Courtney Jaworski & Kyle Calvo Qualify for NCAA National Championships GREENSBORO, N.C. - Penn senior Courtney Jaworski qualified for the NCAA Championship track meet for the third straight year on Saturday at the NCAA East Regionals in Greensboro, N.C. Jaworski ran a 1:49.30 in the 800 meter run on Friday to qualify and clocked in at 1:48.95 on Saturday to place second overall to earn the right to retain his All-American status. Kyle Calvo, who automatically qualified for the NCAA Championships in the decathlon event, had a leap of 7.57m in the long jump event to place third in his flight and to earn a spot at the championship meet as well. Bryan Scotland was fifth in his flight in the 800 meters on Friday, running a 1:51.43, but did not qualify. The top five student-athletes in each event and the top three relay teams automatically advance to the National Championship meet at the Alex G. Spanos Sports Complex in Sacramento, CA on June 7-10. Men's Track Finishes Third at IC4A's   Courtesy: University of Pennsylvania PRINCETON, N.J. - The Penn men's track team had an outstanding meet at this weekend's IC4A Championship Meet, placing third overall as a team behind the strength of two IC4A champions.  Courtney Jaworski won the 1,500 meter run with a time of 3:44.71 while Kyle Calvo claimed the long jump championship with a leap of 7.57m. Other All-East performances that lifted the Quakers to such a strong finish included David Whitehurst's second-place run in the 110 meter hurdles with a time of 14.12 and a 2-3 finish in the decathlon event by Michael Hall (6673 points) and Max Westman (6600 points).  Anthony Abitante finished fourth in the pole vault event with a vault of 4.95m to earn All-East honors.  The Quakers' 48 points were third only behind Cornell (51) and George Mason (59). Men's Track Places Fourth at Heps; Jaworski Wins Third Straight 800   Courtesy: University of Pennsylvania Release: 05/07/2006 PHILADELPHIA - The Penn men's track team placed fourth overall with 94 1/2 points at this weekend's 2006 Ivy League Heptagonal Championship held at Franklin Field.  Senior Courtney Jaworski won his third consecutive championship in the 800 meter run, becoming just the third 3-time winner in the 72-year history of the event at Heps.  "Courtney is one of the best athletes ever to walk through here," said head coach Charlie Powell. "Hopefully he'll be an All-American once again." Sophomore Kyle Calvo also set a meet record in winning the decathlon with a score of 7,202, breaking the previous mark of 7,043 set in 2004 by Dartmouth's Andrew Hall.  David Whitehurst won the 110 meter hurdles championship with a time of 14:20, which is the fastest at the Heps Championship since 1986 and ties him for the sixth-fastest time ever in the meet. Kevin Benjamin placed second in the 200 meter dash with a 21.45, while Joey Brown placed third with a 10.85 in the 100 meter dash.  The 4x100 relay team of Benjamin, Joel Miller, Peter Cochran and Brown ran a 41.01, the ninth-fastest time ever at Heps, to place second. Select Quakers will compete in the IC4A Championships next weekend at Princeton, N.J., on May 12-13. Quakers a Step Faster Then Tigers in Hep Race at The Penn Relays   Courtesy: University of Pennsylvania Release: 04/28/2006 PHILADELPHIA - In perhaps the most exciting finish of the day on Friday at the Penn Relays, the Quaker men's 4x400 relay squad edged out Ivy League rival Princeton to place first in the Heptagonal version of the event.  It was freshman anchor Sam Shepard who edged out the Tigers' Richard Stewart by 0.19 of a second to take the victory in front of a Friday record crowd of 39,994 at Franklin Field.  The other members of the Red and Blue squad that posted a time of 3:12.55 in the race were Kyle Calvo, Kevin Benjamin and Eric Ljungquist. In other men's action on the day, the 4x100 relay team of Benjamin, Joel Miller, Peter Cochran, and Jason Ellis took 41st place overall out of 71 teams competing with a time of 42.40.  