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Feb. 25, 2006
Davis, Anderson Pace Strong Throws Effort; Teams in Second
Kent, Ohio -- Youngstown State claimed
the first four spots in the women's
weight throw and the top three
places in the men's weight throw
behind Jarrod Davis's record-setting
mark at the first day of the Horizon
League Indoor Track and Field
Championships.
Davis broke the league record by nearly six feet with a mark
of 62 feet, 4 1/2 inches to lead the
men's attack. Bethany Anderson
headed the women's contingent with a
school-record mark of 58-4 3/4.
The women's squad, which has won the last two indoor titles
and four straight championships
overall, currently sits in second
place behind UW-Milwaukee's 75
points with 54 points. The men are
also sitting second with 36 points
while UW-Milwaukee has 49.
"Going into tomorrow, it's basically who wants it more," head
coach Brian Gorby said. "The team
has trained for this and we're ready
to finish this tomorrow. We're
hoping the crowd support will be a
big plus."
Behind Anderson, Katy Williams placed second (53-11 3/4), Amy
Hill placed third (50-0 3/4) and
Lindsay Cobey finished fourth (48-8
3/4). Drew Weizer placed second in
the men's event with a mark of 56-5
3/4 while Joe Lahmon finished third
with a heave of 54-6 1/2.
"The weight throwers stepped up huge today," Gorby said.
"We'll need another strong effort in
the shot put tomorrow."
In other finals, Yandeh Joh placed in the long jump with a
mark of 17-9 1/2 while
Darcelle Formby was fifth. Joh also
placed second in the pentathlon with
3,436 points while Jen Grayson
placed third with 3,392. Grayson's
mark of 5-7 in the high jump in the
pentathlon tied the school record.
On the men's side, Shayne York finished fourth in the long
jump with a mark of 21-6 3/4 while
Dave Mealy placed fifth in the
5,000-meters with a time of
15:07.74. The men's distance medley
relay of John Sheppard, Justin
Carolyne, Harold Jones and R.D.
Goodright placed third.
In preliminary heats, Adam Lewis tied his school record in
the 60-meter hurdles with a time of
8.40 and has the top time going into
tomorrow's finals. Jason Greenaymer
sits fifth in the event with a time
of 8.67. Damian Wright is the top
qualifier in the 60-meter dash while
Jeremiah Wright is in second and
Clarence Howell is fifth. Damian
Wright will join Scott Streiner in
the 200m finals while Sheppard
qualified fourth in the 800m and
Jones qualified sixth.
For the women, Satara Freeman has the top qualifying time in
the 60m hurdles while Joh is fourth
and Grayson is fifth. Danielle Bolt,
Katie Betts, Formby and Ashley
Oliver all qualified in the 60m dash
while Betts, Bolt and Oliver
qualified in the 200m.
The men's heptathlon will continue tomorrow at 9 a.m. at the Kent
State Field House. Finals in the
field events will begin at noon and
running finals will start at 1 p.m. |
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