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Behm and Bristow Take Javelin Titles on Final Day of Northeast Ohio Quad
April 06 | Track & Field
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AKRON, Ohio – Led by victories in the men's and women's javelin from redshirt junior Ian Behm (Volant, Pa.) and freshman Laurel Bristow (Pittsburgh, Pa.), the University of Akron men's and women's track and field teams capped the final day of the Northeast Ohio Quad registering a pair of individual victories as part of six overall top-three performances at the Lee R. Jackson Track and Field Complex on Saturday, April 6.
Behm won the men's javelin with a mark of 205-2 (62.53m), while freshman Bobby Casey (Mayfield, Ohio), senior Kamar Majid (Akron, Ohio) and redshirt junior Malik Hudson (Cleveland, Ohio) recorded marks of 178-11 (54.53m), 164-1 (50.02m) and 163-4 (49.79m) to earn third-, fourth- and fifth-place showings, respectively.
Bristow and freshman Trinity Clark (Kane, Pa.) garnered first- and second-place efforts in the women's javelin with marks of 144-9 (44.13m) and 141-1 (43.00m).
Seniors Abigale Wilson (Carrollton, Ohio) and Olivia Snyder (Navarre, Ohio) recorded identical third- and fifth-place finishes in the women's discus and shot put. Wilson and Snyder posted marks of 164-6 (50.15m) and 148-8 (45.31m) in the discus, while turning in marks of 50-9.50 (15.48m) and 50-1.25 (15.27m) in the shot put. Snyder's effort in the shot put stands as a career-best mark and the fifth-best performance in outdoor program history.
Redshirt junior Shawnn Foster (Cheektowa, N.Y.) registered a mark of 172-3 (52.50m) to earn a fifth-place finish in the women's hammer, while redshirt sophomore Emily Taylor (Mount Perry, Ohio) posted a mark of 164-8 (50.19m) to place eighth.
Redshirt freshman Jacob Hutcherson (Uniontown, Ohio) placed seventh in the men's hammer with a personal-best mark of 155-0 (47.25m).
The Zips are scheduled to be off of competition next weekend before traveling to California to partake in a pair of meets, April 17-20.
SATURDAY MEN'S FINALS:
Hammer: Jacob Hutcherson (7th-155-0/47.25m*), Milton Wilson (9th-152-3/46.42*); Javelin: Ian Behm (1st-205-2/62.53m), Bobby Casey (3rd-178-11/54.53m), Kamar Majid (4th-164-1/50.02m), Malik Hudson (5th-163-4/49.79m*), Blake High (6th-160-6/48.92m*), Brandon Hochbein (7th-157-0/47.86m); Discus: Blake High (10th-122-8/37.40m*), Kamar Majid (11th-121-2/36.94m*), Milton Wilson (12th-121-1/36.90m*), Malik Hudson (13th-119-4/36.37m*), Brandon Hochbein (14th-109-8/33.42m*), Bobby Casey (15th-103-11/31.68m*), Jacob Hutcherson (17th-91-4/27.83m*); Shot Put: Jacob Hutcherson (8th-45-7.25/13.90m*), Malik Hudson (10th-40-2.75/12.26m*), Blake High (11th-37-11.50/11.57m*), Kamar Majid (12th-37-10.75/11.55m), Brandon Hochbein (13th-37-5/11.40m*), Bobby Casey (14th-32-2/9.80m*)
SATURDAY WOMEN'S FINALS:
Hammer: Shawnn Foster (5th-172-3/52.50m), Emily Taylor (8th-164-8/50.19m), Olivia Snyder (11th-149-0/45.41m); Javelin: Laurel Bristow (1st-144-9/44.13m), Trinity Clark (2nd-141-1/43.00m*); Discus: Abigale Wilson (3rd-164-6/50.15m), Olivia Snyder (5th-148-8/45.31m); Shot Put: Abigale Wilson (3rd-50-9.50/15.48m), Olivia Snyder (5th-50-1.25/15.27m*)
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-6-6.25/1.99m); 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
NORTHEAST OHIO QUAD: FINAL RESULTS (PDF) | FINAL RESULTS (HTML) | FRIDAY RESULTS (PDF) | FRIDAY RESULTS (HTML) | MEET INFORMATION (PDF) | MEET SCHEDULE (PDF) | LIVE STATS
AKRON, Ohio – Led by victories in the men's and women's javelin from redshirt junior Ian Behm (Volant, Pa.) and freshman Laurel Bristow (Pittsburgh, Pa.), the University of Akron men's and women's track and field teams capped the final day of the Northeast Ohio Quad registering a pair of individual victories as part of six overall top-three performances at the Lee R. Jackson Track and Field Complex on Saturday, April 6.
