Nicole Bailey
The Wittenberg men's and women's indoor track and field teams
continued to turn in solid finishes against quality competition the
last two weekends, including meets at Cedarville, Capital and Ohio
Northern, the last being the prestigious and well-attended All-Ohio
Indoor Invitational.
On Feb. 4, the Tiger men finished third and the Tiger women placed
fourth at the Cedarville Invitational, despite competing against a
field made up primarily of scholarship programs.
Leading the men was senior Joe Rumschlag (Maumee, Ohio/
Toledo Christian) as he finished first in the triple jump,
third in the long jump and fourth in the 200 meters. The men's mark
was aided when the 1600-meter relay team also took first place with
a showing of 3:32.60.
In addition, freshman Mike Echols (Springfield,
Ohio/North) finished third in the 800 meters.
The women received a particularly strong showing from freshman
Allison Walker (Columbus, Ohio/Academy), who had
an impressive showing in the weight throw with a second-place
finish. In the 800 meters, juniors Anna Finklestein
(Whitehall, Mich./ Reeths Puffer) and Rebecca
Stewart (Knoxville, Tenn./The Webb School) took third and
fourth in a closely contested race.
On Feb. 11 both the men and the women traveled to Capital
University for the Purple and White Invitational. The Tiger men
took second place out of 11 teams, and the Tiger women finished
fourth in a 10-team field.
The men were led by first-place finishes by senior Lamarr
Lewis (Trotwood, Ohio/Madison) in the 400-meter dash and
by junior Gregg Carter (Wellsville,
Ohio/Wellsville) in the long jump. Carter and Lewis also
took second and third respectively in the 200-meter dash. Carter
was honored by the North Coast Athletic Conference with Athlete of
the Week, Sprints/Hurdles, on Feb. 13.
The women were led by freshman Chastity Sandridge (Euclid,
Ohio/Euclid), who placed second in the 55-meter dash,
Finklestein, who took fourth in the 400, freshman Alissa
Goble (Sunfield, Mich./Lakewood), who was third in the
1500 meters, and sophomore Jessica McClish (Shelby,
Ohio/Shelby), who placed third in the high jump.
Rounding things out, freshman Nicole Bailey
(Cincinnati,Ohio/ Summit Country Day) had her best day yet
as a collegian as she took first place in the 55 meters at the
All-Ohio meet in a school record time of 7.43. She also tied the
meet record, and she went on to add a second-place finish in the
triple jump, a week after claiming third place in the event at
Cedarville.
On the men's side, Rumschlag was the top scorer as he placed fifth
in the long jump and eighth in the triple jump. Overall, the men
were 14th of 19 at the All-Ohio Invitational and the women were
10th.
Next up is a trip to Columbus for a meet at Ohio State on Saturday.
The team is competing in some of the toughest events possible as it
gears up for the NCAC Championships March 4-5 at Denison.
Next: 2/19 @ Ohio State