BEREA, OHIO -- The Baldwin Wallace University men's indoor track and field team currently stands in fourth place at the 2009 Ohio Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships hosted by Capital University in Columbus, Ohio.

The Yellow Jacket men have scored 14 points and currently sit in fourth out of 10 teams.

The top three finishers in individual events and the top two teams in relay events are awarded All-OAC honors.

For the men, junior decathlete Steve Price (North Olmsted) placed second in the long jump to garner an All-OAC nod with a jump of 22 feet, 9.25 inches.  In the weight throw exhibition, sophomore Kevin Phipps (Reynoldsburg/ Watkins Memorial) and junior Greg Patrick (Collins/ Western Reserve) earned All-OAC accolades with first and third place finishes, respectively.  Phipps recorded a 55-foot, 2.25-inch throw andPatrick�s throw traveled 50 feet, 5.25 inches.  Junior Jeff Bonezzi (Medina/ Senior), senior Alan Kidon (Chardon), junior Jimmy Eberts (North Canton/ Hoover) and senior Nate Bowen (Fremont/ Ross) teamed for the distance medley and finished third in a time of 10:33.34, just 11.69 seconds of an All-OAC pace.

The Yellow Jacket men will resume action on Sat. Mar. 7 for the second day of the Ohio Athletic Conference Championship Meet in Columbus.  The meet is hosted by Capital University, with events starting at 10:00 a.m.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, please contact either Sports Information Director Kevin Ruple by telephone at (440) 826-2327 and e-mail at kruple@bw.edu or Assistant SID Nick Minerd at (440) 826-2780 and e-mail atnminerd@bw.edu.  To contact Head Coach Bill Taraschke, please call him at (440) 826-3322 and e-mail him atwtarasch@bw.edu.