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Saying that the 2014 Penn Relays were a "success" for Villanova would be an understatement.
On the heels of the 'Nova Women claiming the Championship of America in the Distance Medley on Thursday and the 4x1500 on Friday, both the Men's and Women's teams took home the 4x800 crown on Saturday.
Using the same quartet of Kelsey Margey, Angel Piccirillo, Nicky Akande, and Emily Lipari who won the 2013 event, the Lady Wildcats held off Oregon to win the two-mile relay. In winning Villanova swept the Distance Relays for the first time since 1997.
Gina Procaccio said in the press conference, "I told them to try to channel last year. We had nothing to lose and everything to gain."
That victory gave senior Lipari and Akande their sixth career Championship of America. They join Vicki Huber ('89), Sonia O'Sullivan ('91) and Krestena Sullivan ('97) at the tally. Kathy Franey ('90) and Michelle Bennett ('91) won a school record, seven.
On the Men's side, Josh Lampron, Dusty Solis, Jordy Williamsz, Samuel Ellison defeated 2012 & '13 winner Penn State to win the 4x800 by over two seconds. Their victory marks the 20th time the Wildcats have won the event and the first time since 1992.
It was the 95th Championship of America in Villanova's History.
College Women's 4x800 Results
| PL | SCHOOL/AFFILIATION | MARK | ATHLETES |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Villanova | 08:21.5 | Kelsey Margey (2:06.33), Angel Piccirillo (2:06.00), Nicky Akande (2:05.67), Emily Lipari (2:03.50) |
| 2 | Oregon | 08:22.5 | Claudia Francis (2:08.20), Samantha Murphy (2:08.42), Annie Leblanc (2:04.07), Laura Roesler (2:01.86) |
| 3 | Georgetown | 08:31.0 | Rachel Schneider (2:08.52), Sabrina Southerland (2:06.09), Becca Deloache (2:08.08), Andrea Keklak (2:08.37) |
| 4 | Tennessee | 08:35.2 | Alexis Panisse (2:07.63), Kianna Ruff (2:08.05), Brittney Jackson (2:09.94), Amirah Johnson (2:09.62) |
| 5 | Princeton | 08:45.4 | Meghan McMullin (2:10.82), Zoe Sims (2:12.22), Molly Higgins (2:13.06), Kim Mackay (2:09.31) |
| 6 | Fordham | 08:50.9 | Titi Fagade (2:10.96), Kristen Stuart (2:12.54), Melissa Higgins (2:13.16), Mara Lieberman (2:14.26) |
| 7 | Charlotte | 08:51.2 | Rachel Miller (2:12.05), T'Sheila Mungo (2:12.00), Taylor Carcella (2:12.94), Maraya Slatter (2:14.21) |
| 8 | Northern Illinois | 08:59.1 | Ali Olson (2:12.59), Meghan Heuer (2:13.71), Jamie Burr (2:19.02), Julie Cronin (2:13.83) |
| 9 | Indiana | 08:59.2 | Samantha Gwin (2:16.30), Kellie Davis (2:14.67), Taylor Wiley (2:15.64), Samantha Ginther (2:12.65) |
| 10 | Army | 08:59.4 | Katrina Donarski (2:15.05), Allie Sutherland (2:14.80), Elizabeth Moton (2:19.77), Jennifer Comfort (2:09.78) |
College Men's 4x800 Results
| PL | SCHOOL/AFFILIATION | MARK | ATHLETES |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Villanova | 07:16.6 | Josh Lampron (1:51.80), Dusty Solis (1:49.45), Jordan Williamsz (1:48.77), Samuel Ellison (1:46.58) |
| 2 | Penn State | 07:19.0 | Wade Endress (1:53.35), Za'Von Watkins (1:48.97), Ryan Brennan (1:49.73), Brannon Kidder (1:46.96) |
| 3 | Georgetown | 07:19.3 | Ryan Manahan (1:51.42), Billy Ledder (1:50.68), Amos Bartelsmeyer (1:48.59), Ahmed Bile (1:48.60) |
| 4 | Wake Forest | 07:20.5 | Simon Holden (1:51.36), Thomas Bojanowski (1:50.50), Kyle Eager (1:49.78), Kyle Graves (1:48.87) |
| 5 | Stanford | 07:25.0 | Scott Buttinger (1:53.14), Justin Brinkley (1:51.57), Marco Bertolotti (1:50.89), Luke Lefebure (1:49.40) |
| 6 | Georgia Tech | 07:25.4 | Jeremy Greenwald (1:52.13), Zack Fanelty (1:54.70), Shawn Roberts (1:48.74), Brandon Lasater (1:49.88) |
| 7 | Columbia | 07:25.9 | Denzel Woode (1:53.84), Harry McFann (1:51.04), Rob Napolitano (1:51.04), Connor Claflin (1:49.99) |
| 8 | Monmouth | 07:27.2 | Andrew Langille (1:51.86), Domenick D'Agostino (1:54.80), Alex Leight (1:52.12), Dylan Capwell (1:48.41) |
| 9 | Texas A&M | 07:27.8 | Gaines Kinsey (1:53.57), Josh Hernandez (1:51.82), Cameron Cardwell (1:52.68), Hector Hernandez (1:49.78) |
| 10 | Brown | 07:27.9 | Tyler Benster (1:53.25), Matt Bevil (1:52.81), Colin Savage (1:51.80), Henry Tufnell (1:50.05) |
| 11 | Princeton | 07:36.5 | William Paulson (1:53.16), Luke Brahm (1:56.67), Michael Williams (1:54.52), Bradley Paternostro (1:52.14) |
| 12 | Cornell | 07:41.7 | Hong Cho (1:55.08), Will Weinlandt (1:51.06), Eric Bice (1:54.38), John Schilkowsky (2:01.23) |