Feb. 15, 2003
Smith, Gillespie Named All-Ohioans to
Highlight Weekend
Findlay, Ohio --
Aaliyah Gillespie and Nick Smith
earned All-Ohio honors at the
All-Ohio Championships on Saturday
at the University of Findlay to
highlight a weekend where members of
the Youngstown State track and field
teams competed in three different
meets in three different states.
Gillespie finished third in a school-record time of 8.78
seconds in the 60-meter hurdles
while Smith was earned All-Ohio
honors in two events, finishing
third in both the mile and the
3,000.
Also at the All-Ohio Championships, Jarrod Davis broke the
school record in the weight throw
with a seventh-place heave of 49-11
1/4. In the distance events,
Chris Hine finished sixth in the
3,000 and Jeremy Riehm finished
tenth in the 5,000. Edwin
Jackson placed tenth in the long
jump to round out top-ten finishers.
On the women's side, Emily Schnitkey finished sixth in the
5,000 and Delores Gaines placed
eighth in the weight throw. In
the jumps, Lissette Alamo finished
eighth in the long jump and sixth in
the triple jump while Laura Schatz
placed fifth in the high jump.
On Friday, Feb. 14, the sprinters from the men's squad and
the women's field competitors
traveled to Slippery Rock, Pa., for
the Slippery Rock Invitational.
Alexandra Casi won the long jump
with a distance of 16-11 while
Sherod Holmes took second place in
the 55-meter dash. Lauren
Girdler, Katy Williams and Christina
Campana finished third trough fifth
respectively and Kim Lammers grabbed
fifth place in the shot put.
Junior Kurt Michaelis traveled to Fayettville, Ark. to
compete in the Tyson Invitational on
Friday, Feb. 14. Michaelis
finished fourth in the mile with a
time of 4:07.30.
The Penguins will continue their season when travel to Kent
State on Feb. 22 to compete in the
Kent State Tune-Up. |
