WESTERVILLE, OHIO – The Baldwin-Wallace College women's Track and Field Team finished third at the 2012 All-Ohio Division III Championship Meet today (Saturday, February 11) inside the Clements Recreation Center at Otterbein University.
The Yellow Jacket women scored 65.5 points and placed 3rd of 19 teams. Fans and media can get live results of the meet at http://onthemarktiming.com/past_results/results.2012/allohioIN12/.
For the women, Cristina Perrine (Middleburg Heights/Midpark) and Leslie Purnell (Springfield /Catholic Central) went first and second in shot put and weight throw. Perrine and Purnell had distances of with a distances of 42 feet 4.75 inches and 41 feet 4.25 inches respectively in shot put. Perrine and Purnell threw 54 feet 8.75 inches and 53 feet 10.5 inches respectively in the weight throw.
In the Distance Medley relay, the team of junior Tess Hoogeveen (Westerville/South), senior Julie Kotesovec (Litchfield/Medina Buckeye), sophomore Brooke Hradisky (Aurora), and sophomore Jamie Clapacs (Willoughby Hills/South) placed third with a time of 12:50.45.
In addition, sophomore Nicole Smith (Geneva) placed third in the 400 meter dash crossing the finish line at 1:00.38. In the 4x400 Meter Relay, the team of Smith, junior Brittany Sterling (Lima), Hradisky, and Clapacs finished in a time of 4:09.97 which was good enough for third place.
The Yellow Jackets are back in action Friday, Feb. 17 when the teams host the 25th Annual Greater Cleveland Championship Meet on the Harrison Dillard Track inside the Lou Higgins Center Fieldhouse at 5:00 p.m. The final regular season meet will take place the next day when select Yellow Jacket individuals will compete at the Kent State University Open Meet.
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