Meet Results

COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – In the first meet of the 2010-11 indoor track and field season the men's team placed 9th out of 14 teams, while the women's team also finished in 9th place out of a 15 team field Saturday afternoon at the First Annual Ursinus College Bow-Tie Classic.

Formerly known as the Ursinus College Winter Invitational, the college recently renamed their season opening meet to the Bow-Tie Classic in honor of former Ursinus College President John Strassburger who passed away in September.

On the day, the Lions recorded three first place finishes in the women's 200 meter dash, the men's high jump, and the men's shot put. Running away with her first collegiate gold medal was Danisha Higgs in the 200 meter dash. Her time of 26.63 seconds was a mere 18 hundredth of a second off from tying the program record, which was set in 2001 by Laura Jean. Higgs was also a top-5 finisher in the 55 meter dash with a time of 7.60 seconds.

Taking first in the high jump was Justin Gewirtz with a height of 6 feet 3 inches. In the shot put event sophomore Dane Canonico threw his way to a gold medal with a toss of over 44-04 feet.

Also having a solid afternoon was Taylor Kutz who finished in 24th place in the 55 meter dash (8.04) and 20th in the 200 meter dash (28.76). In the 400 meter dash newcomer Krystal Swasey finished in 12th place with a time of 1:04.58, while senior Meghan Loos crossed the finish line in 18th place with a time of 1:06.32. Caroline azzana finished four spots behind her teammate with her final time of 1:06.71.

Gabby Stine and Lauren Centafont recorded times of 2:52.13 and 2:54.24 in the 800 meter run to finish in 18th and 21st place respectively. Fellow long distance runner Kim Hummel earned a fourth place finish in the 5,000 meter run with a time of 21:17.29.

The women's shot put saw sophomore Lindsay Boyd take 15th place with her toss of 29 feet and 11 inches. Also competing in the shot put was Christine Pallas who earned a 27th place finish with a distance of 27 feet 4 inches.

On the men's side Sean Potter earned the Lions best time in the 55 meter dash and 200 meter dash which earned him a 12th (6.86) and 16th place finish (24.80). Distance runner Sam Marcotte took 15th place in the 800 meter run with his time of 2:12.04. In the pole vault Clark Runciman finished in ninth with his jump of 11-70.

Track and Field returns to action on January 14th when they take part in the Kutztown University Maroon and Gold Invite.