May 8, 2003
Women Third, Men Fourth After Day One
    Indianapolis, Ind. -- The Youngstown State women's track squad is tied for third place while the men's squad is in fourth after the first day of competition at the Horizon League Championships.
    On the men's side, the Penguins racked up 14 points in the 3,000-meter steeplechase.  Kurt Michaelis finished second with a time of 9:11.35 while Nick Smith and Nick Kruse finished fourth and fifth, respectively.  Tony Orcena grabbed a fourth-place time of 31:23.35 in the 10,000. 
    In the field events, Justin Reams finished fourth in the long jump with a distance of 22-02 1/4 while Jarrod Davis finished fourth in the hammer and fifth in the javelin.
    The women's side had a strong showing in the field events where they picked up all of their 22 points.  In the hammer, the Penguins picked up 20 points, having the second through fifth finishers.  Danielle Sexton placed second with a throw of 152-03 while Delores Gaines finished third with a throw of 150.  Christina Campana and Lauren Girdler finished fourth and fifth respectively.  Gaines picked up two more points with a fifth-place throw in the javelin.
    Although they are in fourth place, the men should score very highly in the second day of competition.  YSU boasts four of the final qualifiers in the both the 100 and 200 with Eugene Harris ranked first in each race.  Three Penguins qualified in the 800 and two in the 400 hurdles.
    For the women, Alex Casi qualified for the second round in the 100 and 200 while Lindsay Frontz qualified in the 800.
    The Horizon League Championships will continue tomorrow at 11 a.m. CST.

Full Day One Results

WOMEN'S STANDINGS (through 5 events)

1. UW-Milwaukee - 52
2. Butler - 30
3. Youngstown State - 22
3. Detroit - 22
5. Loyola - 18
6. UIC - 9
7. Wright State - 2

MEN'S STANDINGS (through 6 events)
1. Detroit - 49
2. Butler - 45
3. UW-Milwaukee - 30
4. Youngstown State - 28
5. Loyola - 17
6. UIC - 10