Zips Shine on Senior Day as Akron Last Chance Invitational Concludes

Thursday, May 7

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Akron Last Chance Invitational

Zips Shine on Senior Day as Akron Last Chance Invitational Concludes

May 07 | Track & Field

AKRON, Ohio – On a day where the University of Akron track and field team honored its 11 seniors, the Zips posted 10 victories as part of 25 top three performances on the final day of Akron Last Chance Invitational on Thursday (May 7) at the Lee R. Jackson Track and Field Complex.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
• Junior Braylyn Farrington (Alabaster, Ala.) won the men's 400 meters in a career-best time of 46.99.
• Redshirt senior Cassidy Allen (Lakewood, N.Y.) eclipsed 13-5.75 (4.11m) to win the women's pole vault.
• Junior AJ Jordan (Columbus, Ohio) won the men's 200 meters in a time of 21.27.
• Senior Ruth Webb (Akron, Ohio) won the women's high jump with a mark of 5-7.25 (1.71m).
• Junior Majid Abuaun (Rocky River, Ohio) bested the field in the men's 800 meters in a time of 1:53.93.
• Redshirt senior Emily Razo (Salem, Ohio) won the women's 5,000 meters in 20:13.57.
• Junior Bram de Raedt (Houthalen-Helchteren, Belgium) captured the men's 400-meters hurdles in a career-best time of 53.07.
• Junior Kavel Ritchie (Spanish Town, Jamaica) bested the field in the women's long jump with a leap of 18-9.25 (5.72m).
• Junior La'Kasja Edwards (Alliance, Ohio) registered a mark of 151-0 (46.04m) to triumph in the women's discus.
• The men's 4x100 relay team of sophomore Garrett Tiller (Streetsboro, Ohio), Jordan and junior Rennie Gittens, Jr. (Miami, Fla.) and Andrew Styles (Freeport, Bahamas) took the title in 40.36.
• Akron honored its 11 seniors as part of Senior Day. Among those being honored were Allen, Brook Boes (Tiffin, Ohio), Tai'Yanna Cage (West Palm Beach, Fla.), Lane Graham (Killbuck, Ohio), Gabrielle Griffiths (Fort Worth, Texas), Benjamin Hudak (Tallmadge, Ohio), Razo, Sophia Spencer (Medina, Ohio), Rashaun Stewart (West Moreland, Jamaica), Webb and Owen Wendl (Medina, Ohio).

UP NEXT:
The Zips competes at the Len Paddock Open in Ann Arbor, Mich., on Friday (May 8).

THURSDAY MEN'S FINAL RESULTS:
4x100 Relay: Garrett Tiller, AJ Jordan, Rennie Gittens, Jr., Andrew Styles (1st-40.36); 400 Meters: Braylyn Farrington (1st-46.99*); 100 Meters: Rennie Gittens, Jr. (5th-10.54w), AJ Jordan (6th-10.61w), Garrett Tiller (9th-10.78w); 800 Meters: Majid Abuaun (1st-1:53.93), Ty Munroe (3rd-1:54.37), Owen Gahring (4th-1:54.82*), Tayven Crump (6th-1:55.79), Jared Newenhisen (7th-1:56.46); 400-Meter Hurdles: Bram de Raedt (1st-53.07*); 200 Meters: AJ Jordan (1st-21.27), Andrew Styles (2nd-21.41), Garrett Tiller (7th-21.99); Triple Jump: Benjamin Hudak (3rd-42-1.25/12.83m*); Pole Vault: Garett Boe (3rd-16-4.75/5.00m), Olin Frank (8th-14-11/4.55m); Shot Put: Olin Frank (7th-38-4.75/11.70m*), Aiden Oderkirk (8th-36-5.50/11.11m*); Discus: Ryan Kamperman (4th-148-0/45.13m); High Jump: Aiden Oderkirk (3rd-5-11.25/1.81m), Jordan Thompson-Seay (NH); Discus (Invite): Amari Noble (2nd-187-1/57.02m), Owen Wendl (3rd-176-9/53.87m); Shot Put (Invite): Owen Wendl (2nd-61-0.75/18.61m), Braeden Quigley (7th-55-1.50/16.80m*), Lane Graham (8th-53-4.25/16.26m)

THURSDAY WOMEN'S FINAL RESULTS:
100 Meters: Ivy Smith (2nd-12.14*), Mariyah Moore (3rd-12.18), Ava McAuliffe (4th-12.54*), Amari Pratt (5th-12.87), 200 Meters: Mariyah Moore (3rd-24.99), Ivy Smith (5th-25.30), Vanessa Horn (6th-25.31), Isabella Swallow (8th-25.67), Ava McAuliffe (11th-26.03); 5,000 Meters: Emily Razo (1st-20:13.57); Long Jump: Kavel Ritchie (1st-18-9.25/5.72m), Keahra Rodriguez (10th-16-3/4.95mw); Triple Jump: Kavel Ritchie (4th-37-11.50/11.57m*), Keahra Rodriguez (5th-35-7.75/10.86m); Pole Vault: Cassidy Allen (1st-13-5.75/4.11m), Jessica Mason (3rd-12-6/3.81m), Amanda Rauch (3rd-12-6/3.81m), Ava Fleetwood (11-6.25/3.51m); Discus: La'Kasja Edwards (1st-151-0/46.04m), Sloane Sypolt (6th-129-3/39.40m); Shot Put: Brook Boes (2nd-50-9.25/15.47m), Gabrielle Griffiths (3rd-47-2.50/14.39m), Rebecca Strunk (5th-43-7.25/13.29m), Sloane Sypolt (7th-42-11.75/13.10m); Discus (Invite): Bridget Bergen (7th-134-9/41.07m), Brook Boes (F); High Jump: Ruth Webb (1st-5-7.25/1.71m)

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)