Hope Murphy and Alyssa Laughner
Posted: Feb 25, 2022
ALLIANCE, Ohio - The Baldwin Wallace University women's indoor track and field stand in fourth place with 22 points after first day of the two-day OAC Championships hosted by Mount Union inside Peterson Fieldhouse. Sitting in first is John Carroll with 82 points.
The Yellow Jackets individual events highlights included:
- Sophomore All-OAC distance runner Hope Murphy (Mogadore) won the 500m in a time of 1:16.89 earning her fourth career All-OAC honors.
- Freshmen Abby Collier (Dublin / Coffman) finished seventh in the 400m dash in a time of 1:01.59.
Field event highlights:
- Freshman Catherine Dial (Cleveland / Saint Joseph Academy) placed 11th in a distance of 13.10m
- Senior Gloria Jurcisek (Cleveland / Normandy) placed 11th in the long jump with a distance of 4.85m.
On the relay side:
- The All-OAC distance medley squad of sophomore Cassie Kolonchuk (Canal Winchester), Collier, Murphy and senior All-American runner Alyssa Laughner (Howard, Pa./Central Mountain) won in a time of 12:22.91, all adding All-OAC honors to their careers.
The Yellow Jackets are back in action tomorrow for the last day of the OAC Championships at Mount Union inside Peterson Fieldhouse . Field event action begins at 10 a.m. with track events at 2:30 p.m.