Posted: Apr 11, 2000
The Tigers battled wind and rain to take a fifth place finish in the Defiance Classic in last weeks competition for both the men's and women's teams.
Several Tigers took top spots in both the men's and women's
competition. For the women, freshman LaRissa
O'Neal (Indianapolis, Ind./Broad
Ripple) finished first in the pole vault while
junior Amy Sonnanstine (Plymouth,
Mich./Canton) took second in the event.
Senior Jaimi Timmons (Springfield,
Ohio/Mt. Vernon) won the discus with a throw of 119 feet
and 10 inches to earn Field Athlete of the Week by the NCAC.
In men's competition, junior Josh Guerrieri (Avon, Ohio/Avon) scored 5,486 points to win the decathlon and earn Field Athlete of the Week by the NCAC, while sophomore Chris Silliman (Columbus, Ohio/Upper Arlington) earned fourth place in the discus.
In action this week the Tigers host their own Quad meet with Urbana University, Hillsdale College and the University of Findlay on Friday.