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Ricardo Romo Invitational
Ohiembor's School Record Paces Akron at Ricardo Romo Invitational
March 26 | Track & Field
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Led by a school-record in the men's triple jump from redshirt junior Mike Ohiembor (Dayton, Ohio), the University of Akron track and field team registered 24 top-five performances to close out competition at the Ricardo Romo Invitational on Saturday, March 26.
Ohiembor soared 51-1.50 (15.58m) to break his own school-record mark of 50-8.75 set at the 2015 Mid-American Conference Championships on May 16, 2015, while also representing the seventh-longest jump in the country this spring. His efforts enabled the Zips to finish second among the six-team field with 121 points to best squads from Baylor, UT-San Antonio, Texas State and TCU.
Junior Daniella Johnson (Gahanna, Ohio) captured the women's long jump with a leap of 19-10.75 (6.06m) to lead Akron to a third-place effort in the team standings with 100.50 points, placing the Zips ahead of UT-San Antonio, Texas State and TCU.
Registering marks that cracked the top-five all-time lists in program history was redshirt junior Arianda Ramos Gandia (Barcelona, Spain) and sophomores Terrell McClain (Youngstown, Ohio) and Jackie Siefring (Covington, Ohio).
Ramos Gandia placed second in the triple jump recording fourth-best jump in program history in the triple jump (40-0/12.19m).
McClain soared 25-2 (7.67m) to finish second in the long jump with the fifth-best mark in program history.
Equaling the fifth-fastest time in program history in the 100-meter hurdles was Siefring, who ran the race in 14.02 to finish fifth.
Akron returns to action next Thursday through Saturday, March 31-April 2, traveling to Austin, Texas, to compete at the Texas Relays.
WOMEN'S TEAM STANDINGS:
1) Texas A&M (222), 2) Baylor (165), 3) Akron (100.50), 4) UT-San Antonio (91), 5) Texas State (89.50), 6) TCU (68)
MEN'S TEAM STANDINGS:
1) Texas A&M (221), 2) Akron (121), 3) Baylor (115), 4) UT-San Antonio (106), 5) Texas State (99), 6) TCU (47)
SATURDAY WOMEN'S FINALS:
Javelin: Jackie Siefring (8th-114-10/35.0m); High Jump: Claudia Garcia Jou (2nd-5-8.75/1.75m), Dajia Mills (3rd-5-7/1.70m), Ashleigh Nalty (6th-5-3/1.60m); Long Jump: Daniella Johnson (1st-19-10.75/6.06m), Ana Martin-Sacristan (2nd-18-11.75/5.78m), Arianda Ramos Gandia (5th-18-2.25/5.54m), Shawnn Foster (6th-17-11.75/5.48m); Discus: Abigale Wilson (5th-141-6/43.14m), Olivia Snyder (9th-134-11/41.12m); Triple Jump: Arianda Ramos Gandia (2nd-40-0/12.19m); Pole Vault: Becky Szabo (2nd-13-1.50/4.00m), Caroline Hasse (3rd-13-1.50/4.00m), Eboni Hall (6th-11-1.75/3.40m), Mackenzie Brown (7th-10-8/3.25m); 4x100 Relay: Daziah Green, Daniella Johnson, Ana Martin-Sacristan, Arianda Ramos Gandia (4th-46.82); 100-Meter Hurdles: Jackie Siefring (5th-14.02), Alex Allen (6th-14.06), Dara Perry (7th-14.08), Shawnn Foster (18th-15.52); 400 Meters: Samia Bell (9th-58.78); 100 Meters: Daziah Green (9th-11.96), Eboni Hall (13th-12.19); 400-Meter Hurdles: Michalla Gordon (8th-1:04.39), Sydney Stokes (10th-1:05.54); 200 Meters: Daziah Green (15th-25.00), Dara Perry (17th-25.65), Alex Allen (18th-25.79); 4x400 Relay: Samia Bell, Daziah Green, Sydney Stokes, Michalla Gordon (7th-3:59.40)
SATURDAY MEN'S FINALS:
Javelin: Ian Behm (2nd-201-08/61.48m); Pole Vault: Matt Rowland (3rd-16-6.75/5.05m), Ben Waterman (5th-16-0.75/4.90m), Tyler Fraker (6th-15-1/4.60m), Cole Wigal (8th-15-1/4.60m); Long Jump: Terrell McClain (2nd-25-2/7.67m), Joe Oduho (3rd-23-11.50/7.30m), Jamir Coleman (4th-23-10.75/7.28m), Kamar Majid (9th-21-2/6.45m); High Jump: Curtis Richardson (2nd-6-10.75/2.10m), Cody Stine (4th-6-10.75/2.10m), Mitch Cavalier (7th-6-4.75/1.95m), Ben Olewiler (9th-6-4.75/1.95m), Kamar Majid (11th-6-0.75/1.85m); Discus: Phil Jagers (3rd-183-2/55.84m), Maurice Harris (4th-171-5/52.25m), Alex McCune (10th-141-2/43.03m), Quentin Cieslinski (15th-118-8/36.18m); Triple Jump: Mike Ohiembor (1st-51-1.50/15.58m); 110-Meter Hurdles: Quentin Cieslinski (5th-15.18), Kamar Majid (6th-15.58), Matt Rowland (7th-15.59); 400 Meters: Mike Ohiembor (8th-48.35), Alante Oliver (9th-48.68); Taron Slone (17th-49.86); 100 Meters: Anthony Young (5th-10.65), Hakeem Lawrence (6th-10.66), Miles Baldwin (9th-10.82); 800 Meters: Brent Gray (10th-2:00.00); 400-Meter Hurdles: Sean Weems (7th-53.07), DeWaylan Letlow (12th-56.57); 200 Meters: Miles Baldwin (10th-22.23), Joe Oduho (11th-22.41), Joe Harrington (12th-22.47); 4x400 Relay: Brent Gray, Miles Baldwin, Alante Oliver, Sean Weems (7th-3:13.20), Anthony Young, Taron Slone, Joe Harrington, DeWaylan Letlow (9th-3:19.62)
FRIDAY WOMEN'S FINALS:
Hammer Throw: Megan Dornisch (3rd-187-4/57.11m), Abigale Wilson (9th-142-11/43.57m), Olivia Snyder (12th-127-03/38.78m); Shot Put: Megan Dornisch (5th-45-6.50/13.88m), Olivia Snyder (8th-40-9.75/12.44m), Abigale Wilson (13th-38-5.50/11.72m)
FRIDAY MEN'S FINALS:
Hammer Throw: Zack Shull (3rd-190-11/58.19m), Bobby Mitman (4th-189-08/57.82m), Maurice Harris (7th-166-05/50.72m), Phil Jagers (10th-153-01/46.65m); Shot Put: Casey Slane (3rd-55-3.50/16.85m), Maurice Harris (5th-53-1.50/16.19m)
