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Strong Showings in Sprint Medley and Four Mile Relays Lead Hawk Men at Penn State

Men's Track and Field SJU Athletic Communications

Women's Track Takes First at Ursinus; Men Place Fifth

Jan. 24, 2007

PHILADELPHIA - The Saint Joseph's women's track squad took first place at the 2007 Ursinus Invitational on January 19. Led by senior Valerie Ramirez' school record in the 55m hurdles, the Hawks scored 131.5 points, placing them five points ahead of second-place Kutztown. The Hawk men, paced by two top-five finishes from freshman Drew Brandt, finished fifth at Ursinus.

Ramirez ran the 55m hurdles in 8.55 seconds in the preliminaries, breaking her own record of 8.60 set last season. She then followed up that performance by shaving over one-tenth of a second off her time, turning in an 8.41 in the finals, placing her second.

Fellow senior Rebecca Powell placed first in the 800m run with a time of 2:23.00. Freshman Nicole McMullen turned in another standout performance, placing first in the 200m dash (26.33) and the long jump (17-6 ¾). Sophomores Natalie Miller, Amy Rhein, and Natalie Miller contributed runner-up performances to the team effort. Miller took second in the high jump (5-0), Rhein was second in the mile (5:22.99), and Slack leapt 35-3 to take second in the triple jump.

The win marks the first top finish for the SJU women's indoor track squad in over three years. The Hawks most recently took first place at the Fordham Invitational on January 9, 2004.

On the men's side, Brandt turned in a third-place finish in the 400m with a time of 51.97. He followed up with a 23.22 in the 200m, good for fifth. The Hawk men had two first-place finishers in the meet, as well. Sophomores Brendan Kearney and Stephen Young took top honors in the mile and the 100m, respectively. Kearney paced the field with a time of 4:23.12, while Young ran the 1000m in 2:38.25.

Brandt led a bevy of Hawk scorers in the 400m. In addition to Brandt's third-place finish, senior co-captains Joe Witiw and Mike Tatara and junior Matt Weaver took fourth, fifth, and sixth, respectively. Witiw turned in a 52.13, Tatara followed right behind with a 52.19, while Weaver came in at 52.33.

The Hawks will next hit the oval this weekend, January 26 and 27, at both the Penn State National Invitational in State College, PA, and the Covert Classic in Bethlehem, PA.

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