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Posted: 05/24/2013
Lemon finishes 17th, Ataman ends in 30th at NCAA East Regional
Two athletes from the Lehigh women’s track and field team ended their outdoor seasons with successful performances at the NCAA East Regional on Friday. Competing in the second flight in the preliminaries of the hammer throw, senior E’lana Lemon finished 17th and junior Jimil Ataman placed 30th out of the 48 athletes in the event.
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Posted: 05/22/2013
Two throwers to represent Lehigh at NCAA East Regional
Junior Jimil Ataman and senior E’lana Lemon will be representing Lehigh's women's track and field team at the NCAA East Regional by competing in the hammer throw. The meet begins Thursday in Greensboro, N.C. with the event scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday. Selections and rankings for the east and west regionals were announced May 16.
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Posted: 05/22/2013
Lehigh sending five athletes to first round of NCAA Championships
Five athletes from Lehigh’s men’s and women’s track and field teams will be competing at the NCAA East Regional, which begins Thursday in Greensboro, N.C. Senior Devin Monroe will sprint in the 400 meter dash to represent the men’s team along with high jump competitors sophomore Adeolu Adesida and junior captain Pat Ciez. Junior Jimil Ataman and senior E’lana Lemon will compete in the hammer throw for the women.
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Posted: 05/16/2013
Five Mountain Hawks heading to NCAA East Regional
Lehigh’s track and field teams will be sending five athletes to compete at the NCAA East Regional from May 23-25 in Greensboro, N.C. Senior Devin Monroe will run in the first round of the 400 meter dash, while junior Pat Ciez and sophomore Adeolu Adesida have earned spots in the high jump. On the women’s side, junior Jimil Ataman and senior E’lana Lemon will represent the Brown and White in the hammer throw at North Carolina A&T’s Irwin Belk Track.
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Posted: 05/16/2013
Ataman and Lemon to compete at NCAA East Regional
Junior Jimil Ataman and senior E’lana Lemon will represent the Lehigh women’s track and field team at the NCAA East Regional, it was announced Thursday. They will compete in the hammer throw at 10 a.m. May 24 at North Carolina A&T’s Irwin Belk Track.
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Posted: 05/13/2013
Pair of Mountain Hawks selected to Academic All-Patriot League Team
Lehigh track and field junior Jimil Ataman and senior Lauren Pietrosh were named to the Academic All-Patriot League Team, the league announced Monday. The two Mountain Hawks are among a group of 10 athletes that hold a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.45. A History major, Ataman has held a 3.55 cumulative GPA while Pietrosh has maintained a 3.90 cumulative GPA in marketing during her career.
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Posted: 05/12/2013
Astor shatters own record, sprinters perform well at outdoor regional championships
Lehigh’s women’s and men’s track and field teams followed up the Patriot League Outdoor Championships by sending 19 athletes to compete at the ECAC and IC4A Championships in Princeton, N.J. The women’s team had five competitors across three events at the regional meet, which lasted from Friday to Sunday. The men were represented by 14 athletes in 10 different events.
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Posted: 05/09/2013
Lehigh sending 19 athletes to compete at regional championships
Following their impressive performances at the Outdoor Patriot League Championships, the Lehigh men’s and women’s track and field teams will be competing at the IC4A and ECAC Championships on Friday, Saturday and Sunday in Princeton, N.J. The men’s team will have 14 representatives at the IC4A meet while the women will send five athletes to ECAC competition.
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Posted: 05/04/2013
Lehigh’s women finish third, men fourth in PL Championships
The Lehigh women’s and men’s track and field teams finished in third and fourth place at the Patriot League Outdoor Championships for the third consecutive season Saturday at the Goodman Campus. The women’s squad racked up 119.25 points, while the men earned 85 points.
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Posted: 05/02/2013
Mountain Hawks boast record holders as they host Patriot League Championships
The Lehigh women’s track and field team will host the Patriot League Championships on Friday and Saturday at the Goodman Campus for the first time in six years. The league championships will begin with the women’s 10,000 meter run at 9:45 a.m. Friday, while the remaining three events in the heptathlon kick off at 9 a.m. Saturday.
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Posted: 04/29/2013
Lehigh celebrates 2012-13 school year with annual convocation
Lehigh Athletics held its annual Convocation Program on Monday, April 29 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, recognition of student-athlete winners of Lehigh University awards and the announcement of winners of Lehigh’s departmental awards.
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Posted: 04/29/2013
Wardle captures PL Rookie of the Week award
After placing in the top three in two events at the Lehigh Games on Saturday, freshman Gabrielle Wardle earned Patriot League Rookie of the Week honors it was announced Monday. It was the first time in her career she won a league award.
