.39   1    1  
  9 Jay Pava                     UD                     1:09.66   2 
 10 Phil Smiley                  UD                     1:10.05   3 
 11 Andre Middleton              Rider                  1:10.73   3 
 12 AJ Franchinni                LaSalle                1:11.47   3 
 13 Daniel Hawthorn              UM                     1:11.97   2 
 
Men 800 Meter Run
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals  Points
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  1 Nick Schneider               Duke                   1:55.42    10  
  2 Ian Cronin                   Duke                   1:57.95     8  
  3 Reggie Clay                  Lafayette              1:58.38     6  
  4 Matt Catinella               Rider                  1:59.32     5  
  5 Paul Dorsey                  UM                     1:59.93     4  
  6 Charlie Dielmann             Duke                   2:00.07     3  
  7 Tom Gianturco                Duke                   2:01.04     2  
  8 Frank Schaefer               UD                     2:02.45     1  
  9 Brett Harvey                 Lafayette              2:02.90  
 10 Pete Lenz                    UD                     2:03.44  
 11 Andy Talarowski              UD                     2:03.99  
 12 Tuan Pham                    UD                     2:06.51  
 13 Eric Topor                   UM                     2:07.33  
 13 Marlin Barrier               LaSalle                2:07.33  
 15 Andy Rogers                  Lafayette              2:07.63  
 
Men 1000 Meter Run
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals  Points
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  1 Bill Spierdowis              Duke                   2:28.37    10  
  2 Casey Reardon                Duke                   2:34.44     8  
  3 Mike Fleg                    UM                     2:35.80     6  
  4 Greg Wikelius                Duke                   2:37.35     5  
  5 Colin McDonough              Lafayette              2:39.24     4  
  6 Jon Crook                    UD                     2:40.99     3  
  7 Francis Ciganek              UM                     2:41.49     2  
  8 Mike Prada                   UM                     2:42.32     1  
  9 Chris Kessler                LaSalle                2:45.49  
 10 Tom Anderson                 UM                     2:49.02  
 
Men 3000 Meter Run
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals  Points
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  1 Sean Kelly                   Duke                   8:36.99    10  
  2 Chris Williams               Duke                   8:51.59     8  
  3 Dave DeJong                  Rider                  8:52.77     6  
  4 Neal D'Amato                 Duke                   9:04.07     5  
  5 Michael Pelosi               LaSalle                9:07.56     4  
  6 Tom Mulhern                  LaSalle                9:07.70     3  
  7 Bob Broomhead                Rider                  9:08.33     2  
  8 Adam Ambrus                  UM                     9:11.98     1  
  9 Dave Finneran                UD                     9:18.08  
 10 Matt Harrell                 UD                     9:18.10  
 11 Matt Adami                   UM                     9:25.04  
 12 Dan Rodrigue                 LaSalle                9:27.73  
 13 James Lenczycki              LaSalle                9:32.75  
 14 Tom Kennedy                  Lafayette              9:33.84  
 -- Terry Brennan                Unattached                 DNF  
 
Men 5000 Meter Run
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals  Points
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  1 Jim Martin                   Duke                  15:16.18    10  
  2 Jared Moore                  Duke                  15:17.04     8  
  3 Mike Prada                   UM                    15:21.35     6  
  4 Michael Hatch                Duke                  15:22.86     5  
  5 Pat Riley                    UD                    15:24.82     4  
  6 Mike Sadowsky                UD                    15:42.24     3  
  7 Matt Adami                   UM                    16:06.54     2  
  8 Patrick Norris               LaSalle               16:07.18     1  
  9 Pat Boettcher                UD                    16:17.38  
 10 Francis Ciganek              UM                    16:27.18  
 11 Fran Tagmire                 LaSalle               16:41.60  
 12 Kevin Penderghest            Lafayette             17:03.98  
 -- Terry Brennan                Unattached           X14:49.57  
 -- Mike DiGennaro               Unattached           X15:19.53  
 
Men 60 Meter Hurdles
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals  Points
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Finals
  1 Phillip Barrett              UM                        8.21    10  
  2 Will Zimmerman               Rider                     8.29     8  
  3 Brandon Hicks                Rider                     8.57     6  
  4 Kris Carey                   Lafayette                 8.62     5  
  5 Jerome Holder                UD                        8.78     4  
  6 Daniel Hawthorn              UM                        9.01     3  
  7 Gio Ramos                    Rider                     9.08     2  
  8 Austin Ream                  UD                        9.37     1  
 
Men 60 Meter Hurdles
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    Name                    Year School                 Prelims  H#
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Preliminaries
  1 Phillip Barrett              UM                        8.29Q  2 
  2 Will Zimmerman               Rider                     8.48Q  1 
  3 Brandon Hicks                Rider                     8.41q  2 
  4 Kris Carey                   Lafayette                 8.60q  2 
  5 Jerome Holder                UD                        8.81q  1 
  6 Gio Ramos                    Rider                     8.90q  2 
  7 Daniel Hawthorn              UM                        8.97q  1 
  8 Austin Ream                  UD                        9.44q  2 
 -- Justin Lindsey               Unattached               X8.16   1 
 
