BEREA, OHIO -- The Baldwin Wallace University men's outdoor track and field teams both competed on the final day (Saturday, March 21, 2009) of the three-day, unscored University of North Carolina - Charlotte Invitational Meet in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The first day of the meet, Thursday, March 19, was dedicated to the first day of the decathlon (10 men's events). The second day of the meet, Friday, March 20, was comprised of the final events for the decathlon, some final events and numerous preliminary races.
The BW men were led by sophomore Kevin Phipps (Reynoldsburg/ Watkins Memorial) and junior decathlete Steve Price (North Olmsted). Phipps placed third in the hammer with a throw of 168 feet, nine inches and fourth in the discus with a throw of 146-10. Price placed seventh in the decathlon with 5,816 points and was second amongst the Division III competitors in the field. His best event score was 740 points with a third-place finish (6-04) in the high hump.
In addition, junior James Eberts (North Canton/ Hoover) was seventh in the 3,000m steeplechase with a time of 9:53.23, senior Alan Kidon (Chardon) was 10th in the 400-meter hurdles in 56.65 seconds, junior Brett Scarl (North Olmsted) was 12th in the discus with a throw of 124' 00", junior Mark Buhoveckey (Brunswick/ Parma Padua Fransiscan) was 13th in the 3,000m with a time of 8:58.42, senior Nate Bowen (Fremont/ Ross) placed 14th in the 800 meter run in 1:56.86 and the 1500 at 4:02.93 and freshman Josh Miller (Willard) was 14th in the high jump at 5-10.75.
The Yellow Jacket men are back in action next Saturday, March 28 when they host the annual Ohio Athletic Conference East Meet that will feature five OAC schools competing at The George Finnie Stadium in Berea. To obtain both the meet entry information and the meet itinerary, please log onto the BW Athletic Web site at www.bw.edu/athletics/otf/.
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 at nminerd@bw.edu. To contact Head Coach Bill Taraschke, please call him at (440) 826-3322 and e-mail him at wtarasch@bw.edu.
