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Queen named ODAC track athlete of the year - 06/18/2008

Bridgewater College senior Melvin Queen has been named the ODAC Male Track & Field Athlete of the Year in voting by the conference coaches. Queen shares the honor with Lynchburg pole vaulter Scott Decker.

Queen, a senior from Chesapeake, Virginia, won twice outdoors at the ODAC Championships including a fourth straight title in the 100-meter dash (11.00 seconds). He also placed second in the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.94 seconds. Queen then teamed with Brandon Copeland, Tyler Beiler and Tony Konate in the 4x100-meter relay, claiming top marks with a time of 41.73 seconds. That time set a new ODAC Championships record by 0.01 seconds, replacing the 1998 Bridgewater team with a newer edition of Eagles. At the ODAC indoor championships, Queen won the 55-meter dash with a time of 6.48 seconds.

In Wisconsin at the NCAA Division III National Outdoor Track & Field Championships, Queen competed in a pair of events, placing sixth overall in the 100-meter dash in 10.80 seconds. The Eagles’ 4x100-meter relay team also made the trip up north, but the Eagles’ time of 41.32 seconds fell one slot short of qualifying for the event’s final heat.

Turner wins South/Southeast Region award - 06/02/2008

The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) has named Bridgewater College junior Nathan Turner the South/Southeast Region outdoor track field athlete of the year.

Turner won the javelin, shot put and hammer at the ODAC Championships. He qualified for the NCAA Division III Championships in the shot put with the second-best throw in the nation. Turner earned All-American honors in the shot with a second-place finish at the national meet.

Queen, Turner earn All-American honors - 05/25/2008

Bridgewater College's Melvin Queen and Nathan Turner earned All-American honors at the NCAA Division III Track & Field Championshhip Meet hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh.

Queen capped a stellar career on the track with a sixth-place finish in the 100 meters with a time of 10.80 seconds.

Turner finished second in the shot put with a distance of 54 feet, 6.5 inches. Turner also earned All-American honors during the indoor season.

BC men qualify in four events for NCAA meet - 05/19/2008

Bridgewater College qualified athletes in four men's events for the upcoming NCAA Division III Track & Field Championships hosted by Wisconsin-Oshkosh.

Individuals qualifying for national competition are Nathan Turner in the shot put, Melvin Queen in the 100 and Brandon Copeland in the long jump.

Turner, an All-American performer in the shot during indoor season, ranks second in the nation going into the national meet with a throw of 56 feet, 6 inches.

Queen’s time of 10.58 seconds in the 100 meters is tied for the fourth fastest time in Division III.

Copeland ranks ninth in the long jump with a best jump of 23 feet, 4.5 inches.

The men’s team 4x100 relay team (Queen, Copeland, Tony Konate and Tyler Beiler) has the 14th fastest time in Division III at 41.50 seconds.

The top eight finishers in each event earn All-American status. The national meet runs May 22-24.

Copeland, relay team improve marks - 05/16/2008

Brandon Copeland in the long jump and the 4x100 relay team improved their NCAA provisional qualifying marks Friday during the Eastern Mennonite University Last Chance Meet.

Brandon Copeland virtually assured himself a spot in the NCAA Championships in the long jump. Copeland jumped 7.13 meters (23 feet, 4.75 inches). The jumps ranks among the 10 best in the nation in Division III this season.

The 4x100 men's relay team also improved its chances of going to the national meet with a time of 41.50 seconds - the second-fastest time in BC history. The team of Copeland, Melvin Queen, Tony Konate and Tyler Beiler moved into the Top 15 in Division III.

Other winners at Friday's meet included Stanley Peyton in the 800 with a time of 1:54.44 and Nathan Turner in the shot with a toss of 16.42 meters.

Turner wins shot at CNU meet - 05/10/2008

Bridgewater College's Nathan Turner won the shot put at the New Captains Meet hosted by Christopher Newport University.

Also, Melvin Queen placed fifth in the 100 with a time of 10.83, Tony Konate placed third in the 200 with a time of 22.11 and Stanley Peyton placed second in the 800 with a time of 1:55.24.

Queen, Turner turn in strong efforts - 05/01/2008

Bridgewater College senior Melvin Queen met the NCAA provisional qualifying standard in the 100 meters Thursday at the Liberty Twilight Invitational.

Queen placed fifth in the 100 with a time of 10.58 seconds to meet the NCAA standard.

Bridgewater’s Nathan Turner placed first in the shot put with his best throw of the season at 56 feet, 6 inches. Turner currently ranks second in the nation in the event.

Tony Konate had a strong showing with Top 10 efforts in both sprints. Konate finished eighth in the 100 at 10.91 and ninth in the 200 with a time of 21.80.

Stanley Peyton and Jacob Griffin both placed in the Top 10 in the 800. Peyton placed sixth with a time of 1:54.76 and Griffith finished 10th with a time of 1:56.09.

Nathan Rittenhouse took third in the 3000 steeplechase with a time of 9:33.20.

Eagles win ODAC Championship! - 04/19/2008

The Bridgewater College men’s track team ended Lynchburg College’s 10-year domination of ODAC outdoor track and field as the Eagles won the ODAC Championship meet Saturday at Roanoke College.

The Eagles also awarded two of the conference's top honors as Shane Stevens was named Men's Outdoor Track Coach of the Year and Damien Ward was named Rookie of the Year.

