Tigers Stay Strong After Busy Weekend On Home Track
The Tigers ran well on their own track on Friday in a non-scoring meet that included competitors from Findlay, Kentucky State and Capital. It was the first of two Friday night meets at the Earl F. Morris Track that rings Wittenberg's Edwards-Maurer Field.
Sarah Weide
The Tigers ran well on their own track on Friday in a non-scoring meet that included competitors from Findlay, Kentucky State and Capital. It was the first of two Friday night meets at the Earl F. Morris Track that rings Wittenberg's Edwards-Maurer Field.
Among the top Tiger performances were those turned in by senior Sarah Weide (Ft. Wayne, Ind./Homestead) and junior Nick Dewald (Mansfield, Ohio/Senior), both of whom won the steeplechase in their first time running the event.
Sophomore Kelly Zilli (Dayton, Ohio/Kettering Alter) had a personal best in the long jump, while sophomore Geri Woessner (Dayton, Ohio/Oakwood), sophomore Haley Warden (Loveland, Ohio/Indian Hill) and freshman Ashley Allen (Columbus, Ohio/Groveport-Madison) finished in a 1-2-3 sweep with personal bests of 107-3, 106-1 and 81-11 respectively.
Nick Dewald
Sophomore Skip Ivery (Columbus, Ohio/Groveport-Madison) had a personal best of 14.92 in the 110-meter Hurdles, a mark that was just short of an NCAA provisional standard. Freshman Jason Toman (Greenville, Ohio/Greenville) had a personal best in both hurdles events and freshman Greer Illingworth (Irvine, Calif./University) also had a personal best in the 400 Hurdles.
The Tigers had a 1-2-3 sweep in the men's long jump as freshman Joe Rumschlag (Maumee, Ohio/Toledo Christian), senior Brian Gehle (Huntsville, Ohio/Indian Lake) and sophomore Tim Gaal (Amanda, Ohio/Clearcreek) all posted strong marks, backed by a personal best by junior Adrian Crane (Indianapolis, Ind./Ben Davis). In the discus, sophomore Dorian Dixon (Cincinnati, Ohio/Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy), Clyde Mayer (Hilliard, Ohio/Davidson) and sophomore Mike Rill (Columbus, Ohio/Grandview) all had personal bests in the discus and sophomore Alex Yurovitsky (Richmond Heights, Ohio/Lyndhurst Brush) and Eric Weber (Huntington Valley, Ohio) had personal best tosses in the javelin.