School Record Headlines Akron's Friday Track and Field Efforts

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School Record Headlines Akron's Friday Track and Field Efforts

April 04 | Track & Field

CHERRY BLOSSOM INVITATIONAL: FINAL RESULTS (PDF) | MEET INFORMATION | LIVE STATS
FLORIDA RELAYS: RESULTS (PDF) | MEET INFORMATION | LIVE STATS

AKRON, Ohio – Highlighted by a school-record time of 45.16 in the women's 4x100 relay, the University of Akron track and field team recorded 10 victories as part of 32 overall top five performances on Friday (April 4) at the Florida Relays and Cherry Blossom Invitational.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
• The women's 4x100 relay team of sophomore Ayanna Stafford (Columbus, Ohio), senior Joy Nwokike (Benin City, Nigeria), freshman Rukia Omulisia (Nairobi, Kenya) and junior Vanessa Horn (Ludwigsfelde, Germany) ran a school-record time of 45.19.
• Redshirt senior Brook Boes (Tiffin, Ohio) took the title in the women's shot put with a mark of 46-0.25 (14.03m), before recording a winning mark of 149-1 (45.43m) in the women's discus.
• Sophomore Christopher Vance (Parma, Ohio) edged the field in the men's hammer with a career-best mark of 206-11 (63.06m), the fifth-best mark in outdoor program history.
• Senior Grace Henderson (Rostraver Township, Pa.) won the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase in 11:35.19.
• Redshirt junior Owen Wendl (Medina, Ohio) placed first in the men's discus with a mark of 170-5 (51.95m).
• Redshirt senior Jacob Glavickas (Orwell, Ohio) finished first in the men's javelin with a mark of 165-8 (50.50m).
• Sophomore Victoria Kuol (Centerville, Ohio) bested the field in the women's hammer with a career-best mark of 183-6 (55.92m), while redshirt junior Gabrielle Griffiths (Fort Worth, Texas) placed second with a mark of 178-8 (54.47m).
• Junior Benjamin Hudak (Tallmadge, Ohio) took the title in the men's long jump with a mark of 22-0.50 (6.72m).
• Freshmen Isaac Baltic (Medina, Ohio) and Kaden Rambatt (Sharon, Wis.) went 1-2 in the men's pole vault with identical clearances of 15-3 (4.65m), a career-best mark for Baltic.
• Sophomore Bram de Raedt (Houthalen-Helchteren, Belgium) bested the field in the men's 400-meter hurdles in a career-best time of 53.51.
• Freshman Delton Wright (Berea, Ohio) bested the bar with a career-best mark of 6-2.75 (1.90m) in the men's high jump to place second.
• Sophomore Cameron Corrothers (Maple Heights, Ohio) registered a career-best time of 15.34 to finish second in the men's 110-meter hurdles.

UP NEXT:
Akron concludes competition at the Florida Relays on Saturday (April 5).

FLORIDA RELAYS
MEN'S FRIDAY FINAL RESULTS:
200 Meters: AJ Jordan (37th-21.49), Andrew Styles (41st-21.60), Tysean Baronette (45th-21.88)

WOMEN'S FRIDAY FINAL RESULTS:
200 Meters: Joy Nwokike (27th-23.85)

MEN'S PRELIMINARY RESULTS:
4x100 Relay: Rennie Gittens, Jr., AJ Jordan, Kemari Robinson, Tysean Baronette (18th-40.56); 4x400 Relay: Braylyn Farrington, AJ Jordan, Andrew Styles, Tysean Baronette (22nd-3:16.48)

WOMEN'S PRELIMINARY RESULTS:
4x100 Relay: Ayanna Stafford, Joy Nwokike, Rukia Omulisia, Vanessa Horn (13th-45.19); 4x400 Relay: Vanessa Horn, Rukia Omulisia, Joy Nwokike, Isabella Swallow (15th-3:42.82)

