CRAIG HENRY CAPTURES EIGHTH PLACE IN TRIPLE JUMP AT 110TH PENN RELAYS ::

PHILADELPHIA- Senior co-captain Craig Henry soared to an eighth place finish in the college division of the triple jump as an injury-plagued Temple men's track team competed in the 110th Penn Relays at historic Franklin Field held on April 22-24.

Henry's leap of 14.33 meters or 47-1/4 inch is one of the longest jumps in the Atlantic 10 Conference this season. His eighth place finish was an individual team-high at the prestigious meet.

The Owls' 400-meter relay team of Brian Innis, Jon Albright, Matt Kobialka and Steve Johnson placed fifth out of 11 teams in their section in the 4x400m relay (event 164) with a time of 3:21.89 on Friday April 23. Temple finished ahead of West Chester (Pa.), Lehigh, Bucknell, Millersville, Cheyney and East Stroudsburg. Saint Joseph's won the heat with a time of 3:13.46, followed by Delaware, Kutztown and Lock Haven.

In the 110- meter hurdles Jon Albright placed fifth in his heat and 49th out of 59 competitors with a time of 55.74.

Next the Owls will compete in the Atlantic 10 Championships to be held in Richmond, Virginia on May 1-2.

Event 325, Saturday
CM Triple Jump

1 15.48 50-09.50 Marc Kellman George Mason
2 15.11w 49-07.00 Samyr Laine Harvard
3 15.01w 49-03.00 James Lemons Georgia Tech
4 14.98 49-01.75 Michael Whitehead Michigan
5 14.95 49-00.75 Louis Brown Bethune-Cookman
6 14.82 48-07.50 Ryan McCoy George Mason
7 14.65 48-00.75 Johnny Wiley Cal State Northridge
8 14.33 47-00.25 Craig Henry Temple
9 14.32 46-11.75 Marcos Sanz Puerto Rico/Rio Piedras
10 14.27 46-10.00 Adeniyi Omisore Manhattan
11 14.27 46-10.00 Marcus Johnson Coastal Carolina
12 14.10 46-03.25 Bili Lawal Morehouse
13 14.09 46-02.75 Greig Cryer South Carolina
14 13.97 45-10.00 Jonathan Jackson Texas Christian
15 13.79 45-03.00 Chad Wilson Liberty
16 13.43 44-00.75 Johm Rehm La Salle

Event 164, Friday, 5:10 pm
CM Wetzler/Pennsylvania 4x400m

1 3:13.46 St. Joseph's *Nick Carras, Kile Garguilo, Chris Koneski, Andrew Thomas
2 3:20.58 Delaware
3 3:20.87 Kutztown
4 3:20.95 Lock Haven
5 3:21.89 Temple
6 3:22.00 West Chester
7 3:23.29 Lehigh
8 3:23.97 Bucknell
9 3:25.03 Millersville
10 3:26.35 Cheyney
11 3:27.80 East Stroudsburg