April 14, 2008

Lahmon, Merrill Break School Records at Sea Ray Relays

    Knoxville, Tenn. -- Junior Joe Lahmon set the Youngstown State hammer record and Aaron Merrill improved on his shot put record at the Sea Ray Relays over the weekend.
    Lahmon posted a second-place mark of 193-4 to break Jarrod Davis's previous record by more than two feet. Merrill won the shot put with a heave of 57-11 1/4 to top his record of 55-2 3/4 that he posted last week. Lahmon hit the NCAA Mideast Regional qualifying distance for the first time in his career while Merrill surpassed the standard for the second straight week.
    Shayne York highlighted YSU's performances at the Northeast Ohio Quad at the University of Akron. The junior posted personal-best marks of 46-2 1/2 in the triple jump and 22-11 3/4 in the long jump to finish second and third, respectively. Those distances also rank York second in YSU history in the triple jump and fourth in the long jump.
    Freshman Jerrill Hall also moved into second-place in the 110-meter hurdles in the all-time list, clocking in with a time of 14.87 at the Sea Ray Relays.
    Also at the University of Tennessee, Katie Betts ran a personal-best time of 12.01 in the 100m, and Katy Wells finished with a personal-best 14.70 in the 100m hurdles. Breanne Romeo's 57.14 in the 400m was a personal best time, and Bethany Anderson finished 10th in the hammer (164-4).
    In Akron, Yandeh Joh finished third in the 100m hurdles with a personal-best time of 14.59, and Emily Dumitru added a fourth-place effort in the 400m hurdles (1:08.82). Lindsey Hill added a fifth-place mark in the javelin.
    Adam Kagarise finished fourth in the 400m with a time of 49.39, which ranks him as the fifth-fastest in school history. Michael Perri finished third in the 400m hurdles (57.65), and Bryin Ehrhardt and Kyle Muir tied for fourth in the high jump (5-10).
    The Penguins will compete at the Sparky Adams Invitational on Saturday at Baldwin-Wallace.