Jan. 17, 2004

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - The University of Maryland track teams competed at the Penn State Invitational Saturday, finishing fifth (women) and ninth (men) in the final team rankings. Tia Burley, Meghan Braffet and Kierra Foster all had individual victories for the women, while Rob Frelow and Harold Manning led the men's team.

Host school Penn State captured first-place honors in both the men's and women's meets. Rounding out the women's top five were Cornell, Villanova, Georgetown and the Terrapins.

Burley's victory came in the 400 meters with a time of 55.52, the team's fastest in the event this season. Braffet earned her second victory of the year, this time in the 5000 meters (17:19.03), while Foster was a winner in the long jump (20-00.50).

Other top-five finishers for the women were Teyarnte' Carter and Toni Jefferson, who each earned second-place honors. Carter's time of 7.53 in the 60 meters made her a runner-up while Jefferson ran the 200 meters in 24.47, also good for second-place.

Shenae Dawkins had two solid performances, finishing fourth in the 60-meter hurdles (8.85) and second in the triple jump (40-02.00), while Allison Carney (fifth, mile, 5:03.16) and Justine Kovacs (fifth, 3000 meters, 10:03.62) each posted team-best times.

The 4X400 relay team of Foster, Carter, Burley and Kristina Keegan finished fourth with a time of 3:52.09.

For the Terrapin men, Frelow (400 meters, 48.24) and Manning (200 meters, 21.48) each had second-place finishes. Manning's time in the 200 meters was a provisional qualifying time for the NCAA Championships.

Peter Hess had a good showing in the mile race, finishing fourth and posting the team's fastest time this season in the event.

Also earning top-five finishes for the men's team was John Collins in the weight throw (fifth, 56-04.75) and the distance medley relay team of Mike Fleg, Chris Ader, Peter McDonald and Doug Allen (fifth, 10:22.72).

The track teams return to action next Saturday, Jan. 24, when they travel to Blacksburg, Va., for the Virginia Tech Invitational.

For complete women's results, click here

WOMEN'S TEAM RESULTS 1. Penn State, 181.50
2. Cornell, 97.50
3. Villanova, 80
4. Georgetown, 79.50
5. MARYLAND, 72
6. Syracuse, 50
7. UMES, 20
7. Seton Hall, 20
7. Bucknell, 20
10. Saint Francis, 15
11. Howard, 14.50
12. Rutgers, 14
13. Mount St. Mary's, 13
14. St. Joseph's, 11
15. La Salle, 10

WOMEN'S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (First-place and Maryland finishers)
60 METERS - 1. Consuella Moore, Penn State, 7.47 ... 2. Teyarnte' Carter, Maryland, 7.53
200 METERS - 1. Consuella Moore, Penn State, 23.79 ... 2. Toni Jefferson, Maryland, 24.47 ... 8. Heather Houston, Maryland, 24.96
400 METERS - 1. Tia Burley, Maryland, 55.52 ... 2. Alyssa Walker, UMES, 56.28 ... 15. Kristina Keegan, Maryland, 1:00.17 ... 17. Amanda Radziminski, Maryland, 1:00.44
500 METERS - 1. Monica Hargrove, Georgetown, 1:13.16
800 METERS - 1. Briene Simmons, Penn State, 2:12.34
1000 METERS - 1. Ioana Parusheva, Villanova, 2:49.35 ... 25. Courtney Fiorovanti, Maryland, 3:12.74
3000 METERS - 1. Kate Boyles, Cornell, 9:38.83 ... 5. Justine Kovacs, Maryland, 10:03.62 ... 12. Laurel Jefferson, Maryland, 10:30.92 ... 26. Amie Shomette, Maryland, 11:04.81
5000 METERS - 1. Meghan Braffet, Maryland, 17:19.03 ... 11. Katie Purcell, Maryland, 19:20.92 ... 14. Cori Koch, Maryland, 19:43.82
MILE - 1. Marina Muncan, Villanova, 4:52.54 ... 5. Allison Carney, Maryland, 5:03.16 ... 13. Danielle Siebert, Maryland, 5:08.46
60 METER HURDLES - 1. Yolanda Malcolm, Villanova, 8.62 ... 4. Shenae Dawkins, Maryland, 8.85
4X400 RELAY - 1. Penn State, 3:47.56 ... 4. Maryland (Keegan, Foster, Carter, Burley), 3:52.09
4X800 RELAY - 1. Villanova, 9:07.41
DISTANCE MEDLEY - 1. Villanova, 11:39.34 ... 6. Maryland (Siebert, Keegan, Fiorovanti, Carney), 12:18.65
HIGH JUMP - 1. Jenna Grimaldi, Syracuse, 5-10.00
LONG JUMP - 1. Kierra Foster, Maryland, 20-00.50 ... 2. Chi-Chi Aduba, Penn State, 19-11.00 ... 5. Heather Houston, Maryland, 18-08.00 ... 23. Diana Prestileo, Maryland, 15-11.75
TRIPLE JUMP - 1. Chi-Chi Aduba, Penn State, 42-01.50 ... 2. Shenae Dawkins, Maryland, 40-02.00
SHOT PUT - 1. Ja'Nai O'Connor, Penn State, 51-09.25 ... 7. Labelle Hillgrove, Maryland, 43-03.00 ... 11. Bria Johnson, Maryland, 41-01.50 ... 13. Zakiya Shivers, Maryland, 40-04.25
WEIGHT THROW - 1. Johvonne Hernandez, Syracuse, 61-08.50 ... 15. Zakiya Shivers, Maryland, 45-10.50 ... 16. Labelle Hillgrove, Maryland, 45-09.00 .... 25. Bria Johnson, Maryland, 40-07.25
POLE VAULT - 1. Melanie Buczko, Bucknell, 12-05.50 ... 9. Meghan Watts, Maryland, 10-06.00

