PRINCETON, N.J. – Rutgers senior sprinter Bruce Owens (Wenonah, N.J.) took home top honors in the 200-meter dash at his second-straight championship meet, en route to the men’s track and field team finishing third at the 2009 IC4A Outdoor Championship on Sunday, May 17 at Weaver Stadium in Princeton.
The Scarlet Knights amassed 55 points, scoring in a variety of event areas, to finish one point off of second place Liberty (56 points), while University at Albany won the meet with 68 points.
Owens, coming off a victory in the 200-meter dash at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championship in May, took to the track and successfully captured the IC4A title. Owens ran a time of 21.22 to lead the pack and secure 10 crucial points for the Scarlet Knights. He continued to add to RU’s point total in his next event, placing second in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.54.
Owens also ran on the third-place 4x100-meter relay, joining teammates Steve Werner (Newtown Sq., Pa.), Nii-Amon Roberston (Plainfield, N.J.) and Mike Demko (Hightstown, N.J.). The group crossed the finish line in 40.99 to help propel the Scarlet Knights.
Rounding out RU’s performances on the track was freshman Monroe Kearns (Jackson, N.J.) who took fifth in the 800-meter run with a time of 1:52.35.
Rutgers received an all-around team effort, securing points in the field on its final day of competition as freshman Adam Bergo (Plainfield, N.J.) placed second in the high jump. The reigning BIG EAST Champion in the indoor high jump, Bergo successfully cleared a height of 7’1” to finish runner up.
The Scarlet Knights will return to action on Friday, May 29, and Saturday, May 30, for the NCAA East Regional at North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, N.C.
Men - Team Rankings - 22 Events Scored
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1) University at Albany 68 2) Liberty University 56
3) Rutgers University 55 4) Manhattan College 51
5) Cornell University 36 6) Georgetown University 35
7) Hampton University 31 8) Syracuse University 30
8) College of William & Mary 30 10) Duke University 27
11) North Carolina - Wilmingt 26 11) Long Island University 26
13) University of Connecticut 24 14) Seton Hall University 22
15) Delaware State University 20 16) University of Virginia 19
17) Princeton University 17 17) Monmouth University 17
19) Brown University 16 19) Morgan State University 16
21) Lehigh University 14 21) Iona College 14
23) Harvard University 12 23) Northeastern University 12
23) Dartmouth College 12 23) Coppin State University 12
27) Binghamton University 11 27) Duquesne University 11
29) University of Pennsylvania 9 29) Saint Joseph's University 9
31) Maryland Baltimore County 8 31) La Salle University 8
31) University of Maryland CP 8 31) University of New Hampshi 8
31) Boston College 8 36) St Francis University (PA 7
37) Columbia University 6 37) Bucknell University 6
37) Yale University 6 37) Fordham University 6
37) Virginia Military Institut 6 42) College of the Holy Cross 5
42) US Military Academy 5 44) University of Rhode Islan 4
45) St Francis College (NY) 3 45) Temple University 3
45) Lafayette College 3 45) University of Pittsburgh 3
45) US Naval Academy 3 45) George Mason University 3
51) Boston University 2 52) Stony Brook University 1