Saturday's honor marked the seventh time Stevens has been named the men's outdoor track coach of the year. He also received the top coaching honor this year during the indoor season.

The Eagles held a 72-29 lead over Lynchburg after the first day of events and the deficit proved to be too much for the Hornets to overcome. Bridgewater finished with 232 points while the Hornets finished with 200.

On Saturday, the Eagles dominated the sprints.

In the 100, Melvin Queen made history when he became the first male athlete to win the 100 four straight years. Queen won Saturday’s event with a time of 11.00. The Eagles made it a 1-2-3 finish with Tony Konate taking second and Brandon Copeland third. Tyler Beiler finished fifth for BC.

In the 200, Konate won the event with a time of 21.86 and Queen placed second.

Stanley Peyton took a pair of third place finishes in the 400 and 800 and Jacob Griffin placed fourth in both the 800 and 1500.

Nathan Rittenhouse finished a grueling three days in the distance events. One day after winning the 3000 meter steeplechase, Rittenhouse placed third in the 1500 and fourth in the 5000.

BC also fared well in the hurdles. In the 110 hurdles, JT Painter placed second with Damien Ward in third and Keenan Fenwick sixth. Ward came back to add a fourth-place finish in the 400 hurdles.

The BC relay teams also turned in big efforts. The men’s 4x100 finished first with an NCAA provisional qualifying time of 41.73 seconds. The runners were Queen, Konate, Copeland and Beiler. The time was also a new championship meet record.

The 4x400 ran its best time of the season to finish second. Running a 3:26.34 were Julius Delbridge, Ward, Peyton and Griffin.

In the field events, Nathan Turner made it a clean sweep in the throws by winning the discus with a distance 44.61 meters. Thomas Bell placed third and C.J. Thomas was fifth in the discus for BC. Turner won the shot and hammer on Friday. His winning throw in the shot of 16.69 meters was a new championship meet record as well as a new overall ODAC record for the event.

The Eagles took three places in both the triple jump and javelin. Leigh Bradley placed second in the triple jump followed by Donte Montague in the third and Jeremy Lewis in sixth.

In the high jump Bradley cleared the bar at 1.88 meters to win the event. Ward placed second and Montague was fourth. Josh King placed third in the javelin followed by Matt Armstrong in fifth and Fenwick in the sixth.

Rounding out the BC scoring were John Harris and Armstrong who placed fourth and fifth in the pole vault.

Eagles dominate Day 1 at ODAC track meet - 04/19/2008

Five individual events were contested on the first day of the ODAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Friday at Roanoke College and members of the Bridgewater College team took first in each event.

The Eagles men got off to a strong start on the first day, scoring 73 points. Defending champion Lynchburg is second with 29 and things are expected to tighten up on Day 2 with the Hornets looking forward to several strong events.

On the first day, Nathan Turner continued his season-long dominance of the throws by winning both the shot put and hammer. Turner won the shot with a throw of 16.65 meters. Teammates Nick Fawley and C.J. Thomas placed fourth and fifth, respectively. Turner won the hammer with a throw of 52 meters.

The Eagles took three places in the both the long jump and high jump. In the long jump, Brandon Copeland won with a jump of 6.96 meters. Keenan Fenwick placed fourth and Tony Konate took fifth. In the high jump Leigh Bradley cleared the bar at 1.88 meters to win the event. Damien Ward placed second and Donte Montague was fourth.

BC’s final points on Day 1 came from Nathan Rittenhouse who won the 3000 steeplechase with a time of 10:02.4.

Several qualifying heats were also held Friday and the Eagles qualified several runners for Saturday’s finals.

BC qualified four runners for the 100 meter finals with Melvin Queen and Konate posting the fastest tines in trials. The Eagles will send three runners to the 200 finals with Queen and Konate again among the fastest in trials.

Stanley Peyton had the second-fastest time Friday to move on the 400 finals while Ward qualified for the 400 hurdle finals.

The Eagles also made a strong showing in the 110 hurdles with four of the eight spots in the finals going to BC runners.

Queen named ODAC track athlete of the week - 04/14/2008

Bridgewater College senior sprinter Melvin Queen was named the ODAC Male Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week by the conference office Monday.

Queen won the 100 meters, 200 meters and ran on the winning 4x100 relay team to lead Bridgewater to the team title at the 18-team Messiah Invitational.

Queen won the 100 in a time of 10.79, missing the NCAA provisional mark by 1/100th of a second. He won the 200 in 21.77 to set a new Bridgewater College record, this time missing the NCAA provisional mark by 2/100ths of a second. In the relay the Eagles won with a time of 42.02, again missing the NCAA provisional mark by 2/100ths of a second.

Eagles win Messiah Invitational - 04/12/2008

The Bridgewater College men’s track team scored 151 points to win the 18-team Messiah Invitational on Saturday.

Melvin Queen won both sprints, running a 10.79 to win the 100 and a 21.77 to win the 200. His time in the 200 set a new Bridgewater College record in the event.

Nathan Turner continued to dominate the throws with two firsts and a third. Turner won the shot with a throw of 15.92 meters and the hammer with a throw of 51.77 meters. He also placed third in the discus.

Nathan Rittenhouse also picked up a first for the Eagles by winning the 1500 meters with a time of 4:02.19.

