W&M Qualifies Two for IC4As at Tribe Invitational

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03/31/07 8:23PM

WILLIAMSBURG - It had been nearly four years since the William and Mary men’s track and field team had raced at Cary Field, but they quickly accustomed themselves to the surroundings at the Tribe Invitational today, posting a pair of IC4A-qualifying marks and another two times in the school’s all-time top-10 list.

Complete Results

Sophomore Alex Heacock (Lititz, Pa.) won the javelin with an IC4A-qualifying throw of 192’ 2”. The mark, a personal-best, ranks him sixth at the College since the current rules began in 1985. Freshman Kiernan Lofland (Crozier, Va.) is rapidly establishing himself as the next great Tribe pole-vaulter, qualifying for IC4As by clearing 15’ 7”. That is the eighth-best mark in school history.

Sophomores David Groff (Centreville, Va.) and Ryan Jones (Harrisburg, Pa.) muscled their way onto the all-time top-10 list in the 400m dash. Groff’s second-place time of 49.99 is ninth-best all-time, and Jones took third in 50.72, the tenth-best performance ever at the College. Freshman Brandon Oliver (Richmond, Va.) notched a pair of victories and a fourth-place showing in his belt with a full day’s plate at the Stimson Throwing Events Area. He won the hammer throw with a toss of 142’ 1”, and put the shot 45’ 11.25” to take top honors in that event before finishing fourth in the discus with a throw of 118’ 4”.

Junior Tom Mulcahy (Staunton, Va.) was the winner in the discus, throwing the saucer 143’ 7”. He also took second in the shot, putting the sphere 43’ 6.5”. Freshman Adam Gawne (Lyndonville, N.Y.) was second in the hammer, throwing for 136’ 6”. Freshman Alex Ball (Winchester, Va.) was third in both the shot and the discus, earning marks of 41-4.5 and 125-5, respectively. Junior Eric Sandridge (Mechanicsville, Va.) was runner-up in the pole vault, topping the bar at 12’ 7.5”.

Sophomores Cam Shriver (Oxford, Ohio) and Brandon Evans (Virginia Beach, Va.) tied for the victory in the high jump at 6’ 4.75”. Jeff Perrella (Westfield, N.J.) won the 1,500m run in 3:57.70, edging out teammates Rob Sagar (Alexandria, Va.), second in 3:59.62, and Karl Lang (Oak Hill, Va.), who took third in 4:01.02. Sophomore Harry Miller (Portland, Ore.) won the 800m by a proverbial whisker, timing 1:56.27 to win by 68 hundredths of a second. Spencer Kirk (River Forest, Ill.) was third in 1:58.51, and was followed by Cabell Rosanelli (Richmond, Va.) (1:59.96) and Brian Wilber (Reston, Va.) (2:00.10).

Freshman Marty Ross (Brentwood, Tenn.) was runner-up in the 400m hurdles, crossing the line in 56.86 to beat out teammate Matt Heidman (Manassas, Va.), who finished third in 56.97. Also second was the 4x400m relay team of Jones, Groff, Miller, and senior Matt Wolak (Richmond, Va.), which timed 3:25.29. The 4x400m team of Ross, Rosanelli, Kirk, and Wilber was third in 3:35.84.

Senior Steve Nichols (Media, Pa.) finished third in the 200m dash, timing 23.56 seconds. Jones finished fourth in that race with a time of 23.74 seconds. The Tribe earned another bronze medal in the 4x100m relay, courtesy of the team of Shriver, Sandridge, Lofland, and Heacock, who combined for a time of 48.28 seconds. Evans finished his day with a fifth-place showing in the long jump, leaping 20’ 5.25”.

William and Mary returns to action next weekend, hosting the renowned Colonial Relays on April 6-7 again after a three year absence.