Friday, December 07, 2012

Penn Track & Field Opens 2012-13 Campaign at Lehigh


PHILADELPHIA - Friday will mark the first meet for the University of Pennsylvania men's and women's track and field teams under the guidance of Director of Track & Field/Cross Country, Steve Dolan. The 2012-13 campaign opens in Bethlehem, Pa., for the Lehigh Invitational.

All field events will begin at 5 p.m., while the track events start with the men's 60-meter hurdles at 5:30 p.m. The season-opening meet will conclude with the women's 4x400 relay at 10:20 p.m.

Last season, the Penn men sent four to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in June and two of those Quakers return for the 2012-13 season. Jacob Brenza [Throws Jr. Camp Hill, Pa. (Camp Hill)], who owns the third-best outdoor shot put toss in school history, and Maalik Reynolds [Jumps Jr. Atlanta, Ga. (Westminster School)], a three-time All-American in the high jump, both enter their junior seasons in the Red and Blue. The women also return two NCAA Outdoor qualifiers in seniors Jillian Hart (Pole Vault Sr. Neshanic Station, N.J. (Somerville)] and Morgan Wheeler [Multi Sr. Poestenkill, N.Y. (Averill Park)], as well as Gabrielle Piper [Sprints Jr. Marietta, Ga. (Lassiter)], the school record-holder and defending Heps champion in the indoor 60-meter hurdles.

In last year's season opener at Bucknell, the women were led by then-senior Catherine Okoukoni, who won the triple jump and long jump, while a freshman made the school record books. Lydia Ali [Sprints So. Bryn Mawr, Pa. (Radnor)]made the biggest splash in her collegiate debut with the third-fastest time in school history. She finished as the runner-up with a time of 7.66.

This will mark the second straight year the men open at Lehigh. Four Quakers posted wins to start the indoor season as Reynolds, Brenza, Thomas Tallerico [Middle Distance So. Silver Spring, Md. (Our Lady of Good Counsel)] (1,000 meters) and Tom Timmins [Sprints So. Phoenixville, Pa. (Phoenixville)] (400 meters) won their respective events in addition to a victory from the 4x400 relay.


A full recap will be available at PennAthletics.com shortly after the conclusion of each day's events.

Courtesy Penn

Men's Track & Field - 2012-13 Roster
Name
Pos.
Yr.
Hometown (Prev School)
Victor Allen Distance So. Southfield (Southfield Christian School)
Thomas Awad Distance Fr. East Norwich, N.Y. (Chaminade)
Seck Barry Hurdles Sr. Washington, DC (St. Albans School)
Mato Bekelja Middle Distance So. Hummelstown, Pa. (Hershey)
Ben Bowers Multi Fr. Roselle, Ill. (James B. Conant)
Jake Brenza Throws Jr. Camp Hill, Pa. (Camp Hill)
Michael Brown Hurdles Sr. Hummelstown, Pa. (Lower Dauphin)
Ed Cai Hurdles Fr. Fairfax, Va. (Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Tech)
Tim Carey Hurdles Sr. Sewell, N.J. (Washington Township)
Matt Chylak Middle Distance Sr. Newtown, Pa. (Holy Ghost Prep)
Brandon Clark Distance Fr. Chanhassen, MN (The Blake School)
George Dickson III Distance Sr. Rose Valley, Pa. (Strath Haven)
Edward Donnelly Distance Fr. Haverford, PA (Haverford Township)
Kevin Foy Distance Sr. West Windsor, N.J. (West Windsor-Plainsboro)
John Foye Distance Sr. Salt Lake City, Utah (Judge Memorial Catholic)
Timothy Hamlett Sprints Fr. Teaneck, NJ (Don Bosco Prep)
Nate Harriger Jumps Jr. Wake Forest, N.C. (Norwin)
Everett Hateley Pole Vault So. Los Angeles, Calif. (Loyola)
Semi Ibikunle Jumps So. York, Pa. (Central York)
Karl Ingram Throws Jr. Kalispell, Mont. (Kalispell Flathead)
Connor Jaramillo Middle Distance So. Poway, Calif. (Poway)
Jordan Jett Jumps So. Lake Hopatcong, N.J. (Newark Academy)
Brent Jules Sprints So. Brooklyn, N.Y. (Medgar Evans)
Allante Keels Sprints Sr. Washington, D.C. (Episcopal)
Mike Kiley Distance Sr. Mineola, N.Y. (Chaminade)
James Killian Sprints So. Green Bay, Wisc. (Bay Port)
Marcus LaRoche Throws So. Union, N.J. (Oratory Prep)
John Li Pole Vault Fr. Radnor, Pa. (Radnor)
Drew Magaha Middle Distance Fr. Hatboro, Pa. (Upper Moreland)
Sam Mattis Throws Fr. East Brunswick, N.J. (East Brunswick)
William Meadows Distance Fr. Baltimore, MD (Gilman School)
Keaton Naff Middle Distance Fr. Philadelphia, Pa. (Masterman)
Conor Nickel Distance Jr. Syosset, N.Y. (Chaminade)
Ikechi Nnamani Jumps Sr. Bloomington, Ill. (Normal University HS)
Conner Paez Distance Jr. Solon, Ohio (Solon)
Chad Payne Sprints Fr. Burnaby, BC, Canada (St. George's)
Thomas Pitt Jumps Fr. West Chester, Pa. (Malvern)
Maalik Reynolds Jumps Jr. Atlanta, Ga. (Westminster School)
Connor Ryan Distance So. Washington D.C. (Gonzaga College)
Harrison Scharf Sprints Fr. Lynchburg, Va. (Glass)
Brandon Senior Hurdles Fr. Scottsdale, AZ (Notre Dame Prep)
Clark Shurtleff Distance Fr. Bethany, Conn. (Amity Regional)
Brendan Smith Distance Fr. Fayetteville, N.Y. (Christian Brothers Academy)
Mason Smith Sprints Jr. Satellite Beach, Fla. (Satellite)
Nick Straughn Jumps So. Franklin Park, N.J. (Saint Joseph's)
Thomas Tallerico Middle Distance So. Silver Spring, Md. (Our Lady of Good Counsel)
Tom Timmins Sprints So. Phoenixville, Pa. (Phoenixville)
John Trueman Distance So. Oreland, Pa. (Springfield Township)
Kirk Webb Middle Distance Fr. Louisville, Colo. (Monarch)
Kyle Webster Sprints So. Glen Ridge, NJ (Lawrenceville School)