JT Painter won the 110 hurdles with a time of 15.27 seconds to lead a 1-2-3 sweep in the event for the Eagles. Damien Ward placed second and Keenan Fenwick finished third.

Bridgewater’s 4x100 relay team also placed first with a time of 42.02.

Peyton earns ODAC weekly track honor - 04/07/2008

Stanley Peyton was honored as the ODAC Male Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week for his record-breaking performance at the Duke Invitational.

Peyton broke one of the oldest records in the BC record book during the Duke Invitational. Peyton ran the 800 in a time of 1:54.04 to break a record that had stood for 24 years. The old record was set in 1984 by Mark Luiggi with a time of 1:54.36. Peyton’s time is the best in the ODAC this season.

Peyton also ran the 400 meters at Duke with a personal best time of 49.77 – the first sub 50-second 400 run by a BC athlete since the 2000 season. Peyton’s time ranks third in the ODAC this season.

Peyton breaks 24 year-old record - 04/05/2008

Bridgewater senior Stanley Peyton broke one of the oldest record in the BC record book Saturday at the Duke Invitational.

Peyton ran the 800 meters in a time of 1:54.04, erasing a record that had been on the books since 1984.

Mark Luiggi held the record with a time of 1:54.36.

Eagles win title at Marietta meet - 04/05/2008

The Bridgewater College men’s track team scored 130 points Saturday to win the title at the Don Frail Invitational host by Marietta College.

The BC men set one new meet record when they won the 4x100 relay with a time of 42.17 seconds. The team featured Tyler Beiler, Melvin Queen, Tony Konate and Brandon Copeland.

The Eagles won three individual events with Leigh Bradley winning the triple jump and Nathan Turner placing first in both the shot put and hammer.

Queen placed second in both sprints and JT Painter placed second in the 110 hurdles.

The Eagles piled up a slew of third-place efforts that helped them secure the team title.

Placing third were Jeff McCauley in the 1500 and 5000 meters, Keenan Fenwick in the 110 hurdles and long jump, Konate in the 100, Bradley in the high jump and Turner in the discus.

Rittenhouse sets new BC mark in 5000 - 04/04/2008

Nathan Rittenhouse broke his own record Friday in the 5000 meters at the Duke Invitational.

Rittenhouse finished with a time of 15:05.54 seconds to break the record he set last spring. Rittenhouse ran 15:08.81 in 2007.

Stanley Peyton ran his personal best in the 400 with a time of 49.77 seconds. Peyton's time was the first sub-50 second 400 by an Eagles since 200 when Andre Jones ran a 49.53.

Jacob Griffin also competed Friday, running a time of 4:20.67 in the 1,500 meters.

Turner earns ODAC weekly honor - 03/31/2008

Bridgewater College junior Nathan Turner was named ODAC Male Outdoor Track Athlete of the week Monday by the conference office.

Turner won two events and placed third in another at the Liberty Invitational. Turner won the shot at 53 feet, 7 inches, won the discus with a throw of 148 feet, 5 inches and placed third in the hammer with a distance of 169 feet, 4 inches. A pair of Division I throwers placed ahead of Turner in the hammer. His throws in both the shot and hammer were new Bridgewater College records and both marks met the NCAA provisional qualifying standard.

Men set new records at Liberty meet - 03/29/2008

The Bridgewater College men's track team set three new BC records and tied another the Liberty Invitational on Saturday.

For the men, sprinters Melvin Queen and Tony Konate had strong showings. Queen was first in the 100 with a time of 10.64 while Konate placed third at 10.88. In the 200, Konate was second at 21.96 and Queen took fifth at 22.64. Queen’s time in the 100 met the NCAA provisional qualifying standard and also tied the BC record.

The Eagles’ throwers also turned in strong efforts. Nathan Turner won the shot at 53 feet, 7 inches while teammates CJ Thomas took third and Thomas Bell placed fifth. Turner also won the discus with a throw of 148 feet, 5 inches. Bell took fourth in the event. Turner placed third in the hammer with a distance of 169 feet, 4 inches. Bell placed sixth in the hammer. Turner’s efforts in the shot and hammer both met the NCAA provisional qualifying marks and both were new BC record.

The Eagles had one more first-place effort with Stanley Peyton winning the 800 in a time of 1:56.34. Teammate Jacob Griffin placed fourth in the event.

Other BC men placing in the top six in individual events included Nathan Rittenhouse, second in the 3000 steeplechase; JT Painter, fourth in the 110 hurdles; Donte Montague, sixth in the high jump; John Harris, sixth in the pole vault and Damien Ward, sixth in the triple jump. Rittenhouse broke his own record in the steeplechase. [Liberty meet Results]

Rittenhouse sets new meet record in 5000 meters - 03/22/2008

Several meet records were broken Saturday at the Harry G.M. “Doc” Jopson Invitational Track & Field Meet hosted by Bridgewater College.

The men set new meet and facility records in both the 5000 meters and the discus. The women established three new meet and facilty records along with one new meet record.

Bridgewater’s Nathan Rittenhouse won the 5000 meters with a time of 15:22.34 while James Eberhardt, competing unattached, set a new meet and facility record in the discus with a winning throw of 144 feet, 5 inches.

Bridgewater College athletes turned in numerous top three performances. The Bridgewater men won 10 individual events plus the 4x100 relay.

Bridgewater College athletes turned in numerous top three performances. The Bridgewater men won 10 individual events plus the 4x100 relay.

