April 16, 2007

Top-Six Finishes in Hammer at Sea Ray Relays Highlight Weekend

    Youngstown -- Youngstown State's Bethany Anderson hit the NCAA Regional qualifying mark of the second straight week in the hammer to finish third and teammate Amy Hill finished sixth at the Sea Ray Relays.
    Anderson posted a mark of 178 feet, 2 inches to miss her school record by four inches. Hill, who ranks second in school history, threw a personal-best distance of 160'4" to finish sixth.
    Nick Kruse added a personal-best time of 3:57.20 in the 1,500-meters to finish 19th, and Aaliyah Gillespie placed 18th-place in the 100-meter hurdles.
    At the Northeast Ohio Quad Meet held at Akron, poor weather conditions forced half of the events indoors. Running events under 800-meters, relays and jumps were all held inside the Athletics Fieldhouse while throws and distance events were held at the Lee R. Jackson Track.
    Kari Kreutzfeld paced the sprints by finishing second in the 400m (57.13) and fifth in the 200m (25.62) while Robyn Ray placed fifth in the high jump (5'1"). Lindsey Hill finished second in the javelin (110') and fourth in the shot put (41'9.75") while Jacquiline Clonch fifth in the shot (38'3.50") and Lindsay Cobey was fifth in the hammer (149'2").
    Scott Streiner led the men's sprints with a third-place finish in the 200m (22.03) and a fifth-place showing in the 100m (11.15). In the distance events Dan Nemergut placed second (10:18.0) in the steeplechase while Justin Dickman placed fourth in the 3,000m (9:14.70).
    Shayne York paced the jumps with a third-place finish in the triple jump (45'3.75") and fourth-place effort in the long jump (22'5"). Mike Perri added a fifth-place height in the high jump (6'2"), and Kyle Muir was fifth in the javelin (132'10").
    The Penguins will compete at the All-Ohio Championships this weekend in Cincinnati.