May 1, 2007

Ray Places Second in Triple Jump at Sparky Adams Invite

    Youngstown -- Youngstown State freshman Robyn Ray finished second in the triple jump and sprinter Kari Kreutzfeld earned two top-three finishes at the Sparky Adams Invitational on Saturday.
    Ray leaped a personal-best 36-5 1/2 in the triple jump, which ranks her third in YSU history and fourth in the Horizon League this season.
    Kreutzfeld tied her personal-best mark in the 200m (25.41) to finish third and added a third-place time in the 400m (56.99). She also anchored YSU's second-place 4x400m relay, ran the second leg of the 4x100m relay and finished eighth in the 100m (11.55).
    Darcelle Formby added a fourth-place finish in the 200m (25.44) and a 10th-place finish in the 100m (12.62), and Emily Wollett placed sixth in the 400m (1:00.85).
    In the middle distance events, Jennifer Roman finished fifth in the 800m with a personal-best time of 2:20.03 while Marielle Glanz placed three spots back in eighth (2:20.77).
    In the throws, Lindsey Hill finished fifth in the shot put (42-1 1/4) while Amy Hill was fifth in the discus (136-1). Jacquline Clonch placed sixth in the discus (130-6), and Bethany Anderson, Lindsay Cobey, Amy Hill, Alexis Hall and Lindsey Hill all placed in the top eight in the hammer.
    On the men's side, Scott Streiner finished sixth in the 200m (22.34) and Eric Baltputnis placed 10th in the 100m (11.31) to highlight the sprinting events. The two also teamed up with Shayne York and Clarence Howell to finish second in the 4x100m relay.
    In the field events, Marty Vieth tied for sixth in the high jump (5-10), and Dom DeFilippo placed eighth in the hammer (153-10).
    Members of the men's squad also competed at the Hillsdale "Gina" Relays over the weekend. J.D. Sheppard ran a season-best time of 1:53.71 in the 800m to move into third in the Horizon League rankings, and Dan Nemergut ran a personal-best time of 9:53.22 in the steeplechase.