The University of Akron Athletics
Friday, December 12
Akron, Ohio
4:00 PM
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Third Annual Haynes Lancaster Open
Akron Shines at Haynes Lancaster Open
December 12 | Track & Field
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AKRON, Ohio – The University of Akron track and field team captured 13 victories as part of 37 overall top three performances to highlight the efforts of the Zips at the Third Annual Haynes Lancaster Open at the Stile Athletics Field House on Friday (Dec. 12).
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Redshirt senior Brook Boes (Tiffin, Ohio) recorded the fourth-best mark in indoor program history in the women's shot put with a throw of 52-2.75 (15.92m) to win the event. She also won the women's weight throw with a career-best mark of 65-0.75 (19.83m), the fifth-best performance in indoor program history.
• Senior Vanessa Horn (Ludwigsfelde, Germany) posted the second-fastest time in indoor program history in the women's 400 meters winning the race in 54.31.
• Junior AJ Jordan (Columbus, Ohio) captured the men's 200 meters in a career-best time of 21.12, the fourth-fastest time in indoor program history.
• Redshirt senior Cassidy Allen (Lakewood, N.Y.) eclipsed a career-best mark of 14-1.75 (4.30m) in the women's pole vault to finish first with the No. 4 mark in indoor program history.
• Junior Andrew Styles (Freeport, Bahamas) won the men's 400 meters in a time of 48.11.
• Redshirt senior Owen Wendl (Medina, Ohio) took the men's shot put with a mark of 58-6.50 (17.84m).
• Redshirt senior Ruth Webb (Akron, Ohio) won the women's triple jump with a career-best mark of 38-5 (11.71m).
• Freshman Owen Gahring (Willard, Ohio) bested the field in the men's 800 meters in a career-best time of 1:54.59.
• Sophomore Jadyn Towns (Berlin Heights, Ohio) won the women's 800 meters in a career-best time of 2:21.16.
• Sophomore Mariyah Moore (Cleveland, Ohio) took the women's 200 meters in a career-best time of 24.99.
• The men's 4x400 relay team of junior Braylyn Farrington (Alabaster, Ala.), Jordan, junior Bram de Raedt (Houthalen-Helchteren, Belgium) and Styles crossed the line first in 3:18.53.
• The women's 4x400 relay team of Horn, Moore and freshmen Ivy Smith (Cincinnati, Ohio) and Jackline Nanjala (Kitale, Kenya) bested the field in a time of 3:51.65.
UP NEXT
Akron travels to Geneva, Ohio, to compete at the East Coast Pole Vault Pole Vault Convention and Throws Festival on Jan. 10.
MEN'S RESULTS: 60-Meter Hurdles: Cameron Corrothers (2nd-8.37*); 400 Meters: Andrew Styles (1st-48.11), Braylyn Farrington (2nd-48.23), Jalen McCoy (3rd-48.47*); 60 Meters: Kemari Robinson (4th-6.95*), Rennie Gittens, Jr. (7th-6.99), Olin Frank (16th-7.36*), Aiden Oderkirk (17th-7.60*); 800 Meters: Owen Gahring (1st-1:54.59*), Tayven Crump (2nd-1:54.80*), Ty Munroe (3rd-1:54.94*), Jared Newenhisen (5th-1:59.31*); 200 Meters: AJ Jordan (1st-21.12*); 4x400 Relay: Akron 'A' – Braylyn Farrington, AJ Jordan, Bram de Raedt, Andrew Styles (1st-3:18.53), Akron 'B' – Cameron Corrothers, Tayven Crump, Jalen McCoy, Ty Munroe (2nd-3:18.59), Akron 'C' – Owen Gahring, Jared Newenhisen, Aiden Oderkirk, Olin Frank (DNF); Long Jump: Benjamin Hudak (2nd-23-4.50/7.38m*), Jeffrey Usman (3rd-23-3.25/7.09m), Trae Burns (4th-23-0.75/7.03m*); High Jump: Niles Nuru (2nd-6-2.75/1.90m*), Mason Birch (3rd-6-0.75/1.85m), Aiden Oderkirk (3rd-6-0.75/1.85m*); Weight Throw: Lane Graham (2nd-60-11.50/18.58m*), Christopher Vance (4th-58-1.25/17.71m*), Owen Wendl (5th-54-9.50/16.70m*), Camden Radeschi (8th-52-2.50/15.91m*), Ryan Kamperman (9th-49-9/15.16m); Shot Put: Owen Wendl (1st-58-6.50/17.84m), Lane Graham (4th-54-10/16.71m), Christopher Vance (5th-54-10/16.71m*), Braeden Quigley (7th-52-6.50/16.01m*), Camden Radeschi (11th-44-9.75/13.66m*), Olin Frank (13th-39-3/11.96m*), Aiden Oderkirk (14th-26-10.50/8.19m*); Pole Vault: Isaac Baltic (3rd-17-0.75/5.20m*), Garett Boe (9th-15-9/4.80m), Olin Frank (14th-15-3/4.65m*), Kaden Rambatt (NH)
