Princeton University Athletics
Men's Track on Top After First Day of Heptagonals
May 08, 2004 | Men's Track and Field
May 8, 2004
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - After a breezy afternoon in Providence, day one of the 70th annual Ivy League Heptagonal Games is in the books. Princeton holds a slim two-point lead in the men's division, while the Tigers also claimed the first day lead on the women's side.
The Tiger men totaled 41 points and lead Cornell and Penn by a narrow two-point margin. Princeton's women tallied 38 points to hold a 12-point cushion over Yale (22 points) and a 13-point lead over Penn (21 points).
The Quakers took first in three of the day's five men's finals, highlighted by Brian Chaput's third-straight Heps javelin title.
Chaput's throw of 241-07 led a trio of athletes that posted marks of over 230-00 in the javelin. Chaput (pictured at right) was followed by Dartmouth's Sean Furey at 234-03 and Tim Releford of Princeton with a mark of 230-02. Chaput, who has already qualified for the U.S. Olympic trials, now holds three of the top five marks all-time at Heps. "I've been battling a few tweaks this week, but it's great to be able to perform and win," Chaput said. "Sean (Furey) gave me a run for my money. We had a great race."
Princeton's Josh McCaughey added another honor to his already crowded Heps resume with his fourth-straight win in the hammer throw. McCaughey's fourth crown is in addition to his four Indoor Heps weight throw titles. The senior's toss of 201-03 was almost 10 feet better than second-place Giles Longley-Cook of Cornell (191-06) and almost 17 feet farther than third-place Mark Smith of Princeton (184-04).
The Quakers also took first in the pole vault with Neal Wojdowski clearing 16-04 3/4. Five athletes finished the event in a second-place tie at 5-10 - Princeton's Kyle Whitaker, Cornell's Adam Sensiveri, Brown's Bowen Grant, Penn's Zach Suttile, and Cornell's Ryan Whitehall.
Penn's third win of the day came in a 10,000-meter run where the top three spots were separated by less than five seconds. The Quakers' Dusty Lieb posted a 29:56.01 and was followed by Karl Dusen of Columbia at 29:58.10 and 2003 champ Jeff Gaudette of Brown at 30:01.32.
Cornell picked up 18 points in the long jump with Ryan Schmidt's first-place length of 24-00 1/4 and teammate Tyler Kaune's second-place showing of 22-09 1/4. Dartmouth twin brothers Ahmad and Mustafa Abdur-Rahim took third and fourth place at 22-09 and 22-08 1/2, respectively.
Dartmouth's Andrew Hall holds the day one decathlon lead with 3631 points. Princeton's Tyler Bengston is in second at 3535, followed closely by Cornell's Ethan Albrecht-Carrie at 3518.
On the women's side, a trio of underclassman posted three first-place finishes in the five finals during day one.
Yale sophomore Joslyn Woodard captured her second-straight Heps long jump title with a distance of 19-07. Columbia's Kara Weaver posted an 18-03 to take second, and Dartmouth's Matthan Chatterton-Richmond leapt 17-11 1/2 for a third-place showing.
Brown freshman Laura Dudek took first with a mark of 143-03 in a close javelin race. Princeton's Amy Krilla was only eight inches back at 142-05, while Dartmouth's Kelsey Wiegmann took third at 139-04.
Penn freshman Catrina Chisolm posted a mark of 181-11 in winning the hammer. Her distance is the fourth-best all-time at Heps. Harvard senior Johana Doyle, the 2003 hammer champ, took second at 179-06. Cornell junior Becky Turner threw 172-10 for a third-place showing.
Princeton's Emily Kroshus added the Outdoor Heps 10000-meter crown to a stellar senior campaign that has seen her win the Indoor Heps 5000-meter title along with Heps cross country title. Her time of 35:01.98 in Saturday's 10000 was just over three seconds ahead of sophomore teammate Meredith Lambert at 35:05.12. Columbia sophomore Lisa Stublic finished third with a time of 35:13.76.
Princeton had another first-place showing in the pole vault where senior Chelo Canino cleared 12-03 1/2 to tally 10 points for the Tigers. Canino's mark is the sixth-best all-time at Heps. Penn junior Samantha Crook and Yale sophomore Molly Lederman tied for second with a height of 11-09 3/4.
In the heptathlon, Shani Boston of Penn holds the early lead with 3010 points after four events. Princeton's Susan Coltman totaled 2,947 to hold second, and Penn's Kai Ivory is close behind in third at 2,939 points.
Day two action starts off with the men's decathlon 110-meter hurdles at 9 a.m. Sunday. Events continue throughout the day with the awards ceremony taking place at 5:15 p.m.