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Jim Green Invitational
Sanders and Nwokike Lead Zips' Efforts at Jim Green Invitational
April 20 | Track & Field
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LEXINGTON, Ky. – Headlined by a school-record time in the women's 400 meters from junior Joy Nwokike (Benin City, Nigeria), the University of Akron track and field team culminated its efforts with three victories as part of nine overall top-five performances on the final day of the Jim Green Invitational hosted by Kentucky on Saturday (April 20).
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Junior Joy Nwokike (Benin City, Nigeria) broke her own school-record time in the women's 400 meters crossing the line in a career-best time of 53.53 to place third.
• Redshirt senior Charles Sanders (Cincinnati, Ohio) recorded a time of 46.97 to win the men's 400 meters.
• The men's 4x100 relay team bested the field in 39.97, a time that is two one-hundredths of second off the school record.
• The women's 4x100 relay squad finished second in a season-best time of 45.79, while the women's 4x400 relay also placed second in a season-low time of 3:39.61.
• The men's 4x400 relay team crossed the line in a season-best time 3:10.12 to place first.
UP NEXT
Akron travels to Ann Arbor, Mich., to compete at the Len Paddock Invitational on Saturday (April 27).
SATURDAY MEN'S FINAL RESULTS: 4x100 Relay: Quentin Woodall, AJ Jordan, Tysean Baronette, Andrew Styles (1st-39.97); 400 Meters: Charles Sanders (1st-46.97), Braylyn Farrington (10th-48.80), Jimmy Harkelroad (17th-49.42), Caden Dawson (34th-50.50), Logan Thompson (39th-51.56*); 4x400 Relay: Akron 'A' - Braylyn Farrington, Charles Sanders, Andrew Styles, Jimmy Harkelroad (1st-3:10.12), Akron 'B' - Caden Dawson, Quentin Woodall, Jean Dieuvil, Logan Thompson (4th-3:22.95); Shot Put: Owen Wendl (10th-54-9.25/16.69m*), Josiah Cox (15th-53-4.50/16.27m), Jacob Glavickas (32nd-31-7.50/9.64m); High Jump: Mason Birch (NH), Jordan Thompson-Seay (NH); Discus: Owen Wendl (9th-169-11/51.80m*), Davis Hedrick (16th-158-4/48.26m), Josiah Cox (23rd-146-9/44.72m), JaMeire Robinson (27th-141-1/43.00m)
SATURDAY WOMEN'S FINAL RESULTS: 4x100 Relay: Ayanna Stafford, Tai'Yanna Cage, Jamari Davis, Joy Nwokike (2nd-45.79); 100 Meters: Jamari Davis (4th-11.70w), Tai'Yanna Cage (19th-12.35w), Josephine Davis (29th-12.75), Augustine Davis (38th-13.80*); 400 Meters: Joy Nwokike (3rd-53.53*), Vanessa Horn (9th-55.31*), Janay Bass (24th-56.84); 800 Meters: Laura Genetin (5th-2:17.01*); 4x400 Relay: Vanessa Horn, Jamari Davis, Janay Bass, Joy Nwokike (2nd-3:39.61); Discus: Nighyah Carthen (9th-140-0/42.67m*), Grace Edwards (12th-126-8/38.62m), Victoria Kuol (17th-112-11/34.43m), La'Kasja Edwards (19th-114-7/34.93m); Triple Jump: Tai'Yanna Cage (16th-35-2/10.72m), Ruth Webb (18th-33-10.25/10.32m), Augustine Davis (19th-33-5.75/10.20m); High Jump: Ruth Webb (16th-5-3/1.60m*); Shot Put: Gabrielle Griffiths (13th-45-0.25/13.72m*), Nighyah Carthen (23rd-38-4.25/11.69m), Rebecca Strunk (25th-35-10.75/10.94m)
WOMEN'S SATURDAY SEMIFINAL RESULTS:
100-Meter Hurdles: Adaeze Nwokike (11th-14.29)
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-21.38w), Tysean Baronette (10th-21.42*), Quentin Woodall (24th-22.03w), 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*)
MT. SAC RELAYS: FINAL RESULTS (PDF) | LIVE STATS
WALNUT, Calif. - University of Akron redshirt junior pole vaulter Hunter Garretson (Newcomerstown, Ohio) led the Zips' efforts on the final day of the Mt. Sac Relays on Saturday (April 20).
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Garretson eclipsed 18-1.25 (5.52m) to place sixth in the elite men's pole vault.