Ellis, Miller, Pete Habegger and Joey Brown stopped the clocks at 1:28.23 to place third in their heat of the 4x200 meter relay (they placed 29th out of 53 schools overall in the event). The college men sprint medley relay event team of David Whitehurst, Sean Garrett, Mike Hall and Graham Snow notched a 3:32.69 to finish 33rd out of 46 teams.  Max Westman placed 46th overall with a 54.06 in the college men's 400m hurdles. The Red and Blue are back in action tomorrow in the third and final day of the 112th running of the Penn Relays. Men's Track Finishes First Day of Competition at Penn Relays   Courtesy: University of Pennsylvania Release: 04/27/2006 PHILADELPHIA - The Quaker men's track team finished the first full day of competition at the 112th running of the Penn Relays on Thursday at Franklin Field.  Alejandro Shepard ran a 9:26.37 in the college men's steeplechase and Brady Fergusson stopped the clocks at 9:28.3 in the Olympic development men's steeplechase event.  Reid McEwen ran a 14.38.1 and Brian Trembley ran a 14.49.8 in the college men's 5,000 meter run. Several Quakers will compete in the second day of the Penn Relays, tomorrow at Franklin Field. Princeton, Penn, Villanova & Rutgers Quad Meet 4/15/06 Sorry, No Article Men's Track Wins Three Events, Has Strong Day at Penn Invitational   Courtesy: University of Pennsylvania Release: 04/10/2006 PHILADELPHIA The Quaker men's track team won three events and placed high in several others on Saturday at the Penn Invitational at Franklin Field. Leading the pack was Mark Materna, who clocked in at 3:56.11 to win the 1,500 meter run for the Red and Blue. Mike LaQuaglia claimed first place in the 5,000 meter run with a time of 14:43.71, while the Quakers' 4x100 meter relay squad earned a victory in their event, clocking in at 42.02.  David Whitehurst placed second in the 110 meter hurdles with a time of 14.84, while Sam Shepherd ran a 49.24 in the 400 meter dash to finish second. Jason Ellis notched another second-place finish for the Quakers with a 11.23 in the 100 meter dash.  In the field events, Anthony Abitante placed second with a vault of 4.73m in the pole vault event, while Michael Daley finished third in the long jump at 6.15m. Penn will compete against Ivy League rival Princeton along with Villanova and Rutgers in its next meet on Saturday, April 15, in Princeton, N.J. Men's Track Team Finishes Second at Navy Meet   Courtesy: University of Pennsylvania Release: 04/02/2006 ANNAPOLIS, Md The Penn men's track squad placed second out of six teams competing with 128 overall points at the Navy Invitational on Saturday.  Grafton Ifill was victorious in the 200 meter run with a time of 22.30 while Mark Materna won the 1500 meter run at 3:56.50.  The Quakers dominated the 4x100 meter relay event, placing first and second with times of 41.60 and 42.80, respectively. Penn had plenty of strong performances in the meet, including second-place finishes by Alejandro Shepard in the 3000m steeplechase (9:28.50), Michael Bale in the 110m hurdles (14.80), Kevin Benjamin in the 200m (22.54), Tim Kaijala in the 800m run (1:53.86) and Max Westman in the 400m (54.47). Penn's John Guzman (1:54.84) and Chris Howell (1:54.90) placed fourth and fifth, respectively, behind Kaijala in the 800 meter run.  Michael Daley earned a third-place finish with a 6.66 in the long jump while Peter Cochran was fourth in the same event with a 6.63.  The meet host Navy won with 216 points, while Rutgers came in third with 117 and Princeton was fourth with 89 points. The Quakers will be the host next weekend as they compete at the Penn Invitational on Saturday, April 8, at Franklin Field. Men's Track Shines at Raleigh Relays   Courtesy: University of Pennsylvania Release: 03/27/2006 RALEIGH, N.C. - Penn All-American Courtney Jaworski led a solid effort by the men's track team this weekend at the Raleigh Relays in North Carolina. Jaworski placed first in the men's 1500 meter run with a time of 3:47.52, while the men's 4x800 meter relay team rolled to a first place finish, clocking in at 7:35.04. Penn's Alejahndro Shepard clocked in at 9:34.64 to win the men's 3000 meter steeplechase, while Larry Contrella ran the unseeded 10,000 meter run in 31:42.16 to