The University of Akron Athletics
Saturday, March 21
High Point, N.C.
9:00 AM
University of Akron
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Bob Davidson Team Challenge
Strong Performances Highlight Final Day of Bob Davidson Team Challenge for Akron
March 21 | Track & Field
FINAL RESULTS (PDF)
HIGH POINT, N.C. – The University of Akron track and field team garnered a pair of runner-up team finishes on the strength of 11 victories on the final day of the Bob Davidson Team Challenge hosted by High Point on Saturday (March 21).
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Freshman Jackline Nanjala (Kitale, Kenya) posted the No. 2 time in outdoor program history winning the women's 400 meters in 53.34, while senior Vanessa Horn (Ludwigsfelde, Germany) finished second in 54.14.
• Redshirt senior Brook Boes (Tiffin, Ohio) registered the No. 5 mark in outdoor program history in the women's shot put finishing second with a career-best mark of 50-4.50 (16.50m). Additionally, she placed second in the women's discus with a throw of 161-11 (49.37m).
• Junior Andrew Styles (Freeport, Bahamas) won the men's 400 meters in a career-best time of 46.87.
• Junior AJ Jordan (Columbus, Ohio) captured the men's 100 meters in 10,50, while junior Rennie Gittens, Jr., (Miami, Fla.) placed second in a time of 10.61.
• Jordan also crossed the line first in the men's 200 meters in a time of 20.77.
• Redshirt senior Owen Wendl (Medina, Ohio) bested the field in the men's shot put with a throw of 180-3 (54.94m), while also placing first in the men's shot put with a mark of 58-11.50 (17.97m).
• The men's 4x400 relay team of junior Braylyn Farrington (Alabaster, Ala.), Jordan, sophomore Jalen McCoy (Rochester, N.Y.) and Styles won the event posting the No. 3 time in outdoor program history crossing the line in 3:08.94.
• The women's 4x400 relay team of Horn, senior McKenzie McNitt (Cleveland, Ohio), sophomore Mariyah Moore (Cleveland, Ohio) and Nanjala bested the field in 3:39.14, the No. 2 time in outdoor program history.
• The men's 4x100 relay squad of Gittens, Jr., Jordan, sophomore Garrett Tiller (Streetsboro, Ohio) and Styles finished first in 40.02, the No. 4 effort in outdoor program history.
• The women's 4x100 relay squad of junior Amari Pratt (Nassau, Bahamas), freshman Te'Aira Branham-Patrick (Dayton, Ohio), Horn and Moore crossed the line first in 44.68, the No. 3 effort in outdoor program history.
UP NEXT
Akron competes at the Raleigh Relays hosted by North Carolina State and the Don McGarey hosted by Kennesaw State next Friday and Saturday (March 27-28).
MEN'S SATURDAY RESULTS
4x100 Relay: Rennie Gittens, Jr., AJ Jordan, Garrett Tiller, Andrew Styles (1st-40.02); 1,500 Meters: Quinn Hopkins (9th-3:53.37*), Taye Gonzalez (12th-3:54.60*); 400 Meters: Andrew Styles (1st-46.87*), Braylyn Farrington (3rd-47.21*), Rashaun Stewart (5th-48.62*), Jalen McCoy (8th-48.91*); 100 Meters: AJ Jordan (1st-10.50), Rennie Gittens, Jr. (2nd-10.61), Garrett Tiller (12th-10.85*), Olin Frank (22nd-11.37w); 800 Meters: Ty Munroe (5th-1:52.29*), Tayven Crump (12th-1:54.38*), Taye Gonzalez (17th-1:54.81*), Quinn Hopkins (25th-1:58.43*); 200 Meters: AJ Jordan (1st-20.77), Rashaun Stewart (6th-21.67*), Garrett Tiller (7th-21.73*), Rennie Gittens, Jr. (14th-22.03*), Jalen McCoy (18th-22.27); 4x400 Relay: Braylyn Farrington, AJ Jordan, Jalen McCoy, Andrew Styles (1st-3:08.94), Tayven Crump. Ty Munroe, Taye Gonzalez, Olin Frank (8th-3:22.52); Shot Put: Owen Wendl (1st-58-11.50/17.97m), Braeden Quigley (5th-52-6/16.00m*), Christopher Vance (6th-52-4.50/15.96m), Lane Graham (11th-48-4.75/14.75m); Long Jump: Olin Frank (12th-19-6.75/5.96m*); Pole Vault: Kaden Rambatt (5th-16-7.25/5.06m), Garett Boe (5th-16-7.25/5.06m*), Isaac Baltic (7th-16-7.25/5.06m); Discus: Owen Wendl (1st-180-3/54.94m), Amari Noble (3rd-173-3/52.80m*), Ryan Kamperman (8th-153-11/46.91m), Braeden Quigley (18th-139-0/42.37m*)
WOMEN'S SATURDAY RESULTS
