Strong Performances Highlight Al Campbell Invitational for Akron

Friday, February 17

Akron, Ohio

University of Akron

Fourth Annual Al Campbell Invitational

Strong Performances Highlight Al Campbell Invitational for Akron

February 17 | Track & Field

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AKRON, Ohio – The University of Akron track and field team registered four victories as part of 19 overall top-three finishes to highlight the Zips' performances at the Fourth Annual Al Campbell Invitational on Friday, Feb. 17 at the Stile Athletics Field House.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
• Redshirt sophomore Hunter Garretson (Newcomerstown, Ohio) captured the men's pole vault eclipsing a career-best mark of 18-2.50 (5.55m). His effort stands as the No. 3 mark in indoor program history and the No. 9 performance in the NCAA this season.
• Redshirt junior Milton Wilson (Streetsboro, Ohio) won the men's weight throw with a mark of 68-11.75 (21.02m).
• Redshirt junior Makenna Heimlich (Shelby, Ohio) crossed the line first in the women's 800 meters in a time of 2:12.45.
• Sophomore Adaeze Nwokike (Benin City, Nigeria) took the title in the women's 60-meter hurdles posting a career-best time of 8.69.
• Redshirt senior Rebekah Harden (Tinley Park, Ill.) garnered a second-place finish in the women's 3,000 meters in a career-best time of 10:01.41, while redshirt sophomore Danielle Honaker (Ashland, Ohio) added a career-best effort of 17:56.73 to place second in the women's 5,000 meters.
• Sophomore Grace Henderson (Rostraver Township, Pa.) placed second in the women's mile in a time of 5:15.71.
• Freshman Benjamin Hudak (Tallmadge, Ohio) finished second in the men's 400 meters in a career-best time of 49.54.
• Redshirt junior Caleb Mabins (Erie, Pa.) placed second in the men's long jump with a career-best leap of 23-5.25 (7.14m).
• The women's 4x400 relay team of redshirt sophomore Janay Bass (Akron, Ohio), senior Amya Clarke (Christ Church, St. Kitts and Nevis), freshman Jade Celestine (Ajax, Ontario) and freshman Vanessa Horn (Ludwigsfelde, Germany) earned a second-place finish in a time of 3:56.11.

UP NEXT:
Akron travels to Bowling Green, Ohio to compete at the Mid-American Conference Championships on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 24-25.

MEN'S FINAL RESULTS:
60 Meters: Charles Sanders (6th-7.05); 200 Meters: Jimmy Harkelroad (3rd-21.71*), Charles Sanders (5th-22.23), Jameel Williamson (9th-22.52*), Bobby Golden (13th-22.97*); 400 Meters: Benjamin Hudak (2nd-49.54*); 800 Meters: Jean Dieuvil (6th-1:52.25*), Silas Bush (9th-1:54.26*); Pole Vault: Hunter Garretson (1st-18-2.50/5.55m*), Robert Artrip (3rd-17-0.75/5.20m*), Oscar Prieto (5th-16-0.75/4.90m); Long Jump: Caleb Mabins (2nd-23-5.25/7.14m*), Haruki Sakai (3rd-23-3.25/7.09m), Dimitrije Novakovic (5th-22-9.25/6.94m), Robert Artrip (9th-20-10/6.35m*); Shot Put: Josiah Cox (5th-53-5.75/16.30m), JaMeire Robinson (13th-47-1.50/14.36m*), Robert Artrip (16th-45-7.75/13.91m*); Weight Throw: Milton Wilson (1st-68-11.75/21.02m), Jabari Neal-Jackson (4th-61-3/18.67m), JaMeire Robinson (12th-46-9/14.25m)

WOMEN'S FINAL RESULTS:
60 Meters: Anna Altstadt (3rd-7.87*), Tai'Yanna Cage (6th-8.02*); 200 Meters: Anna Altstadt (7th-26.13*), Tai'Yanna Cage (8th-26.16*); 400 Meters: Janay Bass (4th-58.42), Sage Harmon (7th-59.84); 800 Meters: Makenna Heimlich (1st-2:12.45), Maddie Heimlich (3rd-2:16.33), Brianna Martino (13th-2:25.84); Mile: Grace Henderson (2nd-5:15.71); 3,000 Meters: Rebekah Harden (2nd-10:01.41*), Grace Henderson (DNF); 5,000 Meters: Danielle Honaker (2nd-17:56.73*), Halle Sebest (3rd-18:17.50*), Hannah Kerr (4th-18:37.05*), Grace Henderson (DNF), Brianna Martino (DNF); 60-Meter Hurdles: Adaeze Nwokike (1st-8.69*), Jade Celestine (3rd-8.84*); 4x400 Relay: Akron 'A' – Janay Bass, Amya Clarke, Jade Celestine, Vanessa Horn (2nd-3:56.11), Akron 'B' – Adaeze Nwokike, Maddie Heimlich, Tai'Yanna Cage, Makenna Heimlich (3rd-3:58.96); High Jump: Isabela Schroeter (3rd-5-1/1.55m); Pole Vault: Brynn Rychlik (6th-11-11.75/3.65m), Cassidy Allen (9th-11-5.75/3.50m); Weight Throw: Gabrielle Griffiths (10th-51-3/15.62m), Sydney Hale (19th-42-8.75/13.02m), Grace Edwards (20th-37-3/11.35m*)

MEN'S PRELIMINARY RESULTS:
60 Meters: Charles Sanders (6th-7.04), Bobby Golden (9th-7.07*), Jameel Williamson (12th-7.13*), Caleb Mabins (16th-7.16), Dimitrije Novakovic (18th-7.22*)

WOMEN'S PRELIMINARY RESULTS:
60 Meters: Anna Altstadt (5th-7.89), Tai'Yanna Cage (6th-8.07); 60-Meter Hurdles: Adaeze Nwokike (1st-8.82), Jade Celestine (3rd-8.92), Kayla Allen (9th-9.84*)

* Denotes career-best mark