Akron Triumphs Over Rival Kent State in Annual Dual Meet Showdown

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Akron Triumphs Over Rival Kent State in Annual Dual Meet Showdown

January 21 | Track & Field

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KENT, Ohio - The University of Akron men's and women's track and field teams garnered a pair of dual-meet victories over rival Kent State on Friday, Jan. 21 at the Kent State Fieldhouse as the Zips posted 18 triumphs en route to registering 40 overall top-three performances.

Akron edged Kent State in the men's meet by a score of 78-66, while the Zips bettered the Golden Flashes in the women's competition, 76-74. The results will set the stage for when Kent State hosts the Mid-American Conference Indoor Championships, Feb. 25-26, when the two teams will vie for the league title in the men's and women's competitions as well as a pair of points in the Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center Wagon Wheel Challenge.

"It is always a bg deal for us to do well against our rival school," Akron head track and field coach Dennis Mitchell commented. "Having the team come together against a good program like Kent State means a lot to us."

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Sophomore Zarik Brown (Dayton, Ohio) won the men's 400 meters in a career-best time of 46.72. His effort stands as the fifth-fastest time in the NCAA this season and represents the No. 2 mark in indoor program history.
• Redshirt sophomore Charles Sanders (Cincinnati, Ohio) was triple-winner for the Zips crossing the line first in the men's 60- and 200-meters in career-best times of 6.96 and 21.68, respectively, while running the lead-off leg on the winning 4x400 relay (3:16.17).
• Junior Amya Clarke (Christ Church, St. Kitts and Nevis) claimed a pair of victories in the women's 60- and 200-meters registering times of 7.64 and 24.88.
• Senior Hesham Eldesouky (Nasr City, Egypt) garnered a win in the men's long jump with a mark of 24-0.75 (7.33m) while simultaneously besting the field in the men's triple jump with a mark 51-2.25 (15.60m).
• Junior Jacqueline Pokuaah (Akron, Ohio) captured the women's triple jump with a career-best mark of 41-4.25 (12.60m). Her effort stands as the No. 20 performance in the NCAA this season and the third-best effort in indoor program history.
• Junior Nuh Andu (Doha, Qatar) won the men's high jump eclipsing 6-7.50 (2.02m).
• Freshman Fegor Clifford (Delta State, Nigeria) triumphed in the women's long jump with a career-best performance of 19-7.50 (5.98m).
• Sophomore Blake Lucius (Crestline, Ohio) recorded a career-best time of 4:15.16 to cross the line first in the men's mile.
• Junior Lizzy Gurko (Northfield, Ohio) captured the women's mile in a time of 5:13.38.
• Senior Jacob Ondash (Hiram, Ohio) triumphed in the men's 800 meters in a time of 1:54.43.
• Freshman Lane Graham (Killbuck, Ohio) won the men's shot put with a career-best mark of 53-3 (16.23m).
• Freshman Janay Bass (Akron, Ohio) finished first in the women's 400 meters in a career-best time of 56.82. She then ran the lead-off leg on the triumphant 4x400 relay squad of Bass, senior Varvara Lissichkina (Karaganda, Kazahkstan), junior Sara Foster (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio) and Clifford in 3:52.85.
• Lissichkina crossed the line first in the women's 800 meters in a time of 2:12.24.
• The men's 4x400 relay team of Sanders, freshmen Jimmy Harkelroad (Huron, Ohio) and Jack Weaver (Mt. Gilead, Ohio) and Brown capped the evening for Akron winning in 3:16.17.

UP NEXT
The Zips return to action on Jan. 28 as Akron travel to University Park, Pa., to compete at the Sykes-Sabock Challenge Cup hosted by Penn State.