For complete men's results, click here

MEN'S TEAM RESULTS 1. Penn State, 102
2. Cornell, 94.50
3. Rutgers, 81
4. Georgetown, 69
5. La Salle, 59
6. Villanova, 49
7. Seton Hall, 45
8. Saint Francis, 40
9. MARYLAND, 31
9. Howard, 31
11. Mount St. Mary's, 26.50
12. St. Joseph's, 23
13. Syracuse, 20
14. Lehigh, 15
15 UMES, 9
16. Bucknell, 7

MEN'S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (First-place and Maryland finishers)
60 METERS - 1. Quentin Bowens, Seton Hall, 6.86
200 METERS - 1. Ernie Terrell, Penn State, 21.43 ... 2. Harold Manning, Maryland, 21.48 ... 9. Robert Duru, Maryland, 22.15
400 METERS - 1. Jaret Campisi, Penn State, 47.63 ... 2. Rob Frelow, Maryland, 48.24
500 METERS - 1. Obra Hogans, Seton Hall, 1:02.26 ... 16. Chris Ader, Maryland, 1:07.29
800 METERS - 1. Paul Moser, Villanova, 1:50.08 ... 24. Paul Dorsey, Maryland, 1:56.01 ... 34. Thomas Anderson, Maryland, 1:59.75 ... 35. Peter McDonald, Maryland, 2:01.71
1000 METERS - 1. Jesse O'Connell, Georgetown, 2:22.02 ... 16. Doug Allen, Maryland, 2:32.97
3000 METERS - 1. Ryan Sheehan, Saint Francis, 8:13.81 ... 9. Matt Sanders, Maryland, 8:35.19 ... 12. Florent Groberg, Maryland, 8:36.65 ... 21. Adam Ambrus, Maryland, 8:51.44
5000 METERS - 1. Dusty Lopez, Unattached, 15:22.10
MILE - 1. Ryan Fennelly, LaSalle, 4:11.08 ... 4. Peter Hess, Maryland, 4:14.48 ... 14. Mike Fleg, Maryland, 4:18.79 ... 23. Dan Ryan, Maryland, 4:28.26
60 METER HURDLES - 1. David Oliver, Howard, 7.80
4X400 RELAY - 1. Georgetown, 3:12.88 ... 8. Maryland (Duru, Manning, Dorsey, Frelow), 3:18.45
4X800 RELAY - 1. Georgetown, 7:38.05 ... 9. Maryland (Anderson, Sanders, Ryan, Groberg), 7:59.45
DISTANCE MEDLEY - 1. La Salle, 10:00.22 ... 5. Maryland (Fleg, Ader, McDonald, Allen), 10:22.72
HIGH JUMP - 1. Anthony Butler, Rutgers, 7-00.25
LONG JUMP - 1. Ryan Schmidt, Cornell, 23-09.00 ... 14. Adam Durham, Maryland, 20-08.50
TRIPLE JUMP - 1. Rowan Clarke, Rutgers, 47-10.00
SHOT PUT - 1. Zach Beadle, Cornell, 55-11.00 ... 15. Beau Fay, Maryland, 41-04.25
WEIGHT THROW - 1. Tom Carey, Saint Francis, 68-05.00 ... 5. John Collins, Maryland, 56-04.75 ... 8. Beau Fay, Maryland, 51-09.25
POLE VAULT - 1. David Hinton, Mount St. Mary's, 15-09.00 ... 9. Brian Grubel, Maryland, 14-09.00