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Results: 54 Record(s) Found.

Posted: 12/10/2012
Gaul garners Patriot League’s Male Field Athlete of the Week honor
Lehigh sophomore Derek Gaul captured the men’s Patriot League Field Athlete of the Week award following his strong performance in Friday’s Fast Times Before Finals meet. The event was held in Rauch Field House as the Mountain Hawks competed against Penn, Alvernia, Ursinus, West Chester, Rider, Bloomsburg, East Stroudsburg, Desales, Lock Haven, Lafayette and Millersville.
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Posted: 12/08/2012
Lehigh completes Fast Times Before Finals meet
The Lehigh men’s track and field team followed its strong showing at the Season Opener with yet another solid performance at the Fast Times Before Finals meet on Friday night inside Rauch Fieldhouse. The Mountain Hawks competed against Penn, Alvernia, Ursinus, West Chester, Rider, Bloomsburg, East Stroudsburg, DeSales Lock Haven, Lafayette and Millersville.
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Posted: 12/08/2012
Mountain Hawks finish Fast Times Before Finals meet
The Lehigh men’s and women’s track and field teams followed their strong showing at the Season Opener with yet another solid performance at the Fast Times Before Finals meet on Friday night inside Rauch Fieldhouse. The Mountain Hawks competed against Penn, Alvernia, Ursinus, West Chester, Rider, Bloomsburg, East Stroudsburg, DeSales Lock Haven, Lafayette and Millersville.
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Posted: 12/06/2012
Lehigh to host Fast Times Before Finals meet on Friday
After 14 first place finishers in the Lehigh Season Opener a week ago, the Lehigh men’s and women’s track and field teams will compete in their second meet as they host their annual Fast Times Before Finals meet on Friday inside Rauch Fieldhouse. The meet will be Lehigh’s last of 2012 as the teams continue to prepare for the Patriot League Championships.
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Posted: 12/06/2012
Lehigh to host Fast Times Before Finals meet on Friday
After 14 first place finishers in the Lehigh Season Opener a week ago, the Lehigh men’s and women’s track and field teams will compete in their second meet as they host their annual Fast Times Before Finals meet on Friday inside Rauch Fieldhouse. The meet will be Lehigh’s last of 2012 as the teams continue to prepare for the Patriot League Championships.
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Posted: 11/30/2012
Lehigh starts with success at Season Opener
Lehigh’s men’s track and field team began its indoor season with a successful Season Opener that included six first-place finishers, a number of personal records and a solid foundation for what could amount to an extremely strong 2012-13 season. The Mountain Hawks featured a first-place by sophomore Benjamin Beauchamp in the weight throw with a distance of 15.83 meters.
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Posted: 11/30/2012
Lehigh starts season with strong showing at Season Opener
Lehigh’s men’s and women’s track and field teams began their indoor season with a successful Season Opener that included 14 first-place finishers, a number of personal records and a solid foundation for what could amount to an extremely strong 2012-13 season.
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Posted: 11/30/2012
Men picked fourth, women third in track and field indoor preseason poll
The Lehigh men’s and women’s track and field teams were picked to finish fourth and third in the Patriot League’s preseason poll released on Friday. Last season, the Lehigh men finished fourth at the Indoor Patriot League Championships, while the women finished third. Lehigh begins its indoor season tonight with the Lehigh Season Opener inside Rauch Fieldhouse at 5 p.m.
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Posted: 10/11/2012
Rauch Fieldhouse renovations feature Wall of Champions unveiling
A crowd of nearly 250 gathered at Rauch Fieldhouse on Saturday, September 29 to celebrate the facility’s renovations and to honor alumnus Ken Jones ’83. The ribbon-cutting event was attended by current and former track and field athletes and coaches; and friends, family members, and fraternity brothers of Ken Jones, a former track and field student-athlete and member of Chi Psi fraternity, who passed away in May 2011.
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Posted: 07/30/2012
Kosgei, Forrest named to Division I All-Academic USTFCCCA Team
Evans Kosgei and Kyle Forrest were named to the Division I All-Academic U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Team. It is Kosgei’s second straight year named to the team while Forrest earned an Academic All-Patriot League nod last year. The duo was among 431 student-athletes from 148 institutions named to the team.
