School Record Highlights Friday Action for Akron Track and Field

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School Record Highlights Friday Action for Akron Track and Field

April 03 | Track & Field

AKRON, Ohio – A school-record time of 3:37.05 in the women's 4x400 relay highlighted the efforts of the University of Akron track and field team at a pair of meets on Friday (April 3).

HOW IT HAPPENED
• The women's 4x400 relay team of seniors Vanessa Horn (Ludwigsfelde, Germany) and McKenzie McNitt (Cleveland, Ohio), sophomore Mariyah Moore (Cleveland, Ohio) and freshman Jackline Nanjala (Kitale, Kenya) crossed the line in a school-record time (since 2014) of 3:37.05.
• The men's 4x400 relay squad of juniors Braylyn Farrington (Alabaster, Ala.) and AJ Jordan (Columbus, Ohio), sophomore Jalen McCoy (Rochester, N.Y.) and junior Andrew Styles (Freeport, Bahamas) registered the No. 3 time in outdoor program history (since 2014) with a time of 3:08.29.

UP NEXT
Akron concludes at the Florida Relays on Saturday (April 4) as well as competing at the Oliver Nikoloff Open and Wooster Invitational.

FLORIDA RELAYS
FRIDAY MEN'S RESULTS:
200 Meters: AJ Jordan (28th-21.28), Andrew Styles (34th-21.44); 4x400 Relay: Braylyn Farrington, AJ Jordan, Jalen McCoy, Andrew Styles (10th-3:08.29)

FRIDAY WOMEN'S RESULTS:
200 Meters: Mariyah Moore (41st-24.63); 4x400 Relay: Vanessa Horn, McKenzie McNitt, Mariyah Moore, Jackline Nanjala (7th-3:37.05)

FRIDAY MEN'S PRELIMINARY RESULTS:
4x100 Relay: Rennie Gittens, Jr., AJ Jordan, Garrett Tiller, Andrew Styles (13th-40.54)

FRIDAY WOMEN'S PRELIMINARY RESULTS:
4x100 Relay: Amari Pratt, Te'Aira Branham-Patrick, Vanessa Horn, Mariyah Moore (14th-45.02)

VERTKLASSE MEETING
FRIDAY MEN'S RESULTS:
Pole Vault: Kaden Rambatt (4th-16-9.25/5.11m), Garett Boe (NH)

FRIDAY WOMEN'S RESULTS:
Pole Vault: Jessica Mason (7th-12-0/3.66m), Cassidy Allen (NH)

THURSDAY WOMEN'S RESULTS:
Pole Vault: Amanda Rauch (1st-12-6/3.81m*), Ava Fleetwood (10th-11-0.25/3.36m)

* denotes career-best mark