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March 22 | Track & Field
FINAL RESULTS (PDF)
HIGH POINT, N.C. – The University of Akron track and field team registered nine victories as part of 30 overall top five performances on the final day of the Bob Davidson Team Challenge on Saturday (March 22).
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Senior Joy Nwokike (Benin City, Nigeria) captured the title in the women's 400 meters in a time of 54.17, while junior Vanessa Horn (Ludwigsfelde, Germany) placed second in 54.94.
• Nwokike also bested the field in the women's 200 meters in a time of 23.40.
• Redshirt senior Hunter Garretson (Newcomerstown, Ohio) won the men's pole vault with a mark of 17-7.25 (5.37m).
• Senior Cassidy Allen (Lakewood, N.Y.) eclipsed a career-best mark of 13-2.25 (4.02m) to win the women's pole vault.
• Sophomore AJ Jordan (Columbus, Ohio) won the men's 200 meters in a time of 20.91.
• Redshirt senior Danielle Honaker (Ashland, Ohio) crossed the line first in the women's 5,000 meters in a time of 17:45.39.
• The women's 4x100 relay team of sophomore Ayanna Stafford (Columbus, Ohio), Nwokike, freshman Rukia Omulisia (Nairobi, Kenya) and senior Kaira Granger (Bedford, Ohio) bested the field in a time of 45.88, while the 4x400 relay team of Horn, freshman Eve Clark (Euclid, Ohio), Nwokike and freshman Isabella Swallow (Westerville, Ohio) won in a time of 3:42.22.
• The men's 4x400 relay squad of sophomore Braylyn Farrington (Alabaster, Ala.), Jordan, sophomore Andrew Styles (Freeport, Bahamas) and junior Tysean Baronette (Middletown, Del.) crossed the line first in 3:10.97, while he 4x100 relay team of senior Rennie Gittens, Jr. (Miami, Fla.), Jordan, Baronette, and Styles placed second in a time of 40.20.
• Senior Ruth Webb (Akron, Ohio) posted a career-best mark of 5-7.25 (1.71m) to finish second in the women's high jump.
• Redshirt junior Owen Wendl (Medina, Ohio) placed second in the men's shot put with a mark of 56-6 (17.22m)
UP NEXT
Akron returns to competition at a trio of meets next weekend.
MEN'S SATURDAY RESULTS:
4x100 Relay: Rennie Gittens, Jr., AJ Jordan, Tysean Baronette, Andrew Styles (2nd-40.20); 1,500 Meters: Taye Gonzalez (5th-3:59.18*); 110-Meter Hurdles: Cameron Corrothers (6th-15.65w); 400 Meters: Andrew Styles (4th-48.40*), Braylyn Farrington (8th-48.82), Jalen McCoy (10th-48.90*); 100 Meters: AJ Jordan (3rd-10.45w), Rennie Gittens, Jr. (7th-10.50w), Tysean Baronette (9th-10.55w), Kemari Robinson (10th-10.60*); 800 Meters: Majid Abuaun (4th-1:54.15), Bobby Lucey (21st-2:07.71*); 400-Meter Hurdles: Cameron Corrothers (7th-57.74*); 200 Meters: AJ Jordan (1st-20.91w), Tysean Baronette (9th-21.35w), Andrew Styles (9th-21.41w), Braylyn Farrington (22nd-22.17*); 5,000 Meters: Justin Zapotoczny (3rd-15:40.13*); 4x400 Relay: Braylyn Farrington, AJ Jordan, Andrew Styles, Tysean Baronette (1st-3:10.97); Shot Put: Owen Wendl (2nd-56-6/17.22m), Keegan Digby (3rd-55-10.50/17.03m), Josiah Cox (4th-54-5.25/16.59m), Lane Graham (8th-50-8/15.44m), Braeden Quigley (9th-50-4/15.34m), Christopher Vance (10th-48-0/14.63m*); High Jump: Mason Birch (3rd-6-8/2.03m*); Long Jump: Benjamin Hudak (6th-22-5.75/6.85mw), Jalen McCoy (F); Triple Jump: El Hadji Abdourahmane Mbodji (4th-45-9.75/13.96m*); Pole Vault: Hunter Garretson (1st-17-7.25/5.37m), Garett Boe (3rd-16-3.50/4.97m*), Kaden Rambatt (6th-15-3.75/4.67m*), Isaac Baltic (NH); Discus: Owen Wendl (3rd-168-7/51.39m), Ryan Kamperman (7th-154-5/47.06m*), Josiah Cox (8th-153-3/46.72m), Keegan Digby (15th-138-4/42.17m), Christopher Vance (16th-137-9/42.00m*), JaMeire Robinson (17th-134-3/40.93m)
WOMEN'S SATURDAY RESULTS:
