RELEASE DATE: 4/1/06

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Mounties Chris Cummings win 3,000 at Penn State’s Jim Thorpe Invitational – Katrina Brumfield Wins High Jump

STATE COLLEGE, PA – On a windy, overcast afternoon at Penn State, Mansfield’s Chris Cummings out kicked the field in the last 50 yards to win the 3,000 and Katrina Brumfield won the high jump at the Jim Thorpe Invitational.

Competing mostly against Penn State, Kent State and Bucknell the Mountaineers did well considering the conditions. Brumfield bested the field with a leap of 5-3 in the high jump while Charity (Learn) Walker finished 3^rd in the 1,500 meter (4:54.38).

Also running well for the Mountaineer women were Nicole Dann who took third in the 800 (2:22.14) and Rachel Hall who was fourth in the same race (2:27.70). Freshman Marisa Fronczkiewicz was fourth in the 200 (26.48).

On the men’s side, Cummings out kicked the field nipping Penn State’s Matt Lincoln at the wire with a winning time of 8:41.78. Jeremy Confer was third overall in the javelin with an NCAA provisional qualifying distance of 196-04. Bryan Falcone was fourth in the 400 with a time of 52.98