Garretson and Prieto Headline Zips Efforts to Open MAC Indoor Championships

Friday, February 24

Bowling Green, Ohio

University of Akron

Mid-American Conference Indoor Championship

Garretson and Prieto Headline Zips Efforts to Open MAC Indoor Championships

February 24 | Track & Field

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BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The University of Akron track and field team garnered a pair of league titles as part of 10 overall top-five finals finishes to highlight the Zips' performances on the opening day of the Mid-American Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships on Friday, Feb. 24.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
• Redshirt sophomore Hunter Garretson (Newcomerstown, Ohio) and sophomore Oscar Prieto (Barcelona, Spain) shared the men's pole vault title as each eclipsed 17-1 (5.21m). The mark was a career-best clearance for Prieto, who captured his first league title, while Garretson won his fourth conference crown in the event.
• Freshman Brian Masai (Kitale, Kenya) narrowly missed earning the title in the men's 5,000 meters crossing the line in 13:58.37, just 13 one-hundredths of a second off the winner's pace. His effort garnered him Second-Team All-MAC accolades for the first time.
• Trio of redshirt senior Milton Wilson (Streetsboro, Ohio), redshirt sophomore William Gross (Newfane, N.Y.) and redshirt junior Jabari Neal-Jackson (Cincinnati, Ohio) posted marks of 67-1 (20.45m), 63-9 (19.44m) and 62-6 (19.05m) to place second, third and fourth in the men's weight throw. Wilson earned All-MAC honors for the first time.
• Juniors Haruki Sakai (Katori, Japan) and Dimitrije Novakovic (Belgrade, Serbia) collected team points in the men's long jump with marks of 23-7.50 (7.20m) and 23-1.50 (7.05m) to place third and fifth, respectively. Sakai's performance was a career-best mark.
• Senior Amya Clarke (Christ Church, St. Kitts and Nevis) posted qualifying times of 7.51 and 24.79, to advance to the finals in the women's 60 and 200 meters, respectively.
• Freshman Vanessa Horn (Ludwigsfelde, Germany) qualified for the finals of the women's 400 meters with a time of 56.64.
• Redshirt sophomore Jimmy Harkelroad (Huron, Ohio) and senior Charles Sanders (Cincinnati, Ohio) qualified for the finals on the men's 400 meters crossing the line in 49.85 and 50.53. Additionally, Harkelroad moved to the finals in the men's 200 meters with a preliminary time of 22.10.
• Redshirt Makenna Heimlich (Shelby, Ohio) added a qualifying time in the women's 800 meters crossing the line in 2:12.82.
• Redshirt sophomore Jean Dieuvil (North Miami Beach, Fla.) advanced to the finals of the men's 800 meters with a time of 1:55.77.
• Redshirt senior Quentin Woodall (Cleveland, Ohio) will move to the finals of the men's 60 meters after a career-best preliminary time of 6.99.
• Redshirt junior Robert Artrip (Independence, Ohio) posted a four-event cumulative score of 2,488 to sit in sixth place after opening day action in the men's heptathlon.

UP NEXT:
Akron concludes competition at the Mid–American Conference Championships on Saturday, Feb. 25.

MEN'S TEAM STANDINGS:
1) Akron (59 points), 2) Eastern Michigan (46), 3) Kent State (37), 4) Buffalo (10)

WOMEN'S TEAM STANDINGS:
1) Ball State (35 points), 2) Buffalo (25), 3) Kent State (23), Miami (23), 5) Bowling Green (22), 6) Central Michigan (20), 7) Toledo (17), 8) Eastern Michigan (14), 9) Western Michigan (10), 10) Ohio (5), 11) Northern Illinois (1), 12) Akron

FRIDAY MEN'S RESULTS:
5,000 Meters: Brian Masai (2nd-13:58.37); Distance Medley Relay: Marc Carrera, Jean Dieuvil, Silas Bush, Zayd Elkurd (4th-10:23.20); Pole Vault: Hunter Garretson (1st-17-1/5.21m), Oscar Prieto (1st-17-1/5.21m*), Robert Artrip (4th-15-9.25/4.81m); Long Jump: Haruki Sakai (3rd-23-7.50/7.20m*), Dimitrije Novakovic (5th-23-1.50/7.05m), Caleb Mabins (9th-22-1.25/6.74m); Weight Throw: Milton Wilson (2nd-67-1/20.45m), William Gross (3rd-63-9/19.44m), Jabari Neal-Jackson (4th-62-6/19.05m)

FRIDAY WOMEN'S RESULTS:
5,000 Meters: Rebekah Harden (DNF); Distance Medley Relay: Grace Henderson, Maddie Heimlich, Makenna Heimlich, Danielle Honaker (9th-12:25.67); Weight Throw: Gabrielle Griffiths (11th-52-0/15.85m)

FRIDAY MEN'S PRELIMINARY RESULTS:
400 Meters: Jimmy Harkelroad (2nd-49.85Q), Charles Sanders (5th-50.53Q), Benjamin Hudak (10th-51.33); 60 Meters: Quentin Woodall (7th-6.99q*), Bobby Golden (9th-7.02*), Jameel Williamson (12th-7.17); 800 Meters: Jean Dieuvil (6th-1:55.77Q), Silas Bush (10th-1:58.56); 200 Meters: Jimmy Harkelroad (4th-22.10Q), Jameel Williamson (11th-23.27)

FRIDAY WOMEN'S PRELIMINARY RESULTS:
Mile: Grace Henderson (20th-5:22.27); 60-Meter Hurdles: Jade Celestine (14th-8.90); 400 Meters: Vanessa Horn (3rd-56.64Q), Janay Bass (15th-58.85), Sage Harmon (20th-61.18); 60 Meters: Amya Clarke (1st-7.51Q); 800 Meters: Makenna Heimlich (4th-2:12.82Q), Maddie Heimlich (16th-2:17.24); 200 Meters: Amya Clarke (8th-24.79q)

MEN'S HEPTATHLON RESULTS:
Robert Artrip (6th-2,488); 60–Meters: Robert Artrip (5th–7.41); Long Jump: Robert Artrip (5th–20–1.25/6.13m); Shot Put: Robert Artrip (3rd–38–9.25/11.82m); High Jump: Robert Artrip (6th-5-6.50/1.69m)

* Denotes career–best mark
Q denotes automatic qualifier
q denotes at–large qualifier