Jan. 24, 2009

Penguins Take Top-Spot in Eleven Events at Robert Morris Six Way

    Moon Township, Pa. -- The Youngstown State track team earned first place finishes in 11 events and in addition had 22 top-three finishers on Friday at the Robert Morris Six Way in Moon Township, Pa.
    Junior Alisha Anthony led the Penguins on the women's side with three first-place finishes in the 55m dash, the long jump, and the triple jump. Anthony ran a time of 7.48 in the 55m, jumped a distance of 5.69m in the long jump, and 12.02m in the triple jump.

    Senior Katie Betts took first place in the 200m dash with a time of 26.80. Betts also finished in second place in the 55m dash with a time of 7.53.

    Senior Jen Grayson and sophomore Breanne Romeo also had first-place finishes on the women's side. Grayson won the high jump clearing a mark of 1.66m, while Romeo captured the 400m with a time of 1:00.78.

    The Penguins took the top-three spots in the triple jump as freshman Laura Kosiorek and junior Robyn Ray took second and third behind Anthony. Kosiorek had a distance of 10.63m and Ray jumped 10.62m. Kosiorek also finished in second in the 55m hurldes with a time of 8.79.

    Other top-three finishers included juniors Jen Roman and Alexis Hall and freshman Nicole Rymer. Roman ran a time of 1:44.84 to take second in the 600. Hall took third in the weight throw with a distance of 15.78m.  Rymer finished in third in the 55m hurdles with a time of 8.86.

    On the men's side, five different Penguins claimed the top spot, along with a first place finish in the 4x400m.

    J.R.Hodge took first in the 55m dash with a time of 6.62. Hodge also finished in second in the 200m with a time of 23.50.

     Senior Michael Perri finished in first in the 600m after running a time of 1:24.05. Junior Adam Kagarise ran a time of 51.55 in the 400m to also finish in first.

     Sophomores Scott Denham and Jerrill Hall had victories in their events. Denham competed in the 800m and finished with a time of 2:03.84. Hall time of 7.80 was good to win the 55m hurdles. Hall also competed in the high jump and finished in second, clearing 1.97m.

    The men's 4x400m team took first with a time of 3:35.60.

    Twins Rick and Jake Lape finished in second and third in the mile with times of 4:34.24 and 4:34.25. In addition; Jake's time of 9:09.80 was good for second in the  3,000m, while Rick took third in the 600m with a time of 1:28.52.

    Seniors Clarence Howell and Joe Lahmon also had second place finishes for the Guins. Howell took second in the 55m dash with a time of 6.71, while Lahmon threw a distance of 15.20m in the shot put.

    Senior Marty Vieth and sophomore Jeremiah Folger both had two third-place finishes. Vieth finished in third in the high jump with a height of 1.97m and in the triple-jump with a distance of 11.84m. Folger took third in the shot put with a distance of 14.81m and 15.74m in the weight throw.

    The squad will return to action next Friday as they face off against Ohio and Kent State as well as traveling to State College, Pa. to take part in the Penn State National Invitational.