April 23, 1997

Wildcats Put in Strong Showing at Widener Invitational

CHESTER, Pa. - Eight members of the Villanova men's and women's track and field team captured individual titles at the Widener Invitational on April 19, 1997, held on the campus of Widener University in Chester, Pa.

On the women's side, Kia Davis (Jr., Chester, Pa.), Janeille Matthews (Jr., Elmont, N.Y.), Lony'e Johnson (Fr., Wilmington, Del.), and Anne Mielnik (Fr., Ephrata, Pa.) were all double winners on the afternoon. Davis ran her fastest time of the outdoor season in the 100m hurdles, posting a time of 14.08 to win that event in addition to the 400m hurdles. Matthews captured first-place finishes in the 100m and the triple jump, running 12.60 in the 100m. Johnson, meanwhile, won the 400m and 800m events, while Mielnik earned an ECAC qualifying mark of 142-08 in the discus throw.

In addition, Chantell Parks (Jr., Sicklerville, N.J.), Katie Blackett (So., Flagstaff, Ariz.), and Sarah Hunt (Fr., Langhorne, Pa.) made strong showings with runner-up finishes in their respective events.

Head coach John Marshall's men's squad was paced by Coulby Dunn (So., Greentown, Pa.) and Jermaine Deans (So., Manchester, Jamaica), who were both individual champions. Dunn ran to a first-place finish in the 3,000m steeplechase with a time of 9:37.47, the best performance by a Wildcat in the event all season. Dean's leap of 48-09.25 in the triple jump qualifies for the IC4A meet, and was the best effort of the day in the event. Brian Lucas (Jr., Scarborough, Ontario) also put in an impressive performance, finishing second in the the 400m, while Rich Morris (So., Jackson, N.J.) was runner-up in the 800m. Kareem Archer (Jr., Plainfield, N.J.) ran an IC4A-qualifying time of 14.71 in the 110m hurdles to place second, and Steve Miller (Sr., Shelton, Conn.) also earned a runner-up finish in the javelin.

The Wildcats will compete next in the prestigious Penn Relays, held April 24-26, 1997, on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania.

Meet Results

(Villanova Athletes) Saturday, April 19, 1997
Widener Invitational
Widener University, Chester, PA

Women
EVENT            MARK   PLACE   ATHLETE     
100m            12.60   1st     Janeille Matthews
200m            25.59   1st     Leashia Rahr
400m            59.96   1st     Lony'e Johnson
              1:02.18   2nd     Chantell Parks
800m          2:23.43   1st     Lony'e Johnson
100m Hurdles    14.08*  1st     Kia Davis
400m Hurdles  1:05.29   1st     Kia Davis
High Jump         5-4   1st     Kristina Schrier
Long Jump    15-04.75   3rd     Katie Blackett
Triple Jump     36-01   1st     Janielle Matthews
             35-10.75   2nd     Katie Blackett
Shot Put     40-04.75   1st     Anne Mielnik
             36-03.25   5th     Priscilla Rosenthal
                34-10   6th     Sarah Hunt
Javelin        111-10   2nd     Anne Mielnik
               102-11   4th     Sarah Hunt
Discus         142-08*  1st     Anne Mielnik
                128-0   2nd     Sarah Hunt    
Men
EVENT              MARK   PLACE   ATHLETE     
200m              22.44   5th David Hisler
                  22.84   9th Chris White
400m              49.51   2nd Brian Lucas
                  49.71   3rd David Hisler
                  50.50   7th Maulan Byron
                  50.60   8th Chris White
800m            1:52.65   2nd Rich Morris
                1:54.37   4th Steve Howard
                1:57.40   6th Steve Mazur
                1:58.40   8th Scott Tantino
                1:59.10   9th Greg Young
1500m           3:58.38   4th Cory Smith
3000m Steeple   9:37.47   1st Coulby Dunn
                9:51.50   2nd Brock Butler
110m Hurdles      14.71*  2nd Kareem Archer
400m Hurdles    1:00.31  11th Mark Kruszewski
                1:00.85  15th Steve Bitter
Triple Jump    48-09.25*  1st Jermaine Deans
Pole Vault         13-0   3rd Paul Wintergerst
Javelin           180-0   2nd Steve Miller
                 159-09   4th Chris Rice
*ECAC/IC4A Qualifying Mark