Stanley Peyton won the 400 and placed third in the javelin.

Melvin Queen won both the 100 and 200 meters.

Nathan Rittenhouse won the 5000 meters.

JT Painter placed first in the 110 meter hurdles.

Matt Armstrong placed first in the pole vault.

Nathan Turner won both the shot put and hammer and placed second in the discus. Turner tossed the shot put 50 feet, 10.25 inches and the hammer 166 feet, 10 inches. Both marks established new Eagles’ records.

Damien Ward was third in both the high jump and triple jump.

John Harris placed second in the pole vault.

CJ Thomas placed second in the shot put.

Nate Fawley took third place in the shot put.

Thomas Bell placed third in the hammer. [Men's Results]

Turner places second in shot put at national meet - 03/15/2008

Bridgewater College junior Nathan Turner placed second in the shot put Saturday at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championship Meet at Ohio Northern University.

Turner's best throw measured 55-feet, 3/4 inch (16.78 meters). He earned All-American honors with his second-place finish.

Bobby Riley of Wisconsin-Lacrosse defended his 2007 title, winning the 2008 crown with a throw of 55-feer, 7 inches. [Championship Release]

National meet available on webcast - 03/14/2008

Action from the NCAA Division III National Track & Field Championships from Ohio Northern University is available for viewing via webcast.

Bridgewater's Nathan Turner will be competing in the shot put on Saturday, beginning at noon.

Fans can watch Turner be clicking on the following link.[Championship Webcast]

For complete results visit the [Championship Website]

Turner qualifies for national meet - 03/12/2008

Bridgewater College junior Nathan Turner has qualified to participate in the shot put at the NCAA Division III national meet this weekend at Ohio Northern.

Turner has the third best throw in the nation this indoor season with a distance of 16.82 meters.

He ranks behind Wisconsin-Lacrosse's Bobby Riley (16.93 meters) and Mount Union's Dan Gund (16.89 meters). Riley is the defending national champion in the event. The shot put event will be held on Saturday, beginning at noon. [Championship Website]

Peyton breaks mark in 800 - 03/09/2008

Bridgewater College athletes set three new schools records at the Virginia Tech Last Chance meet Saturday in Blacskburg.

For the men, Stanley Peyton ran the 800 meters in 1:56.77 to break the old record of 1:57.36.

For the women, Jill Wattai ran the 200 meters in 25.77 seconds to break the old record of 26.52 seconds. Courtney Hartman also bettered the previous record when she ran 26.39 on Saturday.

Freshman Christina Rhodes broke her own record in the pole vault when she cleared 11 feet, ½ inch. ODACtf

BC men place second at ODAC meet - 03/01/2008

The Bridgewater College men’s track team placed second and the women placed fourth at the ODAC Indoor Track & Field Championship meet held Friday at Liberty University.

The BC men finished the meet with 154.5 points to finish behind Lynchburg College with 186.5 points.

The Eagles had five individual champions in the men’s meet.

Melvin Queen won the 55 meters with a time of 6.48 seconds to edge teammate Tony Konate for the win. Konate placed in two other events with a sixth in the 200 and a fifth in the long jump. Queen ran a 6.46 time in the 55 meter prelims to meet the NCAA provisional qualifying standard.

Stanley Peyton won the 800 meters with a time of 1:58.44. Teammate Jacob Griffin placed fourth in the event.

JT Painter took first in the 55 meter hurdles with a time of 7.84 seconds. Keenan Fenwick placed fourth in the hurdles and Damien Ward finished fifth. Fenwick also placed sixth in the long jump while Ward added a second-place finish in the high jump.

Brandon Copeland won the long jump title with a distance of 6.96 meters to meet the NCAA provisional qualifying mark.

Nathan Turner won the shot put with a toss of 16.26 meters and teammates CJ Thomas and Nick Fawley finished third and fourth in the shot. Turner also placed second in the weight throw and Thomas Bell earned a sixth in the weight throw.

The Eagles took two places in the pole vault with Matt Armstrong in third and John Harris fifth.

Nathan Rittenhouse turned in two strong runs in the distance events with a third in the mile and a second in the 5000.

Donte Montague placed in two field events with a second in the triple jump and a third in the high jump.

Rounding out the individual scoring for the men was Jeremy Lewis with a fifth in the triple jump.

BC freshman Christina Rhodes was the lone individual winner for the women as she won the pole vault with a height of 3.05 meters. Nicole Phillips and Stacey DeHaven tied for fifth in the pole vault.

Courtney Hartman and Jill Wattai had solid days as each placed in three events. Hartman was fourth in the 400 and fifth in both the high jump and 200. Wattai was third in the 200, fourth in the 55 meters and fifth in the long jump.

Erin Boston just missed winning the high jump as she finished second with a height of 1.59 meters.

Rounding out the scoring for the women were Samantha Phillips with a sixth in the 400 and Erin Murphy with a sixth in the 5000. [ODAC Indoor Championship Meet Results]

Eagles move up to No. 16 in power rankings - 02/21/2008

Bridgewater College moved up to No. 16 in the nation in this week’s Division III Track & Field Team Power Ranking released earlier this week.

The Eagles moved up from No. 27 in the rankings a week ago. The rankings are based on a points system using the team’s top two performances in each event.

The Eagles are ranked No. 16 out of 77 teams submitting results this week.

