Akron Earns MAC Men's Indoor Track and Field Championship

Saturday, February 28

Mount Pleasant, Mich.

10:00 AM

University of Akron

Mid-American Conference Indoor Championships

Akron Earns MAC Men's Indoor Track and Field Championship

February 28 | Track & Field

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MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – The University of Akron men's track and field team captured its second straight Mid-American Conference Indoor Track and Field Championship and fourth straight overall league title on Saturday (Feb. 28), while the women's team earned a second-place team finish.

The Zips bested rival Kent State by 28 points to win the men's team title, while Akron fell three points shy of the Golden Flashes in its pursuit of the program's eighth indoor championship.

Akron head coach Kendra Reimer-Gonzales was tabbed as the MAC Men's Coach of the Year.

Individually, redshirt senior Brook Boes (Tiffin, Ohio) was named the MAC Women's Track and Field Most Valuable Performer, while freshman Jackline Nanjala (Kitale, Kenya) was honored as the league's Freshman Track Performer of the Year.

On the men's side, junior Andrew Styles (Freeport, Bahamas) was selected as the MAC Men's Track and Field Most Valuable Performer, while freshman Noah Nyageo (Kitale, Kenya) pulled in MAC Freshman Track Performer of the Year accolades.

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Boes became only the second Zip to sweep the throwing events at the MAC Indoor Championships besting the field in the women's shot put with a mark of 49-11.25 (15.22m).
• Styles won his fourth and fifth career MAC titles besting the field in the 200 meters (21.67) and 400 meters (47.99).
• Redshirt senior Owen Wendl (Medina, Ohio) garnered his fifth overall league title with a throw of 59-7.75 (18.18m) to triumph in the men's shot put.
• Junior Megan Hipple (Warren, Ohio) won her first career league championship crossing the line first in the women's 3,000 meters in a time of 9:18.79.
• Nanjala triumphed in the women's 400 meters in a time of 54.30 for her first career conference title.
• Sophomore Isaac Baltic (Medina, Ohio) won his first career league title eclipsing a career-best 17-4.50 (5.30m) in the men's pole vault.
• Junior Mason Birch (Strongsville, Ohio) captured his second conference crown in the men's high jump surpassing a career-high mark of 6-9.75 (2.08m).
• The men's 4x400 relay team juniors Braylyn Farrington (Alabaster, Ala.) and AJ Jordan (Columbus, Ohio), freshman Tayven Crump (Vandalia, Ohio) and Styles crossed the line first in a time of 3:16.25.
• The women's 4x400 relay of senior Vanessa Horn (Ludwigsfelde, Germany), sophomore Mariyah Moore (Cleveland, Ohio), senior McKenzie McNitt (Cleveland, Ohio) and Nanjala won Akron's second consecutive title in the event.
• Collecting Second-Team All-MAC accolades with runner-up finishes in the men's 400 meters (48.56), 3,000 meters (8:08.66) and pole vault (17-0.75/5.20m) was Farrington, Nyageo and sophomore Kaden Rambatt (Sharon, Wis.).
• On the women's side, Horn earned Second-Team All-MAC honors with a runner-up finish in the 400 meters (54.67).

UP NEXT
Akron opens its outdoor campaign at the Bob Davidson Team Challenge on March 20-21.

MEN'S SATURDAY TEAM POINT CONTRIBUTORS

NAME	EVENT	FINISH – MARK
Isaac Baltic	Pole Vault	1st – 17-4.50 (5.30m)
Mason Birch	High Jump	1st – 6-9.75 (2.08m)
Andrew Styles	400 Meters	1st – 47.99
Andrew Styles	200 Meters	1st – 21.67
Owen Wendl	Shot Put	1st – 59-7.75 (18.18m)
Braylyn Farrington AJ Jordan Tayven Crump Andrew Styles	4x400 Relay	1st – 3:16.25
Braylyn Farrington	400 Meters	2nd – 48.56
Noah Nyageo	3,000 Meters	2nd – 8:08.66
Kaden Rambatt	Pole Vault	2nd – 17-0.75 (5.20m)
Garett Boe	Pole Vault	3rd – 16-8.75 (5.10m)
Rennie Gittens, Jr.	60 Meters	3rd – 6.89
AJ Jordan	200 Meters	3rd – 21.86
Titus Kirui	3,000 Meters	3rd – 8:10.32
Braeden Quigley	Shot Put	3rd – 53-7.50 (16.34m)
AJ Jordan	60 Meters	4th – 6.90
Jordan Thompson-Seay	High Jump	4th – 6-5 (1.96m)
Jeffrey Usman	Triple Jump	4th – 46-10.75 (14.29m)
Olin Frank	Heptathlon	5th – 4,668
Lane Graham	Shot Put	6th – 51-7.25 (15.73m)