Men 4x400 Meter Relay
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    School                                               Finals  H# Points
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  1 Lafayette  'A'                                      3:25.49   1   10  
  2 Duke University  'A'                                3:26.73   1    8  
  3 Rider University  'A'                               3:27.58   1    6  
  4 Lafayette  'B'                                     x3:32.50   2 
  5 University of Maryland  'A'                         3:34.41   1    5  
  6 University of Delaware  'A'                         3:36.08   1    4  
 -- University of Delaware  'B'                             DNF   2 
 
Men 4x800 Meter Relay
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    School                                               Finals  Points
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  1 Duke University  'A'                                7:55.71    10  
  2 Duke University  'B'                               x8:10.36  
  3 University of Maryland  'A'                         8:14.83     8  
  4 Lafayette  'A'                                      8:19.42     6  
  5 University of Delaware  'A'                         8:21.80     5  
  6 Rider University  'A'                               8:34.82     4  
  7 LaSalle  'A'                                        8:53.15     3  
 
Men High Jump
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals  Points
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  1 Adrian Nelson                UM                       2.06m    10  
  2 Jim DelGrosso                UD                       1.95m     8  
  3 Brian Misar                  UM                       1.90m     6  
  4 Doug Coppola                 LaSalle                  1.85m     5  
  5 Michael Reh                  UD                      J1.85m     4  
  6 Brandon Hicks                Rider                    1.80m     3  
  7 Evan Prucha                  UM                       1.75m     2  
 -- Joe Hollowell                Rider                       NH  
 -- Andy Maurer                  Lafayette                   NH  
 -- Brent Gordan                 UM                          NH  
 
Men Pole Vault
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals  Points
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  1 Jon DiNozzi                  UD                       4.95m    10  
  2 Brent Warner                 Duke                     4.65m     8  
  3 Jeff Buttacio                Duke                     4.50m     6  
  4 Mark Brault                  Lafayette                4.35m     5  
  5 Kevin Kelly                  UD                       4.05m     4  
  6 Lou Abruzzese                Rider                    3.05m     3  
 -- Kevin Warg                   LaSalle                     NH  
 -- Brent Gordan                 UM                          NH  
 -- Jeremy Davis                 Duke                        NH  
 -- Brett McMonagle              LaSalle                     NH  
 
Men Long Jump
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals  Points
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  1 Kevin Jones                  Rider                    6.80m    10  
  2 Jay Kubitsky                 Rider                    6.32m     8  
  3 Adrian Nelson                UM                       6.28m     6  
  4 David Robinson               UD                       6.24m     4.5
  4 Mike Bergine                 Lafayette                6.24m     4.5
  6 Russ Schwaber                Lafayette                6.17m     3  
  7 James Heffron                LaSalle                  5.94m     2  
  8 Kevin Warg                   LaSalle                  5.39m     1  
 -- Butch Patrick                UD                        FOUL  
 
Men Triple Jump
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals  Points
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  1 David Robinson               UD                      13.33m    10  
  2 Adrian Nelson                UM                      13.13m     8  
  3 Brandon Hicks                Rider                   12.23m     6  
  4 Gabe Gonzalez                Rider                   12.05m     5  
  5 Jay Kubitsky                 Rider                   11.99m     4  
 
Men Shot Put
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals  Points
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  1 Jim Fischer                  Lafayette               15.60m    10  
  2 Olushula Ijalana             Rider                   14.15m     8  
  3 Mike Manker                  Duke                    13.39m     6  
  4 John Collins                 UM                      13.05m     5  
  5 James Gondak                 UM                      13.01m     4  
  6 Mike Yost                    UD                      12.94m     3  
  7 Ho Guan                      UD                      12.40m     2  
  8 Ed Cohen                     UD                      12.09m     1  
  9 Aaron Johnson                Rider                   11.91m  
 -- Mike DeGregorio              Lafayette                 FOUL  
 
Men Weight Throw
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    Name                    Year School                  Finals  Points
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  1 John Collins                 UM                      17.06m    10  
  2 Jim Fischer                  Lafayette               16.11m     8  
  3 James Gondak                 UM                      15.45m     6  
  4 Mike Curtis                  Rider                   14.59m     5  
  5 Evan Kerrane                 LaSalle                 14.12m     4  
  6 Olushula Ijalana             Rider                   14.00m     3  
  7 Mike Yost                    UD                      12.88m     2  
  8 Aaron Johnson                Rider                   12.42m     1  
  9 Ho Guan                      UD                      11.41m  
 10 Joe Patson                   UD                      11.11m  
 11 Mike DeGregorio              Lafayette               10.98m  
 12 John Cole                    Lafayette               10.12m  
 13 James Gilbarty               LaSalle                  9.99m