Women's Track & Field - 2012-13 Roster
Name
Pos.
Yr.
Hometown (Prev School)
Princess Lydia Ali Sprints So. Bryn Mawr, Pa. (Radnor)
Lauren Anderson Jumps So. Westlake Village, Calif. (Oaks Christian)
Gillian Berger Jumps Fr. Tarrytown, N.Y. (Sleepy Hollow)
Heather Bong Sprints So. Nashotah, Wis. (Arrowhead)
Davielle Brown Pole Vault Sr. Warren, NJ (Watchung Hills Regional)
Whitney Carriveau Throws Fr. Mankato, Minn. (Mankato East)
Gabriella Cuccia Middle Distance Fr. Wappingers Falls, N.Y. (Ketcham)
Pauline Dabrowski Middle Distance So. Toms River, N.J. (Monsignor Donovan)
Amy Darlington Distance Fr. Bethlehem, Pa. (Liberty)
Chelsea Delaney Distance Jr. Freehold, N.J. (St. John Vianney)
Margaret Diacont Distance Sr. Nazareth, Pa. (Nazareth)
Ariel Fieldman Multi Fr. Old Westbury, N.Y. (Wheatley School)
Elyssa Gensib Distance Fr. Princeton, N.J. (Princeton)
Nikoletta Georgalis Multi So. Moorpark, Calif. (Moorpark)
Nicole Ghazarian Distance Fr. Westlake Village, Calif. (Westlake)

Cydney Gillon Hurdles Jr. Douglasville, Ga. (North Atlanta)
Serena Graf Throws Fr. Surrey, B.C., Canada (Seaquam)
Stephanie Green Multi Jr. Hinsdale, Ill. (Hinsdale Central)
Hannah Grossman Distance Fr. Wallingford, Pa. (Strath Haven)
Brooke Hamscher Pole Vault Jr. Whitehall, Pa. (Whitehall)
Jillian Hart Pole Vault Sr. Neshanic Station, N.J. (Somerville)
Kelsey Hay Throws Fr. Lehighton, Pa. (Palmerton)
Taylor Hennig Sprints Fr. Garden City, N.Y. (Garden City)
Rachel Hlatky Sprints Fr. Brooklyn Heights, Ohio (Magnificat)
Annie Holland Jumps So. Sellersville, Pa. (Pennridge)
Aiyanna Isom Sprints So. New York, N.Y. (Brearley School)
Kersie Jhabvala Distance Jr. Cary, N.C. (Apex)
Kaci Jones Throws Fr. Camano Island, Wash. (Stanwood)
Lauren Kester Distance So. Duluth, Ga. (Greater Atlantic Christian)
Leslie Kovach Distance Sr. Irwin, Pa. (Norwin)
Shannon McCarthy Middle Distance Fr. Rumson, N.J. (Rumson-Fair Haven)
Lauren Murphy Distance Fr. Malvern, Pa. (Villa Maria Academy)
Nony Onyeador Sprints Sr. Suprise, Ariz. (Willow Canyon)
Theresa Picciallo Throws Fr. Upper Saddle River, N.J. (Immaculate Heart)
Gabrielle Piper Sprints Jr. Marietta, Ga. (Lassiter)
Laura Placentra Pole Vault Jr. Montclair, N.J. (Montclair Kimberley Academy)
Charlotte Pope Throws Sr. Scarsdale, N.Y. (New Rochelle)
Megan Powell Distance Sr. Cranberry Township, Pa. (Seneca Valley )
Amira Privott-Yeiser Multi So. New Rochelle, N.Y. (Yeiser-New Rochelle)
Dina Ramadane Middle Distance So. Wayne, Pa. (Conestoga)
Amber Scott Hurdles Sr. Robbinsville, N.J. (Robbinsville)
Shakele Seaton Middle Distance So. Brooklyn, N.Y. (Medgar Evers Prep)
Mia Spinelli Middle Distance So. Haddonfield, N.J. (Haddonfield Memorial)
Ariana Tabatabaie Middle Distance So. Newtonville, Mass. (Newton North)
Jenny Thompson Jumps So. Piedmont, Calif. (Piedmont )
Morgan Wheeler Multi Sr. Poestenkill, N.Y. (Averill Park)
Eliana Yankelev Hurdles Fr. Wynnewood, Pa. (Lower Marion)



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