WOMEN'S SATURDAY TEAM POINT CONTRIBUTORS

NAME	EVENT	FINISH – MARK
Brook Boes	Shot Put	1st – 49-11.25 (15.22m)
Megan Hipple	3,000 Meters	1st – 9:18.79
Jackline Nanjala	400 Meters	1st – 54.30
Vanessa Horn Mariyah Moore McKenzie McNitt Jackline Nanjala	4x400 Relay	1st – 3:43.38
Vanessa Horn	400 Meters	2nd – 54.67
Gabrielle Griffiths	Shot Put	3rd – 46-5.50 (14.16m)
Te'Aira Branham-Patrick	200 Meters	4th – 7.56
Mariyah Moore	200 Meters	5th – 24.92
Vanessa Horn	200 Meters	6th – 25.00

MEN'S FRIDAY TEAM POINT CONTRIBUTORS

NAME	EVENT	FINISH – MARK
Noah Nyageo	5,000 Meters	1st – 14:17.13
Jeffrey Usman	Long Jump	1st – 24-1.75 (7.36m)
Lane Graham	Weight Throw	1st – 68-3.25 (20.81m)
Titus Kirui	5,000 Meters	3rd – 14:20.81
Trae Burns	Long Jump	5th – 23-2 (7.06m)
Emil Stanford Tayven Crump Owen Gahring Quinn Hopkins	Distance Medley Relay	5th – 10:21.97
Amari Noble	Weight Throw	6th – 61-7.75 (18.79m)

WOMEN'S FRIDAY TEAM POINT CONTRIBUTORS

NAME	EVENT	FINISH – MARK
Brook Boes	Weight Throw	1st – 68-4.50 (20.84m)
Gabrielle Griffiths	Weight Throw	2nd – 62-3.25 (18.98m)
Megan Hipple	5,000 Meters	2nd – 16:03.86
Abigael Kiplaget	5,000 Meters	5th – 16:30.74
Jessica Mason	Pole Vault	6th – 12-3.50 (3.75m)
Victoria Kuol	Weight Throw	7th – 57-8.50 (17.59m)

MEN'S TEAM RESULTS:
1) Akron (169), 2) Kent State (141), 3) Eastern Michigan (98), 4) Buffalo (64), 5) Massachusetts (53)

WOMEN'S TEAM RESULTS:
1) Kent State (104), 2) Akron (101), 3) Bowling Green (86), 4) Toledo (65), 5) Ball State (60), 6) Western Michigan (45), 7) Central Michigan (40.5), 8) Eastern Michigan (40), 9) Ohio (33), 10) Massachusetts (30), 11) Miami (26.5), 12) Buffalo (16), 13) Northern Illinois 15

MEN'S SATURDAY FINAL RESULTS:
Mile: Quinn Hopkins (7th-4:20.17), Majid Abuaun (10th-4:21.76); 60-Meter Hurdles: Cameron Corrothers (8th-8.43); 400 Meters: Andrew Styles (1st-47.99), Braylyn Farrington (2nd-48.56); 60 Meters: Rennie Gittens, Jr. (3rd-6.89), AJ Jordan (4th-6.90); 200 Meters: Andrew Styles (1st-21.67), AJ Jordan (3rd-21.86); 3,000 Meters: Noah Nyageo (2nd-8:08.66), Titus Kirui (3rd-8:10.32); 4x400 Relay: Braylyn Farrington, AJ Jordan, Tayven Crump, Andrew Styles (1st-3:16.25); Triple Jump: Jeffrey Usman (4th-46-10.75/14.29m), Trae Burns (NM); Shot Put: Owen Wendl (1st-59-7.75/18.18m), Braeden Quigley (3rd-53-7.50/16.34m), Lane Graham (6th-51-7.25/15.73m); Pole Vault: Isaac Baltic (1st-17-4.50/5.30m*), Kaden Rambatt (2nd-17-0.75/5.20m), Garett Boe (3rd-16-8.75/5.10m); High Jump: Mason Birch (1st-6-9.75/2.08m*), Jordan Thompson-Seay (4th-6-5/1.96m)