CHERRY BLOSSOM INVITATIONAL
MEN'S RESULTS:
1,500 Meters: Taye Gonzalez (6th-3:59.09*), Quinn Hopkins (8th-4:01.25*), Emil Stanford (9th-4:01.95*); 110-Meter Hurdles: Cameron Corrothers (2nd-15.34*); 800 Meters: Taye Gonzalez (11th-2:00.32*); 400-Meter Hurdles: Bram de Raedt (1st-53.51*), Kyle Brown (9th-62.71*); 5,000 Meters: Justin Zapotoczny (11th-15:43.99); Pole Vault: Isaac Baltic (1st-15-3/4.65m), Kaden Rambatt (2nd-15-3/4.65m), Garett Boe (NH); Hammer: Christopher Vance (1st-206-11/63.06m*), Lane Graham (3rd-194-6/59.29m), JaMeire Robinson (4th-171-7/52.31m*), Owen Wendl (5th-157-11/48.14m*), Braeden Quigley (9th-139-11/42.64m*), Keegan Digby (F); Discus: Owen Wendl (1st-170-5/51.95m), Ryan Kamperman (3rd-160-2/48.82m*), Josiah Cox (4th-157-5/47.98m), Christopher Vance (5th-152-5/46.45m*), Lane Graham (8th-137-3/41.84m), Braeden Quigley (9th-134-3/40.92m*), JaMeire Robinson (12th-128-8/39.22m), Keegan Digby (13th-127-6/38.86m); Javelin: Jacob Glavickas (1st-165-8/50.50m); Long Jump: Benjamin Hudak (1st-22-0.50/6.72m), El Hadji Abdourahmane Mbodji (3rd-21-0.25/6.41m*), Jalen McCoy (F); High Jump: Delton Wright (2nd-6-2.75/1.90m*), Jordan Thompson-Seay (3rd-6-2.75/1.90m*); Shot Put: Owen Wendl (1st-56-4.75/17.19m), Josiah Cox (2nd-56-3.50/17.16m), Keegan Digby (3rd-54-8.25/16.67m), Christopher Vance (5th-53-1.75/16.20m), Braeden Quigley (8th-48-6.75/14.80m)

WOMEN'S RESULTS:
3,000-Meter Steeplechase: Grace Henderson (1st-11:35.19), Emily Razo (2nd-13:23.30); 1,500 Meters: Megan Hipple (6th-4:34.85), Jadyn Towns (16th-4:55.15*); 5,000 Meters: Danielle Honaker (5th-17:30.72), Kayla Sucharski (9th-17:45.98*), Sophia Spencer (12th-18:43.79*), Halle Sebest (13th-18:50.85), Hannah Kerr (23rd-20:42.69); High Jump: Ruth Webb (3rd-5-3/1.60m); Hammer: Victoria Kuol (1st-183-6/55.92m*), Gabrielle Griffiths (2nd-178-8/54.47m), La'Kasja Edwards (3rd-157-3/47.94m*), Jessica Rhodes (5th-148-5/45.24m*), Bridget Bergen (7th-142-3/43.36m*), Rebecca Strunk (10th-129-1/39.34m*); Shot Put: Brook Boes (1st-46-0.25/14.03m), Gabrielle Griffiths (4th-41-0.50/12.51m), La'Kasja Edwards (6th-39-5.25/12.02m*), Sloane Sypolt (11th-36-11/11.25m*), Rebecca Strunk (F); Discus: Brook Boes (1st-149-1/45.43m), Jessica Rhodes (3rd-131-11/40.22m), Bridget Bergen (4th-128-7/39.19m), Sloane Sypolt (6th-122-1/37.22m*), La'Kasja Edwards (7th-120-10/36.84m); Javelin: Maria Bryant (4th-103-7/31.56m*), Jessica Rhodes (8th-92-11/28.32m), Bridget Bergen (10th-74-10/22.80m*); Long Jump: Shania Thomas (5th-16-10/5.13m*)

MEN'S PRELIMINARY RESULTS:
110-Meter Hurdles: Cameron Corrothers (3rd-15.49q), Kyle Brown (10th-16.61*)

WOMEN'S PRELIMINARY RESULTS:
100-Meter Hurdles: Kayla Allen (9th-17.63)

* denotes career-best mark