Muhlenberg Track drops times, records at Spring Invitational
Kim O'Brien
Issue date: 4/23/09 Section: Sports
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The Mules saw seven ECAC qualifying-performances at the meet, including junior Brendan Kirk (400 hurdles, 4x100, 4x400), senior Stuart Udis (800), senior David Chorney (1500), junior Jennifer Lynch (1500), and the women's 4x100 team of Jenna Schaffer, '12, Lucy Brock, '09, Amanda Martini, '09, and Alex Faust, '10.
The women's 4x100 squad posted the second-fasted time in school history. On the men's side, Udis' 800 meter run (1:53:08) almost eclipsed the meet record of 1:52.84, and narrowly missed the NCAA provisional mark of 1:53.00.
In other track news, Muhlenberg claimed both the men and women's title for Centennial Conference title Athlete of the Week. Chorney and Faust were named track and field athletes of the week on April 14, after both had record-breaking performances at the Bucknell Outdoor Classic, held April 11.
Chorney broke the 5,000 meter school record with a time of 14:48.02, and was just 3 seconds off of the NCAA provisional standard. He placed 12th in the Bucknell race, beating out Division I runners at the highly competitive meet. Faust broke her own pole vault record with a vault of 12'3.5", placing her among the top Division III athletes in the event. Faust also set a school record in the 400 meters (57.97) and was part of the ECAC-qualifying 4X400 meter relay team.
The Mules travel to Lehigh University on Saturday, April 25 for the Lehigh Games. The Centennial Conference Championship will be held May 1-3 at Franklin and Marshall College.