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The Moravian College men’s outdoor track & field team, under
the direction of head coach Doug Pollard, finished third
at the 2006 Middle Atlantic Conference Outdoor Championships with a team
score of 142 points, just 1.5 points behind runner-up Susquehanna University.
Host Widener University won the meet with a score of 175.5. The Greyhounds
also had two student-athletes compete at the NCAA Division III Outdoor
National Championships.
On the first day of the NCAA Championships, sophomore Ozzie
Brown (Plymouth Meeting, PA/Plymouth-Whitemarsh HS) placed fourth
in the third heat of the 200-meter dash and 14th of 16 competitors in
the event with a time of 21.97 seconds. Sophomore Nathaniel Tussey
(Perkiomenville, PA/Boyertown HS) competed in the 400-meter hurdles
and placed sixth in the third heat and 17th overall in a time of 59.63
seconds. On the second day, Tussey placed fourth in the
first heat and 12th of 16 total competitors with a time of 14.98 seconds
while Brown was fifth in the third heat and 14th overall
in a time of 15.20 seconds.
Moravian had a pair of competitors on the first day of the three-day
2006 MAC Outdoor Championships hosted by Widener. Freshman Jeff
Berland (Glen Rock, NJ/Glen Rock HS) was in third place after
the first day of the decathlon, scoring 2,751 points in the first five
events. Berland was third in the 100-meter dash in a
time of 11.77 seconds to score 697 points and he placed second of the
12 competitors in the shot put with a toss of 10.64 meters (34 feet, 11
inches) to earn 524 points. Berland was fifth in the
long jump at 5.46 meters (17 feet, 11 inches) for 473 points and he was
sixth in the 400-meter dash in 56.57 seconds for 537 points. Berland was
also sixth in the high jump, clearing a height of 1.67 meters (five feet,
5 3/4 inches) to earn 520 points. The Greyhounds only other first day
participant was senior William Shimer (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty HS)
placing 17th in the 10,000-meter run in a time of 35:05.30.
The Greyhounds were in third place with a team total of 46 points after
the second day of the 2006 MAC Outdoor Championships. Susquehanna University
is in first place with 61.83 points while the host Pioneers are second
with 61.5 points. Moravian had two individual champions on the second
day of the meet with Brown winning the high jump, clearing
1.98 meters (six feet, six inches) and sophomore Nathaniel Dutile
(Plymouth, ME/Nokomis HS) capturing the shot put with a toss
of 14.58 meters (47 feet, ten inches). Dutile also placed
second in the discus throw with a distance of 45.00 meters (147 feet,
eight inches).
Freshman Blair Maginnis (Asbury, NJ/Warren Hills Regional HS)
was the runner-up to Dutile in the shot put with a toss of 14.06 meters
(46 feet, 1 1/2 inches) while Berland earned a third
place finish in the decathlon with an overall point total of 5,105 with
2,354 on the decathlon's second day. Senior Robert Kilmurray (Wall,
NJ/Wall HS) placed sixth in the discus at 39.51 meters (129 feet,
seven inches) while junior Steve Kondorossy (Belle Mead, NJ/Montgomery
HS) was eighth at 34.48 meters (113 feet, one inch) to earn a
point for Moravian.
In preliminary events on the second day of the meet, Tussey
placed first in both the 110-meter high hurdles and the 400-meter hurdles
in NCAA Division III provisional qualifying times to move into the finals.
Tussey posted a time of 14.85 seconds in the 110-meter
high hurdles and a school record time of 53.90 in the 400-meter hurdles.
