Bucknell Bison Opener

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Meet Preview:
This weekend, the UMBC Indoor Track & Field team opens up the competitive slate competing at the Bucknell Bison Opener hosted by Bucknell University. This is the first opportunity for all members of the team to gauge their progress after working strenuously for the past two months in preparation. This meet is also the only one in this calendar year, before the real season picks up after Winter Break. With the Conference meet pushed forward in the calendar, this meet will be more important than usual in measuring fitness and strengths of the team. On the mens side, look for seniors Denny Long (60m) and Trae Proctor (60mH) to lead the sprints, with both in contention for the Conference title in their respective events. With many of the top distance runners resting after the cross country season, junior Andrew Smith will look to break into the Top Three at the Conference meet in the 800 meters, but will be venturing out of his specialty to run the mile. In the field events, jumpers Shioma Obemeata (triple jump) and Mo Drammeh (high jump) will be looking to improve upon their runner up finishes at last years Conference meet. While in the field, senior Cam McDearmon will team up with transfer Yao Adantor to take control of the early season Conference rankings in the weight throw and shot put respectively. On the womens side, watch for the sprint crew to put up some fast early season times led by sophomores Mercedes Jackson, Ebonique Jones and Paulette Fogle, and juniors Kirsten Jones and Deborah Adelola. The limited distance crew will feature junior Cody Mezebish and sophomore Sarah Daly who will be looking to get some speed training in for 800 meters later in the season. In the field events Amanda Deller will hit the circle in her final season at UMBC while Chowan Brightful will look to improve upon her
Senior Amanda Deller enters her final year having claimed every America East Conference title in the shot put over the past three years. She is looking to be the first athlete in Conference history to win all four indoor and outdoor shot put titles. Additionally, look for Deller to become only the second UMBC athlete to break the 50 foot barrier in the shot and to repeat as Conference champion in the weight throw.

Last Meet Highlights:

NCAA Mid Atlantic Regional th Mens team finished 14 , thus will start next year Regionally Ranked, Womens team th finished 26 st Brandan McGee finished 41 in 31:29.35, #2 All Time UMBC Jake Albino and Hassan Omar also record Top 10 All Time UMBC 10k times Julie Gessler led the women with a personal best 23:18.65 6k

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Athlete Spotlights

Sarah Daly:
As a freshman last season, Daly had a late start to the indoor season after a foot injury. She quickly made up for the lost time, but just missed out on the finals of the 500 meter dash at the indoor Conference meet. During the outdoor season she transitioned up to the 800 meters, dropping her time down to 2:17. This fall Daly joined the cross country team and helped in a supporting role, even leading the Retrievers at the first race. With a strong fall of training under her belt and a season of running the 800 meters, look for Daly to be in contention with junior Cody Mezebish for a tandem top five finish at the Conference meet in the 800 meters.

Mo Drammeh:
Two seasons ago as a freshman, Drammeh tied for the second best jump in the high jump at the Conference meet, but slid down to third on a tie breaker. Last season he moved up a notch to finish second at the Conference meet indoors. With two years of IC4A qualifications, Drammeh will be looking to take the Conference title that has remained elusive thus far and push to get over the 6 10 barrier heading into the outdoor season.

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Inside the Numbers:

Percentage of athletes who factored in UMBCs team scoring on the mens and womens side, who return this year to compete.

Schedule of Events Meet Schedule

2012-13 Indoor Schedule: Saturday, Dec. 1 Bison Opener Bucknell University Saturday, Jan. 5 Penn State Relays Penn State University Friday, Jan. 11 Gotham Cup NYC Armory
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Schedule of Events:
Track Events: (women followed by men) 10:30: 3000 Meter Run 11:00: 60 Meter High Hurdles Trials 11:30: 60 Meter Dash Trials 12:05: Mile Run 12:25: 60 Meter High Hurdles Finals 12:40: 60 Meter Dash Finals 12:55: 400 Meter Dash **OFFICIALS BREAK** 2:00: 800 Meter Run 2:20: 500 Meter Dash 2:40: 1000 Meter Run 2:50: 300 Meter Dash 3:15: 200 Meter Dash 4:00: 5000 Meter Run 4:35: 4x400 Meter Relay Field Events: 9:30: Long Jump (men then women); 20 Min Break; Triple Jump (women then men) 9:30: Weight Throw (women then men); 20 Min Break, Shot Put (women then men) 10:00: High Jump (men then women) 10:00: Pole Vault (women then men)

Saturday, Jan. 19 Terrapin Invite PGSLC, Landover, MD Friday-Saturday, Jan. 25 & 26 PSU National Invite Penn State University Saturday, Jan. 25 Patriot Games George Mason University Friday-Saturday, Feb. 1 & 2 NB Collegiate Invite NYC Armory
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Mon.-Tues., Feb. 11 & 12 America East Championship Reggie Lewis Center, MA

