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Friday, December 1
Akron, Ohio
4:00 PM
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Akron Haynes Lancaster Open
Akron Track and Field to Host Haynes Lancaster Open to Commence Indoor Campaign
November 30 | Track & Field
HAYNES LANCASTER OPEN: MEET INFORMATION (PDF) | PRELIMINARY HEAT SHEETS (PDF) | LIVE RESULTS
AKRON, Ohio – The University of Akron track and field team will commence its 2023-24 indoor campaign hosting the inaugural Haynes Lancaster Open on Friday (Dec. 1) at the Stile Athletics Field House.
DIGITAL TICKETING: Mobile tickets are available for $10 at www.GoZips.com/tickets and must be purchased in advance. Mobile ticketing will be utilized for all home Akron track and field meets this season. Akron students with valid ID will be admitted free of charge. All fans should enter through the Akron student recreation center main entrance. Doors will open to the public at 3:00 p.m. on Friday.
PARKING UPDATE: Akron track and field fans are encouraged to park in Lot 1 (Corner of Carroll and Spicer Streets) for track and field meets. Parking in other lots without appropriate UA permit is subject to ticketing by parking services.
UP NEXT: Akron welcomes Buffalo, Roberts Wesleyan, Walsh and Wooster to the Stile Athletics Field House for the season-opening meet on Friday (Dec. 1).
The 28-event meet will commence with the men's high jump, long jump and weight throw and women's long jump, pole vault and shot put at 4 p.m. before the meet concludes with the men's 4x400 relay at approximately 7:30 p.m.
Live stats of the Haynes Lancaster Open will be available at GoZips.com.
NATIONAL RANKINGS: The University of Akron track and field teams garnered recognition for their efforts during the 2023 outdoor season as the Zips rated in the Event Squad rankings released on May 15, 2023, as part of the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field National Rating Index.
Akron ranked fifth nationally in the men's hammer, 20th in the men's pole vault and 30th in the men's shot put.
ZIPS RANK AMONG NATION'S BEST IN 2023 TFRRS RANKINGS: Akron had four student-athletes ranked in the top-50 nationally by the Track and Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS) during the 2023 outdoor campaign, including, Hunter Garretson, who was fifth in the nation in the men's pole vault (18-8.75/5.71m).
Also rated among the top-50 was redshirt junior Jimmy Harkelroad (Huron, Ohio) (27th in men's 400-meter hurdles – 50.47), sophomore Brian Masai (Kitale, Kenya) (39th in men's 5,000 meters – 13:39.65) and William Gross (49th in men's hammer – 213-8/65.13m).
GARRETSON NAMED ELITE 90 WINNER: Hunter Garretson was the recipient of the Elite 90 award for the 2023 NCAA Division Men's Track and Field Indoor Championship.
Garretson, majoring in mathematics, boasts a perfect 4.0 GPA was presented with the award during the presentation. He became the second Zip to earn the distinguished honor joining Tyler Sanda, who won the award as a member of the Akron men's soccer team in 2015.
GARRETSON GARNERS ALL-AMERICA ACCOLADES: Hunter Garretson garnered First-Team All-America accolades on the strength of a second-place showing (18-8.25/5.70m) at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships hosted by the University of Texas on June 7. William Gross garnered Second-Team All-America honors placing 16th in the men's hammer (221-3/67.45m), while senior Charles Sanders (Cincinnati, Ohio) and Brian Masai were named Honorable Mention All-America recipients in the men's 400 meters and 5,000 meters, respectively.
CRACKING THE ALL-TIME TOP-FIVE PERFORMANCES: The Zips posted a trio of school records on the campaign, including Brian Masai in the men's 5,000 and 10,000 meters and Jimmy Harkelroad as part of nine overall top-five performances in program history to the record book during the 2023 outdoor campaign.
Indoor
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AKRON, Ohio – The University of Akron track and field team will commence its 2023-24 indoor campaign hosting the inaugural Haynes Lancaster Open on Friday (Dec. 1) at the Stile Athletics Field House.
DIGITAL TICKETING: Mobile tickets are available for $10 at www.GoZips.com/tickets and must be purchased in advance. Mobile ticketing will be utilized for all home Akron track and field meets this season. Akron students with valid ID will be admitted free of charge. All fans should enter through the Akron student recreation center main entrance. Doors will open to the public at 3:00 p.m. on Friday.
PARKING UPDATE: Akron track and field fans are encouraged to park in Lot 1 (Corner of Carroll and Spicer Streets) for track and field meets. Parking in other lots without appropriate UA permit is subject to ticketing by parking services.
