Steve Price

BEREA, OHIO -  Senior Steve Price (North Olmsted) has scored 3,550 points and stands fourth after five events of the 10-event decathlon and junior Emily Oliver (Waynesburg/ Sandy Valley) has scored 2,458 points after four events of the seven-event heptathlon at the 2010 Liberty (Va.) University Invitational Meet today (Friday, April 2). Action will resume tomorrow morning at 11:00 a.m.

Price, who placed 12th in the decathlon at last year's NCAA Division III National Championship Meet, was fifth in the 100 meter dash in 11.53 seconds, third in the long jump with a leap of 22-feet and two and two-quarter inches, third in the shot put with a throw of 38'1.5", tied for first in the high jump at 6'4.75" and sixth in the 400 meter dash in 52.43 seconds. He will compete in five more events on Saturday.

Oliver, who placed 15th in the five-event pentathlon at this winter's NCAA Division III Indoor National Championship Meet, was sixth in the 100 meter hurdles in 15.99 seconds (715 points), eighth in the high jump at 4'9" (566 points), sixth in the shot put at 30'8.25" (487 points) and tied for sixth in the 200 meter dash in 27.26 seconds (690 points). She will compete in three more events on Saturday.

Emily Oliver

In addition to Price and Oliver competing tomorrow at Liberty, the rest of the Yellow Jacket men and women's track and field teams will be in Marietta, Ohio to compete at the 2010 Ohio Athletic Conference East Meet at Marietta College and Don Drumm Stadium at 11:00 a.m.

Alumni, media and fans also are reminded that BW will host the 2010 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championship Meet from May 27-29 at The George Finnie Stadium in Berea. This is the fifth time that the College has hosted the NCAA Div. III Championship Meet.  For more information, please visit the championship web site at http://www.bw.edu/athletics/10tracknationals/.
 
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