Senior Duo Leads Zips on Day One of Akron Last Chance Invitational

Wednesday, May 6

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Senior Duo Leads Zips on Day One of Akron Last Chance Invitational

May 06 | Track & Field

AKRON, Ohio – Akron redshirt senior Gabrielle Griffiths (Fort Worth, Texas) registered a career-best mark of 205-1 (62.52m) to win the women's hammer invitational and headline the efforts of the Zips on the opening day of the Akron Last Chance Invitational on Wednesday (May 6).

HOW IT HAPPENED:
• Griffiths won the women's hammer invitational on the strength of the fourth-best mark in outdoor program history (205-1/62.52m).
• Redshirt senior Brook Boes (Tiffin, Ohio) and junior Victoria Kuol (Centerville, Ohio) placed second and third, respectively, in the women's elite hammer with marks of 192-2 (58.57m) and 180-3 (54.96m). Boes' throw represented a career-best mark.
• Redshirt senior Lane Graham (Killbuck, Ohio) and junior Christopher Vance (Parma, Ohio) finished second and third in the men's hammer invitational with marks of 218-2 (66.51m) and 204-8 (62.40m).

UP NEXT:
The Zips conclude the Akron Last Chance Invitational on Thursday (May 7) starting at noon at the Lee R. Jackson Track and Field Complex.

WEDNESDAY MEN'S FINAL RESULTS:
Hammer (Open): Amari Noble (5th-171-8/52.32m), Ryan Kamperman (6th-164-0/49.99m); Hammer (Invite): Lane Graham (2nd-218-2/66.51m), Christopher Vance (3rd-204-8/62.40m); Javelin: Aiden Oderkirk (4th-127-10/38.98m*)

WEDNESDAY WOMEN'S FINAL RESULTS:
Hammer (Open): La'Kasja Edwards (4th-163-9/49.93m), Rebecca Strunk (5th-151-4/46.14m); Hammer (Invite): Gabrielle Griffiths (1st-205-1/62.52m*), Brook Boes (2nd-192-2/58.57m*), Victoria Kuol (3rd-180-3/54.96m)

* denotes career-best mark