4x100 Relay: Ayanna Stafford, Joy Nwokike, Rukia Omulisia, Kaira Granger (1st-45.88); 1,500 Meters: Grace Henderson (19th-4:51.47); 100-Meter Hurdles: Rukia Omulisia (4th-13.85*), Kayla Allen (22nd-16.75*); 400 Meters: Joy Nwokike (1st-54.17), Vanessa Horn (2nd-54.94), Eve Clark (6th-57.34*), Isabella Swallow (8th-57.62*); 100 Meters: Ayanna Stafford (9th-11.95*), Mariyah Moore (11th-12.47*); 400-Meter Hurdles: Kayla Allen (10th-72.49); 200 Meters: Joy Nwokike (1st-23.40w), Vanessa Horn (6th-24.08w), Isabella Swallow (16th-24.88w), Mariyah Moore (21st-25.36w); 5,000 Meters: Danielle Honaker (1st-17:45.39), Kayla Sucharski (5th-18:24.45); 4x400 Relay: Vanessa Horn, Eve Clark, Joy Nwokike, Isabella Swallow (1st-3:42.22); Shot Put: Brook Boes (3rd-45-5.75/13.86m), Gabrielle Griffiths (4th-43-2.25/13.16m), Jessica Rhodes (9th-39-3/11.96m*), La'Kasja Edwards (15th-34-10.25/10.62m*), Rebecca Strunk (F); High Jump: Ruth Webb (2nd-5-7.25/1.71m*); Triple Jump: Shania Thomas (3rd-38-2/11.63m*); Discus: Brook Boes (3rd-152-5/46.46m), Jessica Rhodes (12th-134-2/40.89m), Bridget Bergen (14th-129-11/39.60m*), La'Kasja Edwards (17th-123-10/37.74m); Pole Vault: Cassidy Allen (1st-13-2.25/4.02m*), Jessica Mason (6th-11.8.50/3.57m*), Ava Fleetwood (17th-10-8.75/3.27m*)
MEN'S FRIDAY RESULTS:
Hammer: Lane Graham (1st-199-7/60.83m), Keegan Digby (5th-181-4/55.29m*), JaMeire Robinson (F), Christopher Vance (F); Javelin: Jacob Glavickas (4th-193-8/59.05m*)
WOMEN'S FRIDAY RESULTS:
Hammer: Gabrielle Griffiths (1st-180-5/55.01m*), Victoria Kuol (3rd-174-6/53.20m*), Brook Boes (5th-173-1/52.77m), La'Kasja Edwards (11th-149-8/45.63m*), Jessica Rhodes (15th-143-2/43.64m*); Javelin: Gabrielle Griffiths (4th-134-1/40.86m*), Maria Bryant (16th-98-11/30.17m*), Jessica Rhodes (17th-97-4/29.67m)
* denotes career-best mark | w – denotes wind-aided mark
HIGH POINT, N.C. – The University of Akron track and field team registered nine victories as part of 30 overall top five performances on the final day of the Bob Davidson Team Challenge on Saturday (March 22).
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Senior Joy Nwokike (Benin City, Nigeria) captured the title in the women's 400 meters in a time of 54.17, while junior Vanessa Horn (Ludwigsfelde, Germany) placed second in 54.94.
• Nwokike also bested the field in the women's 200 meters in a time of 23.40.
• Redshirt senior Hunter Garretson (Newcomerstown, Ohio) won the men's pole vault with a mark of 17-7.25 (5.37m).
• Senior Cassidy Allen (Lakewood, N.Y.) eclipsed a career-best mark of 13-2.25 (4.02m) to win the women's pole vault.
• Sophomore AJ Jordan (Columbus, Ohio) won the men's 200 meters in a time of 20.91.
• Redshirt senior Danielle Honaker (Ashland, Ohio) crossed the line first in the women's 5,000 meters in a time of 17:45.39.
• The women's 4x100 relay team of sophomore Ayanna Stafford (Columbus, Ohio), Nwokike, freshman Rukia Omulisia (Nairobi, Kenya) and senior Kaira Granger (Bedford, Ohio) bested the field in a time of 45.88, while the 4x400 relay team of Horn, freshman Eve Clark (Euclid, Ohio), Nwokike and freshman Isabella Swallow (Westerville, Ohio) won in a time of 3:42.22.
• The men's 4x400 relay squad of sophomore Braylyn Farrington (Alabaster, Ala.), Jordan, sophomore Andrew Styles (Freeport, Bahamas) and junior Tysean Baronette (Middletown, Del.) crossed the line first in 3:10.97, while he 4x100 relay team of senior Rennie Gittens, Jr. (Miami, Fla.), Jordan, Baronette, and Styles placed second in a time of 40.20.
• Senior Ruth Webb (Akron, Ohio) posted a career-best mark of 5-7.25 (1.71m) to finish second in the women's high jump.
• Redshirt junior Owen Wendl (Medina, Ohio) placed second in the men's shot put with a mark of 56-6 (17.22m)
UP NEXT
Akron returns to competition at a trio of meets next weekend.
