Skip Ivery
The Wittenberg men's and women's indoor track and field teams
kicked off the 2004 season last weekend at the inaugural Crusader
Invitational at Capital University. The Tiger men finished third in
the event, which awarded points to just the top two athletes for
each school in each event, while the women wound up fifth.
The meet highlight was provided by junior Ayisha Kinamore
(Cincinnati, Ohio/Colerain), who set a school record in
the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 0:08.92. The old record of
0:08.95 was set by Beth Meyer in 1987. Freshman Jessica
McClish (Shelby, Ohio/Shelby) also turned in a quality
performance, finishing in a second-place tie in the high jump with
a mark of 4-10. And senior Kelly Zilli (Dayton,
Ohio/Kettering Alter) took first place in the 800-meter
race, turning in a strong time of 2:25.92.
On the men's side, the new season started with a most familiar of
sights, senior Skip Ivery (Columbus,
Ohio/Groveport-Madison) taking the tape first in the
55-meter hurdles. Ivery, who finished second in the nation in the
event a year ago and then took first in the nation in the 100-meter
hurdles at the NCAA Outdoor Championship meet, crossed the finish
line in 0:07.84, almost one-half second ahead of teammates
Jason Toman (Greenville, Ohio/Greenville) and
Matt Locke (South Charleston, Ohio/Southeastern),
who finished second and third respectively. In addition, junior
Joe Rumschlag (Maumee, Ohio/Toledo Christian)
finished second in the long jump and triple jump.