Bridgewater’s women’s team is ranked No. 42 out of 67 teams submitting results this week. Click [here ] for this week's rankings.

Eagles perform well at Susquehanna - 02/16/2008

Bridgewater College athletes turned in several strong performances Saturday at the Susquehanna Open.

Leading the women’s efforts was freshman Christina Rhodes who cleared 10 feet, 11.75 inches to win the pole vault. Nicole Phillips also finished in the Top 10, clearing 9 feet, 6.25 inches to place ninth.

Jill Wattai also had a strong day for the Eagles. Wattai jumped 17 feet in the long jump to place second. Wattai is just the second BC female athlete to hit the 17-foot mark in the long jump. She also placed sixth in the 200 with a time of 27.14 and just missed qualifying for the 55 meter final as she finished seventh in the preliminary with the top six advancing.

Courtney Hartman also just missed the final in the 55 as she had the eight-fastest time at 7.66.

For the men Nathan Turner continued his strong performances in the throws. Turner finished fourth in the shot put and weight throw and was the top Division III thrower in each event. He threw the shot 52 feet, 3.75 inches and then posted a distance of 48 feet, 7.5 inches.

Brandon Copeland placed third overall in two events. He ran a time of 6.58 in the 55 meters and long jumped 21 feet, 7.5 inches.

Other Top 10 efforts were turned in by Donte Montague with a fifth place in the triple jump at 41 feet, 7.75 inches, Brandon Spalding with a seventh-place finish in the 5,000 and Damien Ward with an eight-place in the high jump with a personal-best 6 feet, 2 inches.

JT Painter ran 8.23 in the 55 meter hurdles to just missed the final with the eighth-fastest time.

Men's team No. 27 in D3 power rankings - 02/14/2008

The Bridgewater College men’s track team is ranked No. 27 in the latest Division III Indoor Track power rankings released this week.

The rankings are based on a points system using the team’s top two performances in each event.

The Eagles are ranked No. 27 out of 61 teams submitting results this week.

Bridgewater’s women’s team is ranked No. 35 out of 57 teams submitting results this week. Click [here ] for this week's rankings.

Turner receives ODAC weekly track honor - 02/11/2008

Bridgewater College junior Nathan Turner was named the ODAC Indoor Track Male Athlete of the Week for his performance at the Vince Brown Invitational meet.

Turner won the shot put and finished second in the weight throw. He won the shot with a toss of 16.03 meters (52 feet, 7.25 inches) and also placed second in the weight throw with a throw of 16.38 meters (50 feet, 5.5 inches).

Turner wins shot at CNU meet - 02/09/2008

Bridgewater College's Nathan Turner won the shot put and finished second in the weight throw Saturday at the Vince Brown Invitational hosted by Christopher Newport University.

Turner won the shot with a toss of 16.03 meters (52 feet, 7.25 inches). He placed second in the weight throw with a throw of 16.38 meters (50 feet, 5.5 inches).

Rittenhouse receives ODAC weekly honor - 02/04/2008

Bridgewater College junior Nathan Rittenhouse has been named the ODAC Male Indoor Track Athlete of the Week in recognition of his performance at the Carolina Classic this past weekend.

Rittenhouse shattered the BC record in the 5000 meters Friday at the UNC Invitational. Rittenhouse placed fourth, finishing behind three Division I runners, with a time of 15:16.74. Rittenhouse broke his own mark of 15:43.54 set a year ago.

Rittenhouse sets BC record in 5000 - 02/01/2008

Bridgewater junior Nathan Rittenhouse shattered the BC record in the 5000 meters Friday at the UNC Invitational.

Rittenhouse placed fourth, finishing behind three Division I runners, with a time of 15:16.74.

Rittenhouse broke his own mark of 15:43.54 set a year ago.

Eagles set three BC records at Liberty - 01/26/2008

Nathan Rittenhouse, Nathan Turner and Chelsea Goss set new Bridgewater College records Saturday at the OnTrack Invitational indoor track meet at Liberty University.

Rittenhouse ran the 3000 meters in a time of 8:58.63 records to break the mark of 9:03.56 set by teammate Brandon Spalding last year. Rittenhouse placed seventh in the event.

Turner placed third in the weight throw with a toss of 50 feet, 1.25 inches to set a new BC record. Turner also placed third in the shot put with a distance of 51 feet, 4.25 inches.

Jacob Griffin had a strong run in the 800, placing fifth with a time of 1:59.41 and Stanley Peyton took fourth in the 1000 meters with a time of 2:40.12

For the women Goss ran the 1000 meters in a time of 3:19.09 to break her own record set in 2006.

Chritina Rhodes cleared 10 feet in the pole vault to place third.

Visit the [Liberty Website] for complete results of Saturday's meet.

Turner, Rhodes set new BC records - 01/20/2008

The Bridgewater College men’s and women’s track teams turned in strong performances Sunday afternoon at the Orange & Maroon Classic hosted by Susquehanna University. The meet was the first of the season for the Eagles.

Bridgewater College had three individual winners and one NCAA provisional qualifier. Two new BC records were also set Sunday.

Nathan Turner shattered the BC record in the shot put and met the NCAA provisional qualifying standard with a throw of 16.82 meters (55 feet, 2.25 inches). Turner just missed the NCAA automatic qualifying standard of 17.00 meters.

Stanley Peyton placed first in the 800 with a time of 2:01.51.

