Zips Shine on Opening Day of Northeast Ohio Quad

Friday, April 5

Youngstown, Ohio

University of Akron

NORTHEAST OHIO QUAD

Mackenzie Andrews - Leah Recker - 4/5/19

Zips Shine on Opening Day of Northeast Ohio Quad

April 05 | Track & Field

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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The University of Akron men's and women's track and field teams collected 18 victories as part of 41 overall top-three performances on the opening day of the Northeast Ohio Quad on Friday, April 5, at the Farmers National Bank Field on the campus of Youngstown State University.

Recording the second-fastest performance in outdoor program history to win the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase with a career-best time of 10:27.21 was senior Mackenzie Andrews (Toowoomba, Australia).

Taking the top-two spots in the women's 1,500 meters was sophomore Leah Recker (Findlay, Ohio) and junior Haley Hess (Curtice, Ohio), as the duo crossed the line in 4:39.61 and 4:41.95, respectively. Recker went on to also win the women's 800 meters in 2:16.61.

Senior Lucy Bryan (Bristol, England) cleared 14-4 (4.37m) to take first-place honors in the women's pole vault, while redshirt sophomore Abby Helminiak (Toledo, Ohio) surpassed 12-11.50 (3.95m) to finish second.

Senior Matt Ludwig (Chardon, Ohio) eclipsed 18-0.50 (5.50m) to win the men's pole vault, while junior Matt Keim (Bollivar, Ohio) placed third with a career-best outdoor mark of 16-8.25 (5.09m).

The Zips captured the top-three finishes in the men's long jump as senior Jordan Latimer (Huber Heights, Ohio), redshirt sophomore Hesham Eldesouky (Nasr City, Egypt) and freshman Bobby Casey (Mayfield, Ohio) posted marks of 24-10.50 (7.58m), 24-1.50 (7.35m) and 22-9.25 (6.94m), respectively.

Registering the third-best mark, 50-1.75 (15.28m), in outdoor program history to win the men's triple jump was Eldesouky, while junior Marcques Gibbs (Darby, Pa.) finished second with a mark of 46-5.25 (14.15m).

Redshirt sophomore Nick Stricklen (Lexington, Ohio) captured the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase in a career-best time of 9:18.87, while redshirt sophomore Marc Migliozzi (Pittsburgh, Pa.) and sophomore Andre Bollam-Godbott (Brunswick, Ohio) finished first and second, respectively, in the men's 1,500 meters registering times of 3:56.53 and 3:57.59.

Sophomore Lindsey Scarton (Berea, Ohio) recorded a career-best time of 17:27.53 to capture the women's 5,000 meters, while senior Ashley Murray (Seville, Ohio) finished second in a career-best time of 17:32.77.

Freshman Nuh Andu (Doha, Qatar) won the men's high jump with a mark of 6-9.50 (2.07m), while redshirt junior Maike Anstett (Karlsuhe, Germany) finished first in the women's high jump with a career-best clearance of 5-6.50 (1.69m).

Freshman Zoi Balamouti (Heraklion, Greece) recorded the top mark in the women's long jump, 17-7 (5.36m) to win the event.

Balamouti and Anstett later recorded marks of 37-5.25 (11.41m) and 37-5.25 (11.41m) to place second and third in the women's triple jump.

Senior Dara Perry (Akron, Ohio) was first across the line in the women's 100-meter hurdles in 13.85, while freshman Victoria Abunaw (Maumee, Ohio) finished third in 14.34.

Freshmen Amir Willis (Cincinnati, Ohio) and Zach Robinson (Pickerington, Ohio) went one-two in the men's 400 meters registering career-best times of 48.96 and 49.47.

Collecting career-best times of 1:56.29 and 1:56.34 to finish first and second, respectively, in the men's 800 meters was freshman Sam Janson (Dayton, Ohio) and redshirt freshman Noah Williams (Hilton, N.Y.).

Junior Iman Batiste (Dublin, Ohio) recorded a career-best time of 57.67 to triumph in the women's 400 meters, while junior Bailey Lack (Brunswick, Ohio) crossed the line second in 58.21.

Freshman Sara Foster (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio), junior Dimitra Gnafaki (Chania, Greece) and senior Sydney Stokes (Gahanna, Ohio) swept the top-three spots in the women's 400-meter hurdles posting times of 61.93, 62.78 and 64.54, respectively.

Redshirt junior Tevin Brown (Toledo, Ohio) recorded a career-best outdoor time of 14:44.09 to place second in the men's 5,000 meters.

The women's 4x400 relay team of Foster, Gnafaki, Lack and Batiste registered a winning time of 3:56.83, while the women's 4x100 relay squad of junior Tanea Cousins (Chillicothe, Ohio), freshmen Najiya Cornish (Wilmington, De.) and Jasmyn Allen (Twinsburg, Ohio) and Perry finished second in 48.94.

The men's 4x400 relay team of Robinson, redshirt freshman Garrett White (Cleveland Heights, Ohio), sophomore Andrew Wahl (Northfield, Ohio) and Janson crossed the line in 3:15.40 to earn a second-place performance.

Recording a third-place finish in the men's 110-meter hurdles was redshirt sophomore Patrick Kimball (Pittsburgh, Pa.) in a time of 14.35, while junior Dylan Hochbein (Sarver, Pa.) placed third in the men's 400-meter hurdles in 54.30.

The Northeast Ohio Quad will conclude on Saturday, April 6, as competition in the throwing events moves to the Lee R. Jackson Track and Field Complex on the University of Akron campus. Action gets underway at 10 a.m.

