Red Raider Track and Field Opens Season with Impressive Showing at Bison Opener
Dec. 2, 2006
LEWISBURG,
Pa. - The Shippensburg men’s
track and field squad traveled to the Bucknell Bison Opener on Saturday and
opened it’s 2006-07 winter campaign by placing 16 athletes in the top
10.
Top finisher for the Red Raiders was freshman McKenzy Rene, who placed
fourth in the triple jump with a leap of 13.34 meters. Freshman teammate Allan
Lehman recorded a distance of 12.60 meters, which earned him a ninth-place
finish.
Junior Mark Anderson (Nanty Glo, Pa./Central Cambria), a three-time Pennsylvania
State Athletic Conference Champion a year ago, opened his season with a fifth-place
throw of 15.02 meters
in the shot put.
Senior teammate Nate Reider (York, Pa./Dallastown) finished one spot behind
with a throw of 14.85 meters.
The Red Raiders dominated the 200-meter dash, with four runners finishing in
the top-10. Sophomore James Wilson (Ephrata, Pa./Ephrata) was the top finisher,
placing sixth with a time of 23.02. Junior Jamal James (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin) grabbed seventh, sophomore
Sean Cohick (Newville, Pa./Big Spring) placed eighth and senior Ryan
Koppenheffer (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin) finished in ninth.
James and Cohick also turned in solid performances in the 60-meter dash, placing
ninth and tenth respectively. In the 400-meter dash, Freshman Ken Kull and senior Eric
Baker (Montoursville, Pa./Montoursville) also placed ninth
and tenth respectively.
In the 60-meter high hurdles, senior Bernie Richards (York Haven, Pa./Northeastern
York) grabbed fifth with a time of 8.45, and freshman Dan
Robinson placed sixth
with a time of 8.47
after clocking a time of 8.41 in the prelims.
Shippensburg’s 4x400-meter relay team comprised of Richards, Baker, freshman
Joe Wagner and freshman Mike Tomasco placed fifth with a time of
3:27.55. Freshman Dan Graybill placed ninth in the high jump and freshman
Mike Edwards earned 10th in the long jump.
The Red Raiders return to action on Fri., Dec. 8 at the DuCharme Invitational
in Carlisle, Pa.
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