Jan. 24, 2005

COLLEGE PARK, MD - The Johns Hopkins men's and women's track team participated in the Indoor Terripan Invitational as hosted by the University of Maryland on Saturday in College Park. No team scoring was used, but the Blue Jays posted impressive finishes despite competing against a field comprised mainly of Division I teams.

Junior Garrett Butler (Ridfeley, WV/Franfort) posted the highest finish for any Hopkins competitor, as he finished in fourth place in the pole vault with a leap of 14’11.5", less than two feet from winning mark. Classmate Ted Esborn (Clevland, OH/St. Ignatius) picked up a eighth place finish in the event, as he posted a 13’11.75" mark.

For the women, freshman Jacci Clauss (Medford, NJ/Shawnee) finished in ninth place in the 3000 meter run with a time of 11:39.46, the highest finish for any JHU’s women’s competitor. Freshman Martha Paluch (Broad Brook, CT/Loomis Chaffee) finished in 11^th place in the 3000 meter run, just behind Clauss, with a time of 12:14.60.

In the women’s high jump, freshman Jessica Reeves (Miami, Fl/Gulliver Prep) leapt 4’9.75" to post a 13^th place finish. In the triple jump, freshman Becky Lossing (Kensington, MD/Walter Johnson) jumped 30’11.75" as she finished in 10^th place in the event.

The Blue Jay men fared well in the 55-meter high hurdles. Sophomore Tim Pruiett (Somers, NY/Somers) ran a time of 9.12 to finish in a tie for ninth place overall. Sophomore Jason Dubyoski (Upperco, MD/Hereford) finished right behind Pruiett with a time of 9.27, good for 11^th.

Sophomore Shane Olaleye (Warren, NJ/Newark Accademy) ran a time of 51.68 in the 400 meter dash to finish in 11^th place. In the men’s shot put, freshman Derrik Norgriff (Baltimore, MD/Loyola) posted a throw of 45’4" en route to a ninth place finish.

The Blue Jay men and women’s track teams will compete again next weekend when they travel to Christopher Newport to compete in the College Classic.

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