DELAWARE, OHIO – The Baldwin Wallace University women's outdoor track and field team placed third at the annual All-Ohio Division III Championship Meet hosted by Ohio Wesleyan University at Selby Field.
The BW women scored 114.5 points to rank third of 19 teams.
The Yellow Jacket women were led by sophomore All-American Melanie Winters (Stow/ Stow-Munroe Falls) who won the seven-event heptathlon last weekend (competed at the University of Mount Union) with an NCAA Division III-leading 4,743 points. She also won the 100-meter hurdles with a career-best and Division III-leading time of 14.22 seconds, the long jump with a leap of 18'8.75" and the 200-meter dash with a career-best time of 25.06 seconds. Winters placed second in the high jump by leaping 5'3.75".
In addition to Winters, sophomore Maggie Urban (Cleveland/ St. Joseph Academy) won the hammer throw with a school-record toss of 163'8", breaking the mark set by teammate and sophomore All-American Kim Gallavan (Auburn Township/ Kenston) a month ago. Gallavan (Auburn Township/ Kenston) placed first in the women's shot put throwing a distance of 44'0", placed second in the discus with a throw of 131'9" and eighth in the hammer with a throw of 149'8".
Also, senior All-OAC and Academic All-OAC sprinter Nicole Smith (Geneva) was third in the 400-meter dash in a career-best time of 58.35 seconds, senior All-OAC and Academic All-OAC middle distance ace Brooke Hradisky (Aurora) was fourth in the 800-meter run in 2:19.20, sophomore Abby Snow (Massillon/ Jackson) was seventh in the javelin with a throw of 109'0". Sophomore Kali Fitro (Tiffin) came in sixth in the 5000-meter run with a time of 18:52.57. Freshman sprinter Katie Richter (Canfield) was eighth in the 100-meter dash in 12.60 seconds.
Next Friday and Saturday, April 18-19, BW is back in action when it hosts the annual Paul "Sparky" Adams Invitational Meet at The George Finnie Stadium. The hammer competition will take place on Friday, April 18 and all other events will be contested on Saturday. On April 25-26, BW also will host the 2014 Ohio Athletic Conference Championship Meet.
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