Throwers Highlight Day One of Northeast Ohio Open for Akron

Friday, April 5

Akron, Ohio

11:00 AM

University of Akron

Northeast Ohio Open

Throwers Highlight Day One of Northeast Ohio Open for Akron

April 05 | Track & Field

NORTHEAST OHIO OPEN: FRIDAY RESULTS (PDF) | MEET INFORMATION (PDF) | LIVE STATS

AKRON, OHIO – A quartet of top-five performances highlighted the efforts of the University of Akron track and field team on the opening day of the Northeast Ohio Open at the Lee R. Jackson Track and Field Complex on Friday (April 5).

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Redshirt senior Jabari Neal-Jackson (Cincinnati, Ohio) placed third in the men's hammer with a mark of 203-9 (61.12m).
• Redshirt sophomore Gabrielle Griffiths (Fort Worth, Texas) recorded a mark of 171-10 to finish third in the women's hammer, while adding a career-best mark of 111-11 in the women's javelin to place fourth.
• Redshirt junior Jacob Glavickas (Orwell, Ohio) placed fourth in the men's javelin with a mark of 153-6 (46.79m).

UP NEXT
Akron concludes the Northeast Ohio Open on Saturday (April 6) at the Lee R. Jackson Track and Field Complex starting at noon.

FRIDAY MEN'S FINAL RESULTS: Hammer: Jabari Neal-Jackson (3rd-203-9/62.12m), Lane Graham (6th-194-10/59.39m), Jameire Robinson (11th-165-11/50.57m), Davis Hedrick (12th-161-9/49.31m), Josiah Cox (14th-160-8/48.99m*), Owen Wendl (15th-153-3/46.73m); Javelin: Jacob Glavickas (4th-153-6/46.79m)

FRIDAY WOMEN'S FINAL RESULTS: Hammer: Gabrielle Griffiths (3rd-171-10/52.38m), Rebecca Strunk (18th-119-0/36.27m*), La'Kasja Edwards (20th-110-0/33.53m), Victoria Kuol (F); Javelin: Gabrielle Griffiths (4th-111-11/34.12m*)

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