V ?om)ay, Feb. 1, 2010 i reaves sets By Zack Feldman COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER u race and 90 minutes removed from the Penn State record in the 60- dash. Shavon Greaves pushed tiie finish line one more time to . Hi two of the Penn WOMEN - S National concluded wumtN s \ with several TRACK — including AND FIELD Greaves and distance runners nag for the NCAA national indoor -ampionship. ,m experienced a two-dav competi w as probably one of the best meets soil in the country, year in and year ooh Beth Alford-Sullivan said. . .os set the Penn State record in the ' go meter dash in consecutive with times of 7.25 seconds and 7.24 respectively. in addition. Greaves placed first m the w omen's 200-meter dash. She i a meet record with a time of 23.16 State alumna Shana Cox, running ehed. not only shattered her own State record 500-meter time, but also •i‘ w American record with a time of ■mute. 8.70 seconds. .01 seconds faster he previous American record holder. " .3 Gutherz Collegian "uller competes in the long run finals during the Penn citional meet on Saturday. overrun cm Page 8. conceding the run and into an insurmountable •-y just made open shots, iel Hummel got loose a cou- 'e> and we didn't do a good os guarding." DeChellis said, or a sudden they bang one, ' >ne and one goes off the top Vac backboard on a rebound and : .r -Kramer hits one at the shot That's been the story.” Penn State, the game was a e of broken plays and unfor bounces. With 6:40 left in : D half. Brooks swatted the at of Johnson's hands only to oach aid. "but we have to understand it’s a personal decision, and he > do what he has to do. I was disappointed, yeah, but I had to be v. too. that he was taking the next step in his life.” ring his career at Penn State, whether as a player or coach, ney has reached the championship game every season except one. captured ACHA titles in each of his first three seasons from 2000- 2002-03 as a player before losing to Ohio in the championship - his senior year in 2004. ;:A year, his first as a coach, the leers lost in the semifinals to i is, falling one win shy of another national championship appear- > put s his heart and soul into this team and our whole hockey fam icnior captain Matt Kirstein said. i fs going to be a loss for us. He works so hard and has such a good :ey mind. He cares a lot about what he does every day, and that's a a i eason why he’s had all the success that he has.” Downey’s contributions to the team run much deeper than simply roDding advice and experience, however. 1 v--spite the label of assistant coach, Downey has run many of the a \ s practices over the last two seasons to allow head coach Scott •alboni to get a better view of the practice from the bleachers. He also has put in many hours of scouting and recruiting players, hiie also helping run hockey camps at Penn State. it's an absolute loss for the leers,” said Joe Battista, who coached • i. ney during his playing career with the leers. Hut the bottom line is he’s put himself in a position to coach at a ■tnber of different levels, and he’ll have plenty of opportunities in Though he doesn’t have a specific job lined up yet in Boston, Downey said going to a "hockey hotbed” like Boston can only help his career. With the amount of coaching opportunities in Boston, the decision to eavc was not nearly as hard as telling the team about the decision, Downev said. That was the most difficult part, telling the players,” he said. “Day n day out. you see these guys and see them grow not just as players, >ut people, too. I just hope they know in the future they can still lean on ne. and anything I can help them with, I definitely will.” •jfjjyysmmp Monday, OpenMicNight \ 9-midaite $375 BigAzz Been All Day ‘till Aidufe $l.OO Sinki off Fbwws J # dash record While impressive, the race is frequently overshadowed by the 400- and 800-meter dashes, because the 500-meter race is not run at the NCAAs or in the Olympics-. Alford-Sullivan said with the extreme competition at the meet, including profes sional runners and powerhouse schools such as Georgetown, Tennessee, St. Augustine and Miami (Fla.), runners drove each other to run faster than they other wise would have in a typical collegiate track and field meet. “It's not every’ day that you see the com petition bring out what they did," Alford- Sullivan said. "It was really an atmosphere of being on a great track, but it was also being in great competition. When you put everyone in one place, it's going to run, and records are going to fall." In their first long distance race of the season, senior Bridget Franek. sophomore Caitlin Lane and senior Cheryl Spring each provisionally qualified for the NCAAs in the women’s 3,000-meter race. Although Franek did not yet qualify as an automatic bid for the NCAAs, Alford- Sullivan looked at the race as a victory. “Bridget ran probably the second best time of her career, so I'm not disappointed," Alford-Sullivan said. "She ran a great race, and this was her first race of the year. We also had three qualify provisionally in that race. ... Those Aussie Foster breaks another school record By Anthony Barton COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Another meet passed, and another record fell for junior Ryan Foster. Foster ran his season debut 800 meters at the Penn State National MEN S Saturday in one TRACK minute. 47.48 sec onds, once again setting the Penn State, meet, track and Australian National Indoor records. He also qualified himself automatically for the NCAA championships. "It was a really solid opener." Foster said of his performance."! was aiming at getting under 1:48. and I did that." Though Foster w r as pleased with his time, he said he thought watch as guard Cam Woodyard simply let it roll out of bounds. Guard Talor Battle led Penn State with 13 points, but Edwards was the bright spot, finishing with 10 points, 13 rebounds and just three turnovers. Edwards told Penn State radio network he feels the game is starting to slow down for him. “Coach is just telling me to value possession more and still look for my teammates," Edwards said. “The game is slowing down and that’s also helping, but it's just valuing the ball more." Going into the half, the Lions felt if they hit their open shots, they could stay with the Boilermakers. Instead. Penn State responded by shooting even worse 30.4 per To e-mail reporter: plcso32@psu.edu s#* M 2 24l he could have done better. "It was another race where I would've liked to have someone really challenge. That always helps." Foster said. Foster's run was only one of many great performances on the day for the Nittany Lion men. Freshman Casimir Loxsom also automatically qualified for NCAAs in the 800 meters, finishing in one minute. 