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Willis Breaks 400 Hurdles Record, Zips Add 11 More Event Wins
April 06 | Track & Field
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AKRON, Ohio – Led by a number of impressive individual performances, The University of Akron track and field team captured 10 event wins on the second and final day of the Northeast Ohio Quad at Lee R. Jackson Track and Field Complex.
As a result, the Zips men and women swept the competition in dual meet scoring. The men posted wins over Ashland (101.00-91.00), Kent State (106.00-85.00) and Youngstown State (126.00-56.00) while the women defeated Ashland (123.00-66.00), Bowling Green (125.00-40.00), Kent State (100.00-85.00) and Youngstown State (122.00-62.00).
Leading the long list of winners was Skyler Willis, who smashed the school record in the 400-meter hurdles with a winning time of 1:00.85. The sophomore's mark easily surpassed the program's previous all-time record of 1:01.40, established by Siobahn Counts in 2004, and stands as the third-best mark in the MAC this season. It was a busy weekend overall for Willis who also placed fourth in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.03 and ran the second leg of the 4x400-meter relay team that finished runner-up with a collective time of 3:53.11.
Of the remaining 10 event wins, six came from the men's team.
After breaking the school's outdoor record in the men's pole vault last week at the Texas Relays, Shawn Barber achieved the third-best jump in program history with a winning mark of 17-08.50. In all, it was a 1-2-3 sweep for Akron in the event as teammates Joe Wesley matched a personal-record (17-02.75) in a runner-up finish and Shawn Light came in third with a top clearance of 16-08.75.
Also on the women's side, Gabriela Szkolnicka won the high jump with the fifth-best mark in school history (5-10.50) and Alexis Cooks just missed the school's top-five list with a winning toss of 174-02 in the discus. Cooks' throw leads the MAC while Szkolnicka's jump is second-best in the conference.
The Zips also enjoyed a sweep of the 3,000-meter run as Kyle Cochrun cruised to the win on the men's side with a time of 8:37.13 and Sarah Baker did the same in the women's competition, posting a mark of 10:34.92.
Rounding out the list of event winners on the men's side Saturday were Bryan Jones in the long jump (22-09.25), John Dahlstrand in the triple jump (46-02.75), Nick Banke in the shot put (56-11.50), and Heath Harris in the steeplechase (9:53.19). Dahlstrand led the Zips' second 1-2-3 sweep in the triple jump as De'Vion Tate (45-07.00) and DeMetrius Hazly-Ward (45-05.75) followed in second and third place, respectively.
A season-high throw of 143-06 made Jessica Delic a winner in the women's javelin.
Other notable performances included Rachel Christian, who finished second in the 100-meters with a personal-record time of 11.79, Brittany Cheese, who logged a time of 13.97 in the 100-meter hurdles, and Nick Owens, who was runner-up in the 400-meters with a time of 48.07.
The Zips will next head to the All-Ohio Championships, hosted by Ohio University, next weekend (Apr. 12-13) in Athens, Ohio.
