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Ashland Alumni Open
Strong Performances Highlight ZIps' Efforts at Ashland Alumni Open
April 29 | Track & Field
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ASHLAND, Ohio - University of Akron track and field team captured 14 victories as part of 30 overall top-three finishes to highlight the Zips' efforts on the final day of the Ashland Alumni Open on Saturday (April 29).
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
• Redshirt senior Milton Wilson (Streetsboro, Ohio) won the men's hammer on Friday (April 28) on the strength of career-best and No. 2 mark in outdoor program history of 212-5 (64.75m).
• Redshirt sophomore Hunter Garretson (Newcomerstown, Ohio) eclipsed a facility-record mark of 18-1 (5.51m) to take the title in the men's pole vault.
• Senior Charles Sanders (Cincinnati, Ohio) finished first in the men's 400 meters in 47.34, while redshirt senior Quentin Woodall (Cleveland, Ohio) crossed the line first in a winning time of 10.74.
• Redshirt sophomore Janay Bass (Akron, Ohio) won the women's 400 meters in 57.80.
• Senior Marc Carrera (Staten Island, N.Y.) placed first in the men's 800 meters in a time of 1:52.57, while redshirt junior Makenna Heimlich (Shelby, Ohio) captured the women's 800 meters in 2:11.17.
• Redshirt sophomore Jimmy Harkelroad (Huron, Ohio) triumphed in the men's 400-meters hurdles in a time of 52.89.
• Redshirt sophomore Danielle Honaker (Ashland, Ohio) edged the field in the 5,000 meters in 17:41.97.
• Junior Haruki Sakai (Katori, Japan) won the men's long jump with a career-best mark of 24-3.25/7.40m).
• Junior Dimitrije Novakovic (Belgrade, Serbia) captured the men's triple jump with a mark of 48-11 (14.91m).
• The men's 4x100 relay team of freshman Caden Dawson (Chardon, Ohio), Sanders, Woodall and freshman Benjamin Hudak (Tallmadge, Ohio) bested the field in a time of 41.31, while the 4x400 relay squad of Sakai, Woodall, Sanders and Harkelroad won in a time of 3:14.79.
• The women's 4x400 relay team of sophomore Adaeze Nwokike (Benin City, Nigeria), Bass, redshirt sophomore Maddie Heimlich (Shelby, Ohio) and Makenna Heimlich won the race in a time of 3:51.24.
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UP NEXT:
Akron will compete at the West Virginia Last Chance Meet on May 6.
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SATURDAY MEN'S RESULTS:
4x100 Relay: Caden Dawson, Charles Sanders, Quentin Woodall, Benjamin Hudak (1st-41.31); 400 Meters: Charles Sanders (1st-47.34), Jameel Williamson (4th-49.31*), Benjamin Hudak (7th-50.14), Jean Dieuvil (12th-50.88); 100 Meters: Quentin Woodall (1st-10.74); 800 Meters: Marc Carrera (1st-1:52.57), Zayd Elkurd (3rd-1:53.42*), Silas Bush (4th-1:53.69*); 400-Meter Hurdles: Jimmy Harkelroad (1st-52.89), Caden Dawson (5th-55.41*); 200 Meters: Quentin Woodall (2nd-21.44*), Jameel Williamson (8th-22.13*), Benjamin Hudak (17th-22.73)*; 5,000 Meters: Kyle Stober (2nd-15:18.57*), Mitchell Kozik (3rd-15:27.41*), Marc Carrera (DNF); 4x400 Relay: Haruki Sakai, Quentin Woodall, Charles Sanders, Jimmy Harkelroad (1st-3:14.79); Long Jump: Haruki Sakai (1st-24-3.25/7.40m*); Shot Put: Davis Hedrick (3rd-50-11.75/15.54m), Owen Wendl (4th-50-0.75/15.26m); Discus: Owen Wendl (4th-165-11/50.58m), Davis Hedrick (7th-162-4/49.48m), JaMeire Robinson (9th-144-2/43.95m); Pole Vault: Hunter Garretson (1st-18-1/5.51m), Oscar Prieto (6th-16-5.25/5.01m), Robert Artrip (10th-15-5.50/4.71m); High Jump: Avalonn Harper (8th-5-11.25/1.81m)
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SATURDAY WOMEN'S RESULTS:
3,000-Meter Steeplechase: Grace Henderson (2nd-11:32.30*), Emily Razo (3rd-12:00.50*); 4x100 Relay: Anna Altstadt, Amya Clarke, Janay Bass, Tai'Yanna Cage (2nd-47.48); 1,500 Meters: Hannah Kerr (10th-5:02.41*), Emerson Rainsburg (11th-5:03.86*); 100-Meter Hurdles: Adaeze Nwokike (2nd-14.13), Jade Celestine (4th-14.44); 400 Meters: Janay Bass (1st-57.80), Sage Harmon (7th-60.61); 100 Meters: Tai'Yanna Cage (7th-12.68*), Anna Altstadt (8th-12.90); 800 Meters: Makenna Heimlich (1st-2:11.17), Maddie Heimlich (3rd-2:14.18), Brianna Martino (11th-2:22.94*), Emerson Rainsburg (14th-2:27.24*); 400-Meter Hurdles: Jade Celestine (5th-66.17); 5,000 Meters: Danielle Honaker (1st-17:41.97*), Rebekah Harden (2nd-17:50.41), Halle Sebest (3rd-18:18.43), Hannah Kerr (DNF); 4x400 Relay: Adaeze Nwokike, Janay Bass, Maddie Heimlich, Makenna Heimlich (1st-3:51.24); Long Jump: Kayla Allen (10th-15-8.25/4.78m); Shot Put: Gabrielle Griffiths (2nd-41-2.50/12.56m*); Discus: Grace Edwards (4th-126-2/38.46m), Sydney Hale (6th-122-6/37.33m); Pole Vault: Brynn Rychlik (3rd-13-2.75/4.03m), Cassidy Allen (9th-11-9/3.58m); High Jump: Kayla Allen (16th-4-4.25/1.33m*)
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SATURDAY MEN'S PRELIMINARY RESULTS:
100 Meters (Q): Dimitrije Novakovic (6th-11.09); 100 Meters: Quentin Woodall (1st-10.82)
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SATURDAY WOMEN'S PRELIMINARY RESULTS:
100-Meter Hurdles: Adaeze Nwokike (3rd-14.40), Jade Celestine (5th-14.71), Kayla Allen (9th-16.80*); 100 Meters: Anna Altstadt (6th-12.76*), Tai'Yanna Cage (8th-12.80)
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FRIDAY MEN'S RESULTS:
Hammer (Elite): Milton Wilson (1st-212-5/64.75m*), William Gross (2nd-211-8/64.52m), Jabari Neal-Jackson (3rd-210-4/64.12m); Triple Jump: Dimitrije Novakovic (1st-48-11/14.91m)
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FRIDAY WOMEN'S RESULTS:
Hammer: Gabrielle Griffiths (8th-147-3/44.87m); Javelin: Gabrielle Griffiths (F)
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* denotes career-best mark
ASHLAND, Ohio - University of Akron track and field team captured 14 victories as part of 30 overall top-three finishes to highlight the Zips' efforts on the final day of the Ashland Alumni Open on Saturday (April 29).
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
• Redshirt senior Milton Wilson (Streetsboro, Ohio) won the men's hammer on Friday (April 28) on the strength of career-best and No. 2 mark in outdoor program history of 212-5 (64.75m).
• Redshirt sophomore Hunter Garretson (Newcomerstown, Ohio) eclipsed a facility-record mark of 18-1 (5.51m) to take the title in the men's pole vault.
• Senior Charles Sanders (Cincinnati, Ohio) finished first in the men's 400 meters in 47.34, while redshirt senior Quentin Woodall (Cleveland, Ohio) crossed the line first in a winning time of 10.74.
• Redshirt sophomore Janay Bass (Akron, Ohio) won the women's 400 meters in 57.80.
• Senior Marc Carrera (Staten Island, N.Y.) placed first in the men's 800 meters in a time of 1:52.57, while redshirt junior Makenna Heimlich (Shelby, Ohio) captured the women's 800 meters in 2:11.17.
• Redshirt sophomore Jimmy Harkelroad (Huron, Ohio) triumphed in the men's 400-meters hurdles in a time of 52.89.
• Redshirt sophomore Danielle Honaker (Ashland, Ohio) edged the field in the 5,000 meters in 17:41.97.
• Junior Haruki Sakai (Katori, Japan) won the men's long jump with a career-best mark of 24-3.25/7.40m).
• Junior Dimitrije Novakovic (Belgrade, Serbia) captured the men's triple jump with a mark of 48-11 (14.91m).
• The men's 4x100 relay team of freshman Caden Dawson (Chardon, Ohio), Sanders, Woodall and freshman Benjamin Hudak (Tallmadge, Ohio) bested the field in a time of 41.31, while the 4x400 relay squad of Sakai, Woodall, Sanders and Harkelroad won in a time of 3:14.79.
• The women's 4x400 relay team of sophomore Adaeze Nwokike (Benin City, Nigeria), Bass, redshirt sophomore Maddie Heimlich (Shelby, Ohio) and Makenna Heimlich won the race in a time of 3:51.24.
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UP NEXT:
Akron will compete at the West Virginia Last Chance Meet on May 6.
