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School Record Highlights Akron's Track and Field Saturday Efforts
February 15 | Track & Field
DAVID HEMERY VALENTINE INVITATIONAL RESULTS | DOUG RAYMOND INVITATIONAL RESULTS | WINDY CITY INVITE RESULTS
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AKRON, Ohio -Â The University of Akron Track and Field team registered a school-record time as part of a pair of victories and 14 overall top-five efforts to highlight the performances of the Zips across a trio of meets on Saturday (Feb. 15).
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The Zips participated at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational hosted by Boston University, the Doug Raymond Invitational at Kent State as well as the Windy City Invite hosted by Wisconsin.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
• Freshman Mercy Jebitok (Kapsabet, Kenya) registered a school-record time of 16:23.67 in the women's 5,000 meters at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational.
• Sophomore Titus Kirui (Eldoret, Kenya) won the men's 3,000 meters in a time of 8:34.35 at the Doug Raymond Invitational.
• Redshirt junior Owen Wendl (Medina, Ohio) bested the field in the men's shot put with a mark of 56-9.50 (17.31m).
• The men's 4x400 relay team placed second at the Windy City Invite in a season-best time of 3:11.12. The time is the fifth-best relay performance in indoor program history since 2014.
• Senior Grace Henderson (Rostraver Township, Pa.) finished second in the women's mile in a time of 5:06.99.
• Senior Cassidy Allen (Lakewood, N.Y.) earned a runner-up effort in the women's pole vault eclipsing 12-5.25 (3.79m).
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WINDY CITY INVITATIONAL
SATURDAY MEN'S RESULTS:
200 Meters (Invite): AJ Jordan (7th-21.52), Tysean Baronette (8th-21.87); 4x400 Relay: Braylyn Farrington, Jimmy Harkelroad, AJ Jordan, Andrew Styles (2nd-3:11.12)
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SATURDAY WOMEN'S RESULTS:
200 Meters: Kaira Granger (43rd-25.42), Mariyah Moore (44th-25.66); 200 Meters (Invite): Joy Nwokike (3rd-24.03); 4x400 Relay: Vanessa Horn, Kaira Granger, Rukia Omulisia, Joy Nwokike (6th-3:46.56)
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SATURDAY WOMEN'S SEMIFINAL RESULTS:
60-Meter Hurdles: Rukia Omulisia (13th-8.72)
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FRIDAY MEN'S RESULTS:
400 Meters: Andrew Styles (12th-48.54), Braylyn Farrington (22nd-49.06), Jimmy Harkelroad (26th-49.36)
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FRIDAY WOMEN'S RESULTS:
400 Meters: Joy Nwokike (1st-53.29*), Vanessa Horn (6th-54.66*)
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FRIDAY MEN'S PRELIMINARY RESULTS:
60 Meters: Tysean Baronette (14th-6.86)
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FRIDAY WOMEN'S PRELIMINARY RESULTS:
60-Meter Hurdles: Rukia Omulisia (14th-8.60q); 60 Meters: Kaira Granger (27th-7.66)
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DAVID HEMEREY VALENTINE INVITATIONAL
SATURDAY WOMEN'S RESULTS:
800 Meters: Mary Munga (74th-2:12.47); Mile: Mary Munga (208th-5:09.84); 3,000 Meters: Megan Hipple (180th-9:54.69); 5,000 Meters: Mercy Jebitok (58th-16:23.67*)
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FRIDAY MEN'S RESULTS:
3,000 Meters: Bismack Kipchirchir (49th-7:57.23*); 5,000 Meters: Moses Lekokei (76th-13:56.25*)
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DOUG RAYMOND INVITATIONAL
