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Greg Patrick set a school-record
in the shot put.
BEREA, OHIO -- The Baldwin Wallace University men's and women's outdoor track & field teams competed on day two (Saturday, March 20) of the 2010 University of North Carolina-Charlotte 49er Classic at the Irwin Belk Track & Field Center in Charlotte.
On the men's side, All-American senior thrower Greg Patrick (Collins/ Western Reserve) set a school-record in the shot put with a mark of 54 feet, 10 inches. The previous school-record was set by Jim Tillotson in 1975 with a throw of 54'4.5". Patrick placed second overall in a field consisting heavily of Division I competitors and hit a high provisional qualifying mark for the NCAA Championship meet in late May.
Also in the shot put, freshman Zach Marinucci (Brunswick) finished seventh overall with a throw of 47'9.75". Senior Kevin Phipps (Pataskala/Watkins Memorial) took first place in the discus event with a throw of 166"9" to hit a high provisional qualifying mark for the NCAA Championships.
Freshman thrower Mitch Suppan (Medina/Walsh Jesuit) took fourth place in the discus with a throw of 157'5" and also hiit a provisional qualifying mark. Patrick finished seventh in the discus event as well with a throw of 147'4". Senior Steve Price (North Olmsted) placed fifth in the pole vault with a height of 13'7.25" and freshman Jeremy Harris (Beachwood) placed seventh in the event with a height of 13'1.5" Senior James Eberts (North Canton/Hoover) finished ninth overall in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 10:13.05.
On the women's side, freshman Lynne Fahy (Ontario, N.Y./Wayne Central) placed 10th overall in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 12:48.58. Junior thrower Rachel Marinucci (Brunswick) placed ninth overall in the shot put with a toss of 39'8.75".
The Yellow Jackets are now idle until the Ohio Athletic Conference Split Meet on Saturday, April 3 at Marietta College in Marietta, Ohio.
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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Above photo courtesy of Craig Braithwaite.
