Akron Opens Spring Campaign with Solid Results at Stan Romanoski Open

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Morgantown, W.Va.

University of Akron

Stan Romanoski Open

Akron Opens Spring Campaign with Solid Results at Stan Romanoski Open

March 19 | Track & Field

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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - The University of Akron men's and women's track and field teams collected a trio of victories as part of 18 overall top-five finishes at the Stan Romanoski Open hosted by West Virginia on Saturday, March 19.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
• Sophomore Caleb Mabins (Erie, Pa.) won the men's long jump with a career-best mark of 24-0.25 (7.32m), while finishing second in the men's triple jump with a career-long mark of 47-7.75 (14.52m).
• Junior Sara Foster (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio) took the title in the women's 400-meter hurdles in a time of 65.09, while placing fourth in the women's long jump with a mark of 17-4.25 (5.29m).
• Junior Kassandra Roemer (Kaiserlautern, Germany) bested the field in the women's long jump with a mark of 18-3.25 (5.57m).
• Redshirt junior Milton Wilson (Streetsboro, Ohio) placed second in the men's hammer with a mark of 199-0 (60.67m).
• Senior Jayce Shaffer (Lawrenceville, Ga.) earned runner-up accolades in the long jump with a career-best mark of 23-0.50 (7.02m).
• Freshman Hannah Kerr (Chillicothe, Ohio) finished seconds in the women's 5,000 meters crossing the line in a career-best time of 19:11.93.
• Freshman Jacob Glavickas (Orwell, Ohio) placed second in the men's 400 meters in a career-best time of 50.26.

UP NEXT:
Akron travels to Texas over Spring Break to compete at the Texas Relays in Austin, Texas, March 23-26, as well as the Texas State Invitational in San Marcos, Texas, March 24-26.

SATURDAY MEN'S RESULTS:
5,000 Meters: Kyle Stober (3rd-16:08.20*); 400 Meters: Jacob Glavickas (2nd-50.26*); 400-Meter Hurdles: Matthew Perison (3rd-57.71); Long Jump: Caleb Mabins (1st-24-0.25/7.32m*), Jayce Shaffer (2nd-23-0.50/7.02m*), Jacob Glavickas (5th-21-2.75/6.47m*); Javelin: Jacob Glavickas (4th-155-11/47.53m*), Robert Artrip (5th-149-1/45.44m); Triple Jump: Caleb Mabins (2nd-47-7.75/14.52m*)

SATURDAY WOMEN'S RESULTS:
5,000 Meters: Hannah Kerr (2nd-19:11.93*); 1,500 Steeplechase: Lizzy Gurko (3rd-5:15.40*), Grace Abrams (6th-5:47.91*); 100-Meter Hurdles: Kayla Allen (13th-21.77*); 800 Meters: Brianna Martino (12th-2:36.83*); 400-Meter Hurdles: Sara Foster (1st-65.09), Grace Henderson (3rd-1:10.38*), Kayla Allen (6th-1:14.82*); Long Jump: Kassandra Roemer (1st-18-3.25/5.57m), Sara Foster (4th-17-4.25/5.29m), Grace Henderson (8th-16-7.25/5.06m*), Kayla Allen (11th-15-9/4.80m*)

FRIDAY MEN'S RESULTS:
Hammer: Milton Wilson (2nd-199-0/60.67m), Jabari Neal-Jackson (3rd-189-6/57.77m*), Lane Graham (5th-169-3/51.59m*), Jacob Hutcherson (6th-164-4/50.09m)

* denotes career-best time