SATURDAY MEN'S RESULTS:
Mile: Emil Stanford (5th-4:21.97*), Quinn Hopkins (6th-4:22.80); 800 Meters: Majid Abuaun (7th-1:52.88*), Jared Newenhisen (17th-2:00.94), Quinn Hopkins (19th-2:01.25*), Bobby Lucey (26th-2:09.41*); 3,000 Meters: Titus Kirui (1st-8:34.35), Emil Stanford (3rd-9:01.30*), Justin Zapotoczny (4th-9:05.32*); Pole Vault: Isaac Baltic (7th-15-9/4.80m*); Triple Jump: El Hadji Abdourahmane Mbodji (3rd-46-9.50/14.26m*), Jalen McCoy (7th-44-6.75/13.58m*), Jordan Thompson-Seay (12th-42-4.25/12.91m*), Benjamin Hudak (13th-42-1.50/12.84m*); Shot Put: Owen Wendl (1st-56-9.50/17.31m), Keegan Digby (3rd-55-3/16.84m), Josiah Cox (4th-54-1.25/16.49m), Christopher Vance (6th-51-8.50/15.76m), Braeden Quigley (8th-49-0.25/14.94m)
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SATURDAY WOMEN'S RESULTS:
Mile: Grace Henderson (2nd-5:06.99), Hannah Kerr (10th-5:50.63), Emily Razo (11th-5:56.42); 400 Meters: Isabella Swallow (17th-59.94*); 800 Meters: Grace Henderson (9th-2:20.09); 3,000 Meters: Sophia Spencer (6th-10:57.11*), Emily Razo (12th-11:36.95); Pole Vault: Cassidy Allen (2nd-12-5.25/3.79m), Jessica Mason (7th-11-5.25/3.49m); Triple Jump: Shania Thomas (6th-37-3.25/11.36m*), Ruth Webb (11th-34-7.75/10.56m*); Shot Put: Brook Boes (5th-44-0.75/13.43m), Gabrielle Griffiths (6th-43-8.50/13.32m), Nighyah Carthen (13th-39-10/12.14m), Jessica Rhodes (15th-39-3.25/11.97m), La'Kasja Edwards (16th-38-11.50/11.87m*), Rebecca Strunk (18th-38-2.25/11.64m), Victoria Kuol (19th-37-3.75/11.37m*), Sloane Sypolt (20th-34-9.50/10.60m)
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SATURDAY MEN'S PRELIMINARY RESULTS:
60-Meter Hurdles: Kyle Brown (11th-8.93); 60 Meters: Kemari Robinson (9th-7.10)
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SATURDAY WOMEN'S PRELIMINARY RESULTS:
60-Meter Hurdles: Kayla Allen (24th-10.47); 60 Meters: Josephine Davis (24th-8.20)
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FRIIDAY MEN'S RESULTS:
5,000 Meters: Heriberto Alvarez (3rd-15:01.95*), Justin Zapotoczny (7th-15:25.39*); 200 Meters: Kemari Robinson (7th-22.20); Weight Throw: Keegan Digby (7th-57-11.75/17.67m), Christopher Vance (8th-56-11.50/17.36m*), Josiah Cox (10th-55-6.25/16.92m), Ryan Kamperman (13th-49-4.25/15.04m), JaMeire Robinson (15th-47-8.50/14.54m); High Jump: Jordan Thompson-Seay (1st-6-6.75/2.00m*), Delton Wright (3rd-6-6.75/2.00m), Mason Birch (5th-6-2.75/1.90m); Long Jump: Jalen McCoy (10th-21-2.50/6.46m*), Jacob Glavickas (13th-20-7.25/6.28m)
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FRIDAY WOMEN'S RESULTS:
5,000 Meters: Danielle Honaker (4th-17:52.80), Kayla Sucharski (6th-18:21.63), Halle Sebest (8th-18:34.19), Sophia Spencer (9th-18:48.85*), Hannah Kerr (17th-20:17.73); 200 Meters: Josephine Davis (15th-26.08), Isabella Swallow (18th-26.40); Weight Throw: Victoria Kuol (5th-56-8.50/17.28m), Gabrielle Griffiths (6th-56-6.50/17.23m), Jessica Rhodes (9th-53-5/16.28m), Nighyah Carthen (14th-50-0.75/15.26m), Rebecca Strunk (21st-47-6.25/14.48m), La'Kasja Edwards (23rd-47-3.75/14.42m); High Jump: Ruth Webb (2nd-5-3/1.60m); Long Jump: Shania Thomas (6th-17-5.25/5.31m*)
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AKRON, Ohio -Â The University of Akron Track and Field team registered a school-record time as part of a pair of victories and 14 overall top-five efforts to highlight the performances of the Zips across a trio of meets on Saturday (Feb. 15).