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Posted: 07/20/2012
Record 11 Mountain Hawks named Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars
A record 11 Lehigh student-athletes were recently recognized as recipients of the 2012 Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports Scholar Award as named earlier this week by Diverse Issues in Higher Education. Eight different Lehigh athletic programs are represented, including men’s and women’s cross country and track and field, men’s and women’s lacrosse, women’s golf, women’s swimming and diving, women’s soccer and softball.
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Posted: 06/26/2012
Lehigh men’s track and field places 19 on Honor Roll
The Lehigh men’s track and field team landed 19 student-athletes on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll, announced on Tuesday, capping off an impressive season on and off the track. The Mountain Hawks finished fourth in the Patriot League Championships, had a NCAA First Round qualifier and an Academic All-Patriot League member.
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Posted: 05/25/2012
Kosgei places 14th at NCAA First Round Friday
Senior Evans Kosgei placed 14th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the NCAA First Round Friday to complete a historic season and career. The Moiben, Kenya native crossed the finish line with a time of 8:49.29, crushing his previous school record of 8:52.41. Kosgei placed fourth in his heat and fell just short of a top 12 finish which would have qualified him for the NCAA Championships.
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Posted: 05/18/2012
Kosgei earns bid to NCAA First Round for second straight year
Lehigh track and field senior Evans Kogei will participate in the 2012 NCAA East Regional which will be held in Jacksonville, Fla. on the campus of the University of North Florida on May 24-26. Kosgei will compete in the 3000-meter steeplechase Friday at 8:50 p.m. Kosgei is the school record holder in the event and competed in the same 3000m steeplechase in last year's NCAA Regional.
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Posted: 05/13/2012
Forrest earns All-East honors at IC4A Championships
Lehigh men’s track and field senior Kyle Forrest earned All-East honors for the at the IC4A Championships over the weekend. Forrest placed fourth in the decathlon with 6,477 points to earn five points for the Mountain Hawks, which placed tied for 41st overall. Forrest finished first in the 1500m run (4:20.08) and the 400m run (50.10) and was second in the high jump (1.89m).
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Posted: 05/11/2012
Forrest named to Academic All-Patriot League Team
Lehigh track and field senior co-captain Kyle Forrest was named to the Academic All-Patriot League Team, as announced by the league Friday. Forrest earns his third Academic All-League nod as the Accounting major has a 3.60 GPA. Forrest was also a Second Team All-Patriot League performer this season.
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Posted: 05/10/2012
Lehigh set to compete at IC4A Championships this weekend
In its final meet of the outdoor season, the Lehigh men’s track and field team will compete at the IC4A Championships Friday through Sunday in Princeton, N.J. The Mountain Hawks will send 21 student-athletes to the meet as they will try to qualify for the NCAA Regionals and earn All-East honors. Lehigh is coming off a fourth place finish at the Patriot League Outdoor Championships last weekend.
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Posted: 05/05/2012
Mountain Hawks finish fourth at PL Outdoor Championships
For the second year in a row, the Lehigh men’s track and field team placed fourth at the Patriot League Outdoor Championships. The Mountain Hawks had some stellar performances on the final day highlighted by three second place finishes. Kyle Forrest was second in the decathlon with 6,531 points, the second most in Patriot League Outdoor Championships history.
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Posted: 05/04/2012
Lehigh in fourth place after day one at PL Championships
The Lehigh men’s track field team has completed the first day at the Patriot League Championships and currently sits in fourth place. There were some stellar performances highlighted by the 10,000-meter run where Evans Kosgei placed second as his time was the second fastest in Patriot League history. The final day will get underway Saturday at 11 a.m.
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Posted: 05/03/2012
Lehigh heads to Worcester for Patriot League Championships
The Lehigh men’s track and field team will head to Worcester, Mass. this weekend to compete in the Patriot League Outdoor Championships. The Mountain Hawks have had a stellar outdoor season and will look to continue to ride that momentum into the meet they have been training for all season. The Championships will begin Friday at 9 a.m. and start up again on Saturday at 11 a.m.
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Posted: 04/30/2012
Kosgei wins second straight PL Track Athlete of the Week award
For the second consecutive week, senior Evans Kosgei was named the Patriot League Track Athlete of the Week, announced by the league Monday. Kosgei placed 10th in the Championship race of the 5000m event at the prestigious Penn Relays, posting an IC4A qualifying time while breaking a 36-year-old school record.