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Posted: 04/27/2013
Brown and White excel at Penn Relays and Lehigh Games
The Lehigh women’s track and field team took part in both the Penn Relays and Lehigh Games this weekend in final preparation for the Patriot League Championships. No team scores were kept at either last chance qualifying meet.
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Posted: 04/23/2013
Student-athletes enjoy unique experiece in Croatia over spring break
Over spring break, a group of six student-athletes were accompanied by two members of the Lehigh faculty, on the trip of a lifetime to Croatia. The purpose of the trip was to provide a collaboratively-developed and intentionally-designed study abroad experience for student-athletes over spring break. It targeted a population of students who might not otherwise have this co-curricular learning and leadership development opportunity.
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Posted: 04/21/2013
Lehigh finishes strong at Moravian and Princeton
The Lehigh women’s track and field team split between the Greyhound and Larry Ellis Invitationals at Moravian and Princeton, registering impressive finishes at both.
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Posted: 04/15/2013
Lemon takes home weekly Patriot League honor to bump up records
Senior E’Lana Lemon captured the Patriot League Female Field Athlete of the Week award for the 14th time in her illustrious career at Lehigh. This is the sixth time during the 2012-13 season she has earned the honor, breaking the single season mark set by Bucknell’s Marjorie Grap during the 2006-07 season.
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Posted: 04/14/2013
Mountain Hawks sprinters finish strong at pair of weekend meets
The Lehigh women’s track and field team competed at the Bison Outdoor Classic and Pollard Invite this weekend, with two athletes surpassing ECAC qualifying times.
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Posted: 04/06/2013
Lehigh falls just short at Lafayette dual
The Lehigh women’s track and field team posted impressive numbers against Patriot League rival Lafayette on Saturday, but fell one point short in a 102-101 loss after 19 events were scored.
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Posted: 04/05/2013
Lehigh to take on rival Lafayette in annual dual meet
After competing at three different meets last week, the Lehigh men’s and women’s track and field teams will be competing in their annual outdoor dual meet at Lafayette scheduled for 11:30 a.m. Saturday in Easton, Pa. Lehigh’s women’s team has not lost an indoor or outdoor dual against Lafayette since 2008.
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Posted: 04/01/2013
Ataman earns weekly PL award after breaking school record
Junior Jimil Ataman earned the Patriot League Female Field Athlete of the Week award following her record-breaking performance in the hammer throw at Saturday’s Winthrop Invite.
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Posted: 03/30/2013
Ataman breaks school record in one of three Lehigh meets
While competing at the Winthrop Invite, Lafayette 7 Way, and Raleigh Relays this weekend, the Lehigh women’s track and field team enjoyed strong performances from its throwers and sprinters. The Mountain Hawks finished fifth at Lafayette with 47 points, while no team scores were kept at the other two meets.
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Posted: 03/28/2013
Lehigh to compete at Winthrop and Lafayette invites
The Lehigh men’s and women’s track and field teams will split themselves between Friday’s Winthrop Invite in Rock Hill, S.C. and the Lafayette 7-Way on Saturday. The meets will be the second and third contests of the Mountain Hawks’ outdoor season. Lehigh’s men’s squad was picked to finish fourth in the Patriot League Outdoor Preseason Poll released Monday, while the women’s team was picked to end up in third place.
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Posted: 03/25/2013
Mountain Hawks picked to finish third in PL Outdoor Preseason Poll
The Lehigh women’s track and field team was picked to finish in third place in the Patriot League outdoor preseason poll, which was released Monday.
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Posted: 03/23/2013
Mountain Hawks led by top throwing finishes in outdoor opener
The Lehigh women’s track and field team opened its outdoor season at the Philadelphia College Classic on Saturday with the throwers registering top finishes. Many of Lehigh’s competitors at the event were not able to use the indoor season to practice for their events.
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Posted: 03/22/2013
Mountain Hawks to begin spring season Saturday at Philadelphia College Classic
The Lehigh women’s track and field team will begin its outdoor season by competing in the Philadelphia College Classic on Saturday at Penn. In addition to host Penn and some other local colleges, the Mountain Hawks will compete against Temple, Saint Joseph’s, Villanova and La Salle.
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Posted: 03/03/2013
Mountain Hawks conclude indoor season at ECAC/IC4A Championships
Four school records were broken and three individuals garnered All-East recognition as the Lehigh track and field teams concluded their indoor seasons at the ECAC/IC4A Championships, which wrapped up Sunday at Boston University. Senior E’Lana Lemon, junior Jessica Kendzor and sophomore Derek Gaul all earned All-East honors, while the women’s 4x800 meter relay finished fifth overall.
