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1 ATRIOT PATRIOT & FIELD CONTACT Monica Shepherd, Media and External Relations Assistant PHONE M-F ATHLETIC MALE PERFORMER OF THE WEEK STEVE HALLINAN, AMERICAN Jr., Drexel Hill, Pa. Hallinan won the 3,000-meter event at the Navy Invitational. The Eagle qualified for the IC4A Championships by 7.29 seconds with his time of 8: M-F ATHLETIC FEMALE PERFORMER OF THE WEEK VANESSA YOUNGS, LAFAYETTE Sr., Mount Vernon, N.Y. Youngs won the 60-yard dash and qualified for the ECAC Championships by 0.4 of a second. Her time of 7.36 seconds was a personal best. M-F ATHLETIC MALE FIELD PERFORMER OF THE WEEK TYLER JONES, LAFAYETTE Sr., Bethlehem, Pa. Jones qualified for IC4A Championships in the weight throw and shot put last weekend. His weight throw mark was meters while his shotput was meters. M-F ATHLETIC FEMALE FIELD PERFORMER OF THE WEEK MARJORIE GRAP, BUCKNELL Sr., Van Etten, N.Y. At the Bison Open, Grap finished first in the weight throw and qualified for the ECAC Championships by 2.65 meters. She was 0.28 of a meter off from qualifying in the shot put event. December 5, 2006 UPCOMING SCHEDULE Tuesday, December 5 American at Navy Quad Meet (W) p.m. Navy at Navy Quad Meet (W) p.m. Friday, December 8 Holy Cross at Rhode Island Pentathlon...11 a.m. Tuesday, December 9 Holy Cross at Harvard Invitational All Day LATEST RESULTS Friday, December 1 American at Navy Invitational Individual Navy at Navy Invitational Individual Lafayette at Lafayette Invitational......Individual Saturday, December 2 Bucknell at Bison Opener Individual Colgate at Cornell Relays Individual Holy Cross at Brown Alden Invitational..Individual M-F ATHLETIC MALE ROOKIE OF THE WEEK KYLE ANTHONY, BUCKNELL Fr., Barryville, N.Y. In his first collegiate meet, Anthony qualified for the IC4A Championships in the long jump and triple jump. His triple jump distance of meters put him second in the Bison record books, while his long jump distance of meters ranked him fourth in school history. M-F ATHLETIC FEMALE ROOKIE OF THE WEEK KALLE JAMES-WINTJEN, BUCKNELL Fr., Lewisburg, Pa. James-Wintjen was 0.26 of a second off from an ECAC qualifying time in the 60-meter dash by running it in eight seconds flat. Her time is second all-time in Bucknell history. TODAY S SCHOLAR-ATHLETES, TOMORROW S LEADERS The Patriot League continually demonstrates that student-athletes can excel at both academics and athletics without sacrificing its high standards. The Patriot League s athletic success is achieved while its member institutions remain committed to its founding principle of admitting and graduating student-athletes that are academically representative of their class. Participation in athletics at Patriot League institutions is viewed as an important component of a wellrounded education Corporate Parkway, Suite 190 Center Valley, Pa ; Fax w w w. p a t r i o t l e a g u e. c o m

2 HONORABLE MENTION PERFORMANCES LAST WEEK DANTE MARSHALL, NAVY Jr., Hermitage, Pa. Marshall posted an IC4A qualifying mark in the triple jump by jumping meters. PAUL HARRIS, NAVY Jr., Woodbury, Minn. Harris broke a school record and qualified for the IC4A Championships in the 800-meter event by a little over four seconds with a time of 1: RITA SANTIBANEZ, COLGATE So., Salem, Ore. Santibanez broke her own school record in the shot put and missed qualifying for the ECAC Championships by 0.09 of a meter. LAUREN COURTNEY, HOLY CROSS So., Ashland, Mass. Courtney qualified for the New England Championships in the 500-meter. CHRISTA SAWKO, BUCKNELL Sr., Montoursville, Pa. Sawko qualified for the ECAC Championships in the one-mile by one second at the Bison Open. LIZ CROWLEY, COLGATE Sr., West Simsbury, Conn. Crowley anchored the distance medley relay team that qualified for the ECAC Championships. PATRIOT December 5, page 2 PATRIOT NOTEBOOK NOW YOU SEE EM, NOW YOU DON T Last weekend, most Patriot League teams opened their season. And then closed it temporarily. The only squads that will compete again in the 2006 calendar year will be American and Navy women s teams and Holy Cross. All other teams will return to competition at the beginning of January. PRESEASON PREDICTIONS Last week, the two Patriot League teams that have the most Patriot League titles were selected to claim another championship in the preseason polls. For the women, defending champion Bucknell was selected to win its sixth Patriot League Championship in a row, while in the men s poll, Army was selected to repeat as Patriot League Champion. POSTSEASON PROMISE Many Patriot League student-athletes were off to a roaring start in their opening weekend. Eleven individuals and three relay teams qualified for the ECAC/IC4A Championships in March. American, Bucknell, Colgate, Lafayette and Navy all had qualifiers last weekend. KEEP IN MIND The Patriot League Indoor Track and Field Championships will be Friday, Feb. 16 through Sunday, Feb. 18 at Army s Gillis Field House. PATRIOT IN THE POLLS (USTFCCCA-NATIONAL/REGIONAL) AMERICAN ARMY BUCKNELL COLGATE HOLY CROSS LAFAYETTE LEHIGH NAVY