WOMEN'S RESULTS: 60-Meter Hurdles: Adaeze Nwokike (2nd-9.06); 400 Meters: Vanessa Horn (1st-54.31*), Jackline Nanjala (2nd-55.34*), Isabella Swallow (3rd-58.63*), Ivy Smith (5th-62:54*); 800 Meters: Jadyn Towns (1st-2:21.16*); 200 Meters: Mariyah Moore (1st-24.99*), Ivy Smith (3rd-25.30*), Isabella Swallow (4th-25.35*); 3,000 Meters: Sophia Spencer (3rd-11:07.18); 4x400 Relay: Vanessa Horn, Mariyah Moore, Ivy Smith, Jackline Nanjala (1st-3:51.65); Long Jump: Kavel Ritchie (3rd-17-2.25/5.24m*), Augustine Davis (4th-16-8.50/5.09m*), Keahra Rodriguez (6th-15-9.50/4.81m*); Triple Jump: Ruth Webb (1st-38-5/11.71m*), Shania Thomas (3rd-37-8.50/11.49m), Augustine Davis (4th-36-5/11.10m*), Keahra Rodriguez (5th-36-1.50/11.01m*); High Jump: Ruth Webb (2nd-5-3/1.60m), Amanda Rauch (4th-5-1/1.55m*); Weight Throw: Brook Boes (1st-65-0.75/19.83m*), Gabrielle Griffiths (2nd-60-7.75/18.48m*), La'Kasja Edwards (5th-52-4.50/15.96m*), Rebecca Strunk (6th-50-0.50/15.25m*), Brooke Christenen (7th-49-11.75/15.23m*), Bridget Bergen (8th-46-4.25/14.13m*), Brooke Simon (F); Shot Put: Brook Boes (1st-52-2.75/15.92m*), Gabrielle Griffiths (2nd-46-4.25/14.13m*), Rebecca Strunk (3rd-41-6/12.65m*), Brooke Simon (4th-40-5.50/12.33m*), Sloane Sypolt (5th-40-4.25/12.30m*), Brooke Christensen (6th-40-2.75/12.26m*); Pole Vault: Cassidy Allen (1st-14-1.75/4.30m*), Jessica Mason (5th-12-5.50/3.80m), Ava Fleetwood (7th-11-11.75/3.65m*), Amanda Rauch (9th-11-11.75/3.65m*)
* Denotes career-best mark
AKRON, Ohio – The University of Akron track and field team captured 13 victories as part of 37 overall top three performances to highlight the efforts of the Zips at the Third Annual Haynes Lancaster Open at the Stile Athletics Field House on Friday (Dec. 12).
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Redshirt senior Brook Boes (Tiffin, Ohio) recorded the fourth-best mark in indoor program history in the women's shot put with a throw of 52-2.75 (15.92m) to win the event. She also won the women's weight throw with a career-best mark of 65-0.75 (19.83m), the fifth-best performance in indoor program history.
• Senior Vanessa Horn (Ludwigsfelde, Germany) posted the second-fastest time in indoor program history in the women's 400 meters winning the race in 54.31.
• Junior AJ Jordan (Columbus, Ohio) captured the men's 200 meters in a career-best time of 21.12, the fourth-fastest time in indoor program history.
• Redshirt senior Cassidy Allen (Lakewood, N.Y.) eclipsed a career-best mark of 14-1.75 (4.30m) in the women's pole vault to finish first with the No. 4 mark in indoor program history.
• Junior Andrew Styles (Freeport, Bahamas) won the men's 400 meters in a time of 48.11.
• Redshirt senior Owen Wendl (Medina, Ohio) took the men's shot put with a mark of 58-6.50 (17.84m).
• Redshirt senior Ruth Webb (Akron, Ohio) won the women's triple jump with a career-best mark of 38-5 (11.71m).
• Freshman Owen Gahring (Willard, Ohio) bested the field in the men's 800 meters in a career-best time of 1:54.59.
• Sophomore Jadyn Towns (Berlin Heights, Ohio) won the women's 800 meters in a career-best time of 2:21.16.
• Sophomore Mariyah Moore (Cleveland, Ohio) took the women's 200 meters in a career-best time of 24.99.
• The men's 4x400 relay team of junior Braylyn Farrington (Alabaster, Ala.), Jordan, junior Bram de Raedt (Houthalen-Helchteren, Belgium) and Styles crossed the line first in 3:18.53.
• The women's 4x400 relay team of Horn, Moore and freshmen Ivy Smith (Cincinnati, Ohio) and Jackline Nanjala (Kitale, Kenya) bested the field in a time of 3:51.65.
UP NEXT
Akron travels to Geneva, Ohio, to compete at the East Coast Pole Vault Pole Vault Convention and Throws Festival on Jan. 10.
