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May 9, 2003
Championship Bid Comes Up Short, Men Finish Second; Women Place Third
    Indianapolis, Ind. -- The Youngstown State men's track and field team's bid for their second league title of the year came up short as the Detroit Titans were too strong in the field events and edged out the Penguins for the 2003 Horizon League Outdoor Championship on Friday afternoon at the Michael A. Carroll Track and Field Stadium.
    Entering the day in fourth place, the Penguins made a run and moved within four points of the Titans at one point. However, Detroit prevailed and captured their first Horizon League title with a total of 146 points while YSU came in a close second with 123 points.
    The YSU women finished third with 80 points while UW-Milwaukee took home their third-straight title with a 252. Butler placed second with 81 points, just ahead of YSU.
    YSU's Eugene Harris was named Outstanding Running Performer at the meet and took home two Horizon League Championships titles for the second straight season. Harris claimed the top spot in the 100 with a time of 10.62 and the 200 with a time of 21.34.
    Kurt Michaelis defended his title in the 1,500 by winning the event for the second straight season in a time of 3:54.49. Michaelis also captured a second-place finish in the 3,000 steeplechase.
    Delores Gaines earned a first-place finish for the women with a league title in the shot put with a toss of 43 feet, 10 inches. Also taking top honors was Beth Hochstetler who won the discus with a 145-06. Teammate Marian Steele placed second with a 139-07.
    Earning second-team honors for the men were Sherod Holmes, Joseph Bruderly and Adam Lewis. Holmes finished in the 100 with a time of 10.83 while Bruderly came in the second spot in the shot put with a heave of 48-10 3/4. Lewis added a second-place finish in the 400 hurdles with a time of 56.60.
    Danielle Sexton earned second-team honors in the hammer with a throw of 152-03.
    The YSU women had a strong showing in the field events where they picked 72 of their 80 points. In the discus, the Penguins grabbed the top five places. Behind Hochstetler and Steele, Katy Williams placed third while Gianes and Sexton finished fourth and fifth. In the hammer, the Penguins picked up 20 points, having the second through fifth finishers. Behind Sexton, Gaines finished third with a throw of 150-00 while Christina Campana and Lauren Girdler finished fourth and fifth respectively. Gaines picked up two more points with a fifth-place throw in the javelin.

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