BEREA, OHIO -- The Baldwin Wallace University men's track and field teams each finished in fourth place at the annual Division III All-Ohio Outdoor Track and Field Championship Meet today (Saturday, April 11, 2009) and hosted by Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware.
The BW men totaled 74 points and placed fourth of 20 teams. BW produced three individual champions.
For the men, BW produced individual champions in junior Greg Patrick (Collins/Western Reserve) the shot put and sophomore Kevin Phipps (Reynoldsburg/Watkins Memorial) in the discus throw. Patrick recorded a winning throw of 50'10", while Phipps' winning mark was 161'5". Also in the discus, sophomore Matt Kromer (Parma/Senior) was second with a toss of 154'0", while Patrick rounded the BW sweep with a mark of 149'5". Phipps also earned an additional All-Ohio honor with a second place performance in the hammer throw with his throw of 161'9". In the long jump, junior decathlete Steve Price (North Olmsted)was third with a leap of 22'1". In the running events, senior Nate Bowen (Fremont/Ross) recorded a third place finish in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:02.11.
The Yellow Jacket men and women will next compete on Saturday, April 18 when they host the annual Paul "Sparky" Adams Invitational Meet in The George Finnie Stadium in Berea, Ohio at 11:00 a.m.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, please contact BW Sports Information Director Kevin Ruple by telephone at 440-826-2327, by FAX machine at 440-826-2329 or via e-mail at kruple@bw.edu. To contact Head Coach Bill Taraschke, please call 440-826-3322 or e-mail at wtarasch@bw.edu. You can get all of the latest BW athletics information by visiting our Web site at www.bw.edu/athletics.