Behm won the men's javelin with a mark of 205-2 (62.53m), while freshman Bobby Casey (Mayfield, Ohio), senior Kamar Majid (Akron, Ohio) and redshirt junior Malik Hudson (Cleveland, Ohio) recorded marks of 178-11 (54.53m), 164-1 (50.02m) and 163-4 (49.79m) to earn third-, fourth- and fifth-place showings, respectively.
Bristow and freshman Trinity Clark (Kane, Pa.) garnered first- and second-place efforts in the women's javelin with marks of 144-9 (44.13m) and 141-1 (43.00m).
Seniors Abigale Wilson (Carrollton, Ohio) and Olivia Snyder (Navarre, Ohio) recorded identical third- and fifth-place finishes in the women's discus and shot put. Wilson and Snyder posted marks of 164-6 (50.15m) and 148-8 (45.31m) in the discus, while turning in marks of 50-9.50 (15.48m) and 50-1.25 (15.27m) in the shot put. Snyder's effort in the shot put stands as a career-best mark and the fifth-best performance in outdoor program history.
Redshirt junior Shawnn Foster (Cheektowa, N.Y.) registered a mark of 172-3 (52.50m) to earn a fifth-place finish in the women's hammer, while redshirt sophomore Emily Taylor (Mount Perry, Ohio) posted a mark of 164-8 (50.19m) to place eighth.
Redshirt freshman Jacob Hutcherson (Uniontown, Ohio) placed seventh in the men's hammer with a personal-best mark of 155-0 (47.25m).
The Zips are scheduled to be off of competition next weekend before traveling to California to partake in a pair of meets, April 17-20.
SATURDAY MEN'S FINALS:
Hammer: Jacob Hutcherson (7th-155-0/47.25m*), Milton Wilson (9th-152-3/46.42*); Javelin: Ian Behm (1st-205-2/62.53m), Bobby Casey (3rd-178-11/54.53m), Kamar Majid (4th-164-1/50.02m), Malik Hudson (5th-163-4/49.79m*), Blake High (6th-160-6/48.92m*), Brandon Hochbein (7th-157-0/47.86m); Discus: Blake High (10th-122-8/37.40m*), Kamar Majid (11th-121-2/36.94m*), Milton Wilson (12th-121-1/36.90m*), Malik Hudson (13th-119-4/36.37m*), Brandon Hochbein (14th-109-8/33.42m*), Bobby Casey (15th-103-11/31.68m*), Jacob Hutcherson (17th-91-4/27.83m*); Shot Put: Jacob Hutcherson (8th-45-7.25/13.90m*), Malik Hudson (10th-40-2.75/12.26m*), Blake High (11th-37-11.50/11.57m*), Kamar Majid (12th-37-10.75/11.55m), Brandon Hochbein (13th-37-5/11.40m*), Bobby Casey (14th-32-2/9.80m*)
SATURDAY WOMEN'S FINALS:
Hammer: Shawnn Foster (5th-172-3/52.50m), Emily Taylor (8th-164-8/50.19m), Olivia Snyder (11th-149-0/45.41m); Javelin: Laurel Bristow (1st-144-9/44.13m), Trinity Clark (2nd-141-1/43.00m*); Discus: Abigale Wilson (3rd-164-6/50.15m), Olivia Snyder (5th-148-8/45.31m); Shot Put: Abigale Wilson (3rd-50-9.50/15.48m), Olivia Snyder (5th-50-1.25/15.27m*)
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-6-6.25/1.99m); 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
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