There were several other strong performances by the BC men. JT Painter placed fourth in the 55 meter hurdles with a time of 8.05 seconds – the fourth fastest time in Eagles’ history. In the 55 meters, Tony Konate and Melvin Queen finished 1-2 in the trials, but both false started in the final.

The women’s team also turned in strong efforts in the first meet.

Freshman Christina Rhodes posted a height of 10 feet, 6 inches in the pole vault to place second while setting a new Bridgewater College record.

Chelsea Goss won the 800 with a time of 2:30.96 – a personal best and the second-fastest time in Bridgewater history.

Freshman Kendra Jackson placed second in the long jump at 16 feet, 4.5 inches. The jump was the third best in BC history. She also placed fourth in the triple jump.

Erin Boston also had a second-place effort with a 4 feet, 11.75 inches effort in the high jump.

Sophomore Courtney Hartman had a strong all-around performance, placing fourth in the shot put, fifth in the 55 hurdles, third in the 55 meters and second in the 200.

Samantha Phillips placed in three events with a sixth in the triple jump, second in the 55 meters and fourth in the 200.

Visit the [Susquehanna Website] for complete results of Sunday's meet.

Men picked second in ODAC indoor poll - 12/19/2007

The Bridgewater College men's indoor track team was picked to finish second in the ODAC coaches' preseason poll.

Defending champion Lynchburg received five first-place votes to top this winter's men's poll. The Eagles received one first-place vote. The rest of the poll is Washington & Lee in third followed by Roanoke, Eastern Mennonite and Virginia Wesleyan.

< Bridgewater College finished second in last year’s championship meet. The Eagles return two individual champions from last year - Melvin Queen in the 55m dash and Brandon Copeland in the long jump. Nathan Rittenhouse and Brandon Spalding also look to return to form after placing second and third respectively in the 5000m.

The Bridgewater women's team was picked to finish fourth behind Roanoke, W&L and Lynchburg. EMU and Virginia Wesleyan followed the Eagles in the preseason poll.

The BC women will be led by sophomore Courtney Hartman. Hartman scored points in four individual events at the last year's ODAC championship indoor meet.

Hartman improves score in heptathlon - 05/04/2007

Bridgewater College freshman Courtney Hartman improved her score in the heptathlon with her effort Friday at Liberty University’s Twilight Invitational.

Hartman finished the seven-event competition with 4,301 points. Her previous best total was 4,112 points.

Hartman has met the NCAA provisional qualifying standard and her total now ranks among the Top 20 in the nation in Division III. She ranks third best in the nation among freshmen competitors.

Peyton wins 800 at Liberty meet - 05/03/2007

Bridgewater College junior Stanley Peyton won the 800 meters Thursday at the Liberty Twilight Invitational with a time of 1:57.22.

Courtney Hartman was second after first-day competition in the heptathlon. Hartman finished the first four events with 2.564 points.

Brittany Wells finished second in the women’s 3000 meter steeplechase and set a new Bridgewater College record in the event with a time of 12:24.64.

BC men second, women fourth at ODAC meet - 04/28/2007

The Bridgewater College men's track team placed second at the ODAC meet Saturday and the women finished fourth.

The men scored 130.5 points to finish behind meet champion Lynchburg. The women finished the day with 69.5 points.

The men's team won four individual titles and one relay and also set two new ODAC records.

Junior Melvin Queen won the 100 meters in an ODAC record time of 10.73 seconds to hold off teammate Tony Konate for the title. Queen's time also met the NCAA provisional qualifying standard.

The BC sprinters switched places in the 200 with Konate winning the event in a new ODAC record time of 21.78 seconds. At the conclusion of the meet, Konate was named the ODAC Rookie of the Year.

Stamley Peyton won the 800 title with a time of 1:55.20.

Nathan Rittenhouse won the 5000 meters with a time of 15:33.52 and teammate Brandon Spalding placed second. Rittenhouse also placed third in the 1500 meters.

The 4x100 relay team of Brandon Copeland, Queen, Konate and Peyton edged Lynchburg to win the event.

The women did not win any event, but several Eagles turned in strong efforts.

April Miller earned second-team All-ODAC honors by placing second in the hammer.

Freshman Courtney Hartman scored points in six different individual events and ran legs on two second-place relay teams. Hartman placed third in the 100 and javelin, fourth in the shot, fifth in the 100 hurdles and sixth in both the high jump and 200.

Fellow freshman Sammy Mizerak placed in three individual events. She earned second-team All-ODAC honors with a second-place effort in the javelin and placed fourth in the triple jump and fifth in the 400 hurdles.

Jill Wattai also scored in three events with fourth-place finishes in the 100 and 200 and a fifth-place in the long jump.

Wattai, Mizerak and Samantha Phillips joined Hartman to finish second in both the 4x100 and 4x400 relays. [T&F Championship Website]

Eagles set for Saturday's ODAC meet - 04/27/2007

The Bridgewater men's and women's track and field teams will compete at the ODAC Championship Meet on Saturday at Lynchburg College.

Bridgewater and Eastern Mennonite should pose the stiffest challenge to heavy favorite Lynchburg College in the men's meet.

The Eagles should score well in the sprints and distance events. BC's Melvin Queen boasts the top time in 100 and teammate Tony Konate has the fastest time this spring in the 200. Stanley Peyton has the second-fastest 800 time and Nathan Rittenhouse could contend in the 1500. Rittenhouse, Brandon Spalding and Mawut Deng should be among the lead place in the 5000.