MEN'S SATURDAY RESULTS:
4x100 Relay: Rennie Gittens, Jr., AJ Jordan, Tysean Baronette, Andrew Styles (2nd-40.20); 1,500 Meters: Taye Gonzalez (5th-3:59.18*); 110-Meter Hurdles: Cameron Corrothers (6th-15.65w); 400 Meters: Andrew Styles (4th-48.40*), Braylyn Farrington (8th-48.82), Jalen McCoy (10th-48.90*); 100 Meters: AJ Jordan (3rd-10.45w), Rennie Gittens, Jr. (7th-10.50w), Tysean Baronette (9th-10.55w), Kemari Robinson (10th-10.60*); 800 Meters: Majid Abuaun (4th-1:54.15), Bobby Lucey (21st-2:07.71*); 400-Meter Hurdles: Cameron Corrothers (7th-57.74*); 200 Meters: AJ Jordan (1st-20.91w), Tysean Baronette (9th-21.35w), Andrew Styles (9th-21.41w), Braylyn Farrington (22nd-22.17*); 5,000 Meters: Justin Zapotoczny (3rd-15:40.13*); 4x400 Relay: Braylyn Farrington, AJ Jordan, Andrew Styles, Tysean Baronette (1st-3:10.97); Shot Put: Owen Wendl (2nd-56-6/17.22m), Keegan Digby (3rd-55-10.50/17.03m), Josiah Cox (4th-54-5.25/16.59m), Lane Graham (8th-50-8/15.44m), Braeden Quigley (9th-50-4/15.34m), Christopher Vance (10th-48-0/14.63m*); High Jump: Mason Birch (3rd-6-8/2.03m*); Long Jump: Benjamin Hudak (6th-22-5.75/6.85mw), Jalen McCoy (F); Triple Jump: El Hadji Abdourahmane Mbodji (4th-45-9.75/13.96m*); Pole Vault: Hunter Garretson (1st-17-7.25/5.37m), Garett Boe (3rd-16-3.50/4.97m*), Kaden Rambatt (6th-15-3.75/4.67m*), Isaac Baltic (NH); Discus: Owen Wendl (3rd-168-7/51.39m), Ryan Kamperman (7th-154-5/47.06m*), Josiah Cox (8th-153-3/46.72m), Keegan Digby (15th-138-4/42.17m), Christopher Vance (16th-137-9/42.00m*), JaMeire Robinson (17th-134-3/40.93m)
WOMEN'S SATURDAY RESULTS:
4x100 Relay: Ayanna Stafford, Joy Nwokike, Rukia Omulisia, Kaira Granger (1st-45.88); 1,500 Meters: Grace Henderson (19th-4:51.47); 100-Meter Hurdles: Rukia Omulisia (4th-13.85*), Kayla Allen (22nd-16.75*); 400 Meters: Joy Nwokike (1st-54.17), Vanessa Horn (2nd-54.94), Eve Clark (6th-57.34*), Isabella Swallow (8th-57.62*); 100 Meters: Ayanna Stafford (9th-11.95*), Mariyah Moore (11th-12.47*); 400-Meter Hurdles: Kayla Allen (10th-72.49); 200 Meters: Joy Nwokike (1st-23.40w), Vanessa Horn (6th-24.08w), Isabella Swallow (16th-24.88w), Mariyah Moore (21st-25.36w); 5,000 Meters: Danielle Honaker (1st-17:45.39), Kayla Sucharski (5th-18:24.45); 4x400 Relay: Vanessa Horn, Eve Clark, Joy Nwokike, Isabella Swallow (1st-3:42.22); Shot Put: Brook Boes (3rd-45-5.75/13.86m), Gabrielle Griffiths (4th-43-2.25/13.16m), Jessica Rhodes (9th-39-3/11.96m*), La'Kasja Edwards (15th-34-10.25/10.62m*), Rebecca Strunk (F); High Jump: Ruth Webb (2nd-5-7.25/1.71m*); Triple Jump: Shania Thomas (3rd-38-2/11.63m*); Discus: Brook Boes (3rd-152-5/46.46m), Jessica Rhodes (12th-134-2/40.89m), Bridget Bergen (14th-129-11/39.60m*), La'Kasja Edwards (17th-123-10/37.74m); Pole Vault: Cassidy Allen (1st-13-2.25/4.02m*), Jessica Mason (6th-11.8.50/3.57m*), Ava Fleetwood (17th-10-8.75/3.27m*)
MEN'S FRIDAY RESULTS:
Hammer: Lane Graham (1st-199-7/60.83m), Keegan Digby (5th-181-4/55.29m*), JaMeire Robinson (F), Christopher Vance (F); Javelin: Jacob Glavickas (4th-193-8/59.05m*)
WOMEN'S FRIDAY RESULTS:
Hammer: Gabrielle Griffiths (1st-180-5/55.01m*), Victoria Kuol (3rd-174-6/53.20m*), Brook Boes (5th-173-1/52.77m), La'Kasja Edwards (11th-149-8/45.63m*), Jessica Rhodes (15th-143-2/43.64m*); Javelin: Gabrielle Griffiths (4th-134-1/40.86m*), Maria Bryant (16th-98-11/30.17m*), Jessica Rhodes (17th-97-4/29.67m)
* denotes career-best mark | w – denotes wind-aided mark
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