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Posted: 03/03/2013
Seniors lead Lehigh women at ECAC Championships
The seniors on Lehigh’s women’s track and field team finished the indoor season on a high note with strong performances at the ECAC Championships this weekend in Boston University’s Track Center. Eleven athletes represented the Mountain Hawks, who finished 32nd out of the 53 schools at the competition.
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Posted: 02/28/2013
Mountain Hawks gear up for ECAC/IC4A Championships
Nineteen men and 11 women on the Lehigh track and field teams will travel to Boston this weekend for the IC4A and ECAC Championships, hoping to end their indoor seasons on a high note. The select athletes qualified based on predetermined standards and will be competing against the best of the best from Division I schools in the northeast. Both the men’s IC4A Championships and the women’s ECAC Championships will take place simultaneously at Boston University.
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Posted: 02/26/2013
Ciavardelli, Pietrosh named to Academic All-League teams
Two student-athletes from the Lehigh track and field programs were named to the Academic All-Patriot League teams for indoor track and field, announced Tuesday. Senior Lauren Pietrosh was named to the women’s Academic All-League team for the second straight year, while junior Paul Ciavardelli represents the Lehigh men on the team.
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Posted: 02/17/2013
Astor, Utesch claim major awards as Lehigh finishes third at PLCs
The Lehigh women’s track and field team completed a strong showing at the Patriot League Indoor Track and Field Championships, which wrapped-up Sunday at Army’s Gillis Field House. The Mountain Hawks challenged for the top spot throughout the weekend and finished in third place with 106.33 points. Junior Brooke Astor was named Women’s Field Athlete of the Meet, while head coach Matt Utesch was named Women’s Coach of the Year.
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Posted: 02/16/2013
Lehigh completes day two of Patriot League Championships in second place
The Lehigh women’s track and field team completed its second day of competition at the Patriot League Championships in second place, trailing leader Bucknell by less than two points heading into the final day. The Mountain Hawks earned three victories though the first two days to separate themselves from the pack and keep within striking distance of Bucknell.
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Posted: 02/16/2013
Men in third, women in second as Lehigh enters final day of PLC’s
The Lehigh men’s and women’s track and field teams will both enter the final day of the Patriot League Championships within striking distance of the leaders as the men’s team finished day two with 33 points, resting in third. The women’s team earned three victories and accumulated 48.33 points to end the afternoon less than two points behind leader Bucknell (50).
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Posted: 02/14/2013
Mountain Hawks head to West Point in search of Patriot League crown
Looking to build off of a third place finish at last year’s event, the Lehigh women’s track and field team will travel to Gillis Field House for the second time this season, taking the track on Friday in search of a Patriot League Championship. A veteran squad hopes to couple experience with an impressive regular season in order to bring home the championship for the first time in program history.
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Posted: 02/08/2013
Weather halts Lehigh’s trip to Armory
Due to the impending winter storm, the Lehigh men’s and women’s track and field teams will not travel to this Friday’s Lafayette-Rider Winter Games at the New York Armory. The Mountain Hawks will idle until Friday, February 15 when they travel to West Point, N.Y. for the Patriot League Championships.
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Posted: 02/07/2013
Lehigh heads to Armory for final tune-up before Patriot League Championships
After posting two victories at the John Covert Classic and an multiple ECAC-qualifying marks at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational a week ago, the Lehigh women’s track and field team will compete for the final time before the Patriot League Championships at the Lafayette Rider Winter Games. The Mountain Hawks will take to the track on Friday, February 8 at the New York Armory in New York City.
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Posted: 02/04/2013
Lemon breaks Patriot League record with 13th weekly award
Senior E’Lana Lemon broke Marjorie Grap’s Patriot League record for weekly awards after earning her 13th career Patriot League Female Field Athlete of the Week award. She continued to set personal records with an ECAC-qualifying toss of 18.16m in the weight throw at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational on February 1.
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Posted: 02/02/2013
Mountain Hawks post successful split squad weekend
The Lehigh women’s track and field team turned in several ECAC-qualifying marks as the squad split for the weekend to travel to the New Balance Collegiate Invitational in New York City, while also hosting the 21st Annual John Covert Classic inside Rauch Fieldhouse. The Classic was highlighted by two wins by Lehigh and multiple top 10 performances in a field consisting of nine competitors.
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Posted: 01/31/2013
Mountain Hawks split squad for pair of weekend meets
The Lehigh women’s track team will look to carry momentum gained after a 97-84 victory over archrival Lafayette last Saturday into this weekend’s New Balance Collegiate Invitational and John Covert Classic. The Mountain Hawks will split the team into two groups for the meets, as the NB Collegiate Invitational will take place in New York City, while the John Covert Classic will begin at 10 a.m. inside Rauch Fieldhouse.
