The University of Akron Athletics
Friday, April 10
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Strong Performances Highlight Final Day of Northeast Ohio Open
April 10 | Track & Field
AKRON, Ohio – The University of Akron track and field team registered 14 victories as part of 40 overall top three performances on the final day of the Northeast Ohio Open on Friday (April 10) at the Lee R. Jackson Track and Field Complex.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
• Redshirt senior Brook Boes (Tiffin, Ohio) won both the women's shot put (45-4.50/13.83m) and discus (154-2/46.98m).
• Junior Braylyn Farrington (Alabaster, Ala.) bested the field in the men's 400 meters in 48.03.
• Freshman Jackline Nanjala (Kitale, Kenya) finished first in the women's 400 meters in a time of 54.87.
• Freshman Te'Aira Branham-Patrick (Dayton, Ohio) placed first in the women's 200 meters in a career-best time of 24.32.
• Junior Andrew Styles (Freeport, Bahamas) finished first in the men's 100 meters in 10.64.
• Junior Amari Pratt (Nassau, Bahamas) bested the field in the women's 100 meters in a career-best time of 12.16.
• Freshman Noah Nyageo (Kitale, Kenya) won the men's 1,500 meters in a career-best time of 3:50.72.
• Sophomore Mercy Jebitok (Kapsabet, Kenya) finished first in the women's 1,500 meters in a career-best time of 4:22.33, the No. 4 mark in outdoor program history.
• Junior Ty Munroe (Lewis Center, Ohio) captured the men's 800 meters in 1:53.69.
• Redshirt senior Ruth Webb (Akron, Ohio) won the women's high jump besting the bar at 5-5 (1.65m).
• Junior Mason Birch (Strongsville, Ohio) eclipsed 6-6.75 (2.00m) to take the title in the men's high jump.
• Freshman Amanda Rauch (Marietta, Ohio) eclipsed a career-best bar of 12-11.50 (3.95m) to win the women's pole vault.
• Junior Augustine Davis (Lewis Center, Ohio) captured the women's triple jump with a career-best mark of 38-2.75 (11.65m).
UP NEXT:
Akron is scheduled to compete next weekend at the Bryan Clay Invitational, John Papa Invitational and Sparky Adams Invitational.
FRIDAY MEN'S RESULTS:
3,000-Meter Steeplechase: Emil Stanford (2nd-9:52.27*); 1,500 Meters: Noah Nyageo (1st-3:50.72*), Quinn Hopkins (3rd-3:56.19), Titus Kirui (4th-3:56.31); 400 Meters: Braylyn Farrington (1st-48.03), AJ Jordan (2nd-48.61*), Jalen McCoy (4th-49.10), Rashaun Stewart (5th-49.92); 100 Meters: Andrew Styles (1st-10.64), Rennie Gittens, Jr. (2nd-10.81), Garrett Tiller (5th-10.99*); 800 Meters: Ty Munroe (1st-1:53.69), Majid Abuaun (2nd-1:53.72), Tayven Crump (3rd-1:54.49), Taye Gonzalez (4th-1:54.58), Jared Newenhisen (6th-1:56.59), Owen Gahring (7th-1:56.75*); 200 Meters: Rennie Gittens, Jr. (2nd-21.53*), Garrett Tiller (4th-21.81); High Jump: Mason Birch (1st-6-6.75/2.00m), Aiden Oderkirk (5th-5-10.75/1.80m*), Olin Frank (9th-5-5/1.65m*); Pole Vault: Kaden Rambatt (2nd-16-6.75/5.05m), Aiden Oderkirk (7th-9-8/2.95m*), Olin Frank (F); Shot Put: Owen Wendl (2nd-58-9.25/17.91m), Christopher Vance (3rd-54-2.50/16.52m), Lane Graham (5th-53-2.75/16.22m), Braeden Quigley (6th-52-7.50/16.04m); Discus: Owen Wendl (2nd-179-0/54.57m), Amari Noble (4th-175-1/53.38m), Ryan Kamperman (8th-156-8/47.75m), Lane Graham (12th-145-6/44.36m*), Christopher Vance (16th-136-4/41.55m)
FRIDAY WOMEN'S RESULTS:
1,500 Meters: Mercy Jebitok (1st-4:22.33*), Megan Hipple (2nd-4:26.31*), Kayla Sucharski (3rd-4:52.38*); 400 Meters: Jackline Nanjala (1st-54.87), McKenzie McNitt (2nd-56.77), Isabella Swallow (5th-59.19), Ivy Smith (6th-59.38); 100 Meters: Amari Pratt (1st-12.16*), Mariyah Moore (2nd-12.27); 200 Meters: Te'Aira Branham-Patrick (1st-24.32*), Amari Pratt (2nd-25.05*), Ivy Smith (3rd-25.16), Isabella Swallow (4th-25.55), Ava McAuliffe (5th-25.85*); 5,000 Meters: Sophia Spencer (3rd-18:46.19), Emily Razo (6th-22:14.89); High Jump: Ruth Webb (1st-5-5/1.65m), D'Asyia Cotton (3rd-5-3/1.60m*); Pole Vault: Amanda Rauch (1st-12-11.50/3.95m*), Jessica Mason (3rd-12-5.50/3.80m), Cassidy Allen (3rd-12-5.50/3.80m), Ava Fleetwood (5th-11-5.75/3.50m*); Long Jump: Kavel Ritchie (3rd-17-3.25/5.26mw), Ruth Webb (6th-16-7.25/5.06m*); Triple Jump: Augustine Davis (1st-38-2.75/11.65m*); Shot Put: Brook Boes (1st-45-4.50/13.83m), Rebecca Strunk (2nd-44-1.50/13.45m*), Gabrielle Griffiths (3rd-43-0.25/13.11m), Sloane Sypolt (4th-41-7.75/12.69m), Victoria Kuol (7th-38-9.75/11.83m*); Discus: Brook Boes (1st-154-2/46.98m), La'Kasja Edwards (2nd-140-7/42.86m), Sloane Sypolt (3rd-130-4/39.74m), Bridget Bergen (F)
THURSDAY MEN'S RESULTS:
Hammer: Lane Graham (1st-207-9/63.33m), Christopher Vance (2nd-193-8/59.03m), Ryan Kamperman (6th-175-5/53.48m), Amari Noble (10th-162-2/49.44m*), Owen Wendl (9th-149-11/45.70m); Javelin: Olin Frank (2nd-179-6/54.72m), Ryan Kamperman (7th-131-11/40.22m), Aiden Oderkirk (12th-104-9/31.93m)
THURSDAY WOMEN'S RESULTS:
Hammer: Gabrielle Griffiths (1st-194-9/59.36m*), Brook Boes (2nd-188-5/57.42m*), Victoria Kuol (4th-171-10/52.38m), La'Kasja Edwards (8th-161-6/49.22m), Bridget Bergen (11th-156-5/47.68m*), Rebecca Strunk (12th-154-11/47.21m); Javelin: Gabrielle Griffiths (1st-145-10/44.44m)
* denotes career-best mark
HOW IT HAPPENED:
• Redshirt senior Brook Boes (Tiffin, Ohio) won both the women's shot put (45-4.50/13.83m) and discus (154-2/46.98m).
• Junior Braylyn Farrington (Alabaster, Ala.) bested the field in the men's 400 meters in 48.03.
• Freshman Jackline Nanjala (Kitale, Kenya) finished first in the women's 400 meters in a time of 54.87.
• Freshman Te'Aira Branham-Patrick (Dayton, Ohio) placed first in the women's 200 meters in a career-best time of 24.32.
• Junior Andrew Styles (Freeport, Bahamas) finished first in the men's 100 meters in 10.64.
• Junior Amari Pratt (Nassau, Bahamas) bested the field in the women's 100 meters in a career-best time of 12.16.
• Freshman Noah Nyageo (Kitale, Kenya) won the men's 1,500 meters in a career-best time of 3:50.72.
• Sophomore Mercy Jebitok (Kapsabet, Kenya) finished first in the women's 1,500 meters in a career-best time of 4:22.33, the No. 4 mark in outdoor program history.
• Junior Ty Munroe (Lewis Center, Ohio) captured the men's 800 meters in 1:53.69.
• Redshirt senior Ruth Webb (Akron, Ohio) won the women's high jump besting the bar at 5-5 (1.65m).
• Junior Mason Birch (Strongsville, Ohio) eclipsed 6-6.75 (2.00m) to take the title in the men's high jump.
• Freshman Amanda Rauch (Marietta, Ohio) eclipsed a career-best bar of 12-11.50 (3.95m) to win the women's pole vault.
• Junior Augustine Davis (Lewis Center, Ohio) captured the women's triple jump with a career-best mark of 38-2.75 (11.65m).
UP NEXT:
Akron is scheduled to compete next weekend at the Bryan Clay Invitational, John Papa Invitational and Sparky Adams Invitational.
