Student-Athlete Profiles Daniel Markwalter Senior Pole Vault Vienna, Va. Thomas Jefferson S&T
**Tied for third in program history in indoor pole vault Career Bests (15-9); Tied for fourth in outdoor pole vault (15-9).** 2011-12: [Indoors] Tied for third in the pole vault at the Indoor Patriot League Championships … set a career best of Pole Vault.................15-9 15-9 at the league meet, placing him third in program Outdoor history … previous career best had been 15-3, cleared four times during the season … competed at the IC4A Pole Vault.................15-9 Championships … won the pole vault four times, including each of his first three meets, with titles at the Bison Opener, Bucknell Mini Meet, Gulden Invitational and Bucknell Winter Classic … [Outdoors] Placed eighth in the pole vault at the Patriot League Championships, clearing 14-9 … also cleared 14-9 for the win at the Towson Invitational … won the pole vault at the Maroon & Gold Invitational for second title of the season … topped his career best for 15-9 at the Bison Outdoor Classic … height is tied for fourth-best in program history … 2010-11: [Indoors] Tied for seventh in the pole vault at the Patriot League Championships, clearing 14-9 … also tied for first at 14-9 at the Bucknell Heptagonal and Bucknell Winter Classic … cleared 14-9 in five of seven meets, tying a career best … [Outdoors] Tied for fifth in the pole vault (14-9) at the Patriot League Championships … 14-9 was a season best at meets contested outdoors … twice cleared 15-3 indoors … 2009-10: [Indoors] Placed seventh in the pole vault (14-3 ¼) at the Patriot League Championships … set a season best of 14-9 in the event at the Bison Open & Multi, placing third … took fourth in the pole vault (14-3 ¼) at the Gulden Relays … [Outdoors] Tied for fifth in the pole vault at the Patriot League Championships, clearing 14-9 … set a season best in the event at the Bucknell Team Challenge, clearing 15-1 for sixth place … earned Patriot League Rookie of the Week honors after the home meet … won the collegiate division of the pole vault (14-9) at the Bison Outdoor Classic … also finished in the top five in the event at the Maryland Invitational (third, 14-0), Colonial Relays (fifth, 13-3 ½) and Bloomsburg Invitational (fourth, 13-9) … Personal: Parents are Holly and Brian Markwalter … has a twin brother, Kyle … has two other siblings, Chet and Teace … two-year letterwinner in outdoor track & field … also lettered once in indoor track & field and diving … began track & field career in spring of junior year in high school … holds indoor pole vault record and is tied for outdoor record at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology … joined Bison as a walk-on … majoring in biomedical engineering with a minor in history … Dean’s List and Patriot League Academic Honor Roll member … 2012 Academic All-Patriot League Team selection for indoor track & field.
Michael McGowan Sophomore Cross Country/Distance Ardmore, Pa. Lower Merion
2011-12: [Cross Country] At the Patriot League Cham- Career Bests pionships placed seventh on the team and 42nd overIndoor all, finishing the 8K course in 26:42 … named Patriot League Rookie of the Week after taking eighth overall Mile..................... 4:24.85 at the Father Bede Invitational (16:36 at 5K) … placed 3,000................... 8:38.91 fourth among Bison and 81st overall at the NCAA MidAtlantic Regional Championships (32:39 at 10K) … was Outdoor among Bucknell’s top seven finishers in five of six meets 10,000............... 30:22.55 in debut campaign … [Indoors] Won the mile (4:24.85) at the Bucknell Mini Meet, his collegiate debut … first Bison freshman since 2006 to win in his first collegiate meet … placed fifth in the 5,000 (15:08.91) at the Youngstown State Invitational … also placed fifth in the 3,000 at the Bucknell Winter Classic with a career-best 8:38.91 … [Outdoors] Placed 14th in the 10,000 at the Patriot League Championships (32:00.22) … ran a career-best 30:22.55 in the event for second place at the Colonial Relays … performance earned him Patriot League Rookie of the Week honors and an IC4A Championship berth … also placed ninth in the 1,500 at the Jim Taylor Invitational … Personal: Majoring in biology.