place eighth. Michael LaQuaglia placed 15th in the seeded 10,000 meter run with a time of 30:45.03. Stephen Bachman placed 16th in the men's discuss throw with a toss of 42.79m. Other strong relay finishes for the Red and Blue included the 4x100 meter relay team with a fourth-place finish at 41.92 and a seventh-place finish in the 1,600 sprint medley with a 3:30.94. The Quakers are back in action on Saturday, April 1, at the Maryland Invitational in College Park, Md. Raleigh Relays, North Carolina State University March 25, 2006 Dear UPENN Track and Field Alumni, Assistant Coach Stephen Walsh This past weekend the Men’s Track and Field team traveled to North Carolina for the 2006 Raleigh Relays at North Carolina State University. The team went down with the hopes of warm weather and sunny skies but was greeted with cold weather and scattered rain.  No problem, because we came home with some solid performances. In the Sprint events, Jason Ellis was the highest finisher in the men’s 100m with a time of 11.32. into a headwind.  Sam Shepherd finished well in the open 400m with a time of 49.48. In the Middle-Distance events, Courtney Jaworski won the open 1500m in 3:47.52, which places him ninth on the all-time Penn list. Courtney led the race from the start, going through the 400 in 61 seconds and the 800m in 2:03 until Penn Grad Sam Burley took the lead and led into the final stretch. Sam finished second with a time of 3:48.77 as Courtney caught him with 80m to go and prevailed. In the Distance events Mike LaQuaglia ran an impressive 30:45.03 in the men’s 10k, finishing 15th and Brian Goldberg was 18th in a time of 30:50.26, both qualifying for the IC4A Championships in May.  Both Brian and Mike worked together throughout the race, hitting 5k at 15:26 and 8k at 24:42.  In the fast section of the 5k, both Reid McEwen and Brian Trembley competed well, finishing in 14:46.45 and 14:51.44 respectively for their first 5k on the track. In the 3000m steeplechase Alejandro Shepard won the morning section in a time of 9:34.61. In the field events Stephen Backman competed in the open Discus and Shot Put, where he placed 22nd in the Shot Put with a throw of 14.09m  and 16th in the Discus with a throw of 42.79m (140-05). In the Relay competition of the meet, the 4x800m team of John Guzman (1:55.21), Chris Howell (1:54.55), Bryan Scotland (1:53.59), and Tim Kaijala (1: 51.89) won with a winning time of 7:35.04. In the 4x1500m the UPENN team finished 8th overall with a time of 16:06.31.  The team was  John Brackmann (3:58.63), Brian Scotland (3:57.38), Clayton Smith (4:08.63), and Mark Materna (4:01.74). In the Sprint Medley relay UPENN finished 7th overall with a time of 3:30.94.  The relay consisted of Mike Provenzano (22.17), Jason Ellis (22.73), Braden Lepisto (50.77), and John Guzman (1: 55.27). In the fast section of the 4x100m, the UPENN team consisting of Joey Brown, Kevin Benjamin, Peter Cochran, and Grafton Ifill ran an IC4A qualifying time of 41.92.  Not bad in the chilly conditions.  In the last event of the meet, UPENN competed well in the 4x400m finishing third in a heat of eight teams. The team of Sam Shepherd (48.97), Tim Kaijala (49.30), Bryan Scotland (50.37), and Courtney Jaworski (48.63) finished in a time of 3:17.27and placed 9th overall and qualified for the IC4A championships.  And for you keen eyed followers of Penn track, that was the same foursome that was our DMR team that ran 9:40 this indoor season.   Three athletes also traveled to Wake Forest in Winston-Salem, North Carolina to compete in the 2006 Deacon Combined Events. Kyle Calvo, Mike Hall, Max Westman all represented UPENN. Westman, a frosh from Lower Merion, PA finished 3rd overall with a score of 6760 and Calvo finished 5th in 6529. Hall withdrew from the competition after a No Height in the Pole Vault.   Next up for the Quaker’s will be an 6 Team Affair at the US Naval Academy, on April 1st.  Make sure you mark your calendars for May 6-7, 2006, when UPENN will be hosting the Outdoor Heptagonal Championships at Franklin Field!

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