The University of Akron Athletics
Friday, February 20
Akron, Ohio
3:30 PM
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22nd Annual Akron Invitational
Zips Shine at Akron Invitational
February 20 | Track & Field
FINAL RESULTS (PDF)
AKRON, Ohio – On a night when the University of Akron track and field team honored redshirt senior Adaeze Nwokike (Benin City, Nigeria) on Senior Night, the Zips captured 14 victories as part of 35 overall top three performances at the 22nd Annual Akron Invitational at the Stile Athletics Field House on Friday (Feb. 20).
HOW IT HAPPENED:
• Redshirt senior Lane Graham (Killbuck, Ohio) set a career-best mark of 67-4 (20.52m) to win the men's weight throw with the second-best mark in indoor program history.
• Redshirt senior Brook Boes (Tiffin, Ohio) won the women's weight throw with a career-best mark of 67-4.25 (20.53m), the No. 5 mark in indoor program history. She then finished first in the women's shot put with a mark of 50-10 (15.49m).
• Redshirt senior Owen Wendl (Medina, Ohio) took the title in the men's shot put with a career-best mark of 60-8 (18.49m), the second-longest throw in indoor program history.
• Freshman Jackline Nanjala (Kitale, Kenya) won the women's 400 meters in a career-best time of 53.92, the second-fastest time in indoor program history.
• Freshman Te'Aira Branham-Patrick (Dayton, Ohio) bested the field in the women's 60 meters in a career-best time of 7.48, the fifth-fastest time in indoor program history.
• Junior Titus Kirui (Eldoret, Kenya) won the men's 5,000 meters in a career-best time of 14:43.53.
• Sophomore Mariyah Moore (Cleveland, Ohio) captured the women's 200 meters in a career-best time of 24.70.
• Junior Braylyn Farrington (Alabaster, Ala.) captured the men's 400 meters in a time of 48.25.
• Junior Rennie Gittens, Jr. (Miami, Fla.) bested the field in the men's 60 meters in a time of 6.81.
• Sophomore Kaden Rambatt (Sharon, Wis.) eclipsed a career-best clearance of 17-3.50 (5.27m) to win the men's pole vault.
• Senio Benjamin Hudak (Tallmadge, Ohio) was first in the men's long jump with a mark of 23-3.50 (7.10m).
• Senior Ruth Webb (Akron, Ohio) cleared a career-high 5-5 (1.65m) to win the women's high jump.
• Sophomore Shania Thomas (Bridgetown, Barbados) earned the title in the women's triple jump with a career-best jump of 39-8.75 (12.11m).
UP NEXT:
Akron travels to Mount Pleasant, Mich., to compete at the Mid-American Conference Championships (Feb. 27-28).
MEN'S FINALS EVENTS:
5,000 Meters: Titus Kirui (1st-14:43.53*); 400 Meters: Braylyn Farrington (1st-48.25), Rashaun Stewart (2nd-48.93*), Owen Gahring (4th-49.79*), Ty Munroe (10th-50.79*), Tayven Crump (12th-50.84*); 60 Meters: Rennie Gittens, Jr. (1st-6.81), AJ Jordan (2nd-6.83), Andrew Styles (3rd-6.84*), Kemari Robinson (5th-6.93), Garrett Tiller (6th-6.94*), Jeffrey Usman (8th-7.20); 60-Meter Hurdles: Cameron Corrothers (6th-8.42); 800 Meters: Jared Newenhisen (4th-1:57.47*); 200 Meters: AJ Jordan (2nd-21.54), Rashaun Stewart (4th-21.85*), Garrett Tiller (7th-22.07*); 4x400 Relay: Tayven Crump, Owen