Wednesday, May 10, 2006

Orfanella 'hammers' record, Withum earns EIVA all-star honors

Lebanon Valley College junior Nick Orfanella (Ephrata) won gold in the hammer throw and provisionally qualified for the NCAA Division III championships on the final day of the Middle Atlantic Conference Outdoor Championships last Saturday. After winning the discus and taking third in the shot put, Orfanella threw the hammer 169-1, smashing his previous school record by exactly 10 feet and exceeding the NCAA provisional standard by three inches.
LVC Sports

Juniata College senior Cordt Withum (Penn Manor) claimed second-team EIVA Division III All-Star honors. One of the most productive middles in school history, Withum led the team in solo blocks in his final season and was second with 110 overall blocks overall. He was also second with a .309 hitting percentage and finished the year with 168 kills, the fifth-highest total on the team. Withum closed his career with 366 blocks, the third-highest total in school history. He also knocked out 617 kills over his four-year career, and recorded a stellar .380 career hitting percentage.
Juniata Eagles

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