3 TEAM NOTEBOOKS AMERICAN men opened its season at the Navy Invitational last weekend. Steve Hallinan, Brian McCabe and Brendan Fennell took first, second and third in the 3K. Fennell also anchored the victorious DMR squad. Carlos Jamieson grabbed first in the 5000-meter. The women will compete for the first time this season next week at Navy. ARMY does not open this season s campaign until January when the Black Knights compete at the Carleton Crowell Open. BUCKNELL competed at the Bison Open to kick off its year with Melanie Buczko, Marjorie Grap and Nina Reinhardt all grabbing firstplace finishes for the women. Qualifying for the ECAC Championships was weight-thrower Grap and Christa Sawko in the one-mile run. Tyler Hoffman qualified for the IC4A Championships in the weight throw, while Kyle Anthony also qualified in the long and triple jump events. COLGATE traveled to Ithaca, N.Y. for the Cornell Relays. Emmett Weatherford took seventh place in the 3,000-meter event, while Sean Field also grabbed a seventh-place finish in the weight throw. The distance medley relay team of Kristen Kraly, Ashley Niness, Nicole Christoforo and Liz Crowley garnered a victory and an ECAC qualifying time. December 5, page 3 PATRIOT & FIELD SIDS AMERICAN Pat MacAdie.. pmacadie@american.edu ARMY Mady Salvani madeline.salvani@usma.edu BUCKNELL Damien Williams. dkw008@bucknell.edu COLGATE Meredith Rieder mrieder@mail.colgate.edu HOLY CROSS competed at the Alden Invitational last weekend. Lauren Courtney finished second in the 500-meter event, qualifying for the New England Championships. Lesley Bautista placed third in the pole vault. Kerilyn Anderson came in second in the long jump, while Lynn Barowski placed right behind her in third. LAFAYETTE hosted the Lafayette Invitational. Kristen Kalinowski won the high jump with a 5 5 jump, while Emily Cholak took first in the long jump and triple jump. Vanessa Youngs won the 60-yard dash and took fifth in the 220-yard dash. For the men, Ever Ruiz, Bradley Williams, Adam Ballester and Rob Blum took first-place in the 4x440-yard relay. Tyler Jones threw an IC4A Qualifying mark in the shot put. LEHIGH does not open its season until Jan. 12 when the Mountain Hawks travel to New York for the Gotham Cup. NAVY men hosted the Navy Invitational. Paul Harris broke a school record in the 800-meter and also qualified for the IC4A Championship. Dante Marshall won the triple jump with an IC4A qualfiying mark. The 4x400-meter relay team and DMR squad will also be heading to IC4As with their respective marks. HOLY CROSS Meredith Buzzi.. mbuzzi@holycross.edu LAFAYETTE Matt Panto pantom@lafayette.edu LEHIGH Colleen O Connell... coo206@lehigh.edu NAVY Jonathan Maggart.. maggart@usna.edu

4 December 5, page 4 MEN S PRESEASON POLL 1) Army 97 (13) 2) Navy 86 (3) 3) Lehigh 63 4) American 60 5) Lafayette 53 6) Bucknell 49 7) Colgate 25 8) Holy Cross 15 WOMEN S PRESEASON POLL PERFORMERS OF THE WEEK MALE STEVE HALLINAN, American, Junior FEMALE VANESSA YOUNGS, Lafayette, Senior 1) Bucknell 97 (13) 2) Navy 80 (2) 3) Army 78 (1) 4) Lafayette 60 5) Lehigh 43 Colgate 43 7) American 31 8) Holy Cross 16 FIELD PERFORMERS OF THE WEEK MEDIA SERVICES PATRIOT ON THE WEB Patriot League.com features the latest news and stories on all eight Patriot League members. In addition, the site also contains the 2006 Patriot League media guide, up-to-date statistics, schedules, results and archives. WEEKLY RELEASE Media can access a downloadable Adobe Acrobat PDF files of the complete Patriot League weekly indoor track and field release on the Patriot League Indoor Track and Field page. MALE TYLER JONES, Lafayette, Senior FEMALE MARJORIE GRAP, Bucknell, Senior DISTRIBUTION Media may contact the Patriot League office to be included on the Patriot League s lists for indoor track and field releases and information (or any of the Patriot League s sports). Please contact Patriot League Media and External Relations Assistant Monica Shepherd (mshepherd@patriotleague.com/ ) with requests or questions.

