Track & Field Solid at Crusader Classic

Results

SELINSGROVE, Pa. – Despite a short week to prepare for the 2012 Crusader Classic, the Susquehanna men’s and women’s track & field teams put together an impressive showing on Friday evening.

To start things off in the field events for the men, Ken Schetroma (Elysburg, Pa./Southern Columbia) took home second in the weight throw with a toss of 14.17m. He then went on to a second-place finish in the shot put with a career-best throw of 15.23m.

Brian Etz (Cortland, N.Y./Cortland) and Chad Shultz (Wellsboro, Pa./Wellsboro Area) placed fifth and sixth, respectively, in the long jump with distances of 5.94m and 5.91m. Etz also went on to place fourth in the 60 meter hurdles (9.34) with a personal-best performance.

Earning another second-place finish for the Crusaders was Andrew Torok (Voorhees, N.J./Eastern Regional), whose mark of 3.95m in the pole vault marked the second-best performance of the evening in the event and tied his career-best.

SU’s 4 x 200 meter relay team, comprised of Weston Pesillo (Lewisburg, Pa./Lewisburg Area), Todge Aumiller (Lewistown, Pa./Indian Valley), Michael Terwilliger (Honesdale, Pa./Honesdale) and Kevin Craig (Newtown, Pa./Council Rock North), finished fourth with a time of 1:36.80, just two seconds shy of the top time.

Dan Reinhart (Manakin Sabot, Va./Lenox Memorial) recorded the team’s best time in the one-mile run, finishing in 4:41.03, five seconds short of a PR.

In the 400 meter dash, Chance King (Newburgh, N.Y./Newburgh Free Academy) posted a personal-best time of 52.22, which also marked the second-fastest time of the evening. Just behind him was teammate Ben Wilson (Hughesville, Pa./Hughesville), who finished in 52.99.

Robby Caulfield (Setauket, N.,Y./Ward Melville) ran the 800 meter run in 2:03.99 which marked yet another second-place finish for SU while Dan Martin came in fifth in the 3000 meter (9:22.89), setting a PR in the process.

The 4 x 800 meter relay team closed out the men’s action by finishing second with a combined time of 8:24.02 from Caulfield, Austin Iovoli (Victor, N.Y./Victor), Brendon Albaugh (Ewing, N.J./The Peddie School) and Joe Zamadics (West Chester, Pa./West Chester Area).

Jess Ranck (Lewisburg, Pa./Lewisburg Area) opened the women’s performances with a first-place effort in the weight throw, easily winning with her personal-best toss of 12.68m. She also took fifth in the shot put with a mark of 10.23m, setting another PR in the process.

Kristin Stam (Wellsboro, Pa./Wellsboro Area) had another solid day in what has already been a standout season, placing second in the long jump (5.01m) while teammate Jessica Palmer-Bacon (Wellsboro, Pa./Wellsboro Area) was fifth with her career-best mark of 4.90m.

Stam captured first in the triple jump (10.96m) with Thanida Sermsuwan (Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan) third (10.04) and Melanie Schramm (Cogan Station, Pa./Williamsport Area) fourth (9.56m). Stam then went on to place second in the 60 meter hurdles finals (9.98).

Julie Scales (Berkeley Heights, N.J./Governor Livingston) racked up another first-place finish for Susquehanna as her mark of 2.90m in the pole vault tied for the best mark of the day, while also matching her PR.

Carly Bass (Flanders, N.J./Mount Olive) was SU’s top finisher in the one-mile run, finishing in 5:54.97. Two places behind her in sixth was Sarah Dickerson (York Haven, Pa./Northeastern) (6:03.81).

Freshman Laura Alleva (Malvern, Pa./Great Valley) won the 800 meter run with a time of 2:29.76. Just two seconds behind her was Shannon Galvin (Jamison, Pa./Central Bucks South) (2:31.96) in second while Maggie Storch (Troy, Pa./Troy Area) was third (2:32.69).

The 4 x 400 meter relay team of Karina Tefft (Portsmouth, N.H./Phillips Exeter Academy), Kelsey Hermick (Hallstead, Pa./Elk Lake), Jennifer Tims (Campbell, N.Y./Campbell-Savona) and Alleva posted the best time, finishing in 4:20.43.

The teams host their third home meet of the season on Sunday, Feb. 12 with the SU Invitational, set to start at 10 a.m.