MEN'S RESULTS: 60-Meter Hurdles: Cameron Corrothers (2nd-8.37*); 400 Meters: Andrew Styles (1st-48.11), Braylyn Farrington (2nd-48.23), Jalen McCoy (3rd-48.47*); 60 Meters: Kemari Robinson (4th-6.95*), Rennie Gittens, Jr. (7th-6.99), Olin Frank (16th-7.36*), Aiden Oderkirk (17th-7.60*); 800 Meters: Owen Gahring (1st-1:54.59*), Tayven Crump (2nd-1:54.80*), Ty Munroe (3rd-1:54.94*), Jared Newenhisen (5th-1:59.31*); 200 Meters: AJ Jordan (1st-21.12*); 4x400 Relay: Akron 'A' – Braylyn Farrington, AJ Jordan, Bram de Raedt, Andrew Styles (1st-3:18.53), Akron 'B' – Cameron Corrothers, Tayven Crump, Jalen McCoy, Ty Munroe (2nd-3:18.59), Akron 'C' – Owen Gahring, Jared Newenhisen, Aiden Oderkirk, Olin Frank (DNF); Long Jump: Benjamin Hudak (2nd-23-4.50/7.38m*), Jeffrey Usman (3rd-23-3.25/7.09m), Trae Burns (4th-23-0.75/7.03m*); High Jump: Niles Nuru (2nd-6-2.75/1.90m*), Mason Birch (3rd-6-0.75/1.85m), Aiden Oderkirk (3rd-6-0.75/1.85m*); Weight Throw: Lane Graham (2nd-60-11.50/18.58m*), Christopher Vance (4th-58-1.25/17.71m*), Owen Wendl (5th-54-9.50/16.70m*), Camden Radeschi (8th-52-2.50/15.91m*), Ryan Kamperman (9th-49-9/15.16m); Shot Put: Owen Wendl (1st-58-6.50/17.84m), Lane Graham (4th-54-10/16.71m), Christopher Vance (5th-54-10/16.71m*), Braeden Quigley (7th-52-6.50/16.01m*), Camden Radeschi (11th-44-9.75/13.66m*), Olin Frank (13th-39-3/11.96m*), Aiden Oderkirk (14th-26-10.50/8.19m*); Pole Vault: Isaac Baltic (3rd-17-0.75/5.20m*), Garett Boe (9th-15-9/4.80m), Olin Frank (14th-15-3/4.65m*), Kaden Rambatt (NH)
WOMEN'S RESULTS: 60-Meter Hurdles: Adaeze Nwokike (2nd-9.06); 400 Meters: Vanessa Horn (1st-54.31*), Jackline Nanjala (2nd-55.34*), Isabella Swallow (3rd-58.63*), Ivy Smith (5th-62:54*); 800 Meters: Jadyn Towns (1st-2:21.16*); 200 Meters: Mariyah Moore (1st-24.99*), Ivy Smith (3rd-25.30*), Isabella Swallow (4th-25.35*); 3,000 Meters: Sophia Spencer (3rd-11:07.18); 4x400 Relay: Vanessa Horn, Mariyah Moore, Ivy Smith, Jackline Nanjala (1st-3:51.65); Long Jump: Kavel Ritchie (3rd-17-2.25/5.24m*), Augustine Davis (4th-16-8.50/5.09m*), Keahra Rodriguez (6th-15-9.50/4.81m*); Triple Jump: Ruth Webb (1st-38-5/11.71m*), Shania Thomas (3rd-37-8.50/11.49m), Augustine Davis (4th-36-5/11.10m*), Keahra Rodriguez (5th-36-1.50/11.01m*); High Jump: Ruth Webb (2nd-5-3/1.60m), Amanda Rauch (4th-5-1/1.55m*); Weight Throw: Brook Boes (1st-65-0.75/19.83m*), Gabrielle Griffiths (2nd-60-7.75/18.48m*), La'Kasja Edwards (5th-52-4.50/15.96m*), Rebecca Strunk (6th-50-0.50/15.25m*), Brooke Christenen (7th-49-11.75/15.23m*), Bridget Bergen (8th-46-4.25/14.13m*), Brooke Simon (F); Shot Put: Brook Boes (1st-52-2.75/15.92m*), Gabrielle Griffiths (2nd-46-4.25/14.13m*), Rebecca Strunk (3rd-41-6/12.65m*), Brooke Simon (4th-40-5.50/12.33m*), Sloane Sypolt (5th-40-4.25/12.30m*), Brooke Christensen (6th-40-2.75/12.26m*); Pole Vault: Cassidy Allen (1st-14-1.75/4.30m*), Jessica Mason (5th-12-5.50/3.80m), Ava Fleetwood (7th-11-11.75/3.65m*), Amanda Rauch (9th-11-11.75/3.65m*)
* Denotes career-best mark
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