Thursday, May 16, 2002

26 MORAVIAN TRACK & FIELD ATHLETES NAMED TO MAC ALL-STAR TEAMS

ANNVILLE, PA --- The Moravian College men's and women's outdoor track & field teams have had 26 student-athletes named to 46 positions on the 2002 Middle Atlantic Conference All-Star First & Second Teams.

To earn MAC All-Star honors, a student-athlete must finish in the top six of an event at the MAC Championships with the medal winners being named to the All-Star First Team and the fourth though sixth place finishers earning All-Star Second Team accolades.

The Moravian women, who won their tenth straight MAC indoor title, had 17 student- athletes earn 30 spots.  Senior thrower Carrie McCaffery (Lebanon, PA/Annville- Cleona HS) earned the most All-Star honors, being named to the First Team in the hammer throw with a second place toss of 40.67 meters (133 feet, five inches) and being named to the Second Team in the shot put with a fourth place finish of 11.04 meters (36 feet, 2 ¾ inches), in the discus with a fourth place throw of 33.71 meters (110 feet, seven inches) and in the javelin with a fifth place showing of 38.16 meters (125 feet, two inches).

Senior throw Sarah Shaneberger (Bethlehem, PA/Southern Lehigh HS) was a three-time First Team All-Star, winning the discus with a toss of 38.91 meters (127 feet, eight inches) and the hammer throw with a toss of 40.67 meters (133 feet, five inches) and a second place finish in the shot put with a distance of 12.66 meters (41 feet, 6 ½ inches). Freshman jumper/sprinter Kirsten Rotzell (Bangor, PA/Bangor HS) was also a three-time honoree, earning First Team accolades for her MAC Championship in the triple jump in 11.65 meters (38 feet, 2 ¾ inches) and her second place finish in the long jump at 5.19 meters (17 feet, ½ inch) and earning Second Team honors for her sixth place finish in the 100-meter dash in 12.91 seconds.

The Greyhounds had six individuals earn All-Star honors in two events with senior distance runner Emily Shertzer (Hummelstown, PA/Lower Dauphin HS) and sophomore thrower Christina Scherwin (Denmark) each winning two MAC Individual titles. Shertzer was a First Team All-Star in the 10,000 meters as she won the event for the fourth straight year with a time of 39:17.76 and she captured the inaugural 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 11:25.90. Scherwin set MAC records while winning the javelin with a throw of 50.19 meters (164 feet, eight inches) and the shot put with a toss of 13.28 meters (43 feet, seven inches.

Senior distance runner Heidi Wolfsberger (Moosic, PA/Riverside HS) was a two-time First Team All-Star, placing third in the 800 meters with a time of 2:19.88 and finishing third in the 1,500 meters in 4:42.67. Senior distance runner Erin Boyle (Philadelphia, PA/Nazareth Academy HS) posted a First Team All-Star finish in the 1,500 meters, taking second with a time of 4:39.23 and Boyle was a Second Team All-Star in the 800 meters with a sixth place time of 2:22.34. Senior sprinter Steph Horne (Sinking Spring, PA/Wilson West Lawn HS) earned First Team honors for placing third in the 100-meter hurdles in 15.90 seconds and she was on the Second Team for finishing fourth in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:10.48. Freshman Chelsea Mullins (Jim Thorpe, PA/Jim Thorpe HS) was a Second Team All-Star in two events, placing fourth in the 5,000 meters with a time of 18:44.49 and finishing fourth in the 10,000 meters with a time of 41:08.67.

Also earning First Team All-Star status for the women's team were junior Jennifer Wagner (Riegelsville, PA/Wilson HS) in the 10,000 meters with a second place finish of 39:45.00, sophomore Nicole Sabaliauskas (Butler, NJ/Butler HS) taking second in the heptathlon with 3,264 points, senior Jennifer Lohn (Media, PA/Penncrest HS) placing second in the javelin with a toss of 38.79 meters (127 feet, three inches) and senior Tiffany Catalino (Bethlehem, PA/Freedom HS) finishing third in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in a time of 12:19.22.

Rounding out the Moravian women's squad with Second Team All-Star accolades were junior Amanda Wynn (Hellertown, PA/Saucon Valley HS) placing fourth in the pole vault at 2.88 meters (nine feet, 5 ¼ inches), sophomore Angie Morgan (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty HS) taking fifth in the 10,000 meters with a time of 42:14.49, freshman Ann Guzevich (Kenilworth, NJ/David Brearley Regional HS) finishing sixth in the heptathlon with 2,414 points and freshman Julie Anderson (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty HS) taking sixth in the hammer throw with a toss of 31.49 meters (103 feet, four inches).

The Moravian men's squad, which finished fifth at the MAC Championships, had nine student-athletes earn 16 All-Star slots led by senior Kevin Bush (Stroudsburg, PA/Stroudsburg HS) and freshman Scott Silvoy (Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem Catholic HS), who each earned four All-Star honors. Bush was a First Team honoree for finishing third in the 100-meter dash in 11.30 seconds and he was on the Second Team for a fourth place finish in the 200-meter dash in 22.45 seconds. Silvoy earned First Team honors in both the 200-meter and 400-meter dash with times of 22.21 seconds and 49.24 seconds, both good enough for second place in the races.

The duo teamed up with junior Brian Mack (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty HS) and sophomore Joe Moore (Andover, NJ/Newton HS) to earn First Team honors in the 4x100-meter relay with a school record time of 42.07 seconds, which placed them second. Bush and Silvoy also earned Second Team accolades in the 4x400-meter relay, placing fifth in a time of 3:27.02 with senior Josh Heebner (Lansdale, PA/North Penn HS) and junior George Wacker (Honesdale, PA/Honesdale HS).

Moore also earned First Team honors for his MAC Championship in the long jump, which he won with a leap of 6.92 meters (22 feet, 8 ½ inches). Sophomore John Lesoine (East Stroudsburg, PA/East Stroudsburg HS) placed second in the hammer throw with a school record toss of 50.23 meters (169 feet, 11 inches) to earn First Team honors.