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The Zips participated at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational hosted by Boston University, the Doug Raymond Invitational at Kent State as well as the Windy City Invite hosted by Wisconsin.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
• Freshman Mercy Jebitok (Kapsabet, Kenya) registered a school-record time of 16:23.67 in the women's 5,000 meters at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational.
• Sophomore Titus Kirui (Eldoret, Kenya) won the men's 3,000 meters in a time of 8:34.35 at the Doug Raymond Invitational.
• Redshirt junior Owen Wendl (Medina, Ohio) bested the field in the men's shot put with a mark of 56-9.50 (17.31m).
• The men's 4x400 relay team placed second at the Windy City Invite in a season-best time of 3:11.12. The time is the fifth-best relay performance in indoor program history since 2014.
• Senior Grace Henderson (Rostraver Township, Pa.) finished second in the women's mile in a time of 5:06.99.
• Senior Cassidy Allen (Lakewood, N.Y.) earned a runner-up effort in the women's pole vault eclipsing 12-5.25 (3.79m).
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WINDY CITY INVITATIONAL
SATURDAY MEN'S RESULTS:
200 Meters (Invite): AJ Jordan (7th-21.52), Tysean Baronette (8th-21.87); 4x400 Relay: Braylyn Farrington, Jimmy Harkelroad, AJ Jordan, Andrew Styles (2nd-3:11.12)
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SATURDAY WOMEN'S RESULTS:
200 Meters: Kaira Granger (43rd-25.42), Mariyah Moore (44th-25.66); 200 Meters (Invite): Joy Nwokike (3rd-24.03); 4x400 Relay: Vanessa Horn, Kaira Granger, Rukia Omulisia, Joy Nwokike (6th-3:46.56)
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SATURDAY WOMEN'S SEMIFINAL RESULTS:
60-Meter Hurdles: Rukia Omulisia (13th-8.72)
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FRIDAY MEN'S RESULTS:
400 Meters: Andrew Styles (12th-48.54), Braylyn Farrington (22nd-49.06), Jimmy Harkelroad (26th-49.36)
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FRIDAY WOMEN'S RESULTS:
400 Meters: Joy Nwokike (1st-53.29*), Vanessa Horn (6th-54.66*)
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FRIDAY MEN'S PRELIMINARY RESULTS:
60 Meters: Tysean Baronette (14th-6.86)
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FRIDAY WOMEN'S PRELIMINARY RESULTS:
60-Meter Hurdles: Rukia Omulisia (14th-8.60q); 60 Meters: Kaira Granger (27th-7.66)
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DAVID HEMEREY VALENTINE INVITATIONAL
SATURDAY WOMEN'S RESULTS:
800 Meters: Mary Munga (74th-2:12.47); Mile: Mary Munga (208th-5:09.84); 3,000 Meters: Megan Hipple (180th-9:54.69); 5,000 Meters: Mercy Jebitok (58th-16:23.67*)
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FRIDAY MEN'S RESULTS:
3,000 Meters: Bismack Kipchirchir (49th-7:57.23*); 5,000 Meters: Moses Lekokei (76th-13:56.25*)
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DOUG RAYMOND INVITATIONAL
SATURDAY MEN'S RESULTS:
Mile: Emil Stanford (5th-4:21.97*), Quinn Hopkins (6th-4:22.80); 800 Meters: Majid Abuaun (7th-1:52.88*), Jared Newenhisen (17th-2:00.94), Quinn Hopkins (19th-2:01.25*), Bobby Lucey (26th-2:09.41*); 3,000 Meters: Titus Kirui (1st-8:34.35), Emil Stanford (3rd-9:01.30*), Justin Zapotoczny (4th-9:05.32*); Pole Vault: Isaac Baltic (7th-15-9/4.80m*); Triple Jump: El Hadji Abdourahmane Mbodji (3rd-46-9.50/14.26m*), Jalen McCoy (7th-44-6.75/13.58m*), Jordan Thompson-Seay (12th-42-4.25/12.91m*), Benjamin Hudak (13th-42-1.50/12.84m*); Shot Put: Owen Wendl (1st-56-9.50/17.31m), Keegan Digby (3rd-55-3/16.84m), Josiah Cox (4th-54-1.25/16.49m), Christopher Vance (6th-51-8.50/15.76m), Braeden Quigley (8th-49-0.25/14.94m)
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SATURDAY WOMEN'S RESULTS:
Mile: Grace Henderson (2nd-5:06.99), Hannah Kerr (10th-5:50.63), Emily Razo (11th-5:56.42); 400 Meters: Isabella Swallow (17th-59.94*); 800 Meters: Grace Henderson (9th-2:20.09); 3,000 Meters: Sophia Spencer (6th-10:57.11*), Emily Razo (12th-11:36.95); Pole Vault: Cassidy Allen (2nd-12-5.25/3.79m), Jessica Mason (7th-11-5.25/3.49m); Triple Jump: Shania Thomas (6th-37-3.25/11.36m*), Ruth Webb (11th-34-7.75/10.56m*); Shot Put: Brook Boes (5th-44-0.75/13.43m), Gabrielle Griffiths (6th-43-8.50/13.32m), Nighyah Carthen (13th-39-10/12.14m), Jessica Rhodes (15th-39-3.25/11.97m), La'Kasja Edwards (16th-38-11.50/11.87m*), Rebecca Strunk (18th-38-2.25/11.64m), Victoria Kuol (19th-37-3.75/11.37m*), Sloane Sypolt (20th-34-9.50/10.60m)
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SATURDAY MEN'S PRELIMINARY RESULTS:
60-Meter Hurdles: Kyle Brown (11th-8.93); 60 Meters: Kemari Robinson (9th-7.10)
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SATURDAY WOMEN'S PRELIMINARY RESULTS:
60-Meter Hurdles: Kayla Allen (24th-10.47); 60 Meters: Josephine Davis (24th-8.20)
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FRIIDAY MEN'S RESULTS:
5,000 Meters: Heriberto Alvarez (3rd-15:01.95*), Justin Zapotoczny (7th-15:25.39*); 200 Meters: Kemari Robinson (7th-22.20); Weight Throw: Keegan Digby (7th-57-11.75/17.67m), Christopher Vance (8th-56-11.50/17.36m*), Josiah Cox (10th-55-6.25/16.92m), Ryan Kamperman (13th-49-4.25/15.04m), JaMeire Robinson (15th-47-8.50/14.54m); High Jump: Jordan Thompson-Seay (1st-6-6.75/2.00m*), Delton Wright (3rd-6-6.75/2.00m), Mason Birch (5th-6-2.75/1.90m); Long Jump: Jalen McCoy (10th-21-2.50/6.46m*), Jacob Glavickas (13th-20-7.25/6.28m)
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FRIDAY WOMEN'S RESULTS:
5,000 Meters: Danielle Honaker (4th-17:52.80), Kayla Sucharski (6th-18:21.63), Halle Sebest (8th-18:34.19), Sophia Spencer (9th-18:48.85*), Hannah Kerr (17th-20:17.73); 200 Meters: Josephine Davis (15th-26.08), Isabella Swallow (18th-26.40); Weight Throw: Victoria Kuol (5th-56-8.50/17.28m), Gabrielle Griffiths (6th-56-6.50/17.23m), Jessica Rhodes (9th-53-5/16.28m), Nighyah Carthen (14th-50-0.75/15.26m), Rebecca Strunk (21st-47-6.25/14.48m), La'Kasja Edwards (23rd-47-3.75/14.42m); High Jump: Ruth Webb (2nd-5-3/1.60m); Long Jump: Shania Thomas (6th-17-5.25/5.31m*)
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