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April 18, 2005
Freshman Anderson Breaks Throws Records at Sea Ray Invite
    Knoxville, Tenn. -- Youngstown State freshman broke two school throws records to highlight the Penguins' weekend at the Sea Ray Relays and the Slippery Rock Invitational.
    Anderson placed third in the hammer with a school-record mark of 159 feet, 9 inches at the Relays to top the old record by 7 1/2 feet. She then broke the 14-year-old shot put record with an eighth-place throw of 45-8.
    Also on the women's squad, Emily Schnitkey placed ninth in the steeplechase with a mark of 11:08.10 while Carly Youlton placed 13th in the triple jump (36-4 3/4) and Katy Williams was 14th in the discus (137-6). In the sprints, Danielle Bolt finished 21st in the 100 with a mark of 12.05, Jeanna Cunningham placed 23 rd in the 400 in 56.16 and Aaliyah Gillespie placed 27th in the 100 hurdles in 14.64.
    Nick Buzek highlighted the men's squad with a fourth-place time of 14:51.20 while Nick Smith placed 10th in the steeplechase in 9:44.95. Dave Mealy finished 13th in the 10,000 with a mark of 32:11.29, Scott Weiser was 36th in the 400 (49.83) and R.D. Goodright was 36th in the 800 (1:55.20).
    At the SRU Invite, Satara Freeman and Lindsay Wojciak each took home victories. Freeman won the 100 hurdles in 14.76 and placed fifth in the 400 hurdles with a time of 1:07.58 while Wojciak had the top time in the the steeplechase with a mark of 12:20.96. Gina Mavrikis placed second in the 1,500 with a time of 5:01.04 and fifth in the 800 in 2:23.30. Amanda Barbone placed fourth in the shot put (38-5 1/2) and sixth in the shot put (120-11) while Ashley Oliver was fourth in the 100 (12.83) and Kim Jendre was fourth in the 3,000 (11:26.30).
    Matt Paullin had the highest finish for the men with a third-place time of 15:52.28 in the 5,000. Nick Rodland was fourth in the shot put with a mark of 46-6 while Kyle Dalton placed sixth in the high jump with a mark of 6-0.
    The Penguins will compete in the Northeast Ohio Championship in Akron on Saturday.
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