The Moravian College indoor and outdoor track & field teams again won the Middle Atlantic Conference Championships. The Greyhound the indoor team won its ninth straight MAC crown while the outdoor squad posted its 12th consecutive MAC title.

Moravian captured its ninth straight MAC Indoor Track & Field Championship, taking home the title at the 2004 meet hosted by Susquehanna University. The Greyhounds had a team score of 146 points while Elizabethtown College was second with 92 points. Moravian head coach Doug Pollard was named the Coach of the Year while freshman Suzanne Tamlyn (Wappingers Falls, NY/Wallkill HS) earned Rookie of the Year honors.

The Greyhounds had six individual champions at the meet with Tamlyn winning her first collegiate goal medal in the 200-meter dash with an MAC record time of 26.28 seconds. Junior Kirsten Rotzell (Bangor, PA/Bangor HS) won the long jump with an NCAA Division III provisional qualifying leap of 5.49 meters (18 feet, 1/4 inch), and she took home the title in the triple jump with a distance of 11.27 meters (36 feet, 11 3/4 inches), which also provisionally qualifies for the NCAA Division III Championships in two weeks. Junior Julie Anderson (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty HS) captured first in the 25-pound weight throw with a toss of 14.50 meters (47 feet, seven inches) while freshman Erin Recker (Catasauqua, PA/Catasauqua HS) won the 55-meter dash with an MAC record and NCAA provisional qualifying time of 7.32 seconds. Junior Chelsea Mullins (Jim Thorpe, PA/Jim Thorpe HS) had the Greyhounds final first-place finish with a time of 19:03.55 in the 5,000-meter run.

Tamlyn also placed second in the 55-meter dash in a time of 7.36, which also passed the previous MAC record. Rotzell was second in the 55-meter hurdles in a time of 8.46 seconds, which bettered the previous MAC record and provisionally qualified her in the event for the NCAA Championships. Rotzell was also fifth in the 55-meter dash in a time of 7.52 after qualifying in 7.42 seconds. Rotzell placed seventh in the 200-meter dash in 27.25 seconds while Recker was fourth in 26.97 seconds. Other sprint competitors for Moravian included junior Margaret Benny (Tamaqua, PA/Tamaqua HS) placing fourth in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 8.84 seconds and sophomore Stephanie Beitler (Fogelsville, PA/Northwestern Lehigh HS) taking eighth in the 400-meter dash in 1:05.66.

In the distance events, junior Heather McGarvie (Medford, NJ/Shawnee HS) placed third in the 1,500-meter run in 5:02.15 while sophomore Alexis Vergalla (Glen Gardner, NJ/Voorhees HS) was eighth in 5:16.49 and senior Lauren Laviola (Jersey City, NJ/St. Dominic Academy HS) placed 14th with a time of 5:25.20. Junior Kellie Smith (Perkasie, PA/Pennridge HS) finished fifth in the 800-meter run in 2:26.17 while McGarvie placed ninth in 2:28.11. Sophomore Lauren Bahnatka (West Chester, PA/Henderson HS) finished ninth in the 5,000 meters with a time of 19:56.43.

The Greyhounds competed in all four relay races at the championships. Moravian's 4,000-meter distance medley relay squad of Smith, Beitler, Mullins and freshman Amy Reehil (Roselle, NJ/Roselle Catholic HS) placed third in 13:03.41 while the 4x200-meter relay team of Tamlyn, Reehil, Benny and Recker also took third place with a time of 1:49.15. The 4x800-meter relay squad of McGarvie, Beitler, Smith and freshman Jessica Santiago (East Stroudsburg, PA/East Stroudsburg South HS) finished fourth in 10:20.88 while the 4x400-meter relay team of Benny, Reehill, sophomore Rebecca Moore (Easton, PA/Easton HS) and freshman Kathleen McCarron (Nazareth, PA/Nazareth HS) was fourth in a time of 4:18.51.

