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Haverford's Marquardt Named Track Athlete of the Week

Haverford's Marquardt Named Track Athlete of the Week
Posted: May 02, 2016

Charlie Marquardt, Senior, Haverford
Mid-Distance/Distance
Pasadena, Calif. / Loyola

Marquardt just missed becoming the second runner in NCAA Division III history to run a four minute mile as he placed third in the Olympic Development Men's Mile at the Penn Relays with a time of 4:02.70. His time ranks third in Haverford's all time record book behind national champions Karl Paranya '97 and Kevin Foley '83.



Notebook:

McDaniel sopohomore Alex Panagakos had a busy week. On Wednesday, he won the 800 at McDaniel's own twilight meet with a personal-best time of 1:56.19, ranking fourth in program history. He also cleared 5-10 in the high jump to hit the conference standard. On Friday and Saturday, he ran legs on all four relays (DMR, 4x400, 4x800) that competed at the Penn Relays.

Gettysburg junior Ben Taber was the top Division III finisher in the 1,500-meter run at the Shippensburg University Paul Kaiser Classic, placing second out of some 65 competitors. He took four seconds off his personal record with a time of 3:55.35, which ranks fifth in school history in the event. Taber placed less than a second behind race winner Dominic Stroh of Division II Shippensburg.

 

Previous Weekly Award Winners:

April 25, 2016
Jaryd Flank, Junior, Muhlenberg
Distance
Easton, Pa. / Wilson Area

Flank finished the steeplechase at Princeton's Larry Ellis Invitational in 9:12.27 - the fastest time in the Centennial Conference this season by more than 15 seconds and the 11th-best in Division III. Flank improved his personal best, set two weeks earlier, by 12.5 seconds.

April 18, 2016
Evan Friend, Senior, Franklin & Marshall
Sprints
Collegeville, Pa. / Delaware Valley Friends School

Friend recorded the highest F&M finish of the day as the Diplomats competed at the Loyola-Hopkins Invitational, which featured athletes from Divisions I-III. The senior clocked a time of 21.77 to take first in the 200-meter dash, marking the fourth-fastest time in Centennial Conference history. The senior also earned a high finish in the 100 meters, taking fifth at 11.02.

April 11, 2016
Charlie Marquardt, Senior, Haverford
Mid-Distance/Distance
Pasadena, Calif. / Loyola

Marquardt ran the third fastest 1500 meter time in the NCAA outdoor season with a runner-up finish in a time of 3:50.13 at the Sam Howell Invitational. Marquardt finished second to only an unattached former Division I runner.

 

April 4, 2016
Thad Cwiklinski, Freshman, Gettysburg
Mid-Distance
Glen Rock, Pa. / York Catholic

Cwiklinski contributed to three victories while helping the Bullets capture the team title by 39 points at the Little Three Meet. He came from behind in the homestretch to win the 400-meter dash in 51.36 seconds, and he also ran on both the winning 4x800- and 4x400-meter relays. Cwiklinski ran the third leg of the 4x8 that set a meet record in 8:07.67.

March 28, 2016
Mason Hepner, Junior, Dickinson
Distance
Mount Joy, Pa. / Manheim Central

Hepner won the 1500 meters at the York Invitational, posting the top time in the Centennial Conference this season. The junior crossed the line in 4:01.14.

 

March 21, 2016
Brad Krell, Senior, Franklin & Marshall
Sprints/Middle Distance
Cherry Hill, N.J. / Cherry Hill East

Krell broke the tape in 51.50 to win the 400-meter dash by more than a second at the Dr. Jack M. Toms Open hosted by Lynchburg.