BEREA, OHIO -- The Baldwin-Wallace College men finished second of 12 teams and the women were third of nine schools at the annual Wilmington College Invitational Meet in Wilmington, Ohio. Highlighting the action were five Yellow Jacket individual champions.
The Yellow Jacket champions were senior Alex Johnson (Berea/ Olmsted Falls), senior Jon Shoffstall (Lakeview/ Indian Lake), junior hurdler Eric Schmuhl (Medina Senior) and senior Bob Magyar (Lyndhurst/ Brush) for the men, and freshman Rihanna Knotts (Middletown Madison) for the women.
Johnson won the shot put with a throw of 52'6" and placed second in the discus with a throw of 144' 11". Shoffstall won the hammer with a throw of 156' 7", was second in the shot put with a throw of 48'4" and was third in the discus with a throw of 141'9". Schmuhl won the 110 meter high hurdles in 15.24 seconds and placed second in the 400 hurdles in 55.46 seconds. Magyar won the 5000 meter run in 15:59.33 overall. Knotts won the 800 meter run in 2:22.05. In addition, the 400 meter relay team of senior Barbie Yeazell (Enon/ Grenon), Liz Redd (Canton/ GlenOak), junior Jayna Rasmussen (Westlake/ Lutheran West) and sophomore Mary Griglak (Berea/ Lutheran West) placed second in 49.77 seconds, freshman Megan Via (Brookville) was second in the 1500 meter run in 4:57.33 and freshman Pixie Damas (Cleveland/ Parma Padua) was second in the 400 hurdles in 1:08.55.
The Yellow Jackets will be back in action next Sunday, May 2 when they compete at the annual B-W Invitational Meet at The George Finnie Stadium in Berea. Field events begin at 9:00 a.m. and running events are scheduled to start at 1:00 p.m.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, please call Sports Information Director Kevin Ruple by telephone at 440-826-2327, FAX him at 440-826-2329 or reach him via e-mail at kruple@bw.edu. To contact Head Coach Dr. Bill Taraschke, please call him at 440-826-3322, FAX him at 4409-826-2192 or e-mail him at wtarasch@bw.edu.
The 2004 Wilmington College Invitational Meet Results
at Wilmington College in Wilmington, Ohio
WOMEN'S FINAL TEAM SCORES: 1. Wilmington, 159; 2. Denison, 145, Baldwin-Wallace, 116; 4. Muskingum, 89; 5. Ohio Wesleyan, 86; 6. Earlham (Ind.), 45; 7. Morehead State (Ky.), 29; 8. Xavier, 19; 9. Marietta, 14.
Women's Individual Champions: Javelin: Chriss (MS), 111'8"; 100 Dash: Berner (Den), 12.55; 200 Dash: Berner (Den), 25.70; 400 Dash: Moore (Musk), 57.48; 800 Run: Knotts (B-W), 2:22.05; 1500 Run: Hufnagel (Den.), 4:56.00; 5000 Run: Collins (Den), 18:57.77; 100 High Hurdles: Cluss (Den), 15.35; 400 Hurdles: Broussard (OWU), 1:06.51; 3000 Steeplechase: Miller (Den.), 12:20.79; 400 Relay: Denison, 49.62; 1600 Relay: Muskingum, 4:05.44; High Jump: Herring (Wilm), 5'8.5"; Long Jump: Nagawa (Wilm), 16' 4.5"; Triple Jump: Nagawa (Wilm), 38'0.75"; Shot Put: Eