Akron Shines at Northeast Ohio Open

Saturday, April 6

Akron, Ohio

11:30 AM

University of Akron

Northeast Ohio Open

April 06 | Track & Field

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AKRON, OHIO – The University of Akron track and field team registered 14 victories as part of 27 overall top-three performances on the final day of the Northeast Ohio Open on Saturday (April 6).

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Redshirt junior Hunter Garretson (Newcomerstown, Ohio) eclipsed 18-5.50 (5.63m) to best the field in the men's pole vault.
• Junior Adaeze Nwokike (Benin City, Nigeria) earned victories in the 100- and 400-meter hurdles in times of 15.34 and 63.50, respectively.
• Redshirt junior Jean Dieuvil (North Miami Beach, Fla.) won the men's 800 meters in 1:53.37.
• Redshirt junior Maddie Heimlich (Shelby, Ohio) won the women's 800 meters crossing the line in 2:14.43.
• Junior Cassidy Allen (Lakewood, N.Y.) eclipsed 11-9.25 (3.59m) to win the women's pole vault.
• Freshman Mason Birch (Strongsville, Ohio) recorded a career-best clearance of 6-2.75 (1.90m) to triumph in the men's high jump.
• Freshman Kayla Sucharski (Galena, Ohio) won the women's 10,000 meters in a career-best time of 37:28.69.
• Freshman Megan Hipple (Warren, Ohio) triumphed in the women's 1,500 meters in a career-best time of 4:34.20.
• Freshman Augustine Davis (Lewis Center, Ohio) won the women's triple jump with a mark of 34-9.50 (10.60m), while junior Ruth Webb (Akron, Ohio) triumphed in the women's high jump with a clearance of 5-1 (1.55m).
• Freshman Sade Lewis (Macedonia, Ohio) won the women's 200 meters in 26.88.
• The men's 4x400 relay team of freshman Braylyn Farrington (Alabaster, Ala.), senior Jameel Williamson (Columbus, Ohio), redshirt junior Jimmy Harkelroad (Huron, Ohio) and redshirt senior Charles Sanders (Cincinnati, Ohio) crossed the line first in a league-leading time of 3:10.79.
• The women's 4x400 relay squad of junior Jamari Davis (Ontario, Ohio), freshman Josephine Davis (Lewis Center, Ohio), Nwokike and sophomore Tai'Yanna Cage (West Palm Beach, Fla.) crossed the line first in 4:01.95.
• Akron honored 17 seniors in a ceremony during the meeting including Robert Artrip (Independence, Ohio), Janay Bass (Akron, Ohio), Dieuvil, Grace Edwards (Garretsville, Ohio), Laura Genetin (Navarre, Ohio), Davis Hedrick (Norwalk, Ohio), Heimlich, Makenna Heimlich (Shelby, Ohio), Brianna Martino (East Canton, Ohio), Jabari Neal-Jackson (Cincinnati, Ohio), Anthony Nichols (Silver Lake, Ohio), Dimitrije Novakovic (Belgrade, Serbia), Davis Patterson (Evanston, Ill.), Emerson Rainsburg (Dover, Ohio), Charles Sanders (Cincinnati, Ohio), Kyle Stober (Mogadore, Ohio) and Quentin Woodall (Cleveland, Ohio).

UP NEXT
Akron will compete in the Bryan Clay Invitational, Tom Jones Memorial Invitational and the Tiffin Track Carnival next weekend.

SATURDAY MEN'S FINAL RESULTS: 800 Meters: Jean Dieuvil (1st-1:53.37), Majid Abuaun (3rd-1:53.88*); 400-Meter Hurdles: Caden Dawson (2nd-54.84*), Logan Thompson (4th-56.78); 4x400 Relay: Akron 'A' – Braylyn Farrington, Jameel Williamson, Jimmy Harkelroad, Charles Sanders (1st-3:10.79), Akron 'B' Caden Dawson, Jean Dieuvil, Majid Abuaun, Logan Thompson (2nd-3:18.52), Akron 'C' – Tysean Baronette, Quentin Woodall, AJ Jordan, Andrew Styles (DNF); Pole Vault: Hunter Garretson (1st-18-5.50/5.63m), Robert Artrip (4th-15-8.25/4.78m); Shot Put: Owen Wendl (3rd-53-8.50/16.37m), Josiah Cox (6th-51-7/15.72m), Davis Hedrick (13th-47-0.75/14.34m); Discus: Davis Hedrick (2nd-172-3/52.50m), Owen Wendl (4th-162-4/49.49m), Josiah Cox (9th-150-9/45.96m*), Lane Graham (14th-137-6/41.93m), JaMeire Robinson (16th-135-0/41.15m), Jabari Neal-Jackson (F); High Jump: Mason Birch (1st-6-2.75/1.90m*)

SATURDAY WOMEN'S FINAL RESULTS: 10,000 Meters: Kayla Sucharski (1st-37:28.69*), Halle Sebest (2nd-38:19.61); 1,500 Meters: Megan Hipple (1st-4:34.20*), Lauren LaRue (3rd-4:46.20*), Grace Henderson (4th-4:47.87*), Danielle Honaker (5th-4:48.28m*), Hannah Kerr (12th-5:06.50), Emily Razo (15th-5:22.65*); 100-Meter Hurdles: Adaeze Nwokike (1st-15.34), Kayla Allen (5th-17.30); 800 Meters: Maddie Heimlich (1st-2:14.43), Laura Genetin (2nd-2:18.83*), Grace Henderson (4th-2:22.20), Lauren LaRue (6th-2:25.30*), Emerson Rainsburg (7th-2:29.27), Brianna Martino (8th-2:29.51), Danielle Orr (9th-2:32.17*), Emily Razo (10th-2:49.60*); 400-Meter Hurdles: Adaeze Nwokike (1st-63.50), Kayla Allen (3rd-70.06); 200 Meters: Sade Lewis (1st-26.88w); 4x400: Akron 'A' - Jamari Davis, Josephine Davis, Adaeze Nwokike, Tai'Yanna Cage (1st-4:01.95), Akron 'B' - Laura Genetin, Vanessa Horn, Brianno Martino, Emerson Rainsburg (2nd-4:05.10), Akron 'C' – Sade Lewis, Janay Bass, Maddie Heimlich, Kayla Allen (DNF); Shot Put: Gabrielle Griffiths (3rd-42-0.75/12.82m), Rebecca Strunk (5th-40-1.25/12.22m*), Nighyah Carthen (7th-36-6.25/11.13m); Long Jump: Ruth Webb (3rd-16-9.24/5.11mw*), Tai'Yanna Cage (4th-16-7.25/5.06m*), Augustine Davis (6th-16-1/4.90mw); Triple Jump: Augustine Davis (1st-34-9.50/10.60m), Ruth Webb (3rd-33-4.50/10.17mw); Pole Vault: Cassidy Allen (1st-11-9.25/3.59m), Jessica Mason (4th-10-9.50/3.29m*); Discus: Nighyah Carthen (8th-130-2/39.67m), Grace Edwards (9th-126-4/38.52m), Gabrielle Griffiths (11th-115-10/35.32m*), La'Kasja Edwards (12th-114-1/34.77m), Victoria Kuol (14th-109-5/33.35m*); High Jump: Ruth Webb (1st-5-1/1.55m)

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), Robert Artrip (5th-148-3/45.19m)

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