Moore tied her previous MAC record in the pole vault, clearing ten feet (3.04 meters) but she placed second based on the number of jumps to clear the height. Freshman Sarah Mueller (Wescosville, PA/Emmaus HS) placed seventh in the pole vault after clearing nine feet (2.74 meters). McCarron was the runner-up in the long jump to Rotzell with a jump of 5.21 meters (17 feet, 1 1/4 inches), and McCarron placed fourth in the triple jump with a leap of 10.83 meters (35 feet, 6 1/2 inches). Freshman Stacey Shaneberger (Bethlehem, PA/Southern Lehigh HS) finished second in the weight throw at 13.35 meters (43 feet, 9 3/4 inches) and tenth in the shot put with a toss of 9.85 meters (32 feet, 3 3/4 inches) while freshman Tammy Baillet (Whitehall, PA/Whitehall HS) took sixth in both events with distances of 11.10 meters (36 feet, five inches) in the weight throw and 10.28 meters (33 feet, 8 3/4 inches) in the shot put. Sophomore Lynsey Boggess (Washington Township, NJ/Immaculate Heart Academy HS) finished third in the high jump, clearing five feet, two inches (1.57 meters).

Rotzell competed in a pair of events on the first day of the 2004 NCAA Division III Indoor National Championships hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Rotzell competed in the long jump, making the finals with a preliminary jump of 5.28 meters (17 feet, four inches). Rotzell did not have any long jumps in the final round and finished ninth in the competition. She also competed in the 55-meter hurdles, placing sixth in her heat of the preliminaries with a time of 8.55 seconds. Rotzell placed eighth in her flight and 13th overall in the triple jump on the second day of the 2004 NCAA Division III Championships. Rotzell recorded a distance of 11.10 meters (36 feet, five inches) in the competition.

Moravian had six competitors participate in the first day of the 2004 Middle Atlantic Conference Championships hosted by Messiah College. Mullins earned All-Conference First Team honors in the 10,000-meter run with a second place finish in 39:52.65. Junior Kelly Haymaker (Hellertown, PA/Saucon Valley HS) was 13th in the race in 44:21.57 while sophomore Ellen Hansen (Alburtis, PA/Brandywine Heights HS) was 16th at 45:50.02 and junior Kim Bushner (Allentown, PA/Dieruff HS) was 17th with a time of 46:25.02. In the first day of the heptathlon, junior Alison Stoyko (Reading, PA/Governor Mifflin HS) and senior Robin Edward (Massapequa, NY/Plainedge HS) were in competition. Stoyko was tenth in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 21.90 second to earn 164 points. Stoyko was also eighth in the high jump, clearing 1.15 meters (three feet, 9 1/4 inches) for 266 points, fourth in the shot put with a toss of 7.57 meters (24 feet, ten inches) for 372 points and 11th in the 200-meter dash in 32.52 seconds for 321 points. Edward placed 11th in the 100-meter hurdles in 23.15 seconds for 94 points, and she failed to clear a height in the high jump. Edward was 11th in the shot put at 5.82 meters (19 feet, 1 1/4 inches) for 260 points, and she earned 364 points in the 200-meter dash with a time of 31.80 seconds, which placed her tenth in the event.

Freshman Kelly Applegate (Easton, PA/Wilson HS) captured her first-ever individual championships, winning the shot put on the second day of the 2004 MAC Championships. The Greyhounds, who have won the meet the last 11 MAC titles, were in third place with 54.33 points, just 5.27 points behind leader, Messiah. Applegate won the shot put with a toss of 12.73 meters (41 feet, 9 1/4 inches), and she placed eighth in the discus with a toss of 31.02 meters (101 feet, nine inches).

