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May 09 | Track & Field
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AKRON, Ohio – The University of Akron track and field team registered 17 victories as part of 46 overall top three performances at the Northeast Ohio Open hosted by the Zips at the Lee R. Jackson Track and Field Complex on Thursday and Friday (May 8-9).
HOW IT HAPPENED:
• Senior Lane Graham (Killbuck, Ohio) posted a career-best mark of 209-0 (63.71m) to triumph in the men's hammer with the fourth-best effort in outdoor program history.
• Redshirt junior Gabrielle Griffiths (Fort Worth, Texas) won the women's hammer with a career-best mark of 193-5 (58.97m), the fifth-best performance in outdoor program history. She also captured the women's javelin with a mark of 145-6 (44.35m).
• Sophomore Christopher Vance (Parma, Ohio) finished second in the men's hammer with a career-best throw of 207-5 (63.22m), the fifth-best mark in outdoor program history.
• Redshirt senior Hunter Garretson (Newcomerstown, Ohio) was the top collegiate finisher in the men's pole vault eclipsing 18-0 (5.49m).
• Senior Grace Henderson (Rostraver Township, Pa.) took first with a PR time of 4:45.77 in the women's 1,500 meters.
• Sophomore Titus Kirui (Eldoret, Kenya) crossed the line first in the men's 1,500 meters in a career-best time of 3:48.37.
• Freshman Rukia Omulisia (Nairobi, Kenya) placed first in the women's 100-meter hurdles with a career-best time of 13.57, the third-fastest time in outdoor program history.
• The men's 4x100 relay squad of sophomore Rennie Gittens, Jr. (Miami, Fla.), sophomore AJ Jordan (Columbus, Ohio), junior Kemari Robinson (Indianapolis, Ind.) and sophomore Andrew Styles (Freeport, Bahamas) finished first with a time of 40.83.
• Gittens, Jr. finished first in the men's 100 meters with a time of 10.37.
• Sophomore Braylyn Farrington (Alabaster, Ala.) took the top time in the men's 400 meters with a career-best time of 48.10.
• Senior Joy Nwokike (Benin City, Nigeria) posted the fastest time in the women's 100 meters with a career-best time of 11.39.
• Senior Adaeze Nwokike (Benin City, Nigeria) won the women's 400-meter hurdles in a time of 65.45.
• Senior Kaira Granger (Bedford, Ohio) led the way in the women's 200 meters with a time of 24.93.
• Senior Halle Sebest (Poland, Ohio) ran the top time of 18:30.01 in the women's 5,000 meters.
• Senior Cassidy Allen (Lakewood, N.Y.) posted the top mark in the women's pole vault with a mark of 13-3.5 (4.05m).
• Senior Ruth Webb (Akron, Ohio) led the way in the women's high jump with a career-best mark of 5-7.75 (1.72m).
• Freshman El Hadji Abdourahmane Mbodji (Lucie Leclerc, Senegal) won the men's triple jump with a mark of 44-2.50 (13.47m).
UP NEXT:
Akron will compete at the Mid-American Conference Championships, Thursday-Saturday (May 15-17) in Athens, Ohio.
FRIDAY MEN'S RESULTS:
4x100 Relay: Rennie Gittens, Jr., AJ Jordan, Kemari Robinson, Andrew Styles (1st-40.83); 1,500 Meters: Titus Kirui (1st-3:48.37*), Majid Abuaun (2nd-3:54.83*), Taye Gonzalez (3rd-3:59.40), Quinn Hopkins (5th-4:02.94), Emil Stanford (7th-4:04.23); 110-Meter Hurdles: Cameron Corrothers (2nd-15.03*), Kyle Brown (DNF); 400 Meters: Braylyn Farrington (1st-48.10*), Jalen McCoy (3rd-48.79*); 100 Meters: Rennie Gittens, Jr. (1st-10.37*), AJ Jordan (2nd-10.47*), Andrew Styles (3rd-10.53), Kemari Robinson (4th-10.70); 800 Meters: Jared Newenhisen (4th-1:55.17*), Bobby Lucey (7th-2:03.50); 400-Meter