LEWISBURG, PA- Monmouth University claimed four victories and a number of top-3 finishes at the 19th Annual Bison Open, held on the campus of Bucknell University Friday and Saturday.
Freshman Ben Pierce won the long jump, clearing 22' 1 ¾” against a 21 athlete field. The Hawks went 1-2-4 in the 500m, with Jack Grace (1:06.64) getting the win followed by Frank Conforti and Mike Stearns. Zachary McDermott tallied a 4,440 points in the heptathlon to finish in third place.
Amber Stratz led the 1000 wire to wire to earn a gold medal (2:59.10) while her sister Brianna Stratz win the 500m with a time of 1:17.10. Senior Maggie Hanlon ran a personal best 10.13.81 in the 3k to take third overall (second collegian).
Notes and Quotes
"We saw some more progress in most event areas at Bucknell. If we can continue with some great training and taking care of the details, the next few weeks should bring some excellent results."
- Monmouth Head Coach Joe Compagni
§ Dean McDonald finished third in the pole vault at 4.50m while Bobby Fisher and Matt Isaacson tied for seventh at 4.35 meters
§ McDermott moved up from fourth place with his efforts in the final two events, pole vault and 1000m
Numbers Crunch
§ For full results visit BucknellBison.com
Up Next
The Hawks will compete next Saturday at Boston University's Scarlet & White Invitational and at the Villanova Invitational
