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Len Paddock Invitational
Akron Garners Strong Performances at Len Paddock Invitational
April 27 | Track & Field
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The University of Akron track and field team posted 14 victories as part of 32 overall top-three performances at the Len Paddock Invitational hosted by Michigan on Saturday (April 27).
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Sophomore Tysean Baronette (Middletown, Dela.) captured the men's 200 meters in a career-best time of 20.46, the third-fastest time in outdoor program history.
• Sophomore Vanessa Horn (Ludwigsfelde, Germany) bested the field in a career-best time of 54.98.
• Redshirt junior Jimmy Harkelroad (Huron, Ohio) won the men's 400-meter hurdles crossing the line in 52.55.
• Junior Joy Nwokike (Benin City, Nigeria) triumphed in the women's 200 meters in a career-best time of 23.11.
• Redshirt junior Hunter Garretson (Newcomerstown) eclipsed 18-0.50 (5.50m) to win the men's pole vault.
• Junior Adaeze Nwokike (Benin City, Nigeria) crossed the line first in the women's 400-meter hurdles in a time of 61.62.
• Senior Dimitrije Novakovic (Belgrade, Serbia) finished first in the men's triple jump with a mark of 48-10 (14.88m).
• Freshman Megan Hipple (Warren, Ohio) won the women's 1,500 meters in a time of 4:37.22.
• Freshman Braylyn Farrington (Alabaster, Ala.) triumphed in the men's 400 meters in 48.84.
• Redshirt sophomore Gabrielle Griffiths (Fort Worth, Ohio) edged the field in the women's hammer with a career-best mark of 175-7 (53.53m).
• Freshman Mason Birch (Strongsville, Ohio) cleared 6-1.25 (1.86m) to take the men's high jump.
• The women's 4x100 relay team of freshman Ayanna Stafford (Columbus, Ohio), junior Jamari Davis (Ontario, Calif.), sophomore Tai'Yanna Cage (West Palm Beach, Fla.) and Joy Nwokike finished first in 45.84.
• The men's 4x400 relay team of Baronette, freshmen Logan Thompson (Boardman, Ohio) and Majid Abuaun (Rocky River, Ohio) and sophomore Caden Dawson (Chardon, Ohio) crossed the line first in 3:21.19.
• The women's 4x400 relay squad of Davis, redshirt junior Maddie Heimlich (Shelby, Ohio), freshman Sade Lewis (Macedonia, Ohio) and redshirt senior Makenna Heimlich (Shelby, Ohio) won in a time of 3:57.43.
UP NEXT
Akron returns to action next weekend in its final tune-up before the Mid-American Conference Championships (May 9-11).
MEN'S FINAL RESULTS: 800 Meters: Jean Dieuvil (3rd-1:55.17), Majid Abuaun (5th-1:57.34); 400 Meters: Braylyn Farrington (1st-48.84); 100 Meters: Tysean Baronette (3rd-10.37*); 400-Meter Hurdles: Jimmy Harkelroad (1st-52.55), Logan Thompson (3rd-55.01*); 200 Meters: Tysean Baronette (1st-20.46*), Andrew Styles (3rd-20.76*), AJ Jordan (4th-20.89*), Charles Sanders (6th-21.17*); 3,000 Meters: Kyle Stober (6th-9:05.52); 4x400 Relay: Tysean Baronette, Logan Thompson, Majid Abuaun, Caden Dawson (1st-3:21.19); Javelin: Robert Artrip (2nd-163-0/49.69m), Robert Glavickas (4th-152-3/46.42m); Pole Vault: Hunter Garretson (1st-18-0.50/5.50m), Robert Artrip (2nd-15-7/4.75m), Davis Patterson (NH); Hammer: Jabari Neal-Jackson (3rd-205-3/62.56m), Lane Graham (5th-193-2/58.89m), Davis Hedrick (11th-159-4/48.56m), JaMeire Robinson (12th-156-10/47.82m); High Jump: Mason Birch (1st-6-1.25/1.86m), Jordan Thompson-Seay (3rd-5-11.25/1.81m*); Triple Jump: Dimitrije Novakovic (1st-48-10/14.88m), Mason Birch (3rd-41-7.75/12.69m*); Shot Put: Owen Wendl (2nd-56-4/17.17m*), Josiah Cox (3rd-55-8.25/16.97m); Discus: Owen Wendl (3rd-178-4/54.36m*), Davis Hedrick (4th-177-1/53.98m*), Josiah Cox (5th-158-4/48.28m*), Jacob Glavickas (9th-78-2/23.84m*), JaMeire Robinson (F)
