Allen and Gonzalez Headline Akron's Saturday Performances

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Allen and Gonzalez Headline Akron's Saturday Performances

April 25 | Track & Field

AKRON, Ohio – The University of Akron track and field team registered a pair of victories as part of 13 overall top five performances across a pair of meets at the Penn Relays and Ashland Alumni Open on Saturday (April 25).

HOW IT HAPPENED:
• Redshirt senior Cassidy Allen (Lakewood, N.Y.) won the women's pole vault at the Penn Relays eclipsing 13-7.25 (4.15m).
• Senior Taye Gonzalez (Lewis Center, Ohio) won the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Ashland Alumni Open in a career-best time of 9:21.55, while sophomore Emil Stanford (Sunbury, Ohio) crossed the line second in a career-best time of 9:38.65.
• Senior Benjamin Hudak (Tallmadge, Ohio) placed second in the men's long jump with a career-best mark of 22-4.25 (6.81m).
• Sophomore Sophia Spencer (Medina, Ohio) finished second in the women's 5,000 meters in a time of 18:40.75.
• Sophomore Kaden Rambatt (Sharon, Wis.) was fourth in the men's pole vault with a career-best clearance of 17-3.50 (5.27m).
• Redshirt senior Owen Wendl (Medina, Ohio) and sophomore Amari Noble (Virginia Beach, Va.) finished fifth in the shot put and discus, respectively, posting marks of 59-6.75 (18.15m) and 177-6 (54.11m-PR).

UP NEXT:
Akron will compete at the Jim Green Invitational and Jesse Owens Classic on Friday and Saturday (May 1-2).

ASHLAND ALUMNI OPEN
SATURDAY MEN'S FINAL RESULTS:
3,000-Meter Steeplechase: Taye Gonzalez (1st-9:21.55*), Emil Stanford (2nd-9:38.65*); 400 Meters: Aiden Oderkirk (15th-54.42*); 800 Meters: Owen Gahring (3rd-1:56.28*), Jared Newenhisen (4th-1:57.17); 5,000 Meters: Quinn Hopkins (3rd-14:56.45*), Majid Abuaun (5th-15:23.39*); High Jump: Aiden Oderkirk (10th-6-0/1.83m*); Long Jump: Benjamin Hudak (2nd-22-4.25/6.81m*)

SATURDAY WOMEN'S FINAL RESULTS:
5,000 Meters: Sophia Spencer (2nd-18:40.75), Emily Razo (14th-19:51.94); Discus: La'Kasja Edwards (6th-140-9/42.92m); Shot Put: Rebecca Strunk (5th-40-8.75/12.41m)

SATURDAY MEN'S PRELIMINARY RESULTS:
110-Meter Hurdles: Aiden Oderkirk (15th-20.42*)

PENN RELAYS
SATURDAY MEN'S FINAL RESULTS:
Discus: Amari Noble (5th-177-6/54.11m*), Owen Wendl (11th-170-2/51.86m); High Jump: Mason Birch (10th-6-7/2.01m); Pole Vault: Kaden Rambatt (4th-17-3.50/5.27m*), Garett Boe (8th-16-5.50/5.02m); Shot Put: Owen Wendl (5th-59-6.75/18.15m)

SATURDAY WOMEN'S FINAL RESULTS:
Discus: Brook Boes (9th-155-11/47.52m); Shot Put: Brook Boes (14th-45-0.25/13.72m); Javelin: Gabrielle Griffiths (10th-131-1/39.96m); Pole Vault: Cassidy Allen (1st-13-7.25/4.15m)

FRIDAY MEN'S FINAL RESULTS:
4x100 Relay: Rennie Gittens, Jr., AJ Jordan, Garrett Tiller, Andrew Styles (21st-40.93); 4x400 Relay: Braylyn Farrington, AJ Jordan, Jalen McCoy, Andrew Styles (12th-3:08.34); Discus (College): Ryan Kamperman (22nd-156-6/47.70m); Long Jump (College): Jeffrey Usman (1st-24-10/7.57m*); Shot Put (College): Braeden Quigley (10th-54-10/16.71m*), Lane Graham (20th-52-2/15.90m), Christopher Vance (21st-52-1.75/15.89m); Pole Vault (College): Olin Frank (19th-15-0/4.57m*)

FRIDAY WOMEN'S FINAL RESULTS:
4x100 Relay: Amari Pratt, Te'Aira Branham-Patrick, Vanessa Horn, Mariyah Moore (16th-45.42); 4x400 Relay: Vanessa Horn, Mariyah Moore, McKenzie McNitt, Jackline Nanjala (16th-3:38.55); Shot Put (College): Gabrielle Griffiths (7th-46-6/14.17m*), Sloane Sypolt (28th-40-3.50/12.28m); Long Jump (College): Kavel Ritchie (23rd-17-11.50/5.47m); Pole Vault (College): Amanda Rauch (2nd-12-9.50/3.90m), Jessica Mason (6th-12-3.50/3.75m), Ava Fleetwood (16th-11-9.75/3.60m*); Discus (College): Bridget Bergen (22nd-136-4/41.55m), Sloane Sypolt (25th-127-3/38.79m); High Jump (College): Ruth Webb (24th-5-5/1.65m); Triple Jump (College): Shania Thomas (10th-39-5/12.01m)

THURSDAY MEN'S FINAL RESULTS:
400-Meter Hurdles: Bram de Raedt (30th-53.53); Hammer (Championship): Lane Graham (6th-210-3/64.09m), Christopher Vance (13th-196-5/59.87m)

THURSDAY WOMEN'S FINAL RESULTS:
Hammer (College): Victoria Kuol (F); Hammer (Championship): Gabrielle Griffiths (7th-190-6/58.06m), Brook Boes (12th-180-4/54.96m)

* denotes career-best mark