Hurdles: Cameron Corrothers (2nd-57.40), Kyle Brown (3rd-59.78); 200 Meters: Kemari Robinson (2nd-21.76), Jalen McCoy (3rd-21.96), Bobby Lucey (6th-23.20*); Long Jump: Mason Birch (2nd-22-0.25/6.71m*), El Hadji Abdourahmane Mbodji (3rd-21-10/6.65mw), Jacob Glavickas (4th-21-5.25/6.53mw); Triple Jump: El Hadji Abdourahmane Mbodji (1st-44-2.50/13.47mw), Jacob Glavickas (2nd-41-7.25/12.68mw); Pole Vault: Hunter Garretson (2nd-18-0/5.49m), Kaden Rambatt (5th-17-0.25/5.19m*), Isaac Baltic (6th-16-6.50/5.04m), Garett Boe (NH); Shot Put: Owen Wendl (2nd-57-7.50/17.56m), Josiah Cox (4th-56-4.50/17.18m), Keegan Digby (5th-56-4/17.17m), Christopher Vance (6th-53-0.25/16.16m), Braeden Quigley (7th-51-1.50/15.58m*); Discus: Owen Wendl (2nd-180-0/54.87m), Josiah Cox (10th-152-10/46.58m), Ryan Kamperman (12th-148-0/45.11m), Keegan Digby (14th-142-2/43.33m), JaMeire Robinson (15th-136-4/41.55m); High Jump: Mason Birch (1st-6-6.75/2.00m), Delton Wright (2nd-6-6.75/2.00m)
FRIDAY WOMEN'S RESULTS:
4x100 Relay: Josephine Davis, Mariyah Moore, Tai'Yanna Cage, Kaira Granger (2nd-46.57); 1,500 Meters: Grace Henderson (1st-4:47.77*), Jadyn Towns (3rd-4:54.11), Emily Razo (5th-5:46.28); 100-Meter Hurdles: Rukia Omulisia (1st-13.57*), Adaeze Nwokike (4th-14.57), Kayla Allen (5th-16.35); 400 Meters: Isabella Swallow (5th-58.46); 100 Meters: Joy Nwokike (1st-11.39w), Ayanna Stafford (5th-11.88w), Rukia Omulisia (6th-11.88w), Victory George (7th-11.91w), Kaira Granger (8th-12.02*), Mariyah Moore (10th-12.26*), Josephine Davis (12.46), Tai'Yanna Cage (DNF); 400-Meter Hurdles: Adaeze Nwokike (1st-65.45), Kayla Allen (2nd-70.70); 200 Meters: Kaira Granger (1st-24.93w), Mariyah Moore (2nd-25.00*), Isabella Swallow (3rd-25.16), Tai'Yanna Cage (6th-25.99w); 5,000 Meters: Halle Sebest (1st-18:30.01), Sophia Spencer (2nd-19:34.36); Long Jump: Shania Thomas (2nd-17-8.75/5.40w); Triple Jump: Shania Thomas (F); Pole Vault: Cassidy Allen (1st-13-3.50/4.05m), Jessica Mason (3rd-11-7.75/3.55m), Brynn Rychlik (5th-10-8/3.25m); Shot Put: Brook Boes (4th-45-11.75/14.01m), Gabrielle Griffiths (6th-42-9/13.03m), La'Kasja Edwards (8th-38-7.75/11.78m), Rebecca Strunk (10th-38-2.25/11.64m), Victoria Kuol (11th-37-11.50/11.57m*), Bridget Bergen (12th-35-4/10.77m*), Sloane Sypolt (F); Discus: Brook Boes (2nd-151-9/46.27m), Jessica Rhodes (4th-137-1/41.78m), Bridget Bergen (7th-135-1/41.18m), La'Kasja Edwards (9th-129-9/39.55m), Victoria Kuol (13th-109-4/33.33m), Sloane Sypolt (F); High Jump: Ruth Webb (1st-5-7.75/1.72m*)
THURSDAY MEN'S RESULTS:
Hammer: Lane Graham (1st-209-0/63.71m*), Christopher Vance (2nd-207-5/63.22m*), Keegan Digby (7th-179-4/54.67m), JaMeire Robinson (8th-174-7/53.21m*); Javelin: Ryan Kamperman (4th-128-2/39.07m*), JaMeire Robinson (F)
THURSDAY WOMEN'S RESULTS:
Hammer: Gabrielle Griffiths (1st-193-5/58.97m*), Victoria Kuol (2nd-174-7/53.21m), Brook Boes (3rd-174-5/53.16m), La'Kasja Edwards (10th-156-1/47.57m), Jessica Rhodes (11th-153-11/46.92m), Bridget Bergen (15th-132-8/40.45m), Sloane Sypolt (18th-124-11/38.07m*); Javelin: Gabrielle Griffiths (1st-145-6/44.35m), Jessica Rhodes (4th-99-5/30.31m), Maria Bryant (5th-94-8/28.86m), Bridget Bergen (6th-91-6/27.89m*)
* denotes career-best mark | w denotes wind-aided mark
AKRON, Ohio – The University of Akron track and field team registered 17 victories as part of 46 overall top three performances at the Northeast Ohio Open hosted by the Zips at the Lee R. Jackson Track and Field Complex on Thursday and Friday (May 8-9).
