Harkelroad and Griffiths Lead Akron on Day One of Jim Green Invitational

Friday, April 19

Lexington, Ky.

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Jim Green Invitational

Harkelroad and Griffiths Lead Akron on Day One of Jim Green Invitational

April 19 | Track & Field

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LEXINGTON, Ky. – University of Akron track and field team earned a victory from redshirt junior Jimmy Harkelroad (Huron, Ohio) in the men's 400-meter hurdles as part of six overall top-five performances on the opening day of the Jim Green Invitational hosted by Kentucky on Friday (April 19).

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Harkelroad won the men's 400-meter hurdles in a season-best time of 51.12.
• Redshirt sophomore Gabrielle Griffiths (Fort Worth, Texas) earned a runner-up finish in the women's hammer with a mark of 174-4 (53.14m).
• Junior Joy Nwokike (Benin City, Nigeria) placed third in the women's 200 meters in a career-best time of 23.44, the third-fastest time in outdoor program history.
• Senior Dimitrije Novakovic (Belgrade, Serbia) finished third in the men's long jump with a season-best mark of 23-10 (7.26m).
• Redshirt senior Makenna Heimlich (Shelby, Ohio) placed fourth in the women's 1,500 meters in a time of 2:10.40.

UP NEXT
Akron concludes competition at the Jim Green Invitational on Saturday (April 20).

FRIDAY MEN'S FINAL RESULTS: 400-Meter Hurdles: Jimmy Harkelroad (1st-51.12), Caden Dawson (14th-56.38), Logan Thompson (15th-56.87); 200 Meters: AJ Jordan (7th-21.30), Andrew Styles (8th-21.34*), Charles Sanders (9th-21.38), Tysean Baronette (10th-21.42*), Quentin Woodall (24th-22.03), Braylyn Farrington (31st-22.24); 800 Meters: Jean Dieuvil (9th-1:54.37); Hammer 'B': JaMeire Robinson (14th-164-1/50.01m), Davis Hedrick (20th-153-4/46.74m); Hammer: Lane Graham (5th-202-10.61.82m), Jabari Neal-Jackson (7th-201-8/61.48m); Long Jump: Dimitrije Novakovic (3rd-23-10/7.26m); Javelin: Jacob Glavickas (10th-144-11/44.17m), Robert Artrip (11th-144-9/44.13m)

FRIDAY WOMEN'S FINAL RESULTS: 400-Meter Hurdles: Adaeze Nwokike (6th-63.18); 200 Meters: Joy Nwokike (3rd-23.44*), Jamari Davis (9th-24.31*), Vanessa Horn (30th-25.09); 800 Meters: Makenna Heimlich (4th-2:10.40), Maddie Heimlich (8th-2:12.15*); 3,000-Meter Steeplechase: Grace Henderson (7th-11:20.80*), Emily Razo (11th-12:48.97); Pole Vault: Cassidy Allen (NH), Jessica Mason (NH); Hammer: Gabrielle Griffiths (2nd-174-4/53.14m), Victoria Kuol (19th-138-7/42.25m); Javelin: Gabrielle Griffiths (7th-116-4/35.46m*)

* denotes career-best time | w denotes wind-aided