BEREA, OHIO -- The Baldwin Wallace University women won the team title today (Saturday, February 26) on the second day of the 2011 Ohio Athletic Conference Women's Indoor Track & Field Championship, hosted by Baldwin Wallace University on the Harrison Dillard Track inside the Lou Higgins Recreation Center. In addition, the top three relay teams and individuals in each event earn All-OAC honors for the 2011 season.

Baldwin Wallace won the women's team championship with 168.5 points. Otterbein was second with 118.5 points, followed by Mount Union (104.5), Marietta (89.5) Capital (77), Ohio Northern (68), Heidelberg (56), Wilmington (30), John Carroll (26) and Muskingum (3). BW won its 19th title and first since 2008. BW also won 15 straight titles from 1988 to 2002.

The Fred Raizk Most Outstanding Sprint Athlete was Mount Union's Alexis Campbell. Kim Chinn of BW was awarded the Julie Zajac Most Outstanding Distance Athlete. Marietta's Ashley Bault was named the Phil Gordon Most Outstanding Field Athlete. The Staff of the Year Award went to Baldwin Wallace.

In the field events, Capital senior Emily Goerig defended her shot put title with a throw of 43'0.25". Marietta junior Ashley Bault won the high jump, clearing 5'2.50". Bault also won the triple jump with a leap of 34'9.50".

In the running events, Otterbein won the 4x200-meter relay in a time of 1:46.33. The team consisted of senior Lisa Coleman, junior Jessica Church, sophomore Michelle Gernert and freshman Jasmine Troyer. Baldwin Wallace senior Kim Chinn won the one mile run with a meet and Dillard Track record time of 5:03.15, and also defended her title in the 1000-meter run finishing in a time of 3:02.52. Otterbein senior Sarah Petraitis defended her 55 meter hurdles title with a time of 8.36. Capital junior Kwesi Seabrook won the 400 meter dash at a time of 59.16. In the 500-meter run, junior Corryn Muench from Marietta placed first crossing the finish line in a time of 1:18.27.

Freshman Alexis Campbell from Mount Union won the 55-meter dash with a time of 7.37 seconds and also placed first in the 200-meter run with a time of 26.07 seconds. Capital junior Sarah Trick placed first in the 800-meter run crossing the finish line in a Dillard Track record time of 2:16.59. In the 5,000-meter run, sophomore Allison Steinbrunner from Ohio Northern placed first with a time 18:10.31. In the 4x400 meter relay, Capital placed first with a time of 4:04.93. There relay team consisted of two sophomores Emma McCarron and Casey Simmons, and two juniors, Kwesi Seabrook, and Sarah Trick.     

Fans can access final results at http://www.bw.edu/athletics/11oacitfchampionships/

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2011 Ohio Athletic Conference Championships
February 25-26, 2011 | Harrison Dillard Track | Lou Higgins Center | Berea, Ohio
Complete Aggate Results (Finals Only)

Teams Competing: Baldwin Wallace University (BW), Capital University (CAP), Heidelberg University (HU), John Carroll University (JCU), Marietta College (MAR), University of Mount Union (MTU), Muskingum University (MUSK), Ohio Northern University (ONU), Otterbein University (OTT), Wilmington College (WILM)