Gahring, Jared Newenhisen, Ty Munroe (2nd-3:19.02); Pole Vault: Kaden Rambatt (1st-17-3.50/5.27m*), Garett Boe (3rd-16-11.50/5.17m*), Isaac Baltic (4th-16-11.50/5.17m), Olin Frank (6th-15-7.75/4.77m*); High Jump: Aiden Oderkirk (3rd-5-10.75/1.80m); Long Jump: Benjamin Hudak (1st-23-3.50/7.10m); Triple Jump: Benjamin Hudak (2nd-42-0.75/12.82m); Weight Throw: Lane Graham (1st-67-4/20.52m*), Amari Noble (4th-61-1.25/18.62m*), Christopher Vance (6th-58-8/17.88m*), Ryan Kamperman (7th-57-8.50/17.59m*); Shot Put: Owen Wendl (1st-60-8/18.49m*), Lane Graham (3rd-56-8.75/17.29m*), Braeden Quigley (5th-54-5.50/16.60m), Christopher Vance (7th-52-9.25/16.08m)
WOMEN'S FINAL EVENTS:
5,000 Meters: Sophia Spencer (2nd-19:18.74); Mile: Emily Razo (13th-5:41.94); 400 Meters: Jackline Nanjala (1st-53.92*), Isabella Swallow (7th-58.32); 60 Meters: Te'Aira Branham-Patrick (1st-7.48*), Mariyah Moore (2nd-7.66*), Kavel Ritchie (5th-7.77), Ivy Smith (6th-7.78*); 60-Meter Hurdles: Adaeze Nwokike (4th-8.85); 800 Meters: Jadyn Towns (7th-2:20.46*); 200 Meters: Mariyah Moore (1st-24.70*), Jackline Nanjala (2nd-24.79*), Vanessa Horn (4th-25.02), Amari Pratt (5th-25.15*), Ivy Smith (6th-25.31), Isabella Swallow (8th-25.41); 3,000 Meters: Kayla Sucharski (2nd-10:05.50*), Megan Hipple (DNF); Pole Vault: Cassidy Allen (2nd-13-5.25/4.10m), Ava Fleetwood (5th-12-1.50/3.70m*), Amanda Rauch (6th-12-1.50/3.70m*), Sarah Marchant (11th-10-11.75/3.35m); High Jump: Ruth Webb (1st-5-5/1.65m*), D'Asyia Cotton (3rd-5-3/1.60m)*; Long Jump: Kavel Ritchie (2nd-17-8.75/5.40m), Keahra Rodriguez (8th-15-4.75/4.69m); Triple Jump: Shania Thomas (1st-39-8.75/12.11m*), Augustine Davis (2nd-37-8.50/11.49m*), Kavel Ritchie (3rd-37-2.50/11.34m*), Keahra Rodriguez (5th-36-0/10.97m); Weight Throw: Brook Boes (1st-67-4.25/20.53m*), Victoria Kuol (3rd-59-8.50/18.20m), Gabrielle Griffiths (4th-59-4/18.08m), Brooke Christensen (9th-51-5/15.67m), La'Kasja Edwards (11th-49-9.75/15.18m), Bridget Bergen (14th-45-6.50/13.88m); Shot Put: Brook Boes (1st-50-10/15.49m), Sloane Sypolt (2nd-46-8.25/14.23m*), Gabrielle Griffiths (3rd-45-1.50/13.75m), Rebecca Strunk (4th-43-7.25/13.29m*), Brooke Christensen (7th-39-0.25/11.89m)
MEN'S PRELIMINARY RESULTS:
60 Meters: Andrew Styles (1st-6.87Q), AJ Jordan (2nd-6.88Q), Rennie Gittens, Jr. (5th-6.95q), Garrett Tiller (6th-6.96q), Kemari Robinson (7th-7.00q), Jeffrey Usman (7.06q*), Cameron Corrothers (15th-7.24*), Olin Frank (20th-7.36), Aiden Oderkirk (26th-7.66); 60-Meter Hurdles: Cameron Corrothers (5th-8.51q)
WOMEN'S PRELIMINARY RESULTS:
60 Meters: Te'Aira Branham-Patrick (1st-7.54Q), Amari Pratt (2nd-7.75Q*), Mariyah Moore (3rd-7.76Q), Kavel Ritchie (4th-7.74q*), Ivy Smith (7th-7.89q); 60-Meter Hurdles: (Adaeze Nwokike (5th-8.87q)
* denotes career-best mark
AKRON, Ohio – On a night when the University of Akron track and field team honored redshirt senior Adaeze Nwokike (Benin City, Nigeria) on Senior Night, the Zips captured 14 victories as part of 35 overall top three performances at the 22nd Annual Akron Invitational at the Stile Athletics Field House on Friday (Feb. 20).