2006 All-American Brandon Copeland is the favorite to defend his title in the long jump, but should receive a strong challenge from a pair of Roanoke jumpers.

In the women's meet, April Miller is ranked second in the hammer throw and should challenge for the ODAC title in the event.

Freshman Courtney Harvey is expected to score in several events as she is ranked among the top six in the conference in six different individual events.

Heat sheets, performance lists and Saturday's schedule can be found on the Lynchburg College website. [T&F Championship Website]

Konate named ODAC Runner of the Week - 04/23/2007

Bridgewater College freshman Tony Konate was named the ODAC Men's Track Athlete of the Week by the conference office Monday - the second time he has won the award during the outdoor season.

Konate won both the 100 meters and 200 meters Saturday at the Royals Invitational hosted by Eastern Mennonite University. He also ran a leg on the winning 4x100 relay team.

Konate wins two events at EMU - 04/22/2007

Freshman Tony Konate won both sprints Saturday to lead the Eagles at the Royals Invitational track meet at Eastern Mennonite University.

Konate won the 100 with a time of 11.03 and then placed first in the 200 at 22.06.

Other winners for the men included Stanley Peyton in the 400 (50.47), Jeff Tolley in the 100 hurdles (16.84) and Brandon Copeland in the long jump (21-10.25).

For the women, Jill Wattai placed second in the 200 with a time of 25.99 seconds. April Miller finished second in the hammer with a throw of 138-3 and Sammy Mizerak took second in the javelin with a throw of 108.5.

Hartman meets NCAA provisional mark - 04/21/2007

Bridgewater College freshman Courtney Hartman met the NCAA provisional qualifying standard in the heptathlon at the Generals Combined Event Challenge hosted by Washington & Lee University.

Running the heptathlon for just the second time in her career, Hartman placed first among six competitors with 4,112 points. Fellow BC freshman Sammy Mizerak placed third with 3.664 points.

On the first day of competition Thursday, Hartman ran the 100 meter hurdles in 17.55 seconds, high jumped 4 feet,8 inches, put the shot 34 feet, 2.5 inches and ran the 200 in 26.51 seconds.

On day two Friday, Hartman completed the seven-event competition by long jumping 15fett, 7.5 inches, throwing the javelin 104 feet, 9 inches and running the 800 in 2:31.07.

Women second, men third at Messiah - 04/14/2007

The Bridgewater College women’s track team placed second and the men finished third at the Messiah Invitational on Saturday.

The women finished with 101.5 points to place second in the 13-team field. The men tallied 99.5 points to place third out of 16 teams.

Jill Wattai and Courtney Hartman had big days to lead the BC women.

The Eagles dominated the women’s sprints. Wattai, Hartman and Samantha Phillips placed 1-2-5 in the 100. Wattai came back to placed first in the 200 with Phillips also scoring in seventh. The Eagles also won the 4x100 relay.

Wattai also placed in the long jump while Hartman scored points in the high jump, 400 and shot put.

April Miller added a second-place finish in the hammer for the Eagles.

Melvin Queen and Tony Konate placed 1-2 in the 100 and Queen added a second in the 200 to pace the BC men. The Eagles also placed first in the 4x100 relay.

Earning second-place points for the Eagles were Brandon Copeland in the long jump, Matt Armstrong in the pole vault, Mawut Deng in the 5000 meters and Nathan Rittenhouse in the 1500 meters.

Rittenhouse shatters 5000 meter record - 04/06/2007

Bridgewater College sophomore Nathan Rittenhouse set a new BC record in the 5000 meters during Friday competition at the Duke Asics Invitational.

Rittenhouse ran the event in 15:08.81 breaking the previous standard held by Gerald Crouse at 15:24.7, set in 1979.

Teammate Brandon Spalding also ran a strong race in the 5000.with a personal best of 15:32.84 – the third-fastest time in Eagles’ history.

Several more BC athletes turned in solid performances at the Duke meet.

Jill Wattai ran the second-fastest 200 in BC history as she eclipsed the 26-second mark with a time of 25.97 seconds.

Brittany Wells turned in a personal best in the 1500 with a time of 5:15.01. In the 400, Courtney Hartman ran a 1:01.50 and Samantha Phillips finished at 1:06.66.

For the men, Stanley Peyton ran a 4:13.47 in the 1500 with Mawut Deng close behind at 4:14.59.

Mike Tiso ran a personal best in the 400 hurdles with a time of 1:01.58.

Rittenhouse earns ODAC honor - 04/02/2007

Bridgewater College sophomore Nathan Rittenhouse has been named the ODAC Men's Track & Field Athlete of the Week.

Rittenhouse placed second in the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the ASICs Collegiate Invitational hosted by Liberty University. Rittenhouse finished with a time of 9:42.58 to set a new BC record in the event. He eclipsed the previous mark by almost 46 seconds.

Ross Bair set the previous mark during the 2000 season with a time of 10:28.63.

Rittenhouse sets steeplechase record - 03/31/2007

Courtney Hartman finished in third place in the heptathlon Saturday at the ASICS Collegiate Invitational hosted by Liberty University.

