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Dodson Wins Mile to Lead Delaware at Princeton Invitational

DATE: February 20, 2005

PRINCETON, NJ -- Casey Bennett captured the pole vault and Brittany Wright won the 60 meter dash for the University of Delaware women and Brad Dodson captured the mile run with a career-best time for the Blue Hen men at the Princeton Indoor Track and Field Invitational Saturday at Jadwin Gym.

Bennett captured her fourth pole vault title of the indoor season and the 14th of her career as she won the event with a leap of 11-9 3/4 while Wright continued to dominate the sprint events as she won the 60 meter dash in a time of 7.77 - tying her own school record. Wright also placed second in the 200 meters. She has now won seven sprint events this season.

Dodson continued to dominate the distance events as he won the mile run with a time of 4:16.92. Last week Dodson won three distance events at the University of Delaware Thomson Invitational. He has won the mile in three different events this year.

Also for the Delaware women, Asha Quant was second in the long jump (17-4 1/4), Rachel Young was third in the shot put (39-4) and fourth in the weight throw (45-11 1/4), Kate Klim was third in the 3,000 meters (10:37.34), and Toni Riggi was third in the 1,000 meters (3:12.99).

For the Delaware men, Chris Dixon was second in the 400 meters (50.32), Pat Henry was third in the 200 meters (22.85), Charlie Williams was fourth in the 400 meters (50.84), and Mike Yost was fifth in the weight throw (51 1/4).

AGATE:

Delaware Men's Finishers: 1st Place - Brad Dodson, Mile (4:16.92); 2nd Place - Chris Dixon, 400m (50.32); 3rd Place - Pat Henry, 200m (22.85); 4th Place - Charlie Williams, 400m (50.84); 5th Place - Mike Yost, Weight Throw (51-00 1/4); 6th Place - Scott Vari, 200m (23.25); Rashaad Woodard, 60m (7.12), Kyle Casella, Shot Put (48-00 1/2); 7th Place - Pat Henry, 60m (7.12), Matt Arbaugh, Pole Vault (13-07 1/4); 8th Place - Kyle Schmid, Mile (4:27.45); Mike Roth, 800m (2:00.15) 9th Place - Phil Smiley, 400m (52.14); Dennis Spence, 200m (24.05), Andrew Lynch, Shot Put (43-07), Kyle Casella, Weight Throw (45-10); 11th Place - Dennis Spence, Long Jump (19-09 3/4);12th Place- Scott Vari, 60m (7.31); 16th Place - Clark Ridge, Mile (4:39.57); 17th Place - Claron Ridge, 800m (2:05.37).

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