Brown qualified for the finals in three events. He was
first in the 200-meter dash in an NCAA Division III qualifying time of
21.77 seconds, and Brown was second in the 100-meter
dash in 10.99 seconds and second in the 110-meter high hurdles in 15.01
seconds. Berland also advanced to the finals in the 110-meter
high hurdles with a time of 15.82 seconds while freshman Robert
Shaffer (Pottsville, PA/Pottsville HS) was fifth in the 100-meter
dash in 11.08 seconds and sophomore James Bell (Mohnton, PA/Governor
Mifflin HS) was seventh in 11.23 seconds to advance to the championship
race. In the 200-meter dash, Shaffer was eighth in 22.39
seconds to move to the finals while junior Josh Kline (Reading,
PA/Exeter HS) was ninth in 22.59 seconds and Bell
finished 11th at 22.67 seconds, both failing to move on. Kline
did move to the finals in the 400-meter dash, placing fifth in the preliminary
in 50.14 seconds. Freshman Timothy Murphy (Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem
Catholic HS) was 18th in the qualifying for the 800-meter run
final with a time of 2:02.82.
The Greyhounds had four individual and one relay team win titles on
the final day of the meet. Brown captured the 200-meter
dash in a school record and NCAA Division III provisional qualifying time
of 21.53 seconds, and he also won the long jump with a leap of 6.96 meters
(22 feet, ten inches). Tussey placed first in the 110-meter
high hurdles in an NCAA Division III provisional qualifying time of 14.58
seconds, and he won the 400-meter hurdles in 54.31 seconds.
Brown was part of Moravian's 4x100-meter relay team
with Kline, Bell and Shaffer
that placed first in a time of 42.05 seconds. Brown also
placed second in the 110-meter high hurdles in 14.93 seconds, and he was
third in the 100-meter dash at 11.02 seconds. Brown,
Tussey and Kline also ran on the 4x400-meter
relay team with Murphy and placed fourth in 3:24.49.
Kline placed sixth in the 400-meter dash in a time of
50.61 seconds while Shaffer was fourth in the 100-meter
dash in 11.03 seconds and sixth in the 200-meter dash at 22.29 seconds.
Bell had a sixth place showing in the 100-meter dash
in a time of 11.28 seconds while Berland finished eighth
in the 110-meter high hurdles in 16.09 seconds. Senior Greg Rarick
(Drums, PA/Hazleton HS) placed 12th in the 1,500-meter run with
a time of 4:12.35.
In field results, senior Michael El Kazzaz (Easton, PA/Easton
HS) placed third in the pole vault clearing a height of 4.25
meters (13 feet, 11 1/4 inches) while sophomore Allan Fatzinger
(Catasauqua, PA/Catasauqua HS) was fifth at 4.10 meters (13 feet,
5 1/4 inches) and freshman Alan Woods (Mechanicsburg, PA/Cedar
Cliff HS) was eighth at 3.95 meters (12 feet, 11 1/2 inches).
In the hammer throw, Kondorossy was eighth at 38.19 meters
(125 feet, three inches), sophomore Robert Bernadyn (Mahanoy City,
PA/Mahanoy Area HS) finished ninth with a toss of 37.72 meters
(123 feet, nine inches), sophomore John Wagner (Wayne, NJ/Wayne
Valley HS) placed 17th at 33.76 meters (110 feet, nine inches)
and Maginnis was 21st with a distance of 31.33 meters (102 feet, nine
inches). In the javelin throw, junior Michael Ossont (Archbald,
PA/Valley View HS) placed 11th with a toss of 48.74 meters (159
feet, 11 inches), freshman Justin Starcher (Greentown, PA/Wallenpaupack
HS) finished 13th at 47.27 meters (155 feet, one inch), freshman
John Muhlen (Attleboro, MA/Attleboro HS) took 14th with
a distance of 47.21 meters (154 feet, 11 inches) and Berland
placed 15th with a toss of 46.15 meters (151 feet, five inches).
Tussey, Rarick, Shimer,
Fatzinger, sophomore Timothy Pagano (Cherry Hill,
NJ/Cherry Hill West HS) and sophomore Vince Pagano (Harrisburg,
PA/Central Dauphin East HS) were named to the Middle Atlantic
States Collegiate Athletic Corporation Spring Academic Honor Roll.
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