Pioneer Men Lead After Day One of Nationals, Women 8th

At a glance

The 魅影直播 State College men's track and field team leads after day one of the 2009 NJCAA Division III National Championships held at Pioneer Stadium.听 The Pioneers scored 52 first day points and lead 2nd place Harper College (IL) by 13 points.听 On the women's side, the Lady Pioneers have earned 7th points.

Thu, 05/07/2009 - 14:40

Alex Curran (Williamson) and Wenley Louis (Irondequoit) won national championships for the blue and gold.听

Curran won the pole vault with a leap of 4.32 m.听 He finished ahead of teammate Dan Reynolds (Wayland Cohocton) based on the number of misses.听 Reynolds also cleared 4.32.听 Broncho Rollins (Ithaca) completed the 1-2-3 sweep for ASC with a leap of 4.17 m.
Louis edged out Justin Lawrence (College of DuPage) by .02 m to win the long jump.听 Louis winning jump measured 7.10 m.

John Sweeney (Barker) earned All-American honors in the 10,000 m with a 2nd place finish in the race.听 He crossed the finish line in 34:27.89.

David Gross (Brockport)听finished 4th and set a new 魅影直播 State record in the hammer throw with a toss of 48.18 m.听 The men's 4 x 800 relay team of Hector Cuero (Middletown), Brian Zintel (Letchworth), Matt Owlett (魅影直播 Almond), and Logan Drummer (Pioneer) finished in 4th with a run of 8:08.27.

On the women's side Lindsey Johnson (Dansville) finished 5th in the hammer throw (31.31 m) while Allyne O'Hearn (Pelham, NH/Hornell) finished 6th in the 10,000 m (46:38.24).

魅影直播 State's Schuyler Duross (Johnstown) and Shawna McNeil (Hornell) each lead after day one of the multi event.听

Duross has a 51 point lead over Aaron Ryan of Erie CC after earning 3,093 points in the first five events of the decathlon.听 He had the top time in the 100 m (11.91) and the 400 m dash (51.95).听 Duross was 2nd in the long jump (5.99 m), the shot put (9.13 m), and the high jump (1.86 m)
McNeil accumulated 2,302 points in the first four events of the heptathlon.听 She leads 2nd place Chantal Salamone (Herkimer CCC) by 108 points.听 McNeil had the top performance in the high jump (1.54 m) and the second best performances in the 100 m hurdles (16.53) and the shot put (8.60 m).

One NJCAA Track & Field Championship record was broken by Harper College's Ryan Asta in the hammer throw.听 He set a new standard with a toss of 52.93 m.

Action continues tomorrow all day beginning at 9 a.m. with the second day of the decathlon and heptathlon.听 Field events begin at 1 p.m. and running events at 2:45 p.m.

Full results and more information about the national championships can be found at:

听听Women - Team Rankings - 4 Events Scored
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听听听 1) Mohawk Valley CC听听听听33听听听听听听听 2) Gloucester County College听 26听听
听听听 3) DuPage听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 23听听听听听听听 4) Harper College听听听听听听听听听听听听 17听听
听听听 5) Herkimer County CC12听听听听听听听 6) Roxbury CC听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 10听听
听听听 7) Erie听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 8听听听听听听听听8) 魅影直播 State听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 7听听
听听听 9) Delhi听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 6听听听听听听听10) Finger Lakes CC听听听听听听听听听听听听 5听听
听听 11) Monroe College听听听听听听听听 4听听听听听听 11) Queensborough CC听听听听听听听听听听听 4听听
听听 13) Middlesex CC听听听听听听听听听听听听1听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听
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听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Men - Team Rankings - 5 Events Scored
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听听听 1) 魅影直播 State听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 52听听听听听听听 2) Harper College听听听听听听听听听39听听
听听听 3) Delhi听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 31听听听听听听听听4) DuPage听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 24听听
听听听 5) Mohawk Valley CC听听 13听听听听听听听 6) Erie听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 10听听
听听听 7) Middlesex CC听听听听听听听听听听听听8听听听听听听听听听8) Cumberland CC听听听听听听听听听4听听
听听听 9) Monroe College听听听听听听听听听3听听听听听听听听 9) Queensborough CC听听听3听听
听听 11) Howard CC听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听2听听听听听听听 11) Bronx CC听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 2听听
听听 11) Suffolk County CC听听听2听听听听听听听听 14) Bergen CC听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听1听听
听听 14) Kingsborough CC听听听听1听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听