Alvernia Crusaders Athletics

The Crusaders placed last in the first contest of the outdoor season at Lebanon Valley College with highlighted performance by Sophomore Kate Wimberg (Galloway, NJ./ Sacred Heart) who earned her team six points as she won first in the discus throw with a toss of 30.27 and four points with a second place finish in the shot put, thanks to a throw of 9.40 meters. The Crusaders then competed in the Danny Curran Invitational at Widener where Wimberg managed to qualify for the MAC Outdoor Championship by posting a distance of 87 feet in the hammer throw.

(May 1, 2010) Reading, Pa - Alvernia University hosted the first annual Reading Wounded Warrior 5k Race/Walk to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project, a national organization supporting wounded veterans. The race is hosted around the nation to honor and support the daily sacrifices made by the brave men and women in all branches of the United States Military. The mission of the Wounded Warrior Project is to honor and empower wounded warriors by raising awareness and enlisting the public's aid for the needs of severely injured service men and women, to help severely injured service members aid and assist each other and to provide unique, direct programs and services to meet the needs of severely injured service members.

Chester, Pa. (Sat. May 8, 2010) - Alvernia competed at the 2010 Middle Atlantic Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships over the past three days hosted by Widener University at the Leslie C. Quick Jr. Stadium. The Crusaders' performances were highlighted by Brennon Ferrizzi (Boyertown, Pa./Boyertown) who won the 400m with a time of 50.14 and Brian Nerney (Middletown, NJ/Red Bank Catholic) who finished second in the high jump with a leap of 1.98 meters.

Millersville, Pa. (April 24, 2010) - Alvernia's men's and women's outdoor track and field team travelled to Millersville University to compete in the Millersville Metric. Freshman Joshua Fretz (Oley, Pa./Oley) ran a 11.94 100m dash.