Hartman finished with 4,088 points, just missing the NCAA provisional qualifying standard by 12 points. It was her first attempt at competing in the heptathlon. Teammate Sammy Mizerak also made her first attempt at the event and finished sixth with 3,618 points.

In the men’s sprints, Melvin Queen and Tony Konate continued to turn in strong performances. In the 100 Queen finished fourth with a time of 10.96 seconds and Konate was fifth in 11.01. The two BC runners ranked 1-2 among collegiate runners.

In the 200 meters, Konate placed fourth with a time of 21.97 and Queen was sixth at 22.33. Once again the duo placed 1-2 among college runners.

Stanley Peyton, Jr. just missed the college record in the 800 with a personal best of 1:54.89. Peyton finished sixth.

Nathan Rittenhouse set a new college record in the steeplechase with a time of 9:42.58, bettering the previous mark by 36 seconds. Rittenhouse finished second in the event. [Meet Results]

Hartman fourth after Day 1 of heptathlon - 03/30/2007

Bridgewater College freshman Courtney Hartman is in fourth place after first day competition in the heptathlon at the Asics Collegiate Invitational hosted by Liberty University.

Friday, the athletes competed in the 100 meter hurdles, shot put, high jump and 200 meters. Saturday, the event concludes wtih the long jump, javelin and 800 meters.

Competing in the heptathlon for the first time in her career, Hartman is fourth in a field of 11 competitors. She finished seventh in the 100 hurdles, tied for fourth in the high jump, third in the shot and third in the 200.

Fellow freshman Sammy Mizerak is also competing in the heptathlon for the first time and ranks ninth after the first day of competition.

ODAC honors Konate with weekly award - 03/26/2007

Bridgewater College freshman Tony Konate has been named the ODAC Track & Field Runner of the Week.

Konate won the 200 meters and placed third in the 100 at the Dr. Harry G.M. Jopson Track & Field Invitational held Saturday at Bridgewater College.

Konate ran a 10.96 to finish third in the 100. He won the 200 with a time of 22.18 seconds. The 200 time ranks Konate in the top five in BC history in the event. He became the ninth runner in BC history to break the 11.0 mark in the 100.

Eagles win seven events at Jopson meet - 03/24/2007

Bridgewater College hosted its annual Dr. Harry G.M. Jopson Invitational on Saturday and several Eagles turned in strong performances.

For the men, Melvin Queen won the 100 meters with a time of 10.86 seconds and Tony Konate won the 200 with a time of 22.18 seconds. Queen was third in the 200 and Konate placed third in the 100.

Nathan Rittenhouse set a new meet record in winning the 5000 meters with a time of 15:28.03. Brandon Spalding took third and also bettered the previous meet record.

Brandon Copeland won the long jump with a best jump of 23 feet and Donte Montague won the high jump at 6 feet.

Jeff Tolley placed in three events, winning the pole vault, taking second in the 110 hurdles and fourth in the 400 hurdles.

For the women Courtney Hartman won the 100 with a time of 12.91. She ran 12.59 in the heats. Hartman also placed third in the 200. Jill Wattai was also strong in the sprints with a second in the 200 and a third in the 100.

Meaghan Hicks cleared 5-feet to placed second in the high jump and Brittany Wells took third in the 5000 meters. [Meet Results]

Eagles run well at Roanoke Invitational - 03/17/2007

The Bridgewater College track teams turned in solid performances on a cold day at the Roanoke College Invitational held Saturday.

The women placed fourth out of 11 teams with 78.5 points while the men placed third out of 11 teams with 109 points.

Top performances for the women included second place finishes by Courtney Hartman in the 100 meters, Megan Hicks in the high jump and the 4x100 relay team. Running on the relay team were Hartman, Jessica Timberlake, Sammy Mizerak and Jill Wattai.

Wattai also placed third in the 100 and 200 and fourth in the long jump. Hartman placed in the 400 and javelin while April Miller placed in the hammer, shot and discus.

For the men, sprinters Tony Konate and Melvin Queen picked up right where they left off in the indoor season. Konate edged Queen to win the 100 and then both sprinters ran on winning relay teams. They were joined on the winning 4x100 team by R.J. Davis and Brandon Copeland. In the sprint medley relay they were part of the winning team along with Jacob Griffin and Stanley Peyton, Jr.

Other top performances were turned in by Peyton who won the 800, Copeland who placed second in the long jump and Nathan Rittenhouse who took second in the 5000. [Meet Results]

Eagles unable to advance at NCAA meet - 03/09/2007

Bridgewater's three participants at the NCAA Division III Track & Field Championships were unable to advance to the finals during Friday's competition.

In the 55 meters Melvin Queen and Tony Konate were unable to make Saturday's final. Queen ran a 6.51 and Konate posted a 6.55 in Friday's heats.

In the long jump Brandon Copeland's best effort was 22 feet, 3.75 inches. Copeland's jump ranked 11th among Friday's competitors with the top nine advancing to the finals. [Championship Website]

Konate named South Region Track Athlete of the Year - 03/09/2007

Bridgewater College freshman Tony Konate was named the South Region Track Athlete of the Year by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on Thursday evening prior to the NCAA Division III Track & Field Championships.

Konate (Reston, Va.) placed second in the 55 meters and 200 meters at ODAC Indoor Championships. He had the fastest time of the season in the ODAC in the 55 at 6.40 and had the second-fastest tine in the 200.

Konate qualified for the NCAA Championship meet in the 55 meters.