HOW IT HAPPENED:
• Redshirt senior Lane Graham (Killbuck, Ohio) set a career-best mark of 67-4 (20.52m) to win the men's weight throw with the second-best mark in indoor program history.
• Redshirt senior Brook Boes (Tiffin, Ohio) won the women's weight throw with a career-best mark of 67-4.25 (20.53m), the No. 5 mark in indoor program history. She then finished first in the women's shot put with a mark of 50-10 (15.49m).
• Redshirt senior Owen Wendl (Medina, Ohio) took the title in the men's shot put with a career-best mark of 60-8 (18.49m), the second-longest throw in indoor program history.
• Freshman Jackline Nanjala (Kitale, Kenya) won the women's 400 meters in a career-best time of 53.92, the second-fastest time in indoor program history.
• Freshman Te'Aira Branham-Patrick (Dayton, Ohio) bested the field in the women's 60 meters in a career-best time of 7.48, the fifth-fastest time in indoor program history.
• Junior Titus Kirui (Eldoret, Kenya) won the men's 5,000 meters in a career-best time of 14:43.53.
• Sophomore Mariyah Moore (Cleveland, Ohio) captured the women's 200 meters in a career-best time of 24.70.
• Junior Braylyn Farrington (Alabaster, Ala.) captured the men's 400 meters in a time of 48.25.
• Junior Rennie Gittens, Jr. (Miami, Fla.) bested the field in the men's 60 meters in a time of 6.81.
• Sophomore Kaden Rambatt (Sharon, Wis.) eclipsed a career-best clearance of 17-3.50 (5.27m) to win the men's pole vault.
• Senio Benjamin Hudak (Tallmadge, Ohio) was first in the men's long jump with a mark of 23-3.50 (7.10m).
• Senior Ruth Webb (Akron, Ohio) cleared a career-high 5-5 (1.65m) to win the women's high jump.
• Sophomore Shania Thomas (Bridgetown, Barbados) earned the title in the women's triple jump with a career-best jump of 39-8.75 (12.11m).
UP NEXT:
Akron travels to Mount Pleasant, Mich., to compete at the Mid-American Conference Championships (Feb. 27-28).
MEN'S FINALS EVENTS:
5,000 Meters: Titus Kirui (1st-14:43.53*); 400 Meters: Braylyn Farrington (1st-48.25), Rashaun Stewart (2nd-48.93*), Owen Gahring (4th-49.79*), Ty Munroe (10th-50.79*), Tayven Crump (12th-50.84*); 60 Meters: Rennie Gittens, Jr. (1st-6.81), AJ Jordan (2nd-6.83), Andrew Styles (3rd-6.84*), Kemari Robinson (5th-6.93), Garrett Tiller (6th-6.94*), Jeffrey Usman (8th-7.20); 60-Meter Hurdles: Cameron Corrothers (6th-8.42); 800 Meters: Jared Newenhisen (4th-1:57.47*); 200 Meters: AJ Jordan (2nd-21.54), Rashaun Stewart (4th-21.85*), Garrett Tiller (7th-22.07*); 4x400 Relay: Tayven Crump, Owen Gahring, Jared Newenhisen, Ty Munroe (2nd-3:19.02); Pole Vault: Kaden Rambatt (1st-17-3.50/5.27m*), Garett Boe (3rd-16-11.50/5.17m*), Isaac Baltic (4th-16-11.50/5.17m), Olin Frank (6th-15-7.75/4.77m*); High Jump: Aiden Oderkirk (3rd-5-10.75/1.80m); Long Jump: Benjamin Hudak (1st-23-3.50/7.10m); Triple Jump: Benjamin Hudak (2nd-42-0.75/12.82m); Weight Throw: Lane Graham (1st-67-4/20.52m*), Amari Noble (4th-61-1.25/18.62m*), Christopher Vance (6th-58-8/17.88m*), Ryan Kamperman (7th-57-8.50/17.59m*); Shot Put: Owen Wendl (1st-60-8/18.49m*), Lane Graham (3rd-56-8.75/17.29m*), Braeden Quigley (5th-54-5.50/16.60m), Christopher Vance (7th-52-9.25/16.08m)
WOMEN'S FINAL EVENTS:
5,000 Meters: Sophia Spencer (2nd-19:18.74); Mile: Emily Razo (13th-5:41.94); 400 Meters: Jackline Nanjala (1st-53.92*), Isabella Swallow (7th-58.32); 60 Meters: Te'Aira Branham-Patrick (1st-7.48*), Mariyah Moore (2nd-7.66*), Kavel Ritchie (5th-7.77), Ivy Smith (6th-7.78*); 60-Meter Hurdles: Adaeze Nwokike (4th-8.85); 800 Meters: Jadyn Towns (7th-2:20.46*); 200 Meters: Mariyah Moore (1st-24.70*), Jackline Nanjala (2nd-24.79*), Vanessa Horn (4th-25.02), Amari Pratt (5th-25.15*), Ivy Smith (6th-25.31), Isabella Swallow (8th-25.41); 3,000 Meters: Kayla Sucharski (2nd-10:05.50*), Megan Hipple (DNF); Pole Vault: Cassidy Allen (2nd-13-5.25/4.10m), Ava Fleetwood (5th-12-1.50/3.70m*), Amanda Rauch (6th-12-1.50/3.70m*), Sarah Marchant (11th-10-11.75/3.35m); High Jump: Ruth Webb (1st-5-5/1.65m*), D'Asyia Cotton (3rd-5-3/1.60m)*; Long Jump: Kavel Ritchie (2nd-17-8.75/5.40m), Keahra Rodriguez (8th-15-4.75/4.69m); Triple Jump: Shania Thomas (1st-39-8.75/12.11m*), Augustine Davis (2nd-37-8.50/11.49m*), Kavel Ritchie (3rd-37-2.50/11.34m*), Keahra Rodriguez (5th-36-0/10.97m); Weight Throw: Brook Boes (1st-67-4.25/20.53m*), Victoria Kuol (3rd-59-8.50/18.20m), Gabrielle Griffiths (4th-59-4/18.08m), Brooke Christensen (9th-51-5/15.67m), La'Kasja Edwards (11th-49-9.75/15.18m), Bridget Bergen (14th-45-6.50/13.88m); Shot Put: Brook Boes (1st-50-10/15.49m), Sloane Sypolt (2nd-46-8.25/14.23m*), Gabrielle Griffiths (3rd-45-1.50/13.75m), Rebecca Strunk (4th-43-7.25/13.29m*), Brooke Christensen (7th-39-0.25/11.89m)
MEN'S PRELIMINARY RESULTS:
60 Meters: Andrew Styles (1st-6.87Q), AJ Jordan (2nd-6.88Q), Rennie Gittens, Jr. (5th-6.95q), Garrett Tiller (6th-6.96q), Kemari Robinson (7th-7.00q), Jeffrey Usman (7.06q*), Cameron Corrothers (15th-7.24*), Olin Frank (20th-7.36), Aiden Oderkirk (26th-7.66); 60-Meter Hurdles: Cameron Corrothers (5th-8.51q)
WOMEN'S PRELIMINARY RESULTS:
60 Meters: Te'Aira Branham-Patrick (1st-7.54Q), Amari Pratt (2nd-7.75Q*), Mariyah Moore (3rd-7.76Q), Kavel Ritchie (4th-7.74q*), Ivy Smith (7th-7.89q); 60-Meter Hurdles: (Adaeze Nwokike (5th-8.87q)
* denotes career-best mark
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