April 9, 2007

Anderson Hits Hammer Regional Qualifying Mark at Duke Invitational

    Durham, N.C. -- Youngstown State junior thrower Bethany Anderson broke the school record and automatically qualified for the NCAA Mideast Regional in the hammer at the Duke Invitational.
    Anderson, who was named the Horizon League Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Year two weeks ago, is the first female thrower in school history to hit the automatic qualifying mark. Her distance of 178'6" was the top among collegiate athletes at the meet and broke her old record by more than three feet.
    Sophomore Dan Nemergut broke the school record in the 3,000m with a time of 9:03.08 to highlight the men's performances.
    In her first outdoor meet, Alisha Anthony placed third in the long jump with a mark of 18' 1/2", which ranks fourth in school history. Kari Kreutzfeld and Ashley Oliver finished sixth and seventh in the 200m, and Kreutzfeld added an 18th-place time of 59.11 in the 400m that ranks 10th in school history.
    Aaliyah Gillespie finished third in the prelims of the 100m hurdles in her first meet in nearly two years but did not run in the finals. Marielle Glanz, Jennifer Roman, Darcelle Formby and Amy Hill added top-15 finishes for the women's squad.
    Scott Streiner was the top men's placer with a fifth-place finish in the 200m, and he added a 20th-place finish in the 400m. Shayne York placed ninth in the long jump and 11th in the triple jump, and Mike Perri and Marty Vieth finished 11th and 13th in the high jump. York's mark of 22'3.5" was a personal-best and ranks him sixth in school history.
    Dominic DeFilippo placed 14th in the hammer and 20th in the discus while Drew Weizer was 19th in the hammer. DeFilippo, who competed in his first outdoor meet for YSU after transferring from Robert Morris, ranks eight all-time in the hammer with his mark of 137'11".
    The Penguins will compete at the Sea Ray Relays at the University of Tennessee this weekend.