May 1, 2008

Five Penguins to Compete in Multi-Event Championships This Weekend

    Youngstown -- Five student-athletes will look to give the Youngstown State track and field teams an early boost at the Horizon League Championships when they compete in the multi-events this weekend in Indianapolis.
    Shayne York, Mike Perri and Kyle Muir will be three of seven competitors in the decathlon, and Yandeh Joh and Robyn Ray will be two of seven women competing in the heptathlon. The top six placers in each event score points.
    The two-day affair starts on Friday at 11 a.m. Eastern at IUPUI's Michael A. Carroll Track Complex with the 100-meters section of the decathlon. The heptathlon will begin an hour later with the 100-meters, and both events will conclude Saturday afternoon. Points accumulated this weekend will be added to the team total for the Horizon League Championships, which will be held on YSU's campus on May 8-9.
    Joh was the Horizon League champion in the pentathlon during the indoor season while Ray finished fourth. Neither has competed in the eight-section event during their career.
    Only Muir competed in the men's heptathlon during the indoor season, finishing eighth. Perri competed in the decathlon as a freshman in 2006, and he finished fourth with 4,567 points.
    The rest of the squad will compete in one final meet leading up to the main portion of the conference championships. The sprinters will compete at the Toledo Invitational on Friday, and the throwers will compete at the Butler Twilight on Saturday.