FRIDAY MEN'S RESULTS:
3,000-Meter Steeplechase: Emil Stanford (2nd-9:52.27*); 1,500 Meters: Noah Nyageo (1st-3:50.72*), Quinn Hopkins (3rd-3:56.19), Titus Kirui (4th-3:56.31); 400 Meters: Braylyn Farrington (1st-48.03), AJ Jordan (2nd-48.61*), Jalen McCoy (4th-49.10), Rashaun Stewart (5th-49.92); 100 Meters: Andrew Styles (1st-10.64), Rennie Gittens, Jr. (2nd-10.81), Garrett Tiller (5th-10.99*); 800 Meters: Ty Munroe (1st-1:53.69), Majid Abuaun (2nd-1:53.72), Tayven Crump (3rd-1:54.49), Taye Gonzalez (4th-1:54.58), Jared Newenhisen (6th-1:56.59), Owen Gahring (7th-1:56.75*); 200 Meters: Rennie Gittens, Jr. (2nd-21.53*), Garrett Tiller (4th-21.81); High Jump: Mason Birch (1st-6-6.75/2.00m), Aiden Oderkirk (5th-5-10.75/1.80m*), Olin Frank (9th-5-5/1.65m*); Pole Vault: Kaden Rambatt (2nd-16-6.75/5.05m), Aiden Oderkirk (7th-9-8/2.95m*), Olin Frank (F); Shot Put: Owen Wendl (2nd-58-9.25/17.91m), Christopher Vance (3rd-54-2.50/16.52m), Lane Graham (5th-53-2.75/16.22m), Braeden Quigley (6th-52-7.50/16.04m); Discus: Owen Wendl (2nd-179-0/54.57m), Amari Noble (4th-175-1/53.38m), Ryan Kamperman (8th-156-8/47.75m), Lane Graham (12th-145-6/44.36m*), Christopher Vance (16th-136-4/41.55m)
FRIDAY WOMEN'S RESULTS:
1,500 Meters: Mercy Jebitok (1st-4:22.33*), Megan Hipple (2nd-4:26.31*), Kayla Sucharski (3rd-4:52.38*); 400 Meters: Jackline Nanjala (1st-54.87), McKenzie McNitt (2nd-56.77), Isabella Swallow (5th-59.19), Ivy Smith (6th-59.38); 100 Meters: Amari Pratt (1st-12.16*), Mariyah Moore (2nd-12.27); 200 Meters: Te'Aira Branham-Patrick (1st-24.32*), Amari Pratt (2nd-25.05*), Ivy Smith (3rd-25.16), Isabella Swallow (4th-25.55), Ava McAuliffe (5th-25.85*); 5,000 Meters: Sophia Spencer (3rd-18:46.19), Emily Razo (6th-22:14.89); High Jump: Ruth Webb (1st-5-5/1.65m), D'Asyia Cotton (3rd-5-3/1.60m*); Pole Vault: Amanda Rauch (1st-12-11.50/3.95m*), Jessica Mason (3rd-12-5.50/3.80m), Cassidy Allen (3rd-12-5.50/3.80m), Ava Fleetwood (5th-11-5.75/3.50m*); Long Jump: Kavel Ritchie (3rd-17-3.25/5.26mw), Ruth Webb (6th-16-7.25/5.06m*); Triple Jump: Augustine Davis (1st-38-2.75/11.65m*); Shot Put: Brook Boes (1st-45-4.50/13.83m), Rebecca Strunk (2nd-44-1.50/13.45m*), Gabrielle Griffiths (3rd-43-0.25/13.11m), Sloane Sypolt (4th-41-7.75/12.69m), Victoria Kuol (7th-38-9.75/11.83m*); Discus: Brook Boes (1st-154-2/46.98m), La'Kasja Edwards (2nd-140-7/42.86m), Sloane Sypolt (3rd-130-4/39.74m), Bridget Bergen (F)
THURSDAY MEN'S RESULTS:
Hammer: Lane Graham (1st-207-9/63.33m), Christopher Vance (2nd-193-8/59.03m), Ryan Kamperman (6th-175-5/53.48m), Amari Noble (10th-162-2/49.44m*), Owen Wendl (9th-149-11/45.70m); Javelin: Olin Frank (2nd-179-6/54.72m), Ryan Kamperman (7th-131-11/40.22m), Aiden Oderkirk (12th-104-9/31.93m)
THURSDAY WOMEN'S RESULTS:
Hammer: Gabrielle Griffiths (1st-194-9/59.36m*), Brook Boes (2nd-188-5/57.42m*), Victoria Kuol (4th-171-10/52.38m), La'Kasja Edwards (8th-161-6/49.22m), Bridget Bergen (11th-156-5/47.68m*), Rebecca Strunk (12th-154-11/47.21m); Javelin: Gabrielle Griffiths (1st-145-10/44.44m)
* denotes career-best mark
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