ALLENTOWN, Pa. – Tim Schoch won a pair of titles and Kylie Lipinski took one home for winning the triple jump on the final day of competition at the Centennial Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Sunday at Muhlenberg College.
Schoch ran the second-fastest time in Division III and set the meet record on his way to victory in the 1,500 meter run with a time of 3 minutes, 49.93 seconds. He easily surpassed the previous meet record of 3:51.69 that was recorded by Haverford's Jason Bernstein in 2001. Schoch--who is the only NCAA automatic qualifying runner in the 1,500--now has the three fastest times in D-III.
Later in the afternoon, Schoch outran teammate Andrew Golato to claim first place in the 800 meter run. Schoch's time was 1:53.32 and Golato ran the event in 1:54.27.
Lipinski's first attempt in the triple jump was all she needed to claim the win and a NCAA provisional. Her winning leap was 11.43 meters (37 feet, 6 inches). Lipinski, who won the triple jump on Saturday, was named the Centennial Conference Outstanding Female Field Performer.
Richard Dowlat posted a personal-best in the 400 meter dash. His second-place time was 49.09. Anders Hulleberg (14:53.22), Joseph Carpenter (14:55.39) and Peter Kissin (14:58.50) crossed the finish line in third, fourth and eighth, respectively, in the 5,000 meter run. Ivo Milic-Strkalj (3:53.46), Eric Arnold (3:53.67) and Lucas Fuentes (3:57.85) added points to the Fords' team total in the 1,500 with finishes of third, fifth and eighth, respectively. Milic-Strkalj took home sixth in the 800 meter run by stopping the clock in 1:57.55. Greg Krause turned in a sixth-place performance in the 400-meter hurdles, crossing the line in 58.34.
The 4x400 meter relay team took home second place. The team, made up of Gebby Keny, Golato, Schoch and Dowlat, ran the event in 3:20.31.
In the field events, Andy Bennett was the sixth-place finisher in the triple jump with a distance of 13.17 meters (43-2.5).
Christina Neilson recorded three individual second-place finishes. She was the runner-up in the 100 meter dash (12.63), 200 meter dash (25.61) and 400 meter dash (57.13). Her time in the 400 was a NCAA provisional qualifier.
In the 5,000, Haverford took three spots in the top-eight with Emily Lipman (17:57.56), Harper Hubbeling (18:15.79) and Alice Vienneau (18:21.51) finishing in fifth, sixth and eighth, respectively.
Sara Hess (2:20.63) was fifth and Sally Weathers (2:22.69) came in eighth in the 800. Kara McMahon was the sixth-place finisher in the 1,500 with a time of 4:47.33. Zoe Welch and Hannah Davis both recorded eighth-place finishes. Welch's finish came in the 100 (13.41) and Davis ran the 400 meter hurdles in 1:11.46.
The 4x100 meter relay team of Kimberly Carlomagno, Neilson, Welch and Davis nearly missed out on the top spot. The team came in second place with a time of 49.40, just .16 behind Ursinus. In the 4x400 team of Carlomagno, Welch, Davis and Neilson came in third place. The time of 3:57.59 was .17 behind victorious Franklin & Marshall.
Dominque Meeks (11.76 meters/38-7) and Haley Lowrance (11.24 meters/36-10.50) took home secodn and fourth, respectively, in the shot put. Anna Schall had the fourth-best throw in the javelin with a distance of 33.62 meters (110-4). Emma Kornetsky was the fifth-place finisher in the triple jump. Her leap of record was 10.41 meters (34-2).
In the team championship, the Haverford men finished in second place for the second consecutive year. The Fords racked up 150 points. For the second straight year, Dickinson won the conference title. The Red Devils had 185 points.
The Ford women came home in third place with 128 points. Johns Hopkins took home the crown for the second time in a row (202). Ursinus was in second (135.50).