Ted Mottola Senior Throws Valhalla, N.Y. Iona Prep
2011-12: [Indoors] Continued as a weight throw spe- Career Bests cialist … placed fifth at the Bucknell Winter Classic … Indoor recorded a career best of 50-11 at the home meet … was his first competition at better than 50 feet … placed Weight Throw.......... 50-11 among the top 10 in all five meets on the season … Outdoor [Outdoors] At the Patriot League Championships placed eighth in the hammer throw (170-4) and 13th in the dis- Hammer Throw....... 174-4 cus (136-1) … discus mark was a season best … placed Discus..................... 147-8 20th in the hammer throw (166-2) at the IC4A Championships … set a then-career best of 169-0 for ninth in the hammer at the Bison Outdoor Classic … improved that to 174-4 for sixth at the Bucknell Team Challenge the following week … 2010-11: [Indoors] Competed exclusively in the weight throw … placed 10th at the Bucknell Winter Classic with a season-best 47-1 ¾ … placed as high as sixth in the event at the Gulden Relays (44-4 ¾) … [Outdoors] Competed in the hammer (ninth, 162-2) and the discus (11th, 135-3) at the Patriot League Championships … recorded career bests in both the hammer (165-7) and the discus (147-8) at the Bloomsburg Open … won the hammer and the placed second in the discus at Bloomsburg … 2009-10: Did not compete … Personal: Son of Ted and Bianca Mottola … has a younger brother, Matt, who plays baseball at the University of Tampa … three-year letterwinner in track & field … also lettered twice in football and basketball … captained all three teams … member of Westchester County indoor track championship team … member of two-time Westchester County outdoor track championship team … also a member of CHSAA undefeated New York state champion football team and CHSAA Catholic state champion basketball team … five-time First Team All-Westchester County selection in track … competed in the hammer throw at the 2009 U.S. Track & Field Junior National Championships … received Westchester Chapter National Football Foundation Golden Dozen Scholar-Athlete Award … New Rochelle Hall of Fame inductee … accounting and economics major … member of Bucknell Dean’s List and Patriot League Academic Honor Roll … received Bucknell’s Award of Excellence for exceptional leadership for the Class of 2013 … vice president of Bucknell Student Government Class of 2013 and Sigma Chi Fraternity … member of Alpha Lambda Honor Society, Delta Mu Delta Honor Society and Mortar Board Honor Society … also a member of several campus organizations, including the StudentAthlete Advisory Committee, Diversity Issue Committee, Committee on Athletics and Residential Affairs Committee.
Daniel Markwalter
Academic All-PL Team Selection
Chris Oesterlin Sophomore Mid-Distance Nahant, Mass. St. John’s Prep
**Member of outdoor 4x800 relay that holds school Career Bests record (7:30.63).** Indoor 2011-12: [Indoors] Competed primarily at 800 and 1,000 meters … ran a season-best 2:01.29 in the 800 at 500...................... 1:06.76 the Bucknell Winter Classic to finish the season … sea- 800...................... 1:58.63 son best in the 1,000 (2:39.17) came at the Bison Open & Multi, earning him eighth place … also competed in 1,000................... 2:38.50 the mile … [Outdoors] At the Patriot League Champion- Outdoor ships set the school record in the 4x800 with a time of 800...................... 1:55.90 7:30.63 … relay finished third at the league meet … also competed in the 1,500 (12th) and the 800 (22nd) at the 1,500................... 3:56.54 PL Championships … time of 1:55.90 in the 800 was a career best … earned All-East honors with an eighth-place finish in the 4x800 at the IC4A Championships … won the 800 (1:57.40) at the Maroon & Gold Invitational … career-best 1,500 time (3:56.54) came at Bison Outdoor Classic … took second in the event at the season-opening Towson Invitational … [Cross Country] Raced just once in the fall, at the IC4A Championships … placed 115th (29:38 at 5 miles) … 2010-11: [Indoors] Ran a career-best 1:58.63 for sixth in the 800 at the Bucknell Winter Classic … finished 11th in the 500 at the Penn State National Invitational with a personalrecord 1:06.76 … placed fourth in lone 1,000 race of the season, finishing in 2:38.50 at the Bison Opener … [Outdoors] Competed primarily at 1,500 … placed second in the 1,500 and seventh in the 800 at the Bloomsburg Open … top 1,500 time of the season (4:00.38) came at the Bison Outdoor Classic … finished eighth in the 1,500 (4:05.60) at the Bucknell Team Challenge … Personal: Son of Pam and Phil Oesterlin … father played college football … three-time letterwinner in cross country and indoor and outdoor track … served as captain of all three teams … 2009 state champion in the 4x800 … 2010 state champion in the 1,000 … named all-league in 4x800 and North Shore All-Star as a junior … also named an all-league and North Shore All-Star performer as a senior … set school records in 4x800 and 4x400 relays … 2010 indoor track team MVP … majoring in political science.
Tayler Siegrist
2x NCAA East Prelims Qualifier
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