Allison Walker
The Wittenberg men's and women's indoor track and field teams
competed well last week at the Ohio State University Scarlet and
Gray Invitational. No team scores were kept.
On the men's side, junior Gregg Carter
(Wellsville,Ohio/Wellsville) and senior Joe
Rumschlag (Maumee, Ohio/Toledo Christian) competed in the
200 meters at OSU. Carter had a season-best time of 23.08, and he
and Rumschlag are currently ranked first and second in the
conference in this event.
Carter also recorded a personal-best time in the 55 meters at Ohio
State with a preliminary time of 6.65. He went on to place 11th in
the final with a time of 6.63.
Other top individual finishes were turned in by freshman
Mike Echols (Springfield, Ohio/North), who
recorded his personal-best time in the 1600 meters and finished
fourth in 4:39.99, and sophomore Andy Karcher (Oceola, Ohio/Bucyrus
Wynford), who recorded personal-best throws in the shot put and
weight throw events.
Rounding things out, the 1600-meter relay of Rumschlag, freshman
Sean Gouch (Columbus, Ohio/Mifflin), senior
Lamarr Lewis (Trotwood, Ohio/ Madison) and Echols
finished third for Wittenberg.
For the women, freshman Nicole Bailey
(Cincinnati,Ohio/Summit Country Day) was again the story
as she placed 10th in the 55 meters in 7.47. She also recorded a
season-best mark in the long jump at 16-0.5, good for fourth
place.
In addition, freshman Allison Walker (Columbus,
Ohio/Academy) and junior Michele Gardner (Bellvue,
Ohio/Norwalk St. Paul) both recorded personal-best throws
in weight throw event, and junior Anna Finkelstein
(Whitehall, Mich./Reeths-Puffer) placed 13th in the 200
meters with a time of 28.51 and 14th in the 400 meters in
1:03.50.
The team has one final tune-up as it prepares for the NCAC
Championships March 4-5 at Denison. That comes this Saturday at
Anderson College in Indiana.
Next: 2/26 @ Anderson