M. Track dominates field

The Penn men's indoor track team used a strong all-around performance to dominate the field in Ithaca Saturday. The Quakers doubled the score of second-place Cornell 120-60, while Villanova, St. Joseph's and Fordham finished even further out of competition. The results were indicative of Penn's talent level compared to the other teams. Cornell finished fifth out of nine teams last year at Heptagonals. The other teams are strong in only a few events. The final score could have been worse if Penn had run its best relay teams at the end. As has been the case throughout the season, the Quakers relied on strong efforts in each event. Penn did particularly well in the field events, capturing five out of six first-place finishes. The shot put was the only event the Quakers failed to win despite a strong throw by sophomores Chris Osentowski and Josh Deines. Deines' 51-foot throw was good enough to qualify him for IC4As. In the meet's top performance, senior Clarence Hinton qualified for the NCAAs in the 35-pound weight toss with a throw of 60-4. Hinton had five of his throws go over the 59-foot mark. "He's developed into a very consistent thrower," Penn coach Charlie Powell said. "One of these days he'll break an even bigger throw." Junior Greg Schroeder claimed first place in the pole vault, clearing a height of 15-3. Schroeder was able to out-jump Cornell's Don Vibbert. "Greg put the pressure on Vibbert by not missing any of his jumps through 15-3," Penn assistant Nathan Taylor said. Penn continued its run of top finishes in the sprint events. Greg Davis was the Quakers' only multiple winner, taking the 55-meter run in 6.46 seconds and the 200 in 22.76. Junior Chris Harper, last year's Heptagonals champion in the 400, won that event with a time of 49 seconds. The improved distance runners also contributed some top finishes. Sophomore Matt Wilkinson won the mile with a time of 4:19.7. Sophomore Neil Riordan placed second in the half-mile, and freshman Ross Albert won the 5,000 in 15:30. "The distance runners are surpassing our goals," Powell said. "The weather we have had has allowed them to work harder in practice." The Quakers are right where they wanted to be at this point in the year and are on target to peak during the outdoor season. The Quakers will compete Friday and Saturday in Boston at the Terrier Classic. About sixty of the top Eastern teams will be present.