UP NEXT: Akron welcomes Buffalo, Roberts Wesleyan, Walsh and Wooster to the Stile Athletics Field House for the season-opening meet on Friday (Dec. 1).
The 28-event meet will commence with the men's high jump, long jump and weight throw and women's long jump, pole vault and shot put at 4 p.m. before the meet concludes with the men's 4x400 relay at approximately 7:30 p.m.
Live stats of the Haynes Lancaster Open will be available at GoZips.com.
NATIONAL RANKINGS: The University of Akron track and field teams garnered recognition for their efforts during the 2023 outdoor season as the Zips rated in the Event Squad rankings released on May 15, 2023, as part of the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field National Rating Index.
Akron ranked fifth nationally in the men's hammer, 20th in the men's pole vault and 30th in the men's shot put.
ZIPS RANK AMONG NATION'S BEST IN 2023 TFRRS RANKINGS: Akron had four student-athletes ranked in the top-50 nationally by the Track and Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS) during the 2023 outdoor campaign, including, Hunter Garretson, who was fifth in the nation in the men's pole vault (18-8.75/5.71m).
Also rated among the top-50 was redshirt junior Jimmy Harkelroad (Huron, Ohio) (27th in men's 400-meter hurdles – 50.47), sophomore Brian Masai (Kitale, Kenya) (39th in men's 5,000 meters – 13:39.65) and William Gross (49th in men's hammer – 213-8/65.13m).
GARRETSON NAMED ELITE 90 WINNER: Hunter Garretson was the recipient of the Elite 90 award for the 2023 NCAA Division Men's Track and Field Indoor Championship.
Garretson, majoring in mathematics, boasts a perfect 4.0 GPA was presented with the award during the presentation. He became the second Zip to earn the distinguished honor joining Tyler Sanda, who won the award as a member of the Akron men's soccer team in 2015.
GARRETSON GARNERS ALL-AMERICA ACCOLADES: Hunter Garretson garnered First-Team All-America accolades on the strength of a second-place showing (18-8.25/5.70m) at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships hosted by the University of Texas on June 7. William Gross garnered Second-Team All-America honors placing 16th in the men's hammer (221-3/67.45m), while senior Charles Sanders (Cincinnati, Ohio) and Brian Masai were named Honorable Mention All-America recipients in the men's 400 meters and 5,000 meters, respectively.
CRACKING THE ALL-TIME TOP-FIVE PERFORMANCES: The Zips posted a trio of school records on the campaign, including Brian Masai in the men's 5,000 and 10,000 meters and Jimmy Harkelroad as part of nine overall top-five performances in program history to the record book during the 2023 outdoor campaign.
| NAME | EVENT/DATE | RANK – MARK |
| Brian Masai | Men's 10,000M – March 24 | No. 1 – 28:45.78 |
| Hunter Garretson | Men's Pole Vault – April 1 | No. 2 – 18-8.75 (5.71m) |
| Milton Wilson | Men's Hammer – April 7 | No. 4 – 205-3 (62.56m) |
| Brian Masai | Men's 5,000M – April 15 | No. 1 – 13:39.65 |
| Milton Wilson | Men's Hammer – April 28 | No. 2 – 212-5 (64.75m) |
| Jabari Neal-Jackson | Men's Hammer – April 28 | No. 3 – 211-11 (64.59m) |
| Jimmy Harkelroad | Men's 400M Hurdles – May 13 | No. 1 – 50.47 |
| Dimitrije Novakovic | Men's Triple Jump – May 12 | No. 4 – 50-00 (15.24m) |
| Amya Clarke | Women's 200M – May 13 | No. 2 – 23.37 |
Indoor
| NAME | EVENT/DATE | RANK – MARK |
| Brian Masai | Men's 3,000M – Jan. 20 | No. 3 – 8:10.74 |
| Brian Masai | Men's Mile – Jan. 27 | No. 2 – 4:03.21 |
| Hunter Garretson | Men's Pole Vault – Jan. 27 | No. 4 – 17-10.50 (5.45m) |
| Vanessa Horn | Women's 400M – Jan. 28 | No. 5 – 55.24 |
| Oliver Huffman, Silas Bush, Zayd Elkurd, Brian Masai | Men's DMR – Jan. 28 | No. 5 – 9:55.98 |
| Brian Masai | Men's 5,000M – Feb. 11 | No. 1 – 13:46.76 |
| Hunter Garretson | Men's Pole Vault – Feb. 17 | No. 3 – 18.2.50 (5.55m) |
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