4x100 Relay: Amari Pratt, Te'Aira Branham-Patrick, Vanessa Horn, Mariyah Moore (1st-44.68); 1,500 Meters: Kayla Sucharski (13th-4:45.51*); 400 Meters: Jackline Nanjala (1st-53.34*), Vanessa Horn (2nd-54.14), McKenzie McNitt (12th-56.30*); 100 Meters: Te'Aira Branham-Patrick (3rd-11.79*), Mariyah Moore (13th-11.99*); 200 Meters: Mariyah Moore (3rd-24.14*), Te'Aira Branham-Patrick (6th-24.34*), Vanessa Horn (10th-24.68), McKenzie McNitt (20th-25.07*); 4x400 Relay: Vanessa Horn, McKenzie McNitt, Mariyah Moore, Jackline Nanjala (1st-3:39.14); Pole Vault 'B': Amanda Rauch (1st-11-5.75/3.50m*), Ava Fleetwood (3rd-11-5.75/3.50m*); High Jump: Ruth Webb (6th-5-3/1.60m); Shot Put: Brook Boes (2nd-50-4.50/16.50m*), Gabrielle Griffiths (7th-44-10.25/13.67m), Rebecca Strunk (9th-42-3.50/12.89m*), Sloane Sypolt (F); Long Jump: Kavel Ritchie (11th-17-10.75/5.45m*), Shania Thomas (18th-17-3.50/5.27m*), Augustine Davis (23rd-16-8.75/5.10m); Pole Vault: Jessica Mason (9th-11-11.75/3.65m); Triple Jump: Shania Thomas (4th-39-4.50/12.00m*), Ruth Webb (5th-38-19.25/11.84m*), Augustine Davis (12th-36-7.75/11.17m*); Discus: Brook Boes (2nd-161-11/49.37m), Sloane Sypolt (14th-136-8/41.66m*), La'Kasja Edwards (18th-131-10/40.19m), Bridget Bergen (19th-131-1/39.97m)
MEN'S FRIDAY RESULTS
Hammer: Lane Graham (1st-210-0/64.02m*), Christopher Vance (2nd-191-5/58.34m), Ryan Kamperman (6th-177-9/54.18m*), Amari Noble (15th-151-7/46.20m*); Javelin: Olin Frank (9th-180-1/54.90m*); High Jump: Mason Birch (4th-6-6.75/2.00m), Jordan Thompson-Seay (8th-6-4.75/1.95m)
WOMEN'S FRIDAY RESULTS
Hammer: Gabrielle Griffiths (3rd-183-6/55.93m), Brook Boes (4th-181-10/55.43m), Victoria Kuol (5th-180-0/54.87m), La'Kasja Edwards (10th-153-6/46.79m), Bridget Bergen (13th-150-3/45.81m), Rebecca Strunk (18th-140-6/42.83m); Javelin: Gabrielle Griffiths (7th-140-0/42.69m)
* denotes career-best mark
HIGH POINT, N.C. – The University of Akron track and field team garnered a pair of runner-up team finishes on the strength of 11 victories on the final day of the Bob Davidson Team Challenge hosted by High Point on Saturday (March 21).
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Freshman Jackline Nanjala (Kitale, Kenya) posted the No. 2 time in outdoor program history winning the women's 400 meters in 53.34, while senior Vanessa Horn (Ludwigsfelde, Germany) finished second in 54.14.
• Redshirt senior Brook Boes (Tiffin, Ohio) registered the No. 5 mark in outdoor program history in the women's shot put finishing second with a career-best mark of 50-4.50 (16.50m). Additionally, she placed second in the women's discus with a throw of 161-11 (49.37m).
• Junior Andrew Styles (Freeport, Bahamas) won the men's 400 meters in a career-best time of 46.87.
• Junior AJ Jordan (Columbus, Ohio) captured the men's 100 meters in 10,50, while junior Rennie Gittens, Jr., (Miami, Fla.) placed second in a time of 10.61.
• Jordan also crossed the line first in the men's 200 meters in a time of 20.77.
• Redshirt senior Owen Wendl (Medina, Ohio) bested the field in the men's shot put with a throw of 180-3 (54.94m), while also placing first in the men's shot put with a mark of 58-11.50 (17.97m).
• The men's 4x400 relay team of junior Braylyn Farrington (Alabaster, Ala.), Jordan, sophomore Jalen McCoy (Rochester, N.Y.) and Styles won the event posting the No. 3 time in outdoor program history crossing the line in 3:08.94.
• The women's 4x400 relay team of Horn, senior McKenzie McNitt (Cleveland, Ohio), sophomore Mariyah Moore (Cleveland, Ohio) and Nanjala bested the field in 3:39.14, the No. 2 time in outdoor program history.
• The men's 4x100 relay squad of Gittens, Jr., Jordan, sophomore Garrett Tiller (Streetsboro, Ohio) and Styles finished first in 40.02, the No. 4 effort in outdoor program history.
• The women's 4x100 relay squad of junior Amari Pratt (Nassau, Bahamas), freshman Te'Aira Branham-Patrick (Dayton, Ohio), Horn and Moore crossed the line first in 44.68, the No. 3 effort in outdoor program history.
UP NEXT
Akron competes at the Raleigh Relays hosted by North Carolina State and the Don McGarey hosted by Kennesaw State next Friday and Saturday (March 27-28).