SATURDAY MEN'S FINAL RESULTS: Pole Vault: Hunter Garretson (6th-18-1.25/5.52m)
* denotes career-best time | w denotes wind-aided
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Headlined by a school-record time in the women's 400 meters from junior Joy Nwokike (Benin City, Nigeria), the University of Akron track and field team culminated its efforts with three victories as part of nine overall top-five performances on the final day of the Jim Green Invitational hosted by Kentucky on Saturday (April 20).
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Junior Joy Nwokike (Benin City, Nigeria) broke her own school-record time in the women's 400 meters crossing the line in a career-best time of 53.53 to place third.
• Redshirt senior Charles Sanders (Cincinnati, Ohio) recorded a time of 46.97 to win the men's 400 meters.
• The men's 4x100 relay team bested the field in 39.97, a time that is two one-hundredths of second off the school record.
• The women's 4x100 relay squad finished second in a season-best time of 45.79, while the women's 4x400 relay also placed second in a season-low time of 3:39.61.
• The men's 4x400 relay team crossed the line in a season-best time 3:10.12 to place first.
UP NEXT
Akron travels to Ann Arbor, Mich., to compete at the Len Paddock Invitational on Saturday (April 27).
SATURDAY MEN'S FINAL RESULTS: 4x100 Relay: Quentin Woodall, AJ Jordan, Tysean Baronette, Andrew Styles (1st-39.97); 400 Meters: Charles Sanders (1st-46.97), Braylyn Farrington (10th-48.80), Jimmy Harkelroad (17th-49.42), Caden Dawson (34th-50.50), Logan Thompson (39th-51.56*); 4x400 Relay: Akron 'A' - Braylyn Farrington, Charles Sanders, Andrew Styles, Jimmy Harkelroad (1st-3:10.12), Akron 'B' - Caden Dawson, Quentin Woodall, Jean Dieuvil, Logan Thompson (4th-3:22.95); Shot Put: Owen Wendl (10th-54-9.25/16.69m*), Josiah Cox (15th-53-4.50/16.27m), Jacob Glavickas (32nd-31-7.50/9.64m); High Jump: Mason Birch (NH), Jordan Thompson-Seay (NH); Discus: Owen Wendl (9th-169-11/51.80m*), Davis Hedrick (16th-158-4/48.26m), Josiah Cox (23rd-146-9/44.72m), JaMeire Robinson (27th-141-1/43.00m)
SATURDAY WOMEN'S FINAL RESULTS: 4x100 Relay: Ayanna Stafford, Tai'Yanna Cage, Jamari Davis, Joy Nwokike (2nd-45.79); 100 Meters: Jamari Davis (4th-11.70w), Tai'Yanna Cage (19th-12.35w), Josephine Davis (29th-12.75), Augustine Davis (38th-13.80*); 400 Meters: Joy Nwokike (3rd-53.53*), Vanessa Horn (9th-55.31*), Janay Bass (24th-56.84); 800 Meters: Laura Genetin (5th-2:17.01*); 4x400 Relay: Vanessa Horn, Jamari Davis, Janay Bass, Joy Nwokike (2nd-3:39.61); Discus: Nighyah Carthen (9th-140-0/42.67m*), Grace Edwards (12th-126-8/38.62m), Victoria Kuol (17th-112-11/34.43m), La'Kasja Edwards (19th-114-7/34.93m); Triple Jump: Tai'Yanna Cage (16th-35-2/10.72m), Ruth Webb (18th-33-10.25/10.32m), Augustine Davis (19th-33-5.75/10.20m); High Jump: Ruth Webb (16th-5-3/1.60m*); Shot Put: Gabrielle Griffiths (13th-45-0.25/13.72m*), Nighyah Carthen (23rd-38-4.25/11.69m), Rebecca Strunk (25th-35-10.75/10.94m)
WOMEN'S SATURDAY SEMIFINAL RESULTS:
100-Meter Hurdles: Adaeze Nwokike (11th-14.29)
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-21.38w), Tysean Baronette (10th-21.42*), Quentin Woodall (24th-22.03w), 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*)
MT. SAC RELAYS: FINAL RESULTS (PDF) | LIVE STATS
WALNUT, Calif. - University of Akron redshirt junior pole vaulter Hunter Garretson (Newcomerstown, Ohio) led the Zips' efforts on the final day of the Mt. Sac Relays on Saturday (April 20).
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Garretson eclipsed 18-1.25 (5.52m) to place sixth in the elite men's pole vault.
SATURDAY MEN'S FINAL RESULTS: Pole Vault: Hunter Garretson (6th-18-1.25/5.52m)
* denotes career-best time | w denotes wind-aided
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