5 AND F IELD December 5, page 5 ROOKIES OF THE WEEK MALE KYLE ANTHONY, Bucknell, Freshman FEMALE KALLE JAMES-WINTJEN, Bucknell, Freshman PATRIOT COACHES MATT CENTROWITZ, AMERICAN Years at American...11 Overall Years of Head Coaching...11 JERRY QUILLER, ARMY Years at Army...11 Overall Years of Head Coaching...37 KEVIN DONNER, BUCKNELL Years at Bucknell...6 Overall Years of Head Coaching...22 ART MCKINNON, COLGATE MEN Years at Colgate...18 Overall Years of Head Coaching...25 LAURA NARDELLI, COLGATE WOMEN Years at Colgate...10 Overall Years of Head Coaching...14 JIM KAVANAGH, HOLY CROSS MEN Years at Holy Cross...29 Overall Years of Head Coaching...29 EGETTA ALFONSO, HOLY CROSS WOMEN Years at Holy Cross...7 Overall Years of Head Coaching...7 JULIO PIAZZA, LAFAYETTE Years at Lafayette...20 Overall Years of Head Coaching...20 MATT UTESCH, LEHIGH Years at Lehigh...9 Overall Years of Head Coaching...9 ALL-TIME PATRIOT CHAMPIONS MEN 11 ARMY 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, BUCKNELL 1991, 1992, NAVY 2004, 2005 STEPHEN COOKSEY, NAVY MEN Years at Navy...18 Overall Years of Head Coaching...24 CARLA CRISTE, NAVY WOMEN Years at Navy...15 Overall Years of Head Coaching...15 WOMEN 10 BUCKNELL 1992, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, ARMY 1994, 1995, 1996, FORDHAM NAVY 2001

6 December 5, page 6 AMERICAN EAGLES 12.1 at Navy Invitational Individual 12.5 at Navy Quad Meet (W) p.m at Navy Quad Meet (M) :30 a.m at Maryland Invitational All Day 1.27 at George Mason Patriot Games.10 a.m. 2.2 at Millrose Games p.m. at Armory Collegiate Invite All Day 2.3 at Armory Collegiate Invite All Day ARMY BLACK KNIGHTS 1.5 at Carleton Crowell Open Noon 1.6 at Carleton Crowell Open a.m Black Knight Invitational a.m at Penn State Invitational TBA Army Open Noon 1.27 at Penn State Invitational TBA Army Open a.m. 2.3 Navy Noon 2.10 at St. Valentines Invitational TBA 2.23 at NYU Fast Track Invitational TBA BUCKNELL BISON 12.2 Bison Opener Individual 1.13 Gulden Relays TBA 1.20 Bucknell Heptagonal TBA 1.26 Bison Open and Multi TBA at Penn State National Invitational...TBA 1.27 Bison Open and Multi TBA at Penn State National Invitational...TBA 2.3 at Akron Open TBA 2.9 at Sykes-Sabok Challenge Cup......TBA 2.10 Bucknell Winter Classic TBA at Sykes-Sabok Challenge Cup......TBA COLGATE RAIDERS 12.2 at Cornell Relays Individual 1.13 at San Juan Invitational (W)......All Day at Army (M) Noon 1.20 at Cornell (M) a.m at Cornell Invitational (W) All Day 1.22 at Cornell Relays (W) All Day 2.3 at Syracuse Invitational All Day 2.10 at St. Valentines Invitational.....All Day HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS 12.2 at Brown Alden Invitational....Individual 12.8 at Rhode Island Pentathlon a.m at Harvard Invitational All Day at Boston University Mini Series...8 a.m at Boston University Mini Series...8 a.m. 1.5 at Fordham Invitational p.m at Rhode Island Invitational a.m. at Yale Pentathlon (W) All Day 1.13 at Yale Invitational All Day 1.20 at New Hampshire Quad Meet....All Day 1.26 at Reebok Boston Indoor Games..4 p.m. 2.3 at Maine All Day 2.10 at St. Valentines Invitational.....All Day at New England Indoor Championships All Day LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS 12.1 Lafayette Invitational Individual 1.6 at Army Invitational a.m at NYU Invitational TBA 1.20 at Lehigh Dual p.m at Bucknell Invitational TBA 1.27 at Bucknell Invitational TBA 2.2 at Armory Invitational p.m. 2.3 at Armory Invitational TBA 2.4 at DeShriver Invitational TBA 2.9 at Lafayette/Rider Invitational......TBA LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS 1.12 at Gotham Cup All Day 1.20 Lafayette Dual p.m Lehigh Multi-Event p.m John Covert Lehigh Classic Noon 2.3 at New Balance Invitational......All Day 2.9 at Lafayette/Rider Invitational....All Day NAVY MIDSHIPMEN 12.1 Navy Invitational (M) Individual 12.5 Navy Quad Meet (W) p.m. 1.6 at UMES Invitational (W) a.m. Princeton (M) Noon 1.13 Navy Quad Meet (M) :30 a.m Navy Meet Noon (M); 3 p.m. (W) 1.26 at Penn State National Open (M)..All Day 1.27 at GMU Patriot Games (W) a.m. at Penn State National Open (M)..All Day 2.3 at Army Noon (W); 3 p.m. (M) 2.9 at Iowa State Classic (M) All Day 2.10 at Iowa State Classic (M) All Day