March 28, 2014

CHESTER, Pa. - On the first day of competition at the Danny Curran Invitational there were six Villanova athletes in competition in four different events. The majority of events in the local meet take place at Leslie C. Quick, Jr. Stadium throughout the day on Saturday.

Junior Robert Hurlbut (Rochester, N.Y.) and freshman Brent Johnson each ran in the 5000 meters on Friday afternoon and placed fourth and fifth, respectively, in a field of 65 runners. Hurlbut crossed the finish line in fourth place with a time of 15:00.95, while Johnson was fifth and recorded a time of 15:03.10.

In the pole vault senior Chris Dougherty (Cherry Hill, N.J.) and freshman PJ Succi (Warminster, Pa.) were both in action. Dougherty was the runner-up out of 23 competitors by clearing a height of 4.50 meters and Succi tied for sixth place and had a mark of 4.05 meters.

Freshman Denis Ostick (Havertown, Pa.) finished fifth in the triple jump (12.26 meters) and freshman Dan Sullivan (North Hampton, N.H.) registered a 19th place finish in the discus (35.93 meters).

COMPLETE VILLANOVA RESULTS

5000 Meters

Robert Hurlbut              4th of 65               15:00.95Brent Johnson               5th                     15:03.10

Pole Vault

Chris Dougherty             2nd of 23               4.50 MetersPJ Succi                    tie-6th                 4.05 Meters

Triple Jump

Denis Ostick                5th of 11               12.26 Meters

Discus

Dan Sullivan                19th of 31              35.93 Meters