Dodson
Places Second at Raleigh; Meany, Mayforth
Win at Monmouth in Hens' Season
Openers
DATE:
March 26, 2005
WEST
LONG BRANCH, NJ -- The University of
Delaware men's and women's track and field
teams opened up the 2005 fall season
Saturday by competing at the Monmouth
Invitational and at the Raleigh Relays at
North Carolina State.
Delaware
athletes picked up three first place
finishes and two second place performances
at Monmouth while Brad Dodson was the top
finisher at Raleigh, placing second in the
1,500 meters in one of the nation's top
early-season meets.
Dodson
was the Hens' top finisher at Raleigh,
placing second in the 1,500 meters in a
time of 3:52.34, the fourth fastest time
in that even in school history. He beat
runners from top programs Duke, DePaul,
Virginia, Georgetown, Syracuse, and North
Carolina for the runner-up
finish.
Also
at Raleigh, the 1,600 sprint medley team
of Pat Henry, Scott Vari, Charlie
Williams, and Phil Smiley was 11th in
3:36.33, the 4 x 100 meter relay team of
Henry, Jason Bradley, Vari, and Williams
was 15th in 42.98, and the 4 x 400 meter
relay group of Henry, Smiley, Williams,
and Dixon was 21st in 3:20.65.
At
Monmouth, Delaware won three events as
Tyler Mayforth won the 10,000 meters in
32;19.90, P.J. Meany won the 5,000 meters
in 15:04.67, and Casey Bennett won the
women's pole vault with a leap of 11-5
3/4.
Placing
second for the Blue Hens were Mike Yost in
the men's hammer (165-2) and Kate Klim in
the women's 3,000 meter steeplechase
(11:37.32) while third place finishers
included Peter Kane in the men's 3,000
meter steeplechase (10:08.04), Kyle Schmid
in the men's 5,000 meters (15:08.71),
Kaitlin McGowan in the women's pole vault
(9-1 1/4), and Colleen Reid in the 3,000
meter steeplechase (12:37.740.
Yost
also placed fourth in the men's discus
(149-8), Matt Harrell was fourth in the
men's 5,000 meters (15:12.67), and Will
Jurkowski was fourth in the men's 800
meters (1:59.23).
AGATE:
Raleigh
Relays at North Carolina State - Delaware
Men's Finishers: 2nd Place - Brad
Dodson, 1,500 meters (3:52.34); 11th Place
- 1,600 Sprint Medley Relay (Pat Henry,
Scott Vari, Charlie Williams, Phil
Smiley), 3:36.33; 15th Place - 4 x 100
Meter Relay (Pat Henry, Jason Bradley,
Scott Vari, Charlie Williams), 42.98; 21st
- 4 x 400 Meter Relay (Pat Henry, Phil
Smiley, Charlie Williams, Chris Dixon),
3:20.65.
Monmouth
Invitational
Top
Delaware Men's Finishers: 1st - Tyler
Mayforth, 10,000m (32:19.90); P.J. Meany,
5,000m (15:04.67); 2nd - Mike Yost, Hammer
(165-2); 3rd - Peter Kane, 3,000m
steeplechase (10:08.04); Kyle Schmid,
5,000m (15:08.71); 4th - Mike Yost, Discus
(149-8); Matt Harrell, 5,000m (15:12.67);
Will Jurkowski, 800m (1:59.23); 5th - Matt
Bryden, 5,000m (15:30.82); 6th - Hao Guan,
Hammer (135-2); 7th - Mike Ward, 5,000m
(15:36.07); 8th - Kyle Casella, Shot Put
(44-8 3/4); Mike Roth, 1,500m (4:08.01);
9th - Andrew Lynch, Discus (135-4); 12th
- Jay Marino, Javelin (145-1); Tony
DiUlio, Discus (131-1); Mike Hazeltine,
5,000m (15:59.83); 14th - Andrew Lynch,
Shot Put (40-0); 16th - Mike Roth, 800m
(2:03.59); 18th - Hao Guan, Discus
(126-3); Matt Guida, Long Jump (18-6 1/2);
Dan Frey, 800m (2:03.85); 19th - Matt
O'Brien, 5,000m (16:35.67); Dennis Spence,
200m (24.03); 21st - Dennis Spence - Long
Jump (18-2 1/4); 22nd - Ryan McGlensey,
400m hurdles (1:03.26); 24th - Jeremy
Lambert (16:46.23); 28th - Claron Ridge,
800m (2:06.70);
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