Skip Ivery
The Wittenberg men's and women's track and field teams ended the
indoor portion of the season with a strong finish at the North
Coast Athletic Conference championship meet on March 6. And then
senior Skip Ivery (Columbus,
Ohio/Groveport-Madison) turned in another All-American
finish to the season as he finished fourth in the 55-meter hurdles
at the NCAA Division III Championship Meet at the University of
Wisconsin-Whitewater on March 13.
Ivery came into the national competition with the fastest time
during the regular season and he blistered the field in the
preliminary heats as well. But a slow start in a short race is a
killer, and Ivery didn't get out of the blocks cleanly in the
finals, leading to a sub-par time - for him - and a fourth-place
finish overall.
It was the second straight year that Ivery earned All-America
standing in the event. He was second in 2003.
Last weekend, the teams opened the outdoor portion of the schedule
at the Maroon Invitational at Roanoke College in Virginia. The
Tiger men placed first in the team competition, while the Tiger
women wound up fifth.
Freshman Gregg Carter (Wellsville,
Ohio/Wellsville) finished first in the 100 meters.
Sophomore Matt Locke (South Charleston,
Ohio/Southeastern) led a 1-2-4 Wittenberg finish in the
110-meter hurdles, backed by junior Jason Toman
(Greenville, Ohio/Greenville) in second place and
sophomore Tom Smith (Hudson, Ohio/Hudson) in
fourth. Ivery led a 1-2-4-5 finish in the 110-meter hurdles as
Toman was second, Locke fourth and Smith fifth.
On the women's side, senior Kelly Zilli (Dayton,
Ohio/Kettering Alter) finished first in her specialty, the
800 meters. She also claimed the top prize in the 1600-meter relay,
joined in that event by sophomore Anna Finkelstein
(Whitehall, Mich./Reeths-Puffer), freshman Jessica
McClish (Shelby, Ohio/Shelby) and freshman
Antonette Green (Cleveland, Ohio/Euclid).
The Tigers are back in action Saturday at the University of
Indianapolis' Jerry England Invitational.
Next: 3/27 at U. of Indianapolis