Strong Performances Highlight Day Two of Stan Romanoski Open

Saturday, March 18

Morgantown, W.Va.

University of Akron

Stan Romanoski Open

Strong Performances Highlight Day Two of Stan Romanoski Open

March 18 | Track & Field

STAN ROMANOSKI OPEN: FINAL RESULTS | MEET INFORMATION | LIVE STATS

AKRON, Ohio – The University of Akron men's and women's track and field team garnered six victories as part of 13 overall top-three performances on the final day of the Stan Romanoski Open hosted by West Virginia on Saturday, March 18.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
• The Zips posted 17 career-best marks on the day.
• Redshirt junior Kyle Stober (Mogadore, Ohio) captured the men's 5,000 meters in a career-best time of 15.22.37.
• Redshirt junior Laurel Bristow (Pittsburgh, Pa.) won the women's javelin with a throw of 125-11 (38.37m).
• Sophomore Oscar Prieto (Barcelona, Spain) and redshirt junior Robert Artrip (Independence, Ohio) finished 1-2 in the men's pole vault eclipsing 17-0.75 (5.20m) and 16-0.75 (4.90m).
• Sophomores Brynn Rychlik (Marysville, Ohio) and Cassidy Allen (Lakewood, N.Y.) took the top-two places in the women's pole vault besting the bar at 11-11.75 (3.65m) and 11-5.75 (3.50m).
• Freshman Josiah Cox (New Franklin, Ohio) bested the field in the men's shot put with a career-best mark of 52-2.50 (15.99m).
• Sophomore Halle Sebest (Poland, Ohio) crossed the line second in the women's 5,000 meters in a career-best time of 18:18.64.

UP NEXT:
Akron travels to Raleigh, N.C. to compete at the Raleigh Relays hosted by North Carolina State.

SATURDAY MEN'S RESULTS:
5,000 Meters: Kyle Stober (1st-15:22.37*); Pole Vault: Oscar Prieto (1st-17-0.75/5.20m*), Robert Artrip (2nd-16-0.75/4.90m); Discus: Owen Wendl (1st-168-7/51.39m*), Davis Hedrick (2nd-163-8/49.90m*), JaMeire Robinson (3rd-154-9/47.16m*); Shot Put: Josiah Cox (1st-52-5.50/15.99m*), Lane Graham (3rd-51-2.75/15.61m*), Owen Wendl (5th-49-5.50/15.07m*), JaMeire Robinson (12th-41-9.75/12.74m*)

SATURDAY WOMEN'S RESULTS:
5,000 Meters: Halle Sebest (2nd-18:18.64*), Danielle Honaker (5th-18:35.19), Grace Henderson (6th-18:52.81*), Emily Razo (7th-18:55.33*), Hannah Kerr (12th-19:27.03), Emerson Rainsburg (13th-19:50.96*); Discus: Sydney Hale (3rd-127-8/38.91m*), Grace Edwards (5th-123-0/37.49m*); Pole Vault: Brynn Rychlik (1st-11-11.75/3.65m*), Cassidy Allen (2nd-11-5.75/3.50m*); Javelin: Laurel Bristow (1st-125-11/38.37m)

FRIDAY MEN'S RESULTS:
Hammer: William Gross (1st-195-4/59.54m), Milton Wilson (2nd-190-8/58.11m), Jabari Neal-Jackson (3rd-189-4/57.72m), Lane Graham (5th-167-2/50.96m)

FRIDAY WOMEN'S RESULTS:
Hammer: Sydney Hale (11th-112-1/34.17m*), Grace Edwards (15th-101-11/31.06m*), Gabrielle Griffiths (F)

* Denotes career-best mark