The Bucks' field has been the story so far this Spring. Bucks throwers went 1-3-4 in discus, 2-3-4 in javelin, and 3-5-10 in the shotput on Thursday. Senior John Williams took the discus and returned to place 3rd in the javelin with a PR of 147 feet. Fellow senior Jackson Butkus took 2nd in javelin. Cory Radkins led the shotputters with his 46' 7.25" heave.
West went 4-5-8 in the pole vault with junior Riley Owens (12 feet) and sophomore Josh Bazzano (11 feet, 6 inches) tying their PRs. Senior Jimmie Kilgannon (38 feet, 10 inches) and sophomore Beckett Wilson took 4th and 8th in triple jump, with Wilson setting a season best of 34-7. Freshman Brian Iatarola took 5th in high jump with his 5-6 effort. Juniors Jamie Valdez, DhungHa Kim, and senior Ethan Long took 3rd, 4th, and 5th in the long jump - all clearing or nearing 19 feet.
The "field" even did work on the track, posting 2nd place in the prestigious twilight thrower's 4x100 meter relay. Staring in that event were Fortna, Corey Greenberg, Will Fernandez, and Cory Radkins. A startled onlooker noted that she had never seen half of a ton move so quickly.
On the track, West took 1st and 2nd in the high hurdles and 4th and 5th in the intermediate hurdles. Big Dan Nowakowski earned himself eight points en-route to his new fully-automatically timed 16.47 110m high hurdle best. Senior Jimmie Kilgannon was on right his heels, with a 16.57 second effort of his own. Andrew Baker and Dan Valko posted FAT bests of 43.95 and 44.28 in the intermediates.
In an exciting display of good things to come this Fall, freshman Joey Recupero, Declan McDonald, and Brian Iatarola teamed up in the mile, posting 4:51.36, 4:53.08, and 5:00.48, respectively.
Senior Ethan Long and freshman Ryan Walsh teamed up in the open 400 meter dash, both posting FAT bests of 51.59 and 55.09. Long placed fifth in the well-contested event.
Junior Jamie Valdez, freshman Carter Zerweck, sophomore DhungJoo Kim, and sophomore Josh Bazzano posted a solid 45.97 to place 3rd in the 4x100 meter relay and earn 6 points. Ryan Devlin, Beckett Wilson, Gillis Wang, and Mitchell Smith also scored 2 points each for their 5th place 4x100 finish.
Senior Chris Berry and freshmen Rock Fortna and Ryan McIlhinney all posted FAT bests in the open 800 meter run. Berry took 5th with his 2:01.02, while Fortna was 8th in 2:02.21 and McIlhinney was 12th in 2:12.65.
Senior Dan Valko showed it's better late than never with his 24.17 200 meter dash PR, placing 6th.
The senior 4x400 outpaced the freshman by a respectable six seconds. Jimmie Kilgannon, AJ Morgan, Chris Berry, and Ethan Long did the honors for the Bucks, placing 4th in 3:35.49. Freshmen Ryan Walsh, Rock Fortna, Carter Zerweck, and Ryan McIlhinney won the first heat in an eye-popping 3:41.41. Their time placed them 6th overall.
The Bucks return to action on Saturday at their last invite of the season, the Neshaminy Invitational.