HOW IT HAPPENED:
• Senior Lane Graham (Killbuck, Ohio) posted a career-best mark of 209-0 (63.71m) to triumph in the men's hammer with the fourth-best effort in outdoor program history.
• Redshirt junior Gabrielle Griffiths (Fort Worth, Texas) won the women's hammer with a career-best mark of 193-5 (58.97m), the fifth-best performance in outdoor program history. She also captured the women's javelin with a mark of 145-6 (44.35m).
• Sophomore Christopher Vance (Parma, Ohio) finished second in the men's hammer with a career-best throw of 207-5 (63.22m), the fifth-best mark in outdoor program history.
• Redshirt senior Hunter Garretson (Newcomerstown, Ohio) was the top collegiate finisher in the men's pole vault eclipsing 18-0 (5.49m).
• Senior Grace Henderson (Rostraver Township, Pa.) took first with a PR time of 4:45.77 in the women's 1,500 meters.
• Sophomore Titus Kirui (Eldoret, Kenya) crossed the line first in the men's 1,500 meters in a career-best time of 3:48.37.
• Freshman Rukia Omulisia (Nairobi, Kenya) placed first in the women's 100-meter hurdles with a career-best time of 13.57, the third-fastest time in outdoor program history.
• The men's 4x100 relay squad of sophomore Rennie Gittens, Jr. (Miami, Fla.), sophomore AJ Jordan (Columbus, Ohio), junior Kemari Robinson (Indianapolis, Ind.) and sophomore Andrew Styles (Freeport, Bahamas) finished first with a time of 40.83.
• Gittens, Jr. finished first in the men's 100 meters with a time of 10.37.
• Sophomore Braylyn Farrington (Alabaster, Ala.) took the top time in the men's 400 meters with a career-best time of 48.10.
• Senior Joy Nwokike (Benin City, Nigeria) posted the fastest time in the women's 100 meters with a career-best time of 11.39.
• Senior Adaeze Nwokike (Benin City, Nigeria) won the women's 400-meter hurdles in a time of 65.45.
• Senior Kaira Granger (Bedford, Ohio) led the way in the women's 200 meters with a time of 24.93.
• Senior Halle Sebest (Poland, Ohio) ran the top time of 18:30.01 in the women's 5,000 meters.
• Senior Cassidy Allen (Lakewood, N.Y.) posted the top mark in the women's pole vault with a mark of 13-3.5 (4.05m).
• Senior Ruth Webb (Akron, Ohio) led the way in the women's high jump with a career-best mark of 5-7.75 (1.72m).
• Freshman El Hadji Abdourahmane Mbodji (Lucie Leclerc, Senegal) won the men's triple jump with a mark of 44-2.50 (13.47m).
UP NEXT:
Akron will compete at the Mid-American Conference Championships, Thursday-Saturday (May 15-17) in Athens, Ohio.
FRIDAY MEN'S RESULTS:
4x100 Relay: Rennie Gittens, Jr., AJ Jordan, Kemari Robinson, Andrew Styles (1st-40.83); 1,500 Meters: Titus Kirui (1st-3:48.37*), Majid Abuaun (2nd-3:54.83*), Taye Gonzalez (3rd-3:59.40), Quinn Hopkins (5th-4:02.94), Emil Stanford (7th-4:04.23); 110-Meter Hurdles: Cameron Corrothers (2nd-15.03*), Kyle Brown (DNF); 400 Meters: Braylyn Farrington (1st-48.10*), Jalen McCoy (3rd-48.79*); 100 Meters: Rennie Gittens, Jr. (1st-10.37*), AJ Jordan (2nd-10.47*), Andrew Styles (3rd-10.53), Kemari Robinson (4th-10.70); 800 Meters: Jared Newenhisen (4th-1:55.17*), Bobby Lucey (7th-2:03.50); 400-Meter Hurdles: Cameron Corrothers (2nd-57.40), Kyle Brown (3rd-59.78); 200 Meters: Kemari Robinson (2nd-21.76), Jalen McCoy (3rd-21.96), Bobby Lucey (6th-23.20*); Long Jump: Mason Birch (2nd-22-0.25/6.71m*), El Hadji Abdourahmane Mbodji (3rd-21-10/6.65mw), Jacob Glavickas (4th-21-5.25/6.53mw); Triple Jump: El Hadji Abdourahmane Mbodji (1st-44-2.50/13.47mw), Jacob Glavickas (2nd-41-7.25/12.68mw); Pole Vault: Hunter Garretson (2nd-18-0/5.49m), Kaden Rambatt (5th-17-0.25/5.19m*), Isaac Baltic (6th-16-6.50/5.04m), Garett Boe (NH); Shot Put: Owen Wendl (2nd-57-7.50/17.56m), Josiah Cox (4th-56-4.50/17.18m), Keegan Digby (5th-56-4/17.17m), Christopher Vance (6th-53-0.25/16.16m), Braeden Quigley (7th-51-1.50/15.58m*); Discus: Owen Wendl (2nd-180-0/54.87m), Josiah Cox (10th-152-10/46.58m), Ryan Kamperman (12th-148-0/45.11m), Keegan Digby (14th-142-2/43.33m), JaMeire Robinson (15th-136-4/41.55m); High Jump: Mason Birch (1st-6-6.75/2.00m), Delton Wright (2nd-6-6.75/2.00m)
FRIDAY WOMEN'S RESULTS:
4x100 Relay: Josephine Davis, Mariyah Moore, Tai'Yanna Cage, Kaira Granger (2nd-46.57); 1,500 Meters: Grace Henderson (1st-4:47.77*), Jadyn Towns (3rd-4:54.11), Emily Razo (5th-5:46.28); 100-Meter Hurdles: Rukia Omulisia (1st-13.57*), Adaeze Nwokike (4th-14.57), Kayla Allen (5th-16.35); 400 Meters: Isabella Swallow (5th-58.46); 100 Meters: Joy Nwokike (1st-11.39w), Ayanna Stafford (5th-11.88w), Rukia Omulisia (6th-11.88w), Victory George (7th-11.91w), Kaira Granger (8th-12.02*), Mariyah Moore (10th-12.26*), Josephine Davis (12.46), Tai'Yanna Cage (DNF); 400-Meter Hurdles: Adaeze Nwokike (1st-65.45), Kayla Allen (2nd-70.70); 200 Meters: Kaira Granger (1st-24.93w), Mariyah Moore (2nd-25.00*), Isabella Swallow (3rd-25.16), Tai'Yanna Cage (6th-25.99w); 5,000 Meters: Halle Sebest (1st-18:30.01), Sophia Spencer (2nd-19:34.36); Long Jump: Shania Thomas (2nd-17-8.75/5.40w); Triple Jump: Shania Thomas (F); Pole Vault: Cassidy Allen (1st-13-3.50/4.05m), Jessica Mason (3rd-11-7.75/3.55m), Brynn Rychlik (5th-10-8/3.25m); Shot Put: Brook Boes (4th-45-11.75/14.01m), Gabrielle Griffiths (6th-42-9/13.03m), La'Kasja Edwards (8th-38-7.75/11.78m), Rebecca Strunk (10th-38-2.25/11.64m), Victoria Kuol (11th-37-11.50/11.57m*), Bridget Bergen (12th-35-4/10.77m*), Sloane Sypolt (F); Discus: Brook Boes (2nd-151-9/46.27m), Jessica Rhodes (4th-137-1/41.78m), Bridget Bergen (7th-135-1/41.18m), La'Kasja Edwards (9th-129-9/39.55m), Victoria Kuol (13th-109-4/33.33m), Sloane Sypolt (F); High Jump: Ruth Webb (1st-5-7.75/1.72m*)
THURSDAY MEN'S RESULTS:
Hammer: Lane Graham (1st-209-0/63.71m*), Christopher Vance (2nd-207-5/63.22m*), Keegan Digby (7th-179-4/54.67m), JaMeire Robinson (8th-174-7/53.21m*); Javelin: Ryan Kamperman (4th-128-2/39.07m*), JaMeire Robinson (F)
THURSDAY WOMEN'S RESULTS:
Hammer: Gabrielle Griffiths (1st-193-5/58.97m*), Victoria Kuol (2nd-174-7/53.21m), Brook Boes (3rd-174-5/53.16m), La'Kasja Edwards (10th-156-1/47.57m), Jessica Rhodes (11th-153-11/46.92m), Bridget Bergen (15th-132-8/40.45m), Sloane Sypolt (18th-124-11/38.07m*); Javelin: Gabrielle Griffiths (1st-145-6/44.35m), Jessica Rhodes (4th-99-5/30.31m), Maria Bryant (5th-94-8/28.86m), Bridget Bergen (6th-91-6/27.89m*)
* denotes career-best mark | w denotes wind-aided mark
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