RESULTS – NORTHEAST OHIO QUAD
April 6, 2013 | The University of Akron | Lee R. Jackson Track & Field Complex | Akron, Ohio
MEN'S RESULTS
100m: 8. Vince Turnage, 10.83, 12. Kyle Walker, 11.10, 14. Elijah Beach, 11.40; 200m: 12. Vince Turnage, 22.20, 13. Elijah Beach, 22.98, 15. Bryan Jones, 23.15; 400m: 2. Nick Owens, 48.07, 6. Bjorn Johansson, 51.66; 800m: 2. Marcus Mazzaferri, 1:54.48, 5. Jake Hiltner, 1:56.44, 7. James Gnecco, 2:01.42, 11. Zach Goulet, 2:05.47; 1,500m: 3. Jake Hiltner, 3:57.82, 5. Zach Goulet, 4:01.73, 6. Dylan Papp, 4:02.84, 7. James Gnecco, 4:05.70, 14. Nick Stroemple, 4:20.01; 3,000m: 1. Kyle Cochrun, 8:37.13, 5. Trevor Norris, 8:52.09, 6. Gus Dudek, 8:57.11, 7. Kyle Wheeler, 8:58.08; 110m Hurdles: 3. Kyle Walker, 14.50, 7. Elijah Beach, 15.71, 8. Bryan Jones, 15.87, 9. John Dahlstrand, 16.30; 400m Hurdles: 2. Sean Weems, 55.07, 3. J'Lani Pryce, 55.34, 6. Mitch Gordon, 57.47, 7. Justin Kerntz, 59.97; Steeplechase: 1. Heath Harris, 9:53.19; 4x100m Relay: 2. Akron (Julius Ruby, Nick Owens, Kyle Walker, Vince Turnage), 41.40; 4x400m Relay: 4. Akron (J'Lani Pryce, Marcus Mazzaferri, Julius Ruby, Sean Weems), 3:20.18; Pole Vault: 1. Shawn Barber, 17-08.50, 2. Joe Wesley, 17-02.75, 3. Shawn Light, 16-08.75; Long Jump: 1. Bryan Jones, 22-09.25, 2. De'Vion Tate, 22-03.50, 9. Nate Chronister, 19-08.00, 10. Bjorn Johansson, 18-10.50; Triple Jump: 1. John Dahlstrand, 46-02.75, 2. De'Vion Tate, 45-07.00, 3. DeMetrius Hazly-Ward, 45-05.75; Shot Put: 1. Nick Banke, 56-11.50, 7. Casey Slane, 50-05.50; Discus: 3. Nick Banke, 179-00, 12. Bjorn Johansson, 135-07, 14. Bryan Jones, 126-08; Javelin: 2. Bryce Lemon, 201-06, 3. Bryan Dowdell, 182-02, 4. Bryan Jones, 180-04.
WOMEN'S RESULTS
100m: 2. Rachel Christian, 11.79, 15. Courtney Weldon, 13.14; 200m: 3. Rachel Christian, 24.28, 15. JaQuana Threats, 26.09; 400m: 7. Kayla Whitlow, 59.32, 8. JaQuana Threats, 59.96, 9. Amirah Harbour, 1:00.11, 11. Natalie Zidd, 1:01.74; 800m: 2. Karlie Lieberth, 2:17.01, 4. Morgan Willis, 2:21.12, 6. Lea Suess, 2:23.23; 1,500m: 2. Jillian Roth, 4:56.51, 3. Irene Frangos, 4:459.94; 3,000m: 1. Sarah Baker, 10:34.92, 4. Marissa Baranauskas, 11:00.92; 100m Hurdles: 2. Brittany Cheese, 13.97, 4. Skyler Willis, 14.03, 7. Alex Allen, 14.61; 400m Hurdles: 1. Skyler Willis, 1:00.85, 4. Mycah Mason, 1:06.29, 5. Brittany Cheese, 1:08.11, 6. Alex Allen, 1:10.44; 4x100m Relay: 2. Akron (Alex Allen, JaQuana Threats, Brittany Cheese, Rachel Christian), 48.11; 4x400m Relay: 2. Akron (Shauniece Steele, Skyler Willis, Mycah Mason, Kayla Whitlow), 3:53.11; High Jump: 1. Gabriela Szkolnicka, 5-10.50, 3. Skyler Willis, 5-05.00; Pole Vault: 2. Claire Lucas, 12-10.25, 3. Chelsey Detwiler, 12-10.25, 4. Ariane Beaumont-Courteau, 12-10.25, 6. Alexandra Wood, 11-10.50, 12. Briana Krieger, 10-02.75; Long Jump: 3. Brittany Cheese, 18-09.75, 4. Noelle Bradley, 18-01.00; Triple Jump: 2. Iyisha Weaver, 37-10.75, 7. Noelle Bradley, 34-06.25; Shot Put: 3. Alexis Cooks, 48-00.00, 6. Aliyah Cotton, 46-09.00, 10. Megan Dornisch, 41-05.25, 11. Jasmine Simmons, 40-08.25; Discus: 1. Alexis Cooks, 174-02, 5. Aliyah Cotton, 143-09, 13. Jasmine Simmons, 117-07; Javelin: 1. Jessica Delic, 143-06, 3. Brittany Cheese, 113-03, 7. Briana Krieger, 72-01.
