Zips Shine at 20th Annual Akron Invitational

Friday, February 2

Akron, Ohio

4:00 PM

University of Akron

20th Annual Akron Invitational

February 02 | Track & Field

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AKRON, Ohio - The University of Akron track and field team posted 12 victories as part of 28 overall top-three performances at the 20th Annual Akron Invitational on Friday (Feb. 2) at the Stile Athletics Field House.

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Redshirt junior Hunter Garretson (Newcomerstown, Ohio) eclipsed a career-best mark of18-5.25 (5.62m) to capture the men's pole vault.
• Junior Joy Nwokike (Benin City, Nigeria) bested the field in the women's 400 meters in a career-best time of 55.83.
• Junior Adaeze Nwokike (Benin City, Nigeria) captured the women's 60-meter hurdles in a time of 8.84.
• Redshirt senior Chase Easterling (Mt. Orab, Ohio) won the men's mile in a time of 4:15.33.
• Freshman Braylyn Farrington (Alabaster, Ala.) captured the men's 400 meters in a career-best time of 48.64.
• Redshirt senior Quentin Woodall (Cleveland, Ohio) took the title in the men's 60 meters in a time of 6.82.
• Senior Dimitrije Novakovic (Belgrade, Serbia) won the 60-meter hurdles in a time of 8.69.
• Redshirt senior Jabari Neal-Jackson (Cincinnati, Ohio) won the men's weight throw with a mark of 63-11 (19.50m).
• Redshirt sophomore Gabrielle Griffiths (Fort Worth, Texas) took the title in the women's weight throw with a career-best mark of 59-8 (18.20m).
• Redshirt junior Jimmy Harkelroad (Huron, Ohio) won the men's 400 meters in a career-best time of 1:55.21.
• Freshman Andrew Styles (Freeport, Bahamas) bested the field in the men's 200 meters in a career-best time of 21.45.
• The men's 4x400 relay team of Harkelroad, Harrington, sophomore Tysean Baronette (Middleton, Del.) and freshman AJ Jordan (Columbus, Ohio) crossed the line first in 3:16.32.

UP NEXT
The Zips travel to Fayetteville, Ark., and Boston, Mass., for the Tyson invitational and David Hemery Valentine Invitational next Friday and Saturday (Feb. 9-10).

MEN'S FINAL RESULTS: Mile: Chase Easterling (1st-4:15.33*), Kyle Stober (8th-4:22.93*); 400 Meters: Braylyn Farrington (1st-48.64*), Andrew Styles (2nd-48.70*), Jameel Williamson (3rd-48.90*), Benjamin Hudak (4th-49.67), Logan Thompson (7th-50.15*), Caden Dawson (8th-50.39*); 60 Meters: Quentin Woodall (1st-6.82), Tysean Baronette (2nd-6.84*), AJ Jordan (3rd-6.86); 60-Meter Hurdles: Dimitrije Novakovic (1st-8.69); 800 Meters: Jimmy Harkelroad (1st-1:55.21*), Jean Dieuvil (2nd-1:55.30), Majid Abuaun (7th-1:56.16); 200 Meters: Andrew Styles (1st-21.45*), AJ Jordan (2nd-21.52*), Tysean Baronette (3rd-21.83*), Braylyn Farrington (4th-21.89*), Jameel Williamson (5th-22.30*); 5,000 Meters: Majid Abuaun (DNF); 4x400 Relay: Jimmy Harkelroad, Farrington, Tysean Baronette, AJ Jordan (1st-3:16.32); Pole Vault: Hunter Garretson (1st-18-5.25/5.62m*), Robert Artrip (4th-16-1.75/4.92m), Jacob Glavickas (7th-14-2/4.32m*); Long Jump: Dimitrije Novakovic (2nd-23-3.50/7.10m), Benjamin Hudak (4th-21-8.75/6.62m*), Quentin Woodall (6th-20-7.25/6.28m*); Triple Jump: Mason Birch (4th-43-4.50/13.22m*); Weight Throw: Jabari Neal-Jackson (1st-63-11/19.50m), Davis Hedrick (3rd-57-3/17.47m*), Josiah Cox (4th-57-2/17.43m*), JaMeire Robinson (6th-49-5/15.07m*), Owen Wendl (7th-48-9/14.86m); Shot Put: Josiah Cox (2nd-53-10.25/16.41m), Owen Wendl (3rd-53-5.50/16.29m*), Davis Hedrick (7th-48-10/14.88m)

WOMEN'S FINAL RESULTS: Mile: Grace Henderson (5th-5:10.14*); 400 Meters: Joy Nwokike (1st-55.83*), Vanessa Horn (3rd-56.29), Jamari Davis (5th-57.29*), Janay Bass (8th-58.24), Jade Celestine (9th-58.31*); 60 Meters: Joy Nwokike (2nd-7.70); 60-Meter Hurdles: Adaeze Nwokike (1st-8.84), Jade Celestine (5th-9.23); 800 Meters: Laura Genetin (16th-2:23.72), Brianna Martino (19th-2:28.40), Danielle Orr (22nd-2:30.47*); 200 Meters: Vanessa Horn (2nd-25.18*), Josephine Davis (7th-25.65), Sade Lewis (33rd-27.22*), Aubriellen Wheatley (48th-30.45); 5,000 Meters: Kayla Sucharski (5th-18:22.83*), Lauren LaRue (6th-18:36.22*), Emily Razo (13th-19:20.51*), Hannah Kerr (15th-19:34.21); Distance Medley Relay: Maddie Heimlich, Grace Henderson, Makenna Heimlich, Mary Munga (DQ); Pole Vault: Cassidy Allen (2nd-12-6.75/3.83m*), Jessica Mason (NH); Long Jump: Tai'Yanna Cage (3rd-17-2.75/5.25m*), Josephine Davis (7th-16-5.25/5.01m*), Kayla Allen (13th-15-7.75/4.77m); High Jump: Ruth Webb (10th-4-9.75/1.47m); Triple Jump: Ruth Webb (4th-34-1.25/10.39m*); Weight Throw: Gabrielle Griffiths (1st-59-8/18.20m*), Nighyah Carthen (4th-55-1/16.79m), La'Kasja Edwards (12th-47-4/14.43m*), Victoria Kuol (15th-42-10/13.06m), Rebecca Strunk (17th-40-7/12.38m), Grace Edwards (21st-36-4/11.09m); Shot Put: Nighyah Carthen (9th-40-3.25/12.27m), Rebecca Strunk (14th-34-9.75/10.61m), Victoria Kuol (15th-34-9.50/10.60m), Gabrielle Griffiths (F), La'Kasja Edwards (F)

MEN'S PRELIMINARY RESULTS: 60 Meters: Quentin Woodall (1st-6.85Q), AJ Jordan (2nd-6.88Q), Tysean Baronette (3rd-6.89Q)

WOMEN'S PRELIMINARY RESULTS: 60 Meters: Joy Nwokike (1st-7.51Q*), Josephine Davis (14th-7.98), Sade Lewis (32nd-8.38*), Aubriellen Wheatley (35th-8.74*); 60-Meter Hurdles: Adaeze Nwokike (1st-8.92Q), Jade Celestine (2nd-8.93Q), Kayla Allen (9th-9.71*)

* denotes career-best time | Q denotes automatic qualifier | q denotes qualifier

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