MEN'S SATURDAY RESULTS
4x100 Relay: Rennie Gittens, Jr., AJ Jordan, Garrett Tiller, Andrew Styles (1st-40.02); 1,500 Meters: Quinn Hopkins (9th-3:53.37*), Taye Gonzalez (12th-3:54.60*); 400 Meters: Andrew Styles (1st-46.87*), Braylyn Farrington (3rd-47.21*), Rashaun Stewart (5th-48.62*), Jalen McCoy (8th-48.91*); 100 Meters: AJ Jordan (1st-10.50), Rennie Gittens, Jr. (2nd-10.61), Garrett Tiller (12th-10.85*), Olin Frank (22nd-11.37w); 800 Meters: Ty Munroe (5th-1:52.29*), Tayven Crump (12th-1:54.38*), Taye Gonzalez (17th-1:54.81*), Quinn Hopkins (25th-1:58.43*); 200 Meters: AJ Jordan (1st-20.77), Rashaun Stewart (6th-21.67*), Garrett Tiller (7th-21.73*), Rennie Gittens, Jr. (14th-22.03*), Jalen McCoy (18th-22.27); 4x400 Relay: Braylyn Farrington, AJ Jordan, Jalen McCoy, Andrew Styles (1st-3:08.94), Tayven Crump. Ty Munroe, Taye Gonzalez, Olin Frank (8th-3:22.52); Shot Put: Owen Wendl (1st-58-11.50/17.97m), Braeden Quigley (5th-52-6/16.00m*), Christopher Vance (6th-52-4.50/15.96m), Lane Graham (11th-48-4.75/14.75m); Long Jump: Olin Frank (12th-19-6.75/5.96m*); Pole Vault: Kaden Rambatt (5th-16-7.25/5.06m), Garett Boe (5th-16-7.25/5.06m*), Isaac Baltic (7th-16-7.25/5.06m); Discus: Owen Wendl (1st-180-3/54.94m), Amari Noble (3rd-173-3/52.80m*), Ryan Kamperman (8th-153-11/46.91m), Braeden Quigley (18th-139-0/42.37m*)
WOMEN'S SATURDAY RESULTS
4x100 Relay: Amari Pratt, Te'Aira Branham-Patrick, Vanessa Horn, Mariyah Moore (1st-44.68); 1,500 Meters: Kayla Sucharski (13th-4:45.51*); 400 Meters: Jackline Nanjala (1st-53.34*), Vanessa Horn (2nd-54.14), McKenzie McNitt (12th-56.30*); 100 Meters: Te'Aira Branham-Patrick (3rd-11.79*), Mariyah Moore (13th-11.99*); 200 Meters: Mariyah Moore (3rd-24.14*), Te'Aira Branham-Patrick (6th-24.34*), Vanessa Horn (10th-24.68), McKenzie McNitt (20th-25.07*); 4x400 Relay: Vanessa Horn, McKenzie McNitt, Mariyah Moore, Jackline Nanjala (1st-3:39.14); Pole Vault 'B': Amanda Rauch (1st-11-5.75/3.50m*), Ava Fleetwood (3rd-11-5.75/3.50m*); High Jump: Ruth Webb (6th-5-3/1.60m); Shot Put: Brook Boes (2nd-50-4.50/16.50m*), Gabrielle Griffiths (7th-44-10.25/13.67m), Rebecca Strunk (9th-42-3.50/12.89m*), Sloane Sypolt (F); Long Jump: Kavel Ritchie (11th-17-10.75/5.45m*), Shania Thomas (18th-17-3.50/5.27m*), Augustine Davis (23rd-16-8.75/5.10m); Pole Vault: Jessica Mason (9th-11-11.75/3.65m); Triple Jump: Shania Thomas (4th-39-4.50/12.00m*), Ruth Webb (5th-38-19.25/11.84m*), Augustine Davis (12th-36-7.75/11.17m*); Discus: Brook Boes (2nd-161-11/49.37m), Sloane Sypolt (14th-136-8/41.66m*), La'Kasja Edwards (18th-131-10/40.19m), Bridget Bergen (19th-131-1/39.97m)
MEN'S FRIDAY RESULTS
Hammer: Lane Graham (1st-210-0/64.02m*), Christopher Vance (2nd-191-5/58.34m), Ryan Kamperman (6th-177-9/54.18m*), Amari Noble (15th-151-7/46.20m*); Javelin: Olin Frank (9th-180-1/54.90m*); High Jump: Mason Birch (4th-6-6.75/2.00m), Jordan Thompson-Seay (8th-6-4.75/1.95m)
WOMEN'S FRIDAY RESULTS
Hammer: Gabrielle Griffiths (3rd-183-6/55.93m), Brook Boes (4th-181-10/55.43m), Victoria Kuol (5th-180-0/54.87m), La'Kasja Edwards (10th-153-6/46.79m), Bridget Bergen (13th-150-3/45.81m), Rebecca Strunk (18th-140-6/42.83m); Javelin: Gabrielle Griffiths (7th-140-0/42.69m)
* denotes career-best mark
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