WOMEN'S FINAL RESULTS: 4x100 Relay: Ayanna Stafford, Jamari Davis, Tai'Yanna Cage, Joy Nwokike (1st-45.84); 1,500 Meters: Megan Hipple (1st-4:37.22), Sharon Chepchirchir (3rd-4:40.33*), Danielle Honaker (6th-4:50.72), Grace Henderson (7th-4:54.05), Kayla Sucharski (11th-5:02.68*), Hannah Kerr (12th-5:26.38); 800 Meters: Mary Munga (2nd-2:11.37), Makenna Heimlich (7th-2:15.06), Maddie Heimlich (8th-2:15.22), Laura Genetin (17th-2:22.10), Danielle Orr (DNF); 400 Meters: Vanessa Horn (1st-54.98*), Janay Bass (3rd-56.70), Sade Lewis (10th-61.58*); 100-Meter Hurdles: Adaeze Nwokike (2nd-13.94w), Kayla Allen (8th-17.15w); 100 Meters: Tai'Yanna Cage (5th-12.32w), Josephine Davis (6th-12.46w); 400-Meter Hurdles: Adaeze Nwokike (1st-61.62), Kayla Allen (9th-72.93); 200 Meters: Joy Nwokike (1st-23.11w*), Vanessa Horn (4th-23.99w*), Janay Bass (9th-25.10*), Josephine Davis (10th-25.17w*), Sade Lewis (13th-25.65w*); 3,000 Meters: Mary Munga (2nd-10:07.54*); 4x400 Relay: Jamari Davis, Maddie Heimlich, Sade Lewis, Makenna Heimlich (1st-3:57.43); Hammer: Gabrielle Griffiths (1st-175-7/53.53m*), Victoria Kuol (8th-151-10/46.28m), La'Kasja Edwards (11th-117-0/35.67m); High Jump: Ruth Webb (7th-5-1/1.55m); Javelin: Gabrielle Griffiths (4th-117-2/35.73m*); Triple Jump: Ruth Webb (4th-34-6.75/10.53m); Discus: La'Kasja Edwards (5th-134-0/40.85m*), Grace Edwards (6th-132-3/40.32m*), Victoria Kuol (10th-115-11/35.35m), Nighyah Carthen (F); Pole Vault: Cassidy Allen (4th-11-6.50/3.52m), Jessica Mason (9th-11-0.75/3.37m*); Shot Put: Gabrielle Griffiths (3rd-44-10.75/13.68m), Nighyah Carthen (6th-39-2.50/11.95m), Rebecca Strunk (8th-38-8.25/11.79m)
MEN'S PRELIMINARY RESULTS: 100 Meters: Tysean Baronette (3rd-10.44)
WOMEN'S PRELIMINARY RESULTS: 100-Meter Hurdles: Adaeze Nwokike (3rd-14.21w), Kayla Allen (9th-17.09); 100 Meters: Ayanna Stafford (2nd-11.92w*), Josephine Davis (6th-12.35*), Tai'Yanna Cage (7th-12.39w)
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The University of Akron track and field team posted 14 victories as part of 32 overall top-three performances at the Len Paddock Invitational hosted by Michigan on Saturday (April 27).
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Sophomore Tysean Baronette (Middletown, Dela.) captured the men's 200 meters in a career-best time of 20.46, the third-fastest time in outdoor program history.
• Sophomore Vanessa Horn (Ludwigsfelde, Germany) bested the field in a career-best time of 54.98.
• Redshirt junior Jimmy Harkelroad (Huron, Ohio) won the men's 400-meter hurdles crossing the line in 52.55.
• Junior Joy Nwokike (Benin City, Nigeria) triumphed in the women's 200 meters in a career-best time of 23.11.
• Redshirt junior Hunter Garretson (Newcomerstown) eclipsed 18-0.50 (5.50m) to win the men's pole vault.
• Junior Adaeze Nwokike (Benin City, Nigeria) crossed the line first in the women's 400-meter hurdles in a time of 61.62.
• Senior Dimitrije Novakovic (Belgrade, Serbia) finished first in the men's triple jump with a mark of 48-10 (14.88m).
• Freshman Megan Hipple (Warren, Ohio) won the women's 1,500 meters in a time of 4:37.22.
• Freshman Braylyn Farrington (Alabaster, Ala.) triumphed in the men's 400 meters in 48.84.
• Redshirt sophomore Gabrielle Griffiths (Fort Worth, Ohio) edged the field in the women's hammer with a career-best mark of 175-7 (53.53m).
• Freshman Mason Birch (Strongsville, Ohio) cleared 6-1.25 (1.86m) to take the men's high jump.
• The women's 4x100 relay team of freshman Ayanna Stafford (Columbus, Ohio), junior Jamari Davis (Ontario, Calif.), sophomore Tai'Yanna Cage (West Palm Beach, Fla.) and Joy Nwokike finished first in 45.84.
• The men's 4x400 relay team of Baronette, freshmen Logan Thompson (Boardman, Ohio) and Majid Abuaun (Rocky River, Ohio) and sophomore Caden Dawson (Chardon, Ohio) crossed the line first in 3:21.19.
• The women's 4x400 relay squad of Davis, redshirt junior Maddie Heimlich (Shelby, Ohio), freshman Sade Lewis (Macedonia, Ohio) and redshirt senior Makenna Heimlich (Shelby, Ohio) won in a time of 3:57.43.
