02.09.07 - The
Forester track teams competed at the Ohio Northern University Friday Night
Series and came away with a first place finish for the women and a fourth
place finish for the men.
Six individuals and two
relays teams won a total of nine events for the women on their way to the
team title. HU scored 179 points for the win followed by Wheeling
Jesuit (166), Albion (107), Ohio Northern (93), Defiance (73 and
Bluffton (15).
Bethany McGraw grabbed two
firsts in the 200 meter dash (28.48) and the triple jump (9.98 m).
Katie Crandall ran a 9.35 in the 55 meter hurdles to take first.
Brittany Fillman was a winner in the 400 meter dash with her time of
1:03.35. Michelle Kyler took the 500 meter dash in 1:26.70.
Jill Roughia finished the 800 meter run in 2:29.83 for the win.
Emily Holliday legged out the mile in 5:36.78 to earn a first place finish
and both the 4x200 and distance medley relay teams took first to round out
the list of winners for the women.
On the men's side, four
Foresters turned in top finishes. Cody Hannie won the 1000 meter run
with his time of 2:41.29. Joel Sanders crossed the line in 4:28.77
to win the mile. Joseph Njeri was the 5000 meter winner in 15:41.52 and
Lucas Beach had a toss of 15.96 m to win the shot put event. The
Foresters' final first came from the distance medley relay team with their
winning time of 11:26.66.
Albion won the men's team
title with a score of 206 followed by Wheeling Jesuit (198), Ohio Northern
(128), Huntington (113), Defiance (31) and Bluffton (14).
For complete results, see
Results. |