47.98 seconds. Both times are the top two in the nation so far this season. Juniors Owen Dawson and Lionel Williams provisionally qual ified in the 800 as well, finishing in one minute. 48.97 seconds and one minute, 50.15 seconds, respective lv. AND FIELD Junior Joe Kovacs turned in the third automatic qualifier for the day. throwing a personal-best 63 feet. 6.25 inches in the shot put. cent in the second half. One play late in the game summed up the Lions' second half. Forward D.J. Jackson blocked a shot then fell to the floor, only to have center Drew Jones trip and fall over him. The pile of Lions took out two Boilermakers, but it was the Purdue players that got up first while the Lions were left looking at the hardwood. "We have to absorb the pres sure, we can't turn it over and we've got to get good shots," DeChellis said. “I thought first half we did exactly what we needed to do. Second half, the first four min utes. we just didn’t do it. And it just snowballed from there." To e-mail reporter: adrso79@psu.edu Streak From Page 8. this season entering Saturday's game but was benched in the second period after giving up his fourth goal of the night. "Teddy’s been playing really strong for us,” assistant coach Bill Downey said. "And it was just a collective let down by the whole team. He’s strong as a goaltender, though, and we expect him to come back strong.” Hume could not be reached for comment. The loss was the leers’ first in the ACHA since Oct. 17,2009, and their only ESCHL regulation loss this season. leer Marek Polidor (5) fights for position against a West Chester player Jan. 23 RTS Penn State senior Brittany Maun competes in the finals of the high jump competition Saturday during the Penn State National tournament at the Multi-Sport Facility. Maun's teammate Shavon Greaves broke the school record for the 60-meter dash twice. guys ran out of their minds in that race, and "It's tough to say. An automatic in the 400. it was tremendous." not too many people can do." Dorr said. In addition to contributing to another "I'd have to drop about a second in order NCAA qualifying 4x400 victory, senior run- to do that. Can Ido that? Yes. If my race ner Fawn Dorr placed first overall in the goes right and I execute properly. 400-meter dash with a time of 53.10 sec- "I definitely think I can run a 52. But if I on ds. do that. I break Shana Cox's record. That's Dorr said she's satisfied with the result not easy to do but is unsure of whether an automatic bid to the NCAAs is possible The throw stands second in the Penn State record books behind former Olympian C.J. Hunter's throw of 65 feet, 7 inches. "The whole day felt good with Blake and I both getting over 60 feet." Kovacs said. "It's all about taking steps as we move toward nationals." Fellow junior Blake Eaton also put up a personal-best with a throw of 60 feet. 1 inch. Penn State throws coach T.J. Crater was pleased, as both throws rank as the top two in the Big Ten. "I couldn't be happier." Penn State throws coach T.J. Crater said. "It w as just one of those things you knew it was going to happen the minute the competition start ed. It was great." After the meet, coach Beth Alford-Sullivan said she was proud Penn State's conference loss, coupled with No. 10 Rhode Island's sweep of Navy this past weekend, allowed the Rams to pass the leers for first place in the conference by one point. The two teams, however, meet for a pair of games this weekend at the G. Ice Pavilion and, while those games are the final chance for Rhode Island to earn conference points, Penn State still has two games against the unranked Drexel Dragons the following weekend. “We know everything’s on the line now next weekend,” sopho more forward Paul Daley said. “We want to win and take the conference title, so we’ll be play ing that much harder to win it. We certainly don’t want anyone Loss From Page 8. had a chance to win it at the end of the game. But just like against Purdue on Thursday Penn State was unable to convert down the stretch. Down by one with 43 seconds left in the game. Meredith Monroe grabbed an offensive rebound off a Janessa Wolff missed jumper, but the referees called a jump ball. Unfortunately for Monroe, the possession arrow' was in favor of the Wolverines, who got the ball back with their one point lead still intact. Get what you want. Sell what you don’t. Collegian Classifieds The Daily Collegian Macssa Guthe' To e-mail reporter: zefsoos@psu.edu of how' her team performed. "I'm impressed." Alford- Sullivan said. "The momentum behind our guys is very strong moving for ward." Overall, the team finished with a total of three automatic qualifiers and three more on the provisional side. The Lions currently sit at No. 48 in the nation. Before the meet this weekend. Alford-Sullivan said she challenged her team to crack the top-25. After the Lions' performance Sunday, the team is confident that goal will be reached. "I think we re damn good." Foster said. "I'm going to be very surprised if when the rankings come out we're not in the top-25." To e-mail reporter: acbsls2@psu.edu With Penn State needing to hold Michigan to a two-point basket to have a shot to tie the game. Michigan's Krista Phillips found an opening down town and launched the ball into the air. She nailed the shot and killed any chances of a Penn State comeback victory, assuring a second-straight loss for the Lady Lions. Phillips' 3-pointer was one of eight total by Michigan, which used the long ball and its ability to keep the Lions from getting to the free-throw line to send Penn State to its second straight defeat. To e-mail reporter: adal47@psu.edu else to come into our place and win it on our home ice. " Despite the loss. Penn State still won the season series with Delaware, 3-1. and has not lost the season series with any of its opponents this year. the three ACHA losses Penn State does have. Kirstein said, have simply been a result of the leers not playing up to their potential, something they'll look to correct next weekend against the Rams. "We might not have the most talent in the whole league," Kirstein said. "But if we come in playing our system and work hard, then were going to win the game." To e-mail reporter: plcso32@psu.edu Steph Witt/Collegian
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