Monday, April 14, 2008

MORAVIAN’S NATHANIEL TUSSEY & ALAN WOODS NAMED LANDMARK CONFERENCE
MEN’S TRACK & FIELD ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

MADISON, NJ --- Senior hurdler Nathaniel Tussey (Perkiomenville, PA/Boyertown Area HS) of the Moravian College men’s outdoor track & field team has been named the Landmark Conference Men’s Track Athlete of the Week while junior Alan Woods (Mechanicsburg, PA/Cedar Cliff HS) earned Field Athlete of the Week accolades for their performances last weekend at the non-scoring The College of New Jersey Invitational.

Tussey, pictured at right, won two events at the TCNJ Invitational, capturing the 110-meter high hurdles in an NCAA Division III provisional qualifying time of 14.47 seconds and the 400-meter hurdles in a school record and NCAA Division III provisional qualifying time of 53.03 seconds.  Tussey, who was named the Landmark Conference Men’s Track Athlete of the Week for the third consecutive week, also took tenth in the 200-meter dash in 22.51 seconds and ran a leg on Moravian's 4x400-meter relay squad that was fifth in a time of 3:25.55.

Woods, pictured at left, won the pole vault at the TCNJ Invitational, clearing a school record and an NCAA Division III provisional qualifying height of 4.70 meters (15 feet, five inches). Woods broke C.J. Brown's previous school mark of 15 feet that was set almost 13 years ago.

Moravian is scheduled to return to action on Friday, April 18th and Saturday, April 19th as the team hosts the Greyhound Invitational at Rocco Calvo Field and Timothy Breidegam Track.