Auspicious Debuts for Villanova FroshMargey & Piccirillo Set Meet Records at Jack Pyrah Invite

Kelsey Margey

Villanova track and field opened the 2012-2013 indoor season in style yesterday at the Jack Pyrah Invitational at Haverford College, winning 10 individual and 2 relay events. Especially noteworthy were the debuts of three highly recruited freshman: ten-time Pennsylvania state champion and two-time All American miler Angel Piccirillo, who sat out the cross country season with a nagging -- if minor -- injury, donned the vest for the first time as a Villanova Wildcat. Likewise, middle distance ace Kelsey Margey, winner of the 2012 New Balance Outdoor Nationals in the mile and New York state champion over 800 meters, made her track debut for Villanova. Finally, on the men's side Josh Lampron, winner of the 2011 New Balance Outdoor Nationals mile title (and owner of a 4:02 mile PR), hit the track for the first time in a Villanova singlet. Both Piccirillo and Lampron had recently been named 2012 All-American prep milers by Track & Field News.

Women Set Three Meet Records
Perhaps the performance of the meet was Kelsey Margey's obliteration of the meet record at 800 meters. Margey's 2:10.99 win surpassed the 2003 meet record of 2:16.03 by Swarthmore's Elizabeth Gardner. Angel Piccirillo also set a new meet record, this time at 1000 meters. In her first-ever race for Villanova, Piccirillo won the event by almost three seconds in 2:51.21, besting Ariann Neutts' 2:52.34 record set in 2010. A third meet record for the women was set by Alex Wasik in the pole vault. Wasik surpassed 12 feet, winning with a 3.90 vault -- besting the 3.81 meter meet record from 2004. Other women event winners were Emerald Walden (60 meter hurdles), Varonica Johnson (both at 60 meters and 300 meters), and Samantha Francis (triple jump). Freshman Michaela Wilkins ran a strong second over 500 meters. Villanova also went 1-2 in the women's 4x400 meter relay.

Ellison, Solis, and Kido Take Wins.
The men's team took individual wins at 1000 meters (Sam Ellison), the mile (Dusty Solis), and the pole vault (Charles Kido). Ellison ran 2:30.61 for the win at 1000 meters. Frosh Josh Lampron, running unattached, was 5th in the race, running 2:32.18. Dusty Solis set a new PR in the mile with his 4:16.04 victory. The third event winner for the Villanova men went to pole vaulter Charles Kido, who cleared 4.35 meters. Freshman Donald Urschel came second in both the 60 meter and 300 meter dashes. The men also took a win in the 4x400 meters.

Complete meet results are HERE.

Villanova Results: WOMEN

3000 meters
3.  Meghan Smith     10:31.27

60 meter hurdles
1.  Emerald Walden         8.70
4.  Katherine Petruzellis  9.44

60 meters
1.  Varonica Johnson    7.70

500 meters
2.  Michaela Wilkins     1:15.62
7.  Qualitra Brown       1:22.30

300 meters
1.  Varonica Johnson      40.60
4.  Emerald Walden        42.22
5.  Tiera Fletcher (alum) 42.24

800 meters
1.  Kelsey Margey         2:10.99  MR
2.  Mary Bohi             2:16.13
3.  Amanda Borroughs      2:17.19
4.  Shannon Browne        2:17.57

1000 meters
1.  Angel Piccirillo      2:51.21  MR
2.  Leanne Tucker         2:54.16
3.  Faith Dismuke         2:57.11

Mile
2.  Caitlyn Bungo         5:18.10

4 x 400 meter relay
1.  Villanova "A"        3:54.53
2.  Villanova "B"        3:55.96
6.  Villanova "C"        4:15.42

Weight Throw
2.  Alita Ostapkovich    11.69 m

Long Jump
 3.  Kathleen McPhillips     5.31 m
 4.  Anne Yahiro             5.24 m
 5.  Sam Yeats               5.23 m
 8.  Alexandria Reo          5.04 m
11.  Katherine Petruzzellis  4.92 m

Pole Vault
1.  Alex Wasik             3.90 m  MR
2.  Kathleen McPhillips    3.60 m
2.  Virginia LaMacchia     3.60 m
3.  Bianca Reo             3.60 m
6.  Sam Yeats              3.35 m

Shot Put
3.  Alita Ostapkovich     10.89 m

Triple Jump
1,  Samantha Francis      11.44 m
2.  Anne Yahiro           11.23 m
4.  Marie Minasi          11.08 m
6.  Victoria Profit       10.92 m

Villanova Results: MEN

60 meter hurdles
3.  Aaron Sandifer      8.83

60 meters
 2.  Donald Urschel     7.17  
17.  Kyle Chou          7.45

500 meters
 8.  Matthew Whalen    1:08.78
 9.  Corey Serfoss     1:08.84
10.  Joseph Messick    1:08.95

300 meters
 2.  Donald Urschel       35.70
 3.  Bryan Murphy         36.15
 7.  Kyle Chou            36.71
 8.  David Stillings      36.84
16.  Aaron Sandifer       37.69

1000 meters
 1.  Sam Ellison         2:30.61
 4.  Andrew Golato       2:31.81
 5.  Josh Lampron        2:32.18
 7.  Phil O'Connell      2:34.69
10.  Kieran Brennan (ua) 2:36.44

Mile
1.  Dusty Solis          4:16.04  PR
3.  Chris O'Sullivan     4:18.11
4.  Chris Pietrocarlo    4:21.11
6.  Charles Bates        4:21.47
8.  Juan Castillo        4:35.77

 4 x 400 meter relay
1.  Villanova "A"        3:23.25
4.  Villanova "B"        3:29.13

Weight Throw
 4.  Chris McLeod      13.90 m
 5.  Drew King         13.59 m
11.  James Rowen       10.95 m

Long Jump
2.  Elbert Maxwell      7.05 m
3.  Lazaro Tiant        6.53 m
4.  Jason DiNardo       6.15 m

Pole Vault
1.  Charles Kido        4.35 m

Shot Put
3.  James Rowen        12.73 m