April 17, 2008 - 12:00am
By Evan Carr
Simply put: the track throwers have been lights-out for the past few weeks.
Last weekend at Bucknell, senior Erik Roneker won both the hammer (183-3) and the shot put (55-1/4) for IC4A qualifiers, while junior Maria Matos dominated in the discus with a first-place, NCAA Regional qualifying performance in the discus (163-10). At the Penn Invitational the week before, the women placed athletes at the top of the standings in the shot put, discus and javelin. The men saw sophomore thrower Scott Jaffee score his first IC4A qualifier in the discus (162-11).
So what’s their secret?
Making a dent in the competition: Junior Maria Matos had a first-place NCAA Regional qualifying performance in discus last week.