In other field events on the second day, Moore placed second in the pole vault, clearing 3.20 meters (ten feet, six inches), and Boggess placed second in the high jump at 1.60 meters (five feet, three inches). Rotzell earned a second place finish in the long jump at 5.21 meters (17 feet, 1 1/2 inches) while McCarron was 12th in the long jump at 4.47 meters (14 feet, 8 1/4 inches). Anderson was ninth in the discus with a toss of 30.47 meters (100 feet) while Shaneberger was tenth at 30.43 meters (99 feet, ten inches). Shaneberger also placed seventh in the shot put at 10.44 meters (34 feet, three inches) while Balliet was sixth in the event with a toss of 10.49 meters (34 feet, five inches). In the second day of the heptathlon, Stoyko finished in tenth place after all seven events with 1,961 points while Edward was 11th with 1,141 points.

In the preliminary sprint races, Recker was first in the 100-meter dash in 12.58 seconds, and she was third in the 200-meter dash in 26.02 seconds to move into the finals of both events. Tamlyn also moved onto the finals in both races with a second place finish in the 100-meter dash in 12.83 seconds and a sixth place finish in the 200-meter dash in 26.28 seconds. In the 400-meter dash, Reehil moved onto the finals with a time of 1:02.63, placing eighth. Reehil also qualified for the finals with an eighth place finish in the 400-meter hurdles in 1:09.61. Benny was fourth in the 100-meter hurdles in 15.60 seconds and seventh in the 400-meter hurdles in 1:08.71 to move onto the finals while Rotzell moved into the finals of the 100-meter hurdles with a third place preliminary time of 15.49 seconds. In the 800-meter preliminary race, McGarvie qualified for the finals with a second place finish in 2:20.80. Smith was 11th at 2:27.15 while Santiago was 17th at 2:30.0. In the finals of the 3,000-meter steeplechase, Vergalla placed fifth in 12:03.11 while Bahnatka was sixth in 12:15.53 and Laviola was eighth at 12:34.74.

The Greyhounds captured their 12th straight MAC Outdoor Championship, and coach Pollard was named the Coach of the Year on the third and final day of the 2004 MAC Championships. Moravian won the meet with a team score of 160.33, 35.5 points ahead of second place Susquehanna University. The Greyhounds had one individual champion on the final day with Rotzell winning the triple jump with a leap of 11.28 meters (37 feet 1/4 inch). Rotzell was fourth in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 15.64 seconds, and she also ran a leg of Moravian's winning 4x100-meter relay squad. Joining Rotzell to post the winning time of 49.0 seconds were Recker, Tamlyn and McCarron. McCarron also placed fifth in the triple jump at 10.49 meters (34 feet, five inches) while Recker was second in the 100-meter dash in 12.49 seconds and fourth in the 200-meter dash with a time of 26.28 seconds. Tamlyn was fourth in the 100-meter dash in 12.83 seconds and fifth in the 200-meter dash in 26.34 seconds. Reehil placed eighth in the 400-meter dash in 1:03.78, and she was eighth in the 400-meter hurdles in a time of 1:08.86. Benny took third in the 100-meter hurdles in 15.49 seconds, and Benny was seventh in the 400-meter hurdles in 1:08.80. Benny and Reehil also ran on the 4x400-meter relay squad with Moore and McGarvie. The squad was fourth in a time of 4:08.65.

McGarvie was second in the 800 meter run finals at 2:17.97, and she was also second in the 1,500 meters in 4:44.63. Smith placed 11th in the 1,500 meters at 5:13.69 while Bahnatka finished 15th in 5:15.63. Mullins ran to a sixth place finish in the 5,000 meters in 19:22.91 while Haymaker was 15th at 21:15.15. Anderson led Moravian in the throwing events on the final day of the MAC Championships. Anderson placed second in the hammer throw with a toss of 40.23 meters (132 feet). Balliet was fifth in the hammer at 37.51 meters (123 feet, one inch) while Shaneberger placed sixth at 33.78 meters (110 feet, ten inches). Applegate had a third place finish in the javelin with a toss of 34.53 meters (113 feet, three inches).