FRIDAY MEN'S FINALS:
3,000-Meter Steeplechase: Nick Stricklen (1st-9:18.87*); 4x100 Relay: Marcques Gibbs, Tyler Grine, Milton Greer, Malcom Briley (3rd-42.73); 1,500 Meters: Marc Migliozzi (1st-3:56.53), Andre Bollam-Godbott (2nd-3:57.59); 110-Meter Hurdles: Patrick Kimball (3rd-14.35), Jace Roundtree (4th-14.68), Dylan Hochbein (7th-14.95), Preston Fillman (8th-14.99), Kamar Majid (9th-15.13*), Brandon Hochbein (10th-15.28), Bobby Casey (14th-15.97), Blake High (16th-26.53*); 400 Meters: Amir Willis (1st-48.96*), Zach Robinson (2nd-49.47*), Demetrius Jackson (4th-49.80*), Garrett White (5th-50.22*), Andrew Wahl (8th-50.58); 100 Meters: Tyler Grine (8th-11.25), Jace Roundtree (9th-11.27*), Marcques Gibbs (12th-11.38*), Patrick Kimball (13th-11.40*); 800 Meters: Sam Janson (1st-1:56.29*), Noah Williams (2nd-1:56.34*), Marc Migliozzi (4th-1:56.98*), Marquis Evans (5th-1:57.37*), Andre Bollam-Godbott (6th-1:57.38*), Taylor Hopkins (11th-2:02.13*); 400-Meter Hurdles: Dylan Hochbein (3rd-54.30), Matthew Perison (8th-57.30); 200 Meters: Malcom Briley (6th-22.05), Tyler Grine (12th-23.01*), Milton Greer (13th-23.26); 5,000 Meters: Tevin Brown (2nd-14:44.09*), Jacob Ondash (4th-15:20.58*), Jeremiah Fitzgerald (5th-15:30.01); 4x400 Relay: Akron 'A' - Zach Robinson, Garrett White, Andrew Wahl, Sam Janson (2nd-3:15.40), Akron 'D' - Kamar Majid, Brandon Hochbein, Bobby Casey, Cole Wigal (6th-3:36.89), Akron 'B' - Matthew Perison, Milton Greer, Tyler Grine, Dylan Hochbein (7th-3:37.27); Long Jump: Jordan Latimer (1st-24-10.50/7.58m), Hesham Eldesouky (2nd-24-1.50/7.35m*), Bobby Casey (3rd-22-9.25/6.94m*), Brandon Hochbein (6th-22-1/6.73m*), Nate Smith (11th-20-2.25/6.15m*); Pole Vault: Matt Ludwig (1st-18-0.50/5.50m), Matt Keim (3rd-16-8.25/5.09m*), Cole Wigal (4th-16-8.25/5.09m*), Tyler Fraker (5th-16-0.50/4.89m); High Jump: Nuh Andu (1st-6-9.50/2.07m), Ben Olewiler (6th-6.25/1.99m); Triple Jump: Hesham Eldesouky (1st-50-1.75/15.28m*), Marcques Gibbs (2nd-46-5.25/14.15m), Nate Smith (7th-42-10.75/13.07m*)

FRIDAY WOMEN'S FINALS:
3,000-Meter Steeplechase: Mackenzie Andrews (1st-10:27.21); 4x100 Relay: Tanea Cousins, Najaya Cornish, Jasmyn Allen, Dara Perry (2nd-48.94); 1,500 Meters: Leah Recker (1st-4:39.61*), Haley Hess (2nd-4:41.95); 100-Meter Hurdles: Dara Perry (1st-13.85), Victoria Abunaw (3rd-14.34), Jasmyn Allen (5th-14.93*), Sara Foster (7th-15.16*); 400 Meters: Iman Batiste (1st-57.67*), Bailey Lack (2nd-58.21), Summer Ellis (5th-61.94*); 100 Meters: Najiya Cornish (6th-12.70*), Victoria Abunaw (8th-12.92*), Jasmyn Allen (9th-13.14*), Chyna Stroud (10th-13.15); 800 Meters: Leah Recker (1st-2:16.61), Haley Hess (5th-2:19.89); 400-Meter Hurdles: Sara Foster (1st-61.93*), Dimitra Gnafaki (2nd-62.78), Sydney Stokes (3rd-64.54); 200 Meters: Najiya Cornish (8th-28.01*); 5,000 Meters: Lindsey Scarton (1st-17:27.53*), Ashley Murray (2nd-17:32.77*), Sydney Niekamp (4th-18:45.41*), Grace Taylor (6th-19:17.74*); 4x400 Relay: Akron 'A' - Sara Foster, Dimitra Gnafaki, Bailey Lack, Iman Batiste (1st-3:56.83), Akron 'B' - Sydney Stokes, Victoria Abunaw, Summer Ellis, Najaya Cornish (4th-4:22.17); Long Jump: Zoi Balamouti (1st-17-7/5.36m*), Sara Foster (4th-17-4.50/5.29m*); Pole Vault: Lucy Bryan (1st-14-4/4.37m), Abby Helminiak (2nd-12-11.50/3.95m), Eboni Hall (6th-12-7.50/3.85m); High Jump: Maike Anstett (2nd-5-6.50/1.69m*), Carlyn Zahner (10th-5-1.25/1.56m*); Triple Jump: Zoi Balamouti (2nd-37-5.25/11.41m*), Maike Anstett (3rd-37-5.25/11.41m), Tanea Cousins (5th-36-7.75/11.17m), Shayla Webb (7th-35-8/10.87m*)

* denotes career-best mark