BEREA, OHIO - The Baldwin Wallace University men's and women's indoor track teams opened their seasons tonight (Friday, January 23, 2009) at the BW Mid-January Meet on the Harrison Dillard Track in the Lou Higgins Recreational Center fieldhouse. The meet was unscored.
Overall, BW placed six different student-athletes in first place in seven events.
Highlighting the meet for the men was sophomore thrower Kevin Phipps (Reynoldsburg/ Watkins Memorial)who placed first in the weight throw with a distance of 52' 3.75". Junior decathlete Steve Price (North Olmsted) was first overall in the long jump with a distance of 21' 3.5". Freshman jump specialist Joshua Miller (Willard) placed first in the high jump with a height of 6' 2.75".
Highlighting the meet for the women was senior thrower Theresa Carona (Canton/Massillon Perry) who placed first in the weight throw with a distance of 42' 7.50". Senior sprinter Jordan Hill (Carrollton) won two events, the 55-meter dash with a career-best time of 7.40, and the 300-meter dash with a time of 43.12. Also placing first was sophomore distance specialist Kim Chinn (Zanesville/West Muskingum) in the 1,000 meter run with a time of 3:11.52.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, please contact Sports Information Director Kevin Ruple at (440) 826-2327, e-mail him at kruple@bw.edu or fax him at (440) 826-2329. To contact Head Coach Bill Taraschke, call him at (440) 826-3322, e-mail him at wtarasch@bw.edu or fax him at (440) 826-2192.
2009 Baldwin Wallace University Mid-January Meet
Friday, January 23, 2009; The Harrison Dillard Track; The Lou Higgins Recreation Center in Berea, Ohio
Aggate Results
PARTICIPATING TEAMS: Baldwin Wallace University (BW), California (Pa.) University (CAL U), Clarion (Pa.) University (CLAR), John Carroll University (JCU), Lake Erie College (LEC), Mount Union College (MUC), Oberlin College (OC), Ursuline College (UC).
FINAL MEN'S EVENT RESULTS: 55-Meter Dash: Terrence Johnson (CAL U), 6.51; 55-Meter Hurdles: Cecil Shorts III (MUC), 7.57; 200-Meter Dash: Terrence Johnson (CAL U), 23.16; 300-Meter Dash: Cecil Shorts III (MUC), 36.30; 400-Meter Dash: Frank Ehrensberger (CAL U), 50.77; 500-Meter Dash: David Hickey (JCU), 1:08.09; 800-Meter Run: Tim Kelly (MUC), 2:01.64; 1,000-Meter Run: Ty Griffin (MUC), 2:39.12; One-Mile Run: Ty Griffin (MUC), 4:21.18; 3,000-Meter Run: Conor Doss (OC), 8:51.04; 4 x 200-Meter Relay: California: Dennis Cole, Terrence Johnson, Vincent Wilson, Frank Ehrensberger, 1:32.41; 4 x 400 Meter Relay: Oberlin: Kyle Taljan, Seth Wimbley, Solomon Turner, Shawn Chrapczynski, 3:30.51; High Jump: Josh Miller (BW), 6' 2.75"; Pole Vault: Chase Clark (MUC), 11'11.75"; Long Jump: Steve Price (BW), 21' 3.50", Dennis Cole (CAL U), 21' 3.50"; Triple Jump: David Giancola (MUC), 41' 3.00"; Shot Put: Judd Lutz (MUC), 51' 00.25"; Weight Throw: Kevin Phipps (BW), 52' 3.75".
FINAL WOMEN'S EVENT RESULTS: 55-Meter Dash: Jordan Hill (BW), 7.40; 55-Meter Hurdles: Annie Grindle (UC), 8.75; 200-Meter Dash: Ali Gemma (OC), 28.32; 300-Meter Dash: Jordan Hill (BW), 43.12; 400-Meter Dash: Sandy Estep (CAL U), 1:00.96; 500-Meter Dash: Katie Skelly (JCU), 1:27.60; 800-Meter Run:Molly Smathers (CLAR), 2:21.72; 1,000-Meter Run: Kimberly Chinn (BW), 3:11.52; One-Mile Run: Molly Smathers (CLAR), 5:13.64; 3,000-Meter Run: Joanna Johnson (OC), 10:31.73; 4 x 200-Meter Relay: California: Sandy Estep, Kelly Williams, Shakeria Love, Jerica Snedden, 1:50.12; 4 X 400-Meter Relay: Oberlin: Amanda Miller, Laura Vernon, Ali Gemma, Madeline Schultz, 4:14.36; High Jump: Khyalyani Whitiker (CAL U), 5' 3.00", Tara Ford (JCU), 5' 3.00"; Pole Vault: Laura Vernon (OC), 9' 0.25"; Long Jump: Alicia Giannell (JCU), 17' 3.25"; Triple Jump: Diane Kress (CLAR), 36' 8.25''; Shot Put: Holley Mangold (UC), 42' 6.75";Weight Throw: Theresa Carona (BW), 42' 7.50".
