Tisia Shatters School Record in the 5,000m at the Akron Invitational

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Feb. 14, 2009

Tisia Shatters School Record in the 5,000m at Akron Invitational

Akron, Ohio -- Freshman Kiplangat Tisia now owns school records in three events as finished first and broke the school record in the 5,000m with a time of 14:15.10, breaking Keith Gorby's previous record by 23 seconds at the Akron Invitational on Saturday.

Tisia who competed in the Gold Division, also hold the school record in the 3,000m and is a part of the record setting distance medley relay squad.

Also in the Gold Division sophomore Jerrill Hall topped his previous-best time in the 60m hurdles to set a new school record in the event with a time of 8.27, finishing sixth.

Other top performers in the Gold Division included juniors Adam Kagarise and Alexis Hall as well as sophomore Breanne Romeo. Kagarise took fourth in the 400m with a time of 47.90, Hall claimed fifth in the weight throw with a distance of 16.69m, while Romeo finished fifth in the 400m with at time of 57.88.

In the Blue Division, Kagarise and Jerrill Hall also had first place finishes. Kagarise claimed the top-spot in the 200m with a personal-best time of 21.86 and good for third all-time in school history. Hall was victorious in the high jump clearing a distance of 1.95m.

Senior R.D. Goodright, junior Justin Dickman, and sophomore Jake Lape also had solid performances in the track events in the Blue Division.

Goodright finished second in the 800m with a time of 1:53.78, while Lape finished the 5,000m in third following a time of 15:31.29, and two spots behind Lape in fifth was Dickman with a time of 15:35.46 in the event.

Senior Shayne York and sophomore Johnny Copley highlighted the field side for the men. York took second in the long jump with a distance of 6.73m. Copley had a personal-best day in the pole vault as he cleared 4.58m to claim third on YSU's all-time list.

For the women, freshmen Kaitlyn Griffith and Laura Kosiorek both had top-five finishes. Griffith had a fourth-place throw of 12.69m in the shot put while Kosiorek finished fifth in the triple jump with a distance of 11.23m.

The Penguins head to Kent on Saturday to take part in the Kent State Tune-Up, the last event before they take part in the Horizon League Indoor Championships.