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Posted: 01/28/2013
Lemon ties league record with 12th Patriot League weekly award
For the 12th time in her illustrious career, senior E’Lana Lemon has been named the Patriot League’s Female Athlete of the Week, earning the award for the third consecutive week and fourth time this season. Lemon now ties Bucknell’s Marjorie Grapp (2004-2007) for the most weekly awards in league history.
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Posted: 01/26/2013
Lehigh defeats Lafayette in annual dual meet 97-84
The Lehigh women’s track and field team posted 11 victories on the day which propelled it to the 97-84 victory over Lafayette in the annual dual meet. For their efforts, junior Brooke Astor and senior Julia Perry were named athletes of the meet as the Mountain Hawks retained the Bryan Mundy Trophy with the victory over the Leopards.
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Posted: 01/26/2013
Lehigh splits with Lafayette in annual dual meet
After the women coasted to a 97-84 victory, the men’s side came down to the final event in which Lafayette prevailed for a 91-89 win as the archrivals split the meet. The women won the event yet again behind senior Julia Perry and junior Brooke Astor who were named athletes of the meet. Junior Ryan Paquin and senior Devin Monroe earned the honors on the men’s half.
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Posted: 01/25/2013
Lehigh-Lafayette takes to the Rauch Fieldhouse track
The storied rivalry of Lehigh-Lafayette will rekindle inside Rauch Fieldhouse on Saturday afternoon when the Mountain Hawks host the Leopards in the annual Lehigh-Lafayette dual meet beginning at 2 p.m. Lehigh is coming off a third place finish at the Angry Birds meet, held last Saturday inside Rauch Fieldhouse.
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Posted: 01/25/2013
Lehigh to host crosstown rival Lafayette for dual meet Saturday
After third place finishes by both the men’s and women’s teams at last Saturday’s Angry Birds meet, the Lehigh track and field squads will rekindle their Lehigh-Lafayette rivalries with a dual meet against the Leopards inside Rauch Fieldhouse on Saturday. The Mountain Hawks will get their second look at the Leopards this season at 2 p.m. and will continue preparations for the Patriot League Championships.
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Posted: 01/21/2013
Lemon earns second straight Patriot League weekly award
For the 11th time in her remarkable career, senior E’Lana Lemon has been named the Patriot League’s Female Athlete of the Week, earning the award for the second consecutive week and third time this season. Lemon posted an ECAC-qualifying distance of 17.95 meters at Lehigh’s Angry Birds meet last Saturday.
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Posted: 01/19/2013
Mountain Hawks place third at Angry Birds meet
The Lehigh women’s track and field team turned in a plethora of top finishes at the Angry Birds at Lehigh meet, highlighted by two first place finishes. Seniors E’Lana Lemon and Lauren Pietrosh each picked up victories in the weight throw and 800 meter dash, respectively, as a part of the Mountain Hawks’ strong third place performance.
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Posted: 01/18/2013
Lehigh set to host Angry Birds meet Saturday
Following a fourth place finish at the Army six-way meet last Saturday, the Lehigh women’s track and field team will host Penn, Monmouth and Winthrop this weekend for the Angry Birds at Lehigh meet. All of Saturday’s action will kick off at 10 a.m. inside Rauch Fieldhouse with the field events.
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Posted: 01/14/2013
Lemon garners second Patriot League weekly award
For the 10th time in her impressive career, senior E’Lana Lemon has been named the Patriot League’s Female Field Athlete of the Week after winning the weight throw at Saturday’s Army six-way meet with a toss of 17.66 meters. The award is the second this year for Lemon as she was also named the Female Field Athlete of the Week for the period ending on Dec. 2.
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Posted: 01/12/2013
Lehigh finishes fourth at Army six-way meet
The Lehigh women’s track and field team finished fourth out of a field of six competing teams at the Army six-way meet in West Point, N.Y. on Saturday. The Mountain Hawks put together a plethora of impressive performances highlighted by the first place victories for seniors E’Lana Lemon in the weight throw (17.66m) and Julia Perry in the 1000m (2:57.56).
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Posted: 01/12/2013
Mountain Hawk men and women finish fourth at Army six-way meet
The Lehigh men’s and women’s track and field teams finished fourth at the Army six-way meet on Saturday. The men scored 98.50 points, while the women tallied 111, each good for fourth place. The women were highlighted by seniors E’Lana Lemon and Julia Perry who won the weight throw (17.66m) and 1000m (2:57.56), while the men were paced by Derek Gaul’s first place distance in the long jump (6.84m).
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Posted: 01/10/2013
Mountain Hawks return to action with meet at Army
After a month long hiatus for the holidays, the Lehigh women’s track and field team will return to competition with a meet at the New York Armory. The Mountain Hawks will be searching to build on their already strong foundation established in December with the Season Opener and Fast Times Before Finals meets.
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Results: 50 Record(s) Found.

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