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SATURDAY MEN'S RESULTS:
4x100 Relay: Caden Dawson, Charles Sanders, Quentin Woodall, Benjamin Hudak (1st-41.31); 400 Meters: Charles Sanders (1st-47.34), Jameel Williamson (4th-49.31*), Benjamin Hudak (7th-50.14), Jean Dieuvil (12th-50.88); 100 Meters: Quentin Woodall (1st-10.74); 800 Meters: Marc Carrera (1st-1:52.57), Zayd Elkurd (3rd-1:53.42*), Silas Bush (4th-1:53.69*); 400-Meter Hurdles: Jimmy Harkelroad (1st-52.89), Caden Dawson (5th-55.41*); 200 Meters: Quentin Woodall (2nd-21.44*), Jameel Williamson (8th-22.13*), Benjamin Hudak (17th-22.73)*; 5,000 Meters: Kyle Stober (2nd-15:18.57*), Mitchell Kozik (3rd-15:27.41*), Marc Carrera (DNF); 4x400 Relay: Haruki Sakai, Quentin Woodall, Charles Sanders, Jimmy Harkelroad (1st-3:14.79); Long Jump: Haruki Sakai (1st-24-3.25/7.40m*); Shot Put: Davis Hedrick (3rd-50-11.75/15.54m), Owen Wendl (4th-50-0.75/15.26m); Discus: Owen Wendl (4th-165-11/50.58m), Davis Hedrick (7th-162-4/49.48m), JaMeire Robinson (9th-144-2/43.95m); Pole Vault: Hunter Garretson (1st-18-1/5.51m), Oscar Prieto (6th-16-5.25/5.01m), Robert Artrip (10th-15-5.50/4.71m); High Jump: Avalonn Harper (8th-5-11.25/1.81m)
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SATURDAY WOMEN'S RESULTS:
3,000-Meter Steeplechase: Grace Henderson (2nd-11:32.30*), Emily Razo (3rd-12:00.50*); 4x100 Relay: Anna Altstadt, Amya Clarke, Janay Bass, Tai'Yanna Cage (2nd-47.48); 1,500 Meters: Hannah Kerr (10th-5:02.41*), Emerson Rainsburg (11th-5:03.86*); 100-Meter Hurdles: Adaeze Nwokike (2nd-14.13), Jade Celestine (4th-14.44); 400 Meters: Janay Bass (1st-57.80), Sage Harmon (7th-60.61); 100 Meters: Tai'Yanna Cage (7th-12.68*), Anna Altstadt (8th-12.90); 800 Meters: Makenna Heimlich (1st-2:11.17), Maddie Heimlich (3rd-2:14.18), Brianna Martino (11th-2:22.94*), Emerson Rainsburg (14th-2:27.24*); 400-Meter Hurdles: Jade Celestine (5th-66.17); 5,000 Meters: Danielle Honaker (1st-17:41.97*), Rebekah Harden (2nd-17:50.41), Halle Sebest (3rd-18:18.43), Hannah Kerr (DNF); 4x400 Relay: Adaeze Nwokike, Janay Bass, Maddie Heimlich, Makenna Heimlich (1st-3:51.24); Long Jump: Kayla Allen (10th-15-8.25/4.78m); Shot Put: Gabrielle Griffiths (2nd-41-2.50/12.56m*); Discus: Grace Edwards (4th-126-2/38.46m), Sydney Hale (6th-122-6/37.33m); Pole Vault: Brynn Rychlik (3rd-13-2.75/4.03m), Cassidy Allen (9th-11-9/3.58m); High Jump: Kayla Allen (16th-4-4.25/1.33m*)
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SATURDAY MEN'S PRELIMINARY RESULTS:
100 Meters (Q): Dimitrije Novakovic (6th-11.09); 100 Meters: Quentin Woodall (1st-10.82)
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SATURDAY WOMEN'S PRELIMINARY RESULTS:
100-Meter Hurdles: Adaeze Nwokike (3rd-14.40), Jade Celestine (5th-14.71), Kayla Allen (9th-16.80*); 100 Meters: Anna Altstadt (6th-12.76*), Tai'Yanna Cage (8th-12.80)
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FRIDAY MEN'S RESULTS:
Hammer (Elite): Milton Wilson (1st-212-5/64.75m*), William Gross (2nd-211-8/64.52m), Jabari Neal-Jackson (3rd-210-4/64.12m); Triple Jump: Dimitrije Novakovic (1st-48-11/14.91m)
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FRIDAY WOMEN'S RESULTS:
Hammer: Gabrielle Griffiths (8th-147-3/44.87m); Javelin: Gabrielle Griffiths (F)
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* denotes career-best mark
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