Four-time Olympic gold medalist Harrison Dillard '49 (left)
cuts the ribbon with BW Head Coach Bill Taraschke to
officially dedicate BW's new track surface.
BEREA, OHIO -- The Baldwin Wallace University men's and women's outdoor track and field teams competed today (Saturday, April 18, 2009) on the newly installed track at The George Finnie Stadium today as it hosted the Sparky Adams Invitational Meet in Berea. The meet was unscored.
Prior to the 3,000-meter steeplechase, there was a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open the new mondo track surface at Finnie Stadium. The surface is just one of five like it in the world and is the same type of surface used at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China. Several former BW track and field standouts were present for the ceremony, including four-time Olympic gold medal champion Harrison Dillard '49, who served as the official ribbon cutter.
Steve Price
Highlighting the day for the men was junior decathlete Steve Price (North Olmsted) who recorded two first place finishes and came in third in another event. Price won the long jump (22 feet, three inches) and the javelin throw (175 feet, six inches), and tied for third place in the pole vault with a leap of 12 feet, 7.50 inches. Junior Brandon Fast (Ashland) followed Price in the javelin throw with a toss of 156 feet, four inches, good for second place. Sophomore thrower Kevin Phipps (Reynoldsburg/ Watkins Memorial) and junior thrower Greg Patrick (Collins/ Western Reserve) placed second and third in both the discus and hammer throws. Phippsrecorded marks of 152 feet, one inch in the discus and 169 feet, six inches in the hammer throw, while Patricktallied 151 feet, four inches, in the discus and 160 feet, four inches in the hammer. Patrick also finished second in the shot put with a throw of 49 feet, 11.25 inches. Sophomore jumper Zach Poole (Mentor) jumped six feet, 1.50 inches in the high jump to place third.
The women's team was led by junior All-Ohio Athletic Conference distance runner Ashley Scullion (Kentwood, Mich./ East Kentwood) who ran the 1,500-meter run in 4:53.09 to finish in second place. Junior sprinter D'Arcy Hlavin (Berea) also recorded a first place finish in a running event with a winning time of 2:14.99 in the 800-meter run. Senior sprinter Jordan Hill (Carrollton) placed third in the 100-meter dash in a time of 12.78. In the javelin throw, senior thrower Theresa Carona (Canton/ Massillon Perry) and juniorMarina Ortiz (Tucson, Ariz./ Salpointe Catholic) placed second (113 feet, 10 inches) and third (104 feet, 10 inches), respectively.
The Yellow Jackets return to action next Friday and Saturday, April 24 & 25, at the Ohio Athletic Conference Championship Meet at Wilmington in Wilmington, Ohio.
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 him at 440-826-3322 or e-mail him at wtarasch@bw.edu. You can get all of the latest BW athletics information by visiting our Web site at www.bw.edu/athletics.
Sparky Adams Invitational
The George Finnie Stadium
Berea, Ohio
PARTICIPATING TEAMS: Baldwin Wallace University (BW), John Carroll University (JCU), Marietta College (MAR), Albion College (ALB), Allegheny College (ALL), Bowling Green Track Club (BGTC), Buffalo State College (BSC), Case Western Reserve University (CWRU), Lake Erie College (LEC), Mercyhurst College (MHC), Oberlin College (OC), Slippery Rock University (SRU), University of Akron Track Club (UATC), Thiel College (TC), Wheeling Jesuit University (WJU), Youngstown State University (YSU).
WOMEN'S FINAL EVENT RESULTS: Long Jump: Maura Stepanski (JCU), 17' 02"; High Jump: Tara Ford (JCU), 5' 3.75"; Pole Vault: Stephanie Jarvis (YSU), 10' 06"; Shot Put: Danielle Curry (YSU), 46' 06"; Discus Throw: Chelsea Anthony (ALB), 132' 7.00"; Javelin Throw: Kylie Czulewisz (THC), 131' 06"; Hammer Throw: Alexis Hall (YSU), 168' 11.00"; Triple Jump: Kim Stitt (TC), 37' 2.25"; 3000-Meter Steeplechase: Jennifer Pace (SRU), 11:46.94; 100-Meter Dash: Alisha Anthony (YSU), 12.55; 200-Meter Dash: Lacey Cochrane (SRU), 25.40; 400-Meter Dash: Breanne Romeo (YSU), 55.70; 800-Meter Run:D'Arcy Hlavin (BW), 2:14.99; 1,500-Meter Run: Lauren Blase (YSU), 4:46.25; 10,000-Meter Run: Sarah Thompson (SRU), 39:52.58; 100-Meter Hurdles: Allison Smith (SRU), 15.81; 400-Meter Hurdles: Allison Smith (SRU), 1:02.70; 5,000-Meter Run: Christie Turak (MHC), 17:11.78; 4x100-Meter Relay: Youngstown State University ( Betts, Kreutzfeld, Romeo, Anthony), 47.59; 4x400-Meter Relay: Thiel College (Deighton Williams, Dorran Coley, Ethan Rowe, Alex Eaton), 3:16.92.