WOMEN'S SATURDAY FINAL RESULTS:
400 Meters: Jackline Nanjala (1st-54.30), Vanessa Horn (2nd-54.67); 60 Meters: Te'Aira Branham-Patrick (4th-7.56); 200 Meters: Mariyah Moore (5th-24.92), Vanessa Horn (6th-25.00); 3,000 Meters: Megan Hipple (1st-9:18.79), Abigael Kiplagat (9th-9:40.42*); 4x400 Relay: Vanessa Horn, Mariyah Moore, McKenzie McNitt, Jackline Nanjala (1st-3:43.38); Shot Put: Brook Boes (1st-49-11.25/15.22m), Gabrielle Griffiths (3rd-46-5.50/14.16m), Sloane Sypolt (12th-43-5.75/13.25m), Rebecca Strunk (20th-42-1.50/12.84m); High Jump: Ruth Webb (12th-5-3/1.60m), D'Asyia Cotton (15th-5-3/1.60m*); Triple Jump: Shania Thomas (10th-39-6.75/12.06m), Ruth Webb (17th-37-4.50/11.39m), Augustine Davis (18th-36-11.75/11.27m), Kavel Ritchie (NM)

MEN'S HEPTATHLON RESULTS:
Olin Frank (5th-4,668); 60 Meters: Olin Frank (3rd-7.33); Long Jump: Olin Frank (3rd-20-10.50/6.36m); Shot Put: Olin Frank (2nd-41-8.50/12.72m*); High Jump: Olin Frank (7th-5-7/1.70m*); 60-Meter Hurdles: Olin Frank (4th-8.69); Pole Vault: Olin Frank (1st-15-1/4.60m); 1,000 Meters: Olin Frank (7th-3:25.87*)

MEN'S FRIDAY FINAL RESULTS:
5,000 Meters: Noah Nyageo (1st-14:17.13), Titus Kirui (3rd-14:20.81*), Taye Gonzalez (10th-15:19.59*); Distance Medley Relay: Emil Stanford, Tayven Crump, Owen Gahring, Quinn Hopkins (5th-10:21.97); Long Jump: Jeffrey Usman (1st-24-1.75/7.36m), Trae Burns (5th-23-2/7.06m), Benjamin Hudak (10th-21-4/6.50m); Weight Throw: Lane Graham (1st-68-3.25/20.81m*), Amari Noble (6th-61-7.75/18.79m*), Christopher Vance (7th-58-10/17.93m*)

WOMEN'S FRIDAY FINAL RESULTS:
5,000 Meters: Megan Hipple (2nd-16:03.86), Abigael Kiplagat (5th-16:30.74*); Distance Medley Relay: Kennedy Schlessman, Isabella Swallow, Jadyn Towns, Kayla Sucharski (10th-12:19.08); Weight Throw: Brook Boes (1st-68-4.50/20.84m*), Gabrielle Griffiths (2nd-62-3.25/18.98m*), Victoria Kuol (7th-57-8.50/17.59m), Brooke Christensen (19th-52-8.25/16.06m); Long Jump: Kavel Ritchie (19th-17-7/5.36m), Shania Thomas (23rd-17-3.25/5.26m); Pole Vault: Jessica Mason (6th-12-3.50/3.75m), Amanda Rauch (10th-11-11.75/3.65m), Ava Fleetwood (11th-11-11.75/3.65m), Cassidy Allen (NH)

MEN'S FRIDAY PRELIMINARY RESULTS:
60-Meter Hurdles: Cameron Corrothers (7th-8.31q*); 400 Meters: Andrew Styles (1st-48.41q), Braylyn Farrington (7th-50.10q), Rashaun Stewart (DQ); 60 Meters: Rennie Gittens, Jr. (3rd-6.83Q), AJ Jordan (5th-6.90q), Kemari Robinson (9th-6.96); 800 Meters: Owen Gahring (10th-1:56.05), Tayven Crump (11th-1:56.33), Ty Munroe (12th-1:58.36); 200 Meters: AJ Jordan (1st-21.60q), Andrew Styles (2nd-21.64q), Rashaun Stewart (9th-22.54)

WOMEN'S FRIDAY PRELIMINARY RESULTS:
60-Meter Hurdles: Adaeze Nwokike (14th-8.82); 400 Meters: Jackline Nanjala (1st-54.92q), Vanessa Horn (2nd-55.03q), McKenzie McNitt (9th-57.77), Ivy Smith (26th-58.67*); 60 Meters: Te'Aira Branham-Patrick (7th-7.58q), Mariyah Moore (17th-7.67), Amari Pratt (22nd-7.72); 200 Meters: Mariyah Moore (5th-24.65q*), Vanessa Horn (7th-24.76q), Jackline Nanjala (10th-24.88), Te'Aira Branham-Patrick (15th-25.25)