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Akron Opener
Akron Track Impressive In Season Opener
January 13 | Track & Field
Team Scores (Dual Meet Scoring)
Men's Individual Results
Women's Individual Results
Photo Gallery
AKRON, Ohio – The University of Akron men's and women's track and field teams enjoyed a strong start to the indoor campaign Friday night in the Akron Opener at Stile Athletics Field House.
The men's team swept the competition, earning wins against Eastern Michigan (89-61), Robert Morris (101-36) and Youngstown State (99-41) in dual meet scoring. The Zips women split the evening with wins against the Colonials (90-48) and Penguins (81.50-49.50) and were edged out by Cincinnati (81-64) and the Eagles (80-66).
In all, UA captured 11 first-place finishes, including nine of 14 events on the men's side, and made a run at a number of school records, including a pair of personal records from its throwers.
Senior Valerie Fraizer (Wert), an All-America Honorable Mention in the discus last summer, recorded the second-best mark in school history in the weight throw with a winning toss of 65-07.50, while senior Eric Hubbard posted the fourth-best mark on the men's side with a throw of 64-07.25. Fraizer's throw eclipsed her previous high of 64-09.75, orginally set in 2009.
Later in the evening, true freshman Iyisha Weaver hit the ground running by going 37-11.50 to win the triple jump. It was the fourth-longest leap in school history. Not to be outdone, sophomore Brad Hough posted the third-fastest mark in the 3,000m, clocking a winning time of 8:28.75.
The men's team, which swept Mid-American Conference Indoor and Outdoor Championships for the first time in 2011, dominated a number of events collectively.
All-American and school-record holder Willie Brown (1:52.18) teammed up with Gabriel Genovesi (1:52.41) to finish 1-2 in the 800-meters while Dominique Watson (6.87) and Manley Waller (6.94) did the same in the 60-meters. The Zips also took the top five spots in the long jump, led by five-time MAC champion Tyshaun Peoples (23-07.50), and went 1-3-4 in the 400-meters, paced by J'Lani Pryce's winning mark of 49.38.
Rounding out the list of winners, Dan Garrett (15-07.25) took first in the pole vault, Martell Durant (6-08.75) did the same in the high jump and the 4x400-meter relay team of Pryce, Sean Weems, Nick Owens and Brown crossed first with a time of 3:15.94.
The UA men and women will be back in action next Friday at the Kent Dual.
RESULTS – AKRON OPENER
Jan. 13, 2012 | University of Akron | Stile Athletics Field House | Akron, Ohio
MEN'S INDIVIDUAL SCORING
60m: 1. Dominique Watson, 6.87, 2. Manley Waller, 6.94, 9. Darien Spann, 7.17, 10. Nate Chronister, 7.19, 11. Bryan Jones, 7.31; 200m: 3. Dominique Watson, 22.25, 5. D.J. Williamson, 22.44, 8. Manley Waller, 22.67, 11. Kyle Walker, 23.31; 400m: 1. J'Lani Pryce, 49.38, 3. Nick Owens, 49.64, 4. Sean Weems, 49.77; 800m: 1. Willie Brown, 1:52.18, 2. Gabriel Genovesi, 1:52.41, 9. Moses Smith, 1:58.61; Mile: 4. Nick Stroemple, 4:15.99, 5. Joe McCoy, 4:19.22, 8. James Gnecco, 4:27.25; 3,000m: 1. Brad Hough, 8:28.75, 6. Kyle Cochrun, 8:50.43, 9. Brian Cull, 8:57.06, 10. Andy Knapp, 9:05.00, 11. John Wodarski, 9:16.30; 60m Hurdles: 5. Kyle Walker, 8.54, 6. Alex McCune, 8.61, 8. Bryan Jones, 8.70; 4x400m: 1. Akron A, 3:15.94, Akron B, 3:31.29, Akron C, 3:32.32; High Jump: 1. Martell Durant, 6-08.75, 2, John Dahlstrand, 6-06.75, 3. Caden Johnson, 6-04.75, 5. Jakob Leon, 6-00.75; Pole Vault: 1. Dan Garrett, 15-07.25, 3. Shawn Light, 15-01.50; Long Jump: 1. Tyshaun Peoples, 23-07.50, 2. Bryan Jones, 23-04.50, 3. Darien Spann, 23-00.00, 4. Nate Chronister, 22-11.75, 5. Alex McCune, 22-09.75; Triple Jump: 2. John Dahlstrand, 44-04.25, 7. Alex McCune, 40-11.00; Shot Put: 2. Nick Banke, 56-06.00, 6. Bo Zeigler, 48-11.50, 7. Jordan Paul, 48-04.75; Weight Throw: 1. Eric Hubbard, 64-07.25, 2. Nick Banke, 58-01.75, 7. Jordan Paul, 52-08.25.
WOMEN'S INDIVIDUAL SCORING
60m: 7. Meghan Cherry, 8.10; 200m: 3. Rachel Christian, 25.52, 10. Meghan Cherry, 26.67; 400m: 5. Tiffany Caldwell, 1:01.66, 7. Melonie Wright, 1:02.27, 9. Julia D'Agostino, 1:02.53; 800m: 4. Kayla Whitlow, 2:15.80; Mile: 3. Morgan Willis, 5:17.54; 3,000m: 3. Alex Bowers, 10:22.48; 60m Hurdles: 7. Skyler Willis, 9.12, 9. Brittany Cheese, 9.17; 4x400m: 4. Akron A, 4:05.22; High Jump: 4. Britt Reid, 5-05.00, 7. Skyler Willis, 5-03.00, 10. Amanda Bennett, 5-01.00; Pole Vault: 2. Ariane Beaumont-Courteau, 13-04.25, 4. Claire Lucas, 12-00.50, 5. Alexandra Wood, 11-06.50, 8. Chelsey Detwiler, 11-00.75, 8. Briana Kreiger, 11-00.75; Long Jump: 2. Brittany Cheese, 17-06.25, 7. Iyisha Weaver, 16-07.75, 10. KaLonna Davis, 15-09.00; Triple Jump: 1. Iyisha Weaver, 37-11.50, 5. Skyler Willis, 36-00.25; Shot Put: 3. Aliyah Cotton, 44-00.00, 6. Brittany Funk, 40-06.00; Weight Throw: 1. Valerie Fraizer (Wert), 65-07.50, 2. Brittany Funk, 57-01.00, 8. Emily Suciu, 50-05.25, 9. Carley Ballow, 48-10.00.
