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Lafayette Invitational April 22, 2000 Yarrington, Sands Win Throwing Events for Blue Hen Men EASTON, PA -- The University of Delaware enjoyed a solid day in the throwing events for both the men's and women's teams at the Lafayette College Outdoor Track and Field Invitational Saturday at Fisher Field. Delaware's Sam Yarrington (Quaker Valley/Sewickley, PA) won the hammer throw for the third straight meet and Eric Sands (Tunkhannock, Pa. HS) won the discus to highlight the Blue Hen men while Caltha Seymour (A.I. duPont HS) was second in the hammer throw to pace the Blue Hen women's team. Yarrington threw the hammer 180-4 to win that event and also placed eighth in the discus with a toss of 133-10. Sands won the discus with a throw of 153-2 and was also sixth in the shot put with a toss of 45-11 3/4. Also for the Delaware men, Joe Quigley (Salesianum HS) was second in the 800 meters (1:55.06) and Paul Visentin was third in the 3,000 meters (8:42.16). Delaware's 4 x 800 meter relay team also placed third in a time of 8:00.02. The Hens also had four fourth place finishes as the 4 x 100 meter relay team ran to a time of 42.72, Mark Coyle (East/West Chester) ran 4:04.77 in the 1,500 meters, John Marino (Iona Prep/Yonkers, NY) had a clocking of 16.16 in the 110 meter hurdles, Mike Goodhart (Warwick/Lititz, PA) threw the hammer 153-2, and Ben Thuma (Northern York/Harrisburg, PA) threw the discus 139-3. Thuma also placed sixth in the hammer throw with a toss of 144-7. Seymour (A.I. duPont HS) was second in the hammer with a throw of 164-11 to lead the Hens while Melissa Calvanico (Tottenville/Staten Island, NY) was fourth in the in the shot put (38-6) and the 4 x 100 meter relay was third with a time of 50.06. Also for the Hens, Jennie Chiller (Sharon, Mass. HS) was fifth in the hammer (130-6) and Jen Lublanecki (West Morris Central/Long Valley, NJ) was fifth in both the 100 meters (12.86) and 200 meters (26.47). Top Delaware Finishers: Men: 1st Place - Sam Yarrington - Hammer (180-4); Eric Sands - Discus (153-2) 2nd Place - Joe Quigley - 800m (1:55.06) 3rd Place - Paul Visentin - 3,000m (8:42.16); 4 x 800m relay (8:00.02). 4th Place - 4 x 100m relay (42.72); Mark Coyle - 1,500m (4:04.77); John Marino - 110m hurdles (16.16); Mike Goodhart - Hammer (153-2); Ben Thuma - Discus (139-3) 5th Place - Pat Riley - 3,000m (8:45.54); Pat Boettcher - 800m (1:55.19); Tom Marando - Hammer (149-9); Andrew Palm - Javelin (173-8); 4 x 400m relay (3:20.39) 6th Place - Ishmael Fontaine - 100m (11.29); Ben Thuma - Hammer (144-7); Eric Sands - shot put (45-11 3/4); Asher Ailey - 200m (22.72) 8th Place - Chris Miller - long jump (20-1); Sam Yarrington - Discus (133-10)   Women: 2nd Place - Caltha Seymour - Hammer (164-11); 4th Place - 4 x 100m relay (50.06); Melissa Calvanico - Shot put (38-6) 5th Place - Jennie Chiller - Hammer (130-6); Jen Lublanecki - 100m (12.86); 200m (26.47) 6th Place - Michelle Perno - Discus (115-9); Colleen Christopher - Long jump (16-8); Carol Oliveri - Pole vault (9-0) 7th Place - Cristin Romano - 5,000m (20:07.80)       - DDD -