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Posted: 04/30/2012
Lehigh celebrates 2011-12 school year with annual convocation
Lehigh Athletics held its annual Convocation Program on Monday, April 30 at Baker Hall inside the Zoellner Arts Center to look back on the significant team and individual accomplishments of the past year. The event featured a highlight video, and the announcement of winners of Lehigh’s departmental awards.
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Posted: 04/29/2012
Mountain Hawks stellar at Penn Relays, Lehigh Games
The Lehigh men’s track and field team shined over the weekend as the Mountain Hawks competed in the prestigious Penn Relays and then hosted the Lehigh Games on Goodman Campus. There were many stellar performances highlighted by Evans Kosgei’s run in the 5000m Championship Race at the Penn Relays where he broke a 36-year-old school record.
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Posted: 04/25/2012
Lehigh gears up for final weekend before PL Championships
The Lehigh men’s track and field team will compete in a pair of meets this weekend as the Mountain Hawks will head to the prestigious Penn Relays Thursday-Saturday while Lehigh will also host the Lehigh Games on Goodman Campus Friday-Saturday. Lehigh is coming off a pair of stellar weekends and will look to keep the momentum going into its final weekend before the Patriot League Championships.
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Posted: 04/23/2012
Kosgei named Patriot League Track Athlete of the Week
Senior Evans Kosgei was named the Patriot League Male Track Athlete of the Week, as announced by the league Monday. Kosgei finished eighth in the 3,000 steeplechase at the Larry Ellis Memorial in Princeton, N.J. where he posted an IC4A time of 8:52.41. His time also set a new school record and could be good enough for a bid to the NCAA Championship.
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Posted: 04/22/2012
Lehigh excels at Princeton and Moravian over the weekend
The Lehigh men’s track and field team excelled in a pair of meets over the week as the Mountain Hawks competed at the Larry Ellis Memorial hosted by Princeton and the Greyhound Invitational at Moravian. Several personal records were set while a school record which had been held for 10 years was broken.
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Posted: 04/16/2012
Mahoney named Patriot League Rookie of the Week
Lehigh track and field freshman Justin Mahoney was named the Patriot League track and field rookie of the week, as announced by the league Monday. The North Baldwin, N.Y. native was part of the 4X100m relay team that took first at the Moravian College Coach Pollard Invitational with an IC4A qualifying time while the time also set a new meet record. Mahoney also finished second in the 400m dash.
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Posted: 04/15/2012
Lehigh shines at pair of meets over the weekend
The Lehigh men’s track and field team had a successful weekend at a pair of unscored meets. At the Bucknell Outdoor Classic, the Mountain Hawks had three event winners while four qualified for IC4As. At the Pollard Invitational at Moravian, Lehigh had some standout performances highlighted by the 4x100m relay team that set the meet record.
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Posted: 04/12/2012
Lehigh competes in pair of meets this weekend
Coming off a dual meet victory of rival Lafayette last weekend, the Lehigh men’s track and field team will split its squad for a pair of meets this weekend. Part of the team will head to Moravian for the 2012 Pollard Invitational on Friday and Saturday while the rest of the squad will travel to Lewisburg, Pa. for Bucknell’s Bison Outdoor Classic on Saturday and Sunday.
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Posted: 04/07/2012
Mountain Hawks defeat Lafayette, 112-91
The Lehigh men’s track and field team enjoyed a strong effort at Lafayette Saturday, defeating the archrival Leopards in a dual meet, 112-91. The Mountain Hawks won 10 events on the day to continue their success against Lafayette; it’s been two full years since the squad’s last loss to the Leopards (including indoor and outdoor).
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Posted: 04/06/2012
Lehigh faces Lafayette Saturday in dual meet
The Lehigh men’s track and field team is set to visit Lafayette this Saturday to faceoff in a dual meet with action getting underway at 12:00 p.m. Lehigh swept the indoor dual meet with Lafayette in January as the Mountain Hawks haven’t lost to the Leopards in outdoor or indoor competition since April 2010.
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Posted: 04/01/2012
Lehigh places fourth at Lafayette 7 Way Sunday
The Lehigh men’s track and field team placed fourth at the Lafayette 7 Way Sunday with 93 points. Christopher Buck won the hammer throw and also placed second in the shot put. Alexander Maurer won the long jump and had a second place in the high jump. Martin Otieno won his section in the 100m dash while Robert Hugin won his section in the 400m hurdles.
