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May 04 | Track & Field
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MORGANTOWN, W.VA. – The University of Akron track and field team garnered a pair of victories as part of 11 overall top-three performance at the WVU Last Chance meet hosted by West Virginia on Saturday (May 4).
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Redshirt sophomore Gabrielle Griffiths (Fort Worth, Texas) was a double winner for the Zips capturing the women's shot put and javelin with marks of 44-7 (13.59m) and 128-7 (39.20m), respectively.
• Junior Nighyah Carthen (Twinsburg, Ohio) won the women's discus with a mark of 135-11 (41.43m), while freshman La'Kasja Edwards (Alliance, Ohio) placed second with a mark of 130-0 (39.63m).
• Sophomore Josiah Cox (New Franklin, Ohio) placed second in the men's shot put with a career-best mark of 57-4.25 (17.48m).
• Redshirt senior Jabari Neal-Jackson (Cincinnati, Ohio) finished second in the men's hammer with a throw of 203-10 (62.13m)
• Freshman Mary Munga (Nyandarua, Kenya) crossed the line in a career-best time of 2:08.32 to finish second in the women's 800 meters.
UP NEXT
Akron travels to DeKalb, Ill., for the 2024 Mid-American Conference Track and Field Championships (May 9-11).
MEN'S FINAL RESULTS: Shot Put: Josiah Cox (2nd-57-4.25/17.48m*); Hammer: Jabari Neal-Jackson (2nd-203-10/62.13m), Davis Hedrick (6th-171-4/52.23m); Discus: Davis Hedrick (3rd-161-4/49.19m), Josiah Cox (6th-139-2/42.43m), JaMeire Robinson (7th-138-7/42.24m)
WOMEN'S FINAL RESULTS: 800 Meters: Mary Munga (2nd-2:08.32*), Laura Genetin (14th-2:21.55); 1,500 Meters: Lauren LaRue (3rd-4:44.52); 3,000-Meter Steeplechase: Emily Razo (6th-12:38.10); Hammer: Gabrielle Griffiths (4th-171-6/52.27m), Victoria Kuol (8th-123-0/37.50m); Shot Put: Gabrielle Griffiths (1st-44-7/13.59m), Rebecca Strunk (3rd-38-11/11.86m), Nighyah Carthen (4th-37-8/11.48m); Discus: Nighyah Carthen (1st-135-11/41.43m), La'Kasja Edwards (2nd-130-0/39.63m), Gabrielle Griffiths (3rd-128-10/39.28m), Grace Edwards (4th-124-10/38.06m); Javelin: Gabrielle Griffiths (1st-128-7/39.20m*)
* denotes career-best time | w denotes wind-aided
MORGANTOWN, W.VA. – The University of Akron track and field team garnered a pair of victories as part of 11 overall top-three performance at the WVU Last Chance meet hosted by West Virginia on Saturday (May 4).
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Redshirt sophomore Gabrielle Griffiths (Fort Worth, Texas) was a double winner for the Zips capturing the women's shot put and javelin with marks of 44-7 (13.59m) and 128-7 (39.20m), respectively.
• Junior Nighyah Carthen (Twinsburg, Ohio) won the women's discus with a mark of 135-11 (41.43m), while freshman La'Kasja Edwards (Alliance, Ohio) placed second with a mark of 130-0 (39.63m).
• Sophomore Josiah Cox (New Franklin, Ohio) placed second in the men's shot put with a career-best mark of 57-4.25 (17.48m).
• Redshirt senior Jabari Neal-Jackson (Cincinnati, Ohio) finished second in the men's hammer with a throw of 203-10 (62.13m)
• Freshman Mary Munga (Nyandarua, Kenya) crossed the line in a career-best time of 2:08.32 to finish second in the women's 800 meters.
UP NEXT
Akron travels to DeKalb, Ill., for the 2024 Mid-American Conference Track and Field Championships (May 9-11).
MEN'S FINAL RESULTS: Shot Put: Josiah Cox (2nd-57-4.25/17.48m*); Hammer: Jabari Neal-Jackson (2nd-203-10/62.13m), Davis Hedrick (6th-171-4/52.23m); Discus: Davis Hedrick (3rd-161-4/49.19m), Josiah Cox (6th-139-2/42.43m), JaMeire Robinson (7th-138-7/42.24m)
WOMEN'S FINAL RESULTS: 800 Meters: Mary Munga (2nd-2:08.32*), Laura Genetin (14th-2:21.55); 1,500 Meters: Lauren LaRue (3rd-4:44.52); 3,000-Meter Steeplechase: Emily Razo (6th-12:38.10); Hammer: Gabrielle Griffiths (4th-171-6/52.27m), Victoria Kuol (8th-123-0/37.50m); Shot Put: Gabrielle Griffiths (1st-44-7/13.59m), Rebecca Strunk (3rd-38-11/11.86m), Nighyah Carthen (4th-37-8/11.48m); Discus: Nighyah Carthen (1st-135-11/41.43m), La'Kasja Edwards (2nd-130-0/39.63m), Gabrielle Griffiths (3rd-128-10/39.28m), Grace Edwards (4th-124-10/38.06m); Javelin: Gabrielle Griffiths (1st-128-7/39.20m*)
* denotes career-best time | w denotes wind-aided
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