April 23, 1997
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