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Posted: 03/31/2012
Mountain Hawks have stellar results at Winthrop Invite
The Lehigh men’s track and field team had some stellar performances at the Winthrop Invite over the weekend as the Mountain Hawks won a pair of events and had three second place finishes. The two victories came from senior Stephen Rumizen in the high jump and senior Kyle Forrest in the decathlon.
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Posted: 03/30/2012
Lehigh set to compete in pair of weekend meets
Lehigh men's track and field team will compete in two meets over the weekend. Part of the team will participate in the Winthrop Invitational in Winthrop, SC on Friday and Saturday. And then on Sunday, the other part of the team will compete in the Lafayette 7 Way Invitational. The meets will be Lehigh’s second and third events of the outdoor season.
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Posted: 03/24/2012
Lehigh opens spring with impressive showing at Big 5 Invite
The Lehigh men’s track and field team opened up its spring season Saturday with some impressive performances at the Big 5 Invitational, hosted by Penn. Ricky Okoye won the discus throw with an IC4A-qualfying distance of 45.72m while Donald Scatena took home his first collegiate victory as he placed first in the pole vault with a distance of 4.40m. Lehigh also had three second-place finishes.
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Posted: 03/23/2012
Lehigh kicks off outdoor season Saturday at Big 5 Invite
The Lehigh men’s track and field teams will kick of its outdoor season Saturday at the second annual Big 5 Invitational in Philadelphia, hosted by Penn. The Mountain Hawks will compete against the likes of host Penn, Villanova, LaSalle, Temple, Columbia, and Haverford. The field portion of the invite will begin at 10:30 a.m. while the track events are scheduled to begin at 3:15 p.m.
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Posted: 03/22/2012
Mountain Hawks picked fourth in PL Outdoor Preseason Poll
With the 2012 outdoor season ready to get underway, the Lehigh men’s track and field team has been picked to finish fourth in the Patriot League preseason poll, as announced by the league Thursday. The Mountain Hawks garnered 61 points to finish behind Bucknell (94), Navy (89) and Army (75). Lehigh will kick off its outdoor season Saturday at the Big 5 Invitational, hosted by Penn.
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Posted: 03/04/2012
Tutunjian earns All-East honors at IC4A Championships
Lehigh track and field senior Stephen Tutunjian concluded his stellar winter season by earning All-East honors at the IC4A Championships Sunday in Boston, Mass. Tutunjian placed eighth in the long jump with a distance of 6.93 meters to earn All-East honors for the second straight year.
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Posted: 03/02/2012
Lehigh sends 21 to IC4A Championships this weekend
After a fourth-place finish at the Patriot League Championships two weeks ago, the Lehigh men’s track and field team will send 21 student-athletes to compete at the IC4A Championships this weekend in Boston, Mass. The meet will get underway Saturday at 11 a.m. and continue Sunday at 9:30 a.m. Among the men’s qualifiers will be All-Patriot Leaguers Stephen Tutunjian and Kyle Forrest.
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Posted: 02/28/2012
Forrest named to Academic All-League Team
Track and field senior Kyle Forrest was named to the Academic All-Patriot League Team, as announced Tuesday. An accounting major, the North Walpole, N.H. native carries a 3.60 GPA. Forrest has also enjoyed success on the track, earning Second Team All-Patriot League honors after placing second at the Patriot League Championships in the heptathlon with a personal record of 4,932 points.
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Posted: 02/19/2012
Lehigh places fourth at Patriot League Championships
For the second straight year, the Lehigh men’s track and field team placed fourth at the Patriot League Championships. Lehigh had some stellar individual performances highlighted by Stephen Tutunjian who was named the male field athlete of the meet after he won the triple jump and long jump. Tutunjian was named to First Team All-Patriot League team while Kyle Forrest earned second team honors.
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Posted: 02/18/2012
Lehigh tied for third after day two at Championships
The Lehigh men’s track and field team put together some great individual efforts to finish day two of the Patriot League Championships in a tie with Army for third place with 29 points. The Mountain Hawks’ lone victory came in the long jump as Stephen Tutunjian won the event with a distance 7.10m to give the Mountain Hawks 10 points. The final day begins Sunday at 10 a.m.
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Posted: 02/16/2012
Lehigh heads to Bucknell for Patriot League Championships
The Lehigh track and field teams will head to Bucknell this weekend to compete in the Patriot League Championships, which will begin Friday and come to conclusion Sunday. This season has been filled with some stellar individual performances on the men’s and women’s side, and now the teams will look to put it all together in the meet they have been training for all season.
