May 2, 2014
NEWARK, Del. - Sophomore thrower James Rowen (Rockville Centre, N.Y.) finished first in the shot put and third in the hammer in the Delaware Classic at Grant Stadium, where Villanova had athletes competing in four events on Saturday afternoon. A total of eight athletes were in action for the Wildcats in the nearby meet.
Rowen produced a mark of 12.14 meters to come in first out of five entries in the shot put. Freshman Dan Sullivan (North Hampton, N.H.) finished second to Rowen and registered a distance of 11.79 meters. Sullivan was also the top Villanova finisher in the discus with a throw of 36.49 meters. That mark was good for fifth place out of 11 competitors.
Junior Ryan Milanaik (Mendham, N.J.) came in sixth in the discus (35.11m) and was followed by senior Drew King (New Haven, Conn.) and freshman John McDonald (New Providence, N.J.) in seventh (34.84m) and eighth (33.92m) places, respectively.
King led a trio of Wildcats with a runner-up finish in the hammer. He threw for a distance of 47.59 meters and was followed in third place by Rowen (41.53m) and fourth place by McDonald (39.17m).
In the javelin junior Chris Glennie (Fallsington, Pa.) came in third out of 15 athletes with a throw of 49.76 meters. Freshman Sean Locke (Horsham, Pa.) was fourth overall (48.97m), junior Connor Milanaik (Mendham, N.J.) came in seventh (45.50m) and Ryan Milanaik was eighth (45.03m).
COMPLETE VILLANOVA RESULTS
Shot Put
James Rowen 1st of 5 12.14mDan Sullivan 2nd 11.79m
Discus
Dan Sullivan 5th of 11 36.49mRyan Milanaik 6th 35.11mDrew King 7th 34.84mJohn McDonald 8th 33.92m
Hammer
Drew King 2nd of 8 47.59mJames Rowen 3rd 41.53mJohn McDonald 4th 39.17m
Javelin
Chris Glennie 3rd of 15 49.76mSean Locke 4th 48.97mConnor Milanaik 7th 45.50mRyan Milanaik 8th 45.03m
