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Thomas Reives helped the 4-x-200-meter relay team set a
school record and added finishes of second, third and fourth on the night. |
MEET
RESULTS
GREENCASTLE, IND. - The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology track
and field teams combined for four school records and six top-two
finishes in a strong effort at the DePauw University Invitational on
Friday night.
The
performance helped the men’s squad finished third among a field of
14 schools that included NCAA Division I, II, III and NAIA schools.
The
4-x-200-meter relay squad established a school record for the third
time this season with a time of 1:32.23. Team members for the
Engineers included freshman Robby Alumbaugh (Mooresville),
senior Thomas Reives (Indianapolis/Tech), senior Bill
Guiney (Centerville, Ohio) and sophomore Calvin Bueltel
(Huntingburg/Southridge).
The men’s
squad relied on four second-place efforts for the overall team
effort. The distance medley relay team of sophomore Kyle Beaty
(Needham/Triton Central), sophomore David Pope (Kansas City,
Mo./Park Hill), sophomore Eric Clark (Wooster, Ohio/Triway)
and junior Stephen Boedicker (Powell, Ohio/Olentangy Liberty)
combined for a time of 10:33.39 for a runner-up honor.
Other
second-place finishes included Bueltel in the 55-meter dash in a
time of 6.66 seconds; Reives in the triple jump with a leap of 42’ 0
¾”; and sophomore Jonathan Rogers (Terre Haute/North) in the
pole vault with a leap of 13’ 5 1/4”.
The
women’s squad enjoyed a strong performance that featured three
school records. Freshman Anastasia Tarpeh (Cincinnati,
Ohio/Walnut Hills) shattered her own school record in the
200-meter dash with a time of 26.72 for a third-place effort. She
added a second place finish in another school record of 7.42 in the
55-meter dash.
Senior
Janel Belton (Chesterfield, Mo./Parkway West) rounded out the
school records with a shot put toss of 38’ 3 1/2".
Other
placements for the women’s squad included eighth-place efforts by
sophomore Amanda Lundahl (Lake Forest, Ill.) with an
800-meter time of 2:37.46; and senior Susan Nickol (Solon,
Ohio/Beaumont School) with a time of 5:40.24 in the mile run.
The men’s
performance also featured four third-place efforts. The relay team
of Bueltel, Guiney, sophomore Will Reilly (Indianapolis/North
Central) and freshman Marcus Peck (Indianapolis/Ben Davis)
ran a 4-x-400-meter time of 3:27.83. Reives added a third place
in the 55-hurdles in 6.68 seconds, while Reilly tacked on a
third-place effort in 51.98 seconds. Freshman Michael Hackman
(Seymour) also placed third in the triple jump with a 40’ 7”
leap.
Fourth-place finishers on the men’s side included Reives in the high
jump (6’2”); sophomore Michael Burris (Terre Haute/North) in
the 55-meter hurdles (8.15); freshman Paul Bouagnon (St. Charles,
Ill./Burlington Central) in the 400-meter dash (52.48); freshman
Derek Bischak (Angola) in the 800-meter run (2:01.88); and
senior Nate Bloss (Eau Claire, Wis./Regis) in the triple jump
(39’ 5 1/4").
The team
score included a pair of sixth-place finishes. Freshman
Jerry Belton (Chesterfield, Mo./Parkway West) tallied a personal best
time of 23.68 in the 200-meter dash, and sophomore Travis
Vanderberg (Kansas City, Mo./West) added a sixth in the
400-meter dash.
Other
scorers for the Engineer men included Peck in the 55-meter hurdles
with a seventh-place effort (8.45 seconds) and junior Vince
Forcellini (Cincinnati, Ohio/Colerain) with a weight throw of
42’ 2” for eighth place.
Rose-Hulman returns to action at the Wabash College Invitational
next weekend in Crawfordsville. |