MEN'S RESULTS:
Mile: Blake Lucius (1st-4:15.16*), Oliver Huffman (5th-4:20.49), Colt Hemphill (6th-4:25.42*), Anthony Nicols (8th-4:38.90*); 60-Meter Hurdles: Elijah Humphrey (3rd-8.40*); 400 Meters: Zarik Brown (1st-46.72*), Jimmy Harkelroad (2nd-48.51), Hunter Garretson (4th-50.81*); 60 Meters: Charles Sanders (1st-6.96*), Jack Weaver (3rd-6.99*), Jayce Shaffer (4th-7.06), Elijah Humphrey (5th-7.12), Caleb Mabins (6th-7.13*), Haruki Sakai (7th-7.15*); 800 Meters: Jacob Ondash (1st-1:54.43), Jean Dieuvil (3rd-1:55.04*); 200 Meters: Charles Sanders (1st-21.68*), Jack Weaver (2nd-22.18*); 3,000 Meters: Oliver Huffman (5th-8:50.48*); 4x400 Relay: Akron 'A' - Charles Sanders, Jimmy Harkelroad, Jack Weaver, Zarik Brown (1st-3:16.17), Akron 'B' - Hunter Garretson, Jacob Ondash, Oliver Huffman, Jean Dieuvil (3rd-3:28.82); Pole Vault: Hunter Garretson (2nd-14-3.25/4.35m), Robert Artrip (NH); Long Jump: Hesham Eldesouky (1st-24-0.75/7.33m), Dimitrije Novakovic (2nd-23-4/7.11m), Haruki Sakai (5th-22-0.75/6.72m), Jayce Shaffer (6th-21-8.75/6.62m); High Jump: Nuh Andu (1st-6-7.50/2.02m), Avalonn Harper (NH); Weight Throw: Milton Wilson (2nd-63-9/19.45m), Jabari Neal-Jackson (3rd-59-8/18.19m*), Jacob Hutcherson (5th-54-11/16.75m), Lane Graham (6th-54-0/16.47m*); Triple Jump: Hesham Eldesouky (1st-51-2.25/15.60m), Dimitrije Novakovic (3rd-49-7/15.11m), Caleb Mabins (4th-47-5.75/14.47m*); Shot Put: Lane Graham (1st-53-3/16.23m*), Jacob Hutcherson (3rd-51-4.25/15.65m*)

WOMEN'S RESULTS:
Mile: Lizzy Gurko (1st-5:13.38), Danielle Honaker (5th-5:32.39*), Brianna Martino (6th-5:52.84*), Emily Razo (7th-6:20.86); 60-Meter Hurdles: Adaeze Nwokike (3rd-9.06*), Sara Foster (4th-9.42), Kayla Allen (6th-10.34), Grace Henderson (7th-10.45*); 400 Meters: Janay Bass (1st-56.82*), Sage Harmon (3rd-60.69); 60 Meters: Amya Clarke (1st-7.64), Anna Altstadt (4th-8.15), Kassandra Roemer (5th-8.37); 800 Meters: Varvara Lissichkina (1st-2:12.24), Hannah Long (2nd-2:13.69*), Julia Frombach (5th-2:25.79); 200 Meters: Amya Clarke (1st-24.88), Janay Bass (2nd-25.96), Anna Altstadt (4th-26.85*); 3,000 Meters: Halle Sebest (4th-10:58.89*) Sophia Leto (5th-11:05.01), Hannah Kerr (6th-11:09.44*); 4x400 Relay: Akron 'A' - Janay Bass, Varvara Lissichkina, Sara Foster, Fegor Clifford (1st-3:52.85), Akron 'B; - Sage Harmon, Hannah Long, Adaeze Nwokike, Julia Frombach (3rd-4:03.88); Pole Vault: Abby Knouff (2nd-13-3.75/4.06m*), Taylor Shriver (3rd-12-10/3.91m), Abigail Drayer (4th-11-4.25/3.46m), Brynn Rychlik (NH); Long Jump: Fegor Clifford (1st-19-7.50/5.98m*), Jacqueline Pokuaah (3rd-18-8/5.69m), Kassandra Roemer (4th-17-8.75/5.40m), Kayla Allen (6th-15-1.50/4.61m); High Jump: Carlyn Zahner (2nd-5-4.50/1.64m*), Sara Foster (4th-5-2.50/1.59m), Grace Henderson (5th-5-0.50/1.54m*); Weight Throw: Nighyah Carthen (5th-45-1/13.76m*), Grace Edwards (6th-34-7/10.56m); Triple Jump: Jacqueline Pokuaah (1st-41-4.25/12.60m*), Fegor Clifford (2nd-40-3.25/12.27m), Zoi Balamouti (4th-38-9/11.81m); Shot Put: Nighyah Carthen (5th-41-7.75/12.69m*), Laurel Bristow (6th-40-2.75/12.26m*), Kayla Allen (7th-25-10.25/7.88m)

* denotes career-best mark