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Posted: 02/12/2012
Lehigh excels in tune up prior to Championships
In its final meet before the Patriot League Championships, the Lehigh men’s track and field team had some positive results at the Lafayette/Rider Invitational at the NYC Armory. The Mountain Hawks had an impressive 17 top 10 finishes highlighted by a fifth-place finish in the 500m dash by sophomore John Ciavardelli and a fifth place in the high jump by freshman Adeolu Adesida.
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Posted: 02/09/2012
Lehigh set for final meet before PL Championships
In the final meet before the Patriot League Championships next weekend, the Lehigh men’s track and field team will take part in the Lafayette/Rider Invitational at 5 p.m. Friday at the NYC Armory. The Mountain Hawks have put together some stellar performances this season and will look to continue that trend on Friday prior to the Championships next weekend in Lewisburg, Pa.
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Posted: 02/04/2012
Lehigh has successful weekend at pair of meets
The Lehigh men’s track and field team competed in a pair of meets over the weekend. One group went to the New Balance Collegiate Invitational at the NYC Armory while the other stayed home as Lehigh hosted the 20th John Covert Classic. In both non-scoring meets, Lehigh had some great individual performances highlighted by freshman Adelou Adesida's first place in the high jump at the Classic.
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Posted: 02/02/2012
Lehigh splits squad for pair of weekend meets
The Lehigh men’s track and field team will split its squad up to participate in a pair of meets this weekend. Some Mountain Hawks will compete at the prestigious New Balance Collegiate Invitational at the NYC Armory on Friday at 11 a.m. and Saturday at 9 a.m. while the rest of the team while compete in the John Covert Classic which Lehigh will host at the Rauch Fieldhouse on Saturday at 10 a.m.
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Posted: 01/28/2012
Lehigh defeats rival Lafayette 97-84 Saturday
In its lone dual meet of the season, the Lehigh men’s track and field team defeated rival Lafayette 97-84 Saturday at Rauch Fieldhouse. While the Mountain Hawks only had seven first-place finishes in the 16 events, Lehigh used its depth its advantage. Lehigh won three track events and four field events, highlighted by junior Christopher Buck’s first place finishes in the shot put and weight throw.
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Posted: 01/27/2012
Lehigh hosts Lafayette dual meet Saturday
The Lehigh men’s track and field team will host rival Lafayette Saturday in a dual meet that is set to begin at 2 p.m. at Rauch Fieldhouse. The Mountain Hawks will look to keep their momentum going as they are coming off a first-place finish at the Mountain Hawk Invite. At last year’s dual with the Leopards, Lehigh won 107-74 and the Mountain Hawks will look for the same result Saturday.
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Posted: 01/21/2012
Lehigh takes first place at Mountain Hawk Invite
The Lehigh men’s track and field team took home first place at the 13-team Mountain Hawk Invite. The two-day event finished on Saturday as the Mountain Hawks found themselves on top with a total of 202 points. Lehigh had a lot of standout performances including four new IC4A qualifiers while senior Stephen Tutunjian broke a 30-year school record in the triple jump.
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Posted: 01/19/2012
Lehigh hosts two-day Mountain Hawk Invite
The Lehigh men’s track and field team will host the Mountain Hawk Invite at Rauch Fieldhouse on Friday and Saturday. The meet will begin Friday at 5 p.m. and pick up again on Saturday at 9 a.m. The Invite will be an unscored meet that will feature 12 other schools and a total of 850 athletes. The Mountain Hawks are coming off a third-place finish at the six-team Army Meet at West Point.
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Posted: 01/14/2012
Mountain Hawks place third in Army six-team meet
The Lehigh men’s track and field team enjoyed a solid performance at the Army six-team meet on Sunday as the squad finished third with 93.2 points. Sophomore James Miller and senior Stephen Tutunjian won their respective events, the 5,000 meter run and triple jump, to lead the way.
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Posted: 01/13/2012
Men’s Track and Field competes at West Point Saturday
The Lehigh men’s track and field team will compete in a six-team scoring meet Saturday with events slated to begin at 11 a.m. The Mountain Hawks will compete against host Army, Monmouth, Rider, Columbia and Williams. It will be Lehigh’s third meet of the season but will be the Mountain Hawks’ first scoring event as Lehigh returns to action for the first time in over a month.
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Results: 54 Record(s) Found.

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