Kevin Phipps
BEREA, OHIO -- The Baldwin Wallace University men's and women's track and field teams competed at the 25th Annual Toledo Invitational hosted by the University of Toledo on Friday, May 1, 2009. The meet was unscored.
On the women's side, freshman Andrea Sanner (Somerset, Pa./ Bishop McCart) had BW's top finish with a seventh-place showing in the javelin throw with a season-best distance of 86'7". Sophomore Rachel Marinucci (Brunswick) placed eighth and broke her season-best in the shot put with a throw of 41'7.75". She also topped her season-best in the hammer throw with an eighth-place toss of 132'8". SophomoreKrysten Kovach (North Royalton/ Parma Padua Franciscan) ran a season-best in the 1,500m run (5:02.41) and freshman Kara Kasper (Amherst/ Steele) set a career-best in the pole vault by nearly a foot with a jump of 15'02".
The Yellow Jackets are back in action on Friday, May 8 at the 2009 Gator Invitational hosted by Allegheny (Pa.) College in Meadville, Pennsylvania. BW also competes at the North Central (Ill.) College "Last Chance" Meet in Naperville, Illinois on Friday, May 15. The NCAA Division III Championships will be held on May 21-23 at Marietta College in Marietta, Ohio.
Three Yellow Jackets, Patrick, Phipps and junior decathlete Steve Price (North Olmsted) have already qualified for the DIII national meet.
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.
