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May 7, 2007

Track Squads Set 21 Personal-Best Marks at Akron

    Youngstown -- The Youngstown State track and field team set 21 personal-best marks and made 11 new entries to the school's top-10 list at the Campbell/Wright Open.
    The women's squad had 13 personal-best performances and the men's group had eight in their final tune-up for the Horizon League Championships this weekend.
    Darcelle Formby set two personal-best times in the sprints, including a second-place time of 24.41 in the 200m that ranks her fifth in YSU history. She also posted a personal-best time of 12.31 in the 100m that moved her into eighth-place on YSU's top performer's chart. Her time in the 200m was more than a second quicker than her previous best time this season.
    Kari Kreutzfeld used a personal-best time of 56.25 to win the 400m and move into fourth-place on the top performer's chart. She also ran a personal-best time of 24.65 in the 200m to finish sixth.
    Jennifer Roman finished third in the 400m with a personal-best time of 57.91, and Shantel Jackson added a personal-best time of 2:18.10 in the 800m to finish fifth.
    Marielle Glanz, Madelyn McGhee and Dawn Goodwin all added to-five finishes in running events.
    In the field Robyn Ray finished fifth in the high jump, and Penguins claimed the fifth through eighth spots in the shot put. Bethany Anderson hit the NCAA Regional qualifying mark again to place fourth in the hammer (182-6), and Lindsey Hill finished second in the javelin.
    On the men's side, Scott Streiner ran a personal-best time of 21.39 in the 200m to finish third and move into third on YSU's all-time list. He added a fourth-place time in the 100m to edge teammate Eric Baltputnis.
    J.D. Sheppard headed the middle distance group with a second-place time of 1:55.91 in the 800m, and Nick Kruse placed third in the 1,500m with a time of 3:59.35. Dan Nemergut was second in the 3,00m (9:11.27) and Sean Finnerty posted a personal-best time of 9:23.98 to finish fourth.
    Shayne York leaped a personal-best 45-6 1/2 in the triple jump to place second, and he added a fourth-place mark in the long jump. Marty Vieth added a fifth-place mark in the high jump.
    The Penguins will compete at the Horizon League Championships on Thursday and Friday in Indianapolis.