Jaspers Take Second and Fifth In Hammer Throw; Tkachenko Sets School Record in Pole Vault at IC4As

Riverdale, N.Y. (May 17, 2008) ? Manhattan College's Paul Peulich and Seid Mujanovic grabbed second and fifth place respectively in the hammer throw on the second day of the IC4A Outdoor Track and Field Championships being held in Princeton, N.J., while Nikolay Tkachenko set a school record in the pole vault at the meet..

Peulich, a senior, grabbed silver with a hammer throw mark of 63.29m; sophomore Mujanovic's fifth place mark went 62.29m.   Senior Tkachenko's school record setting vault was 4.95m, breaking the previous record by five centimeters.  He finished 10^th overall at the meet.

Also at the IC4As, junior Kelton Cumberbatch set a personal record in the 400m hurdle event, finishing 16^th in 52.89.

Meantime, on the women's side -- at the ECAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships also held in Princeton ? sophomore Diane Torsell sprinted a season best 12.10 in the 100m dash to finish 18^th overall.  She also posted a personal record 200m time of 24.94, finishing 28^th overall.

Additionally, sophomore Malin Marmbrandt posted a long jump mark of 5.49m to finish 22^nd overall.

The IC4As and ECACs end on Sunday.  The schedule and scheduled Manhattan participants is as follows: