Jan. 31, 2009

Kagarise and Tisia Highlight Solid Penguin Performance at Kent State Meet

    Kent, Ohio. --  Junior Adam Kagarise set a school record in the 400 meters while freshman Kiplangat Tisia claimed two first-place finishes on Friday at the Kent State Triangluar.

    Kagarise's record-setting, first-place finish time of 48.06 seconds in the 400m beat the school-record that stood since 1998. In addition, Kagarise took second in the 200m with a time of 22.33 seconds.

    Tisia had victories in both the mile and 3,000 meters. Tisia ran a personal-best time of 8:26.71 in the 3,000, beating his previous best by six seconds. Tisia's first-place time in the mile was 4:18.35.

     Senior Shayne York and sophomore Jerrill Hall also had first-place finishes. York took first place in the triple jump with a personal-best distance of 14.05 meters. Hall took first in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.30 seconds and claimed second in the long jump with a distance of 6.95m.
    In the head-to-head dual with the Golden Flashes, the Penguins came up short 83-64.

    For the women, junior Alisha Anthony and sophomore Breanne Romeo had first-place finishes.

    Anthony  took the top spot in the long jump with a distance 5.42 meters. Anthony also had a third-place finish in the 200m with a time of 26.15 and placed fourth in the triple jump with a distance of 11.46m.

    Romeo earned the first-place finish in the 400m with a time of 58.56. Romeo also teamed up with senior Kari Kreutzfeld and juniors Lisa Lee and Jen Roman to take third place in the 4x400m relay.
    The women competed against Kent State, Miami (Ohio) and Ohio.