UP NEXT
Akron returns to action next weekend in its final tune-up before the Mid-American Conference Championships (May 9-11).
MEN'S FINAL RESULTS: 800 Meters: Jean Dieuvil (3rd-1:55.17), Majid Abuaun (5th-1:57.34); 400 Meters: Braylyn Farrington (1st-48.84); 100 Meters: Tysean Baronette (3rd-10.37*); 400-Meter Hurdles: Jimmy Harkelroad (1st-52.55), Logan Thompson (3rd-55.01*); 200 Meters: Tysean Baronette (1st-20.46*), Andrew Styles (3rd-20.76*), AJ Jordan (4th-20.89*), Charles Sanders (6th-21.17*); 3,000 Meters: Kyle Stober (6th-9:05.52); 4x400 Relay: Tysean Baronette, Logan Thompson, Majid Abuaun, Caden Dawson (1st-3:21.19); Javelin: Robert Artrip (2nd-163-0/49.69m), Robert Glavickas (4th-152-3/46.42m); Pole Vault: Hunter Garretson (1st-18-0.50/5.50m), Robert Artrip (2nd-15-7/4.75m), Davis Patterson (NH); Hammer: Jabari Neal-Jackson (3rd-205-3/62.56m), Lane Graham (5th-193-2/58.89m), Davis Hedrick (11th-159-4/48.56m), JaMeire Robinson (12th-156-10/47.82m); High Jump: Mason Birch (1st-6-1.25/1.86m), Jordan Thompson-Seay (3rd-5-11.25/1.81m*); Triple Jump: Dimitrije Novakovic (1st-48-10/14.88m), Mason Birch (3rd-41-7.75/12.69m*); Shot Put: Owen Wendl (2nd-56-4/17.17m*), Josiah Cox (3rd-55-8.25/16.97m); Discus: Owen Wendl (3rd-178-4/54.36m*), Davis Hedrick (4th-177-1/53.98m*), Josiah Cox (5th-158-4/48.28m*), Jacob Glavickas (9th-78-2/23.84m*), JaMeire Robinson (F)
WOMEN'S FINAL RESULTS: 4x100 Relay: Ayanna Stafford, Jamari Davis, Tai'Yanna Cage, Joy Nwokike (1st-45.84); 1,500 Meters: Megan Hipple (1st-4:37.22), Sharon Chepchirchir (3rd-4:40.33*), Danielle Honaker (6th-4:50.72), Grace Henderson (7th-4:54.05), Kayla Sucharski (11th-5:02.68*), Hannah Kerr (12th-5:26.38); 800 Meters: Mary Munga (2nd-2:11.37), Makenna Heimlich (7th-2:15.06), Maddie Heimlich (8th-2:15.22), Laura Genetin (17th-2:22.10), Danielle Orr (DNF); 400 Meters: Vanessa Horn (1st-54.98*), Janay Bass (3rd-56.70), Sade Lewis (10th-61.58*); 100-Meter Hurdles: Adaeze Nwokike (2nd-13.94w), Kayla Allen (8th-17.15w); 100 Meters: Tai'Yanna Cage (5th-12.32w), Josephine Davis (6th-12.46w); 400-Meter Hurdles: Adaeze Nwokike (1st-61.62), Kayla Allen (9th-72.93); 200 Meters: Joy Nwokike (1st-23.11w*), Vanessa Horn (4th-23.99w*), Janay Bass (9th-25.10*), Josephine Davis (10th-25.17w*), Sade Lewis (13th-25.65w*); 3,000 Meters: Mary Munga (2nd-10:07.54*); 4x400 Relay: Jamari Davis, Maddie Heimlich, Sade Lewis, Makenna Heimlich (1st-3:57.43); Hammer: Gabrielle Griffiths (1st-175-7/53.53m*), Victoria Kuol (8th-151-10/46.28m), La'Kasja Edwards (11th-117-0/35.67m); High Jump: Ruth Webb (7th-5-1/1.55m); Javelin: Gabrielle Griffiths (4th-117-2/35.73m*); Triple Jump: Ruth Webb (4th-34-6.75/10.53m); Discus: La'Kasja Edwards (5th-134-0/40.85m*), Grace Edwards (6th-132-3/40.32m*), Victoria Kuol (10th-115-11/35.35m), Nighyah Carthen (F); Pole Vault: Cassidy Allen (4th-11-6.50/3.52m), Jessica Mason (9th-11-0.75/3.37m*); Shot Put: Gabrielle Griffiths (3rd-44-10.75/13.68m), Nighyah Carthen (6th-39-2.50/11.95m), Rebecca Strunk (8th-38-8.25/11.79m)
MEN'S PRELIMINARY RESULTS: 100 Meters: Tysean Baronette (3rd-10.44)
WOMEN'S PRELIMINARY RESULTS: 100-Meter Hurdles: Adaeze Nwokike (3rd-14.21w), Kayla Allen (9th-17.09); 100 Meters: Ayanna Stafford (2nd-11.92w*), Josephine Davis (6th-12.35*), Tai'Yanna Cage (7th-12.39w)
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