Smith, Huntzinger, 4x800m Relay All-East
NEW HAVEN, CT - Junior Andy Smith (Raleigh, NC), freshman Steve Huntzinger (Fairfax, VA) and the Tribe's 4x800m relay squad of freshman Matt Warco (McMurray, PA), junior Bill Tarantino (Woodbridge, VA), sophomore Matt Wolak (Richmond, VA) and senior Scott Ickes (Rochester, NY) all earned All-East honors as 2004 CAA Champion William and Mary men's track and field competed on the final day of the IC4A Outdoor Track and Field Championships. The College ended the IC4As in 13th with 25 points as Army won the IC4A team title with 50 points, just edging runner-up Rutgers, which tallied 48.75 points. Points were awarded to the top-eight finishers in each event, who received All-East honors. The meet, hosted by Yale, attracted a large field of over 50 teams from across the Eastern U. S. and represented the last opportunity for athletes to set NCAA qualification marks.Smith led the squad Sunday with his sixth-place, All-East effort in the javelin. Throwing for 204'4" Smith again qualified for the upcoming NCAA East Regional with his performance. In the shot, Huntzinger parlayed his second-best throw of the season, 53'3", into his first career All-East honor, impressing with a seventh in his first appearance at the IC4As.
The College's 4x800m relay squad of Warco, Tarantino, Wolak and Ickes also orchestrated a strong performance, with two athletes setting personal records as the quartet clocked a season fast 7:34.45 to capture All-East honors in seventh place. Tarantino and Ickes both raced to career best times, timing 1:54.1 and 1:53.8 segments, respectively, while Warco ran a 1:54.7 and Wolak paced a strong 1:51.8.
With six All-East performances today, W&M ended the IC4As earning nine All-East designations, out of only 13 athletes who competed. as freshman Keith Bechtol (Alexandria, VA), sophomore Matt Keally (Virginia Beach, VA) and sophomore Jason Schoener (Grand Blanc, MI) all merited the honor on Friday. Bechtol earned the honor by capturing the IC4A championship in the 10,000m with the fastest time in the distance set by a U.S. junior, 29:58.13
Qualified athletes with have two weeks to prepare for the NCAA East Regional Championships which will be hosted by Florida in Gainesville, FL May 28-29.
IC4A - Team Rankings - 22 Events Scored 1) U.S. Military Academy 50 2) Rutgers University 48.75 3) George Mason University 48 4) Georgetown University 43 5) Seton Hall University 39 5) Rhode Island 39 7) Cornell University 38.25 8) Manhattan College 37 9) Northeastern University 29 9) Monmouth University 29 11) University of Connecticut 28.50 12) Iona College 27 13) William and Mary 25 14) U.S. Naval Academy 22.75 15) Princeton University 22 15) Liberty University 22 15) Pennsylvania University 22 18) University of Pittsburgh 21 19) Yale University 19 20) St Francis University (PA) 17 21) Boston University 15 22) Harvard University 14 22) Southern Connecticut St 14 24) Duke University 13 24) Dartmouth College 13 26) University at Albany 12 27) Lehigh University 10 27) Lafayette College 10 29) Robert Morris University 9 30) Montclair State 8 31) C.W. Post 7 31) Mount St. Mary's 7 33) Binghamton University 6 33) University of North Carolina 6 33) Villanova University 6 33) Towson University 6 37) Saint Joseph's University 5 37) Coppin State University 5 37) University of Maryland 5 37) La Salle University 5 37) Tufts University 5 37) Virginia Military Institu 5 37) Bucknell University 5 37) Long Island University 5 37) Rider University 5 46) Bentley College 4 47) Columbia University 3 47) James Madison University 3 47) Fairleigh Dickinson 3 47) Virginia Commonwealth 3 51) Providence College 2 51) Sacred Heart University 2 51) Brown University 2 54) Fordham University 0.75