BW's Women Compete in the Jim Wuske Invitational in Alliance, OH

Posted: Feb 05, 2011

ALLIANCE, OHIO - The Baldwin Wallace University women's indoor track and field team competed against Division I, II and III schools at The University of Mount Union Jim Wuske Invitational today (Saturday, February 5, 2011) in the McPherson Academic and Athletic Complex in Alliance, Ohio. In addition, the BW throwers competed at the University of Findlay Open Meet in Findlay, Ohio.

Senior pentathlete Emily Oliver (Waynesburg/ Sandy Valley) led the way by placing first in the women's 500 meters in 1:20.62. Also, sophomore Shaina Kovatch (Parma/Valley Forge) was second in the 5,000-meter run in 19:36.39 and sophomore Tess Hoogeveen (Westerville/ South) finished fourth in the 1000 meter run in 3:18.71.

The BW track and field teams will be back in action next Friday, February 11 when the Yellow Jackets host the Mid-February Meet in Harrison Dillard Track in the Lou Higgins Center in Berea at 5:00 p.m. The Jackets will then travel to Westerville, Ohio where Otterbein University will be host to the Division III All-Ohio Championship Meet at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 12. In addition, BW is the host school for the 2011 OAC Indoor Track & Field Championships on February 25-26. For more information on the OAC Championships, fans can log on to the championship website at http://www.bw.edu/athletics/11oacitfchampionships/

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2011 The University of Mount Union Jim Wuske Invitational
Saturday, February 5; McPherson Academic and Athletic Complex in Alliance, Ohio
Aggate Results

PARTICIPATING TEAMS: Allegheny College (AC), Baldwin Wallace University (BW), Bethany College (BC), Buffalo State College (BSC), Cuyahoga Community College (CCC), California University of Pa. (CUP), Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), Duquesne University (DU), Fredonia State (FS), Geneva College (GC), Heidelberg University (HU), John Carroll University (JCU), Slippery Rock University (SR), The University of Mount Union (UMT), Penn State Behrend (PSB), Roberts Wesleyan College (RWC), Thiel College (TC), Unattached (NA), Walsh University (WU), Washington and Jefferson College (WJC), Waynesburg University (WBU) and Youngstown State (YS).

FINAL WOMEN'S EVENT RESULTS: SHOT PUT: Roth (YS), 41'7.25"; TRIPLE JUMP: Homan (YS), 36'1.5"; LONG JUMP: Bevington (HU), 18'1"; POLE VAULT: Foster (WU), 11'6.25"; HIGH JUMP: Saunders (CUP), 5'3"; DISTANCE MEDLEY: SR (Michaellian, Gusew, Mostachetti, Younger), 13:26.94; 4x200: CUP (Jay, Love, Reagan, Sims), 1:44.99; 55 HURDLES: Lyles (CCC), 8.5; 55 DASH: Mahoney (UMT), 7.20; 5000 RUN: Flickinger (CUP), 19:26.57; 3000 RUN: Kling (CUP), 10:56.08; 1 MILE: Gehrke (NA), 5:12.05; 400 DASH: Pachol (YS), 58.44; 500 DASH: Oliver (BW), 1:20.62; 800 RUN: Baker (CMU), 2:19.65; 1000 RUN: Havens (WU), 3:11.9; 200 DASH: Valiton (CUP), 26.42; 4x400: CUP (Love, Estep, Sims, Snedden), 4:00.59.