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Saturday-Sunday, Mar. 2 & 3 IC4A/ECAC Championship BU/RLC, Boston, MA

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Event Entries IC4A/ECAC Qualifiers

Event 60m 60m Hurdles 200m 400m 500m 800m 1,000m Mile 3,000m 5,000m 4x400m 4x800m DMR Long Jump Triple Jump High Jump Pole Vault Shot Put Weight Throw Hept./Pent

Women / Men Entries (Tentative only, only A Relays listed): Jackson, E. Jones, Ikpeze, Phillip, Seale / Long, Baker, Balderson, Proctor, Rentzsch Brightful, Biggs / Proctor, Rybak, Ezenwanne, Abutaleb, Rentzsch Ajayi, Hayes / Cuomo, McLendon Abbey, Young, Phillip, Metevier, Biggs, Hayes / Cuomo, Martin, Abutaleb, McLendon K. Jones, McClure, Daly, Mezebish, Fredericks, Ajayi / Myers, Coaxum, Carthan Deckel, Johnson, Fogle, Adelola / Constantinides Cook / Kulp / Kereszetes, Smith, Hayslett, Hopkins, Johnson Gibson / Semeon, Pickett Dawson, Roche / Beacham, Psaltakis Fogle, Young, Abbey, K. Jones / Coaxum, Rybak, Martin, Myers

E. Jones/ Obemeata, Rentzsch Davis / Obemeata, Drammeh Brightful / Drammeh, Ezenwanne Davis, Miller / Stott Deller, Edokobi, Nelson, Mayne / Adantor, McDearmon, Stinsman, Rentzsch Deller, Edokobi, Nelson, Mayne / McDearmon, Adantor, Stinsman

Event 60m 60m Hurdles 200m 400m 500m 800m 1,000m Mile 3,000m 5,000m 4x400m 4x800m DMR Long Jump Triple Jump High Jump Pole Vault Shot Put Weight Throw Hept./Pent

IC4A Standards (men) 6.98 8.25 22.24 49.20 1:05.20 1:54.90 2:28.95 4:14.90 8:27.20 14:45.40 3:19.90 7:53.00 10:19.70 7.02 m 14.45 m 2.04 m 4.80 m 15.70 m 16.90 m 5000 Points

ECAC Standards (women) 7.68 8.80 25.04 57.04 1:16.04 2:14.44 2:56.24 4:59.04 9:58.94 17:33.64 3:52.54 9:25.24 12:08.64 5.70 m 11.90 m 1.70 m 3.60 m 13.50 m 16.00 m 3450 Points

Qualifiers

School Records

60m 60mH 200m 400m 500m 800m 1000m Mile 3000m 5000m 4x400m 4x800m DMR HJ LJ TJ PV SP WT Hept./Pent.

Men David Bobb Negasi Gerima David Bobb Khris Hutson Josh Hewitson Michael Christmas Izudin Mehmedovic Izudin Mehmedovic Greg Saylor Michael Sterling Powell, Williams, Ransom, Hawkins Okoniewski, Hart, Christmas, Snyder Christmas, Smith, Albino, Snyder Huguens Jean Marc Haskins Victor Gilreath Dixon/Ludwig Aaron Brooks Cam McDearmon Keith Onto

Time/Mark 6.72 8.00 20.85 48.57 1:03.35 1:52.78 2:25.58 4:08.84 8:26.00 14:39.45 3:15.53 7:36.68 9:49.52 2.17m (7-1.5) 7.11m (23-4) 15.49m (50-10) 4.85m (15-11) 16.31m (53-6.25) 18.83 (61-9.5) 5,238 pts

Women Mercedes Jackson Imani Colbert Mercedes Jackson Sharon Johnson Latasha Bost Yasmin Fields Yasmin Fields Cara Wettlaufer Sara Parkinson Sara Parkinson Abbey, K. Jones, Adelola, Fogle Asein, Fields, Wettlaufer, Baker Asein, Griffin, Baker, Wettlaufer Chowan Brightful Kiki Malamo-Paris Tyishua Johnson Laura Walker Cleopatra Borel Cleopatra Borel Chowan Brightful

Time/Mark 7.49 8.57 24.00 55.91 1:13.89 2:13.53 2:58.33 4:55.00 9:40.12 16:47.89 3:48.54 9:06.23 12:19.05 1.7m (5-7) 5.65m (18-6.5) 11.56m (37-11.25) 3.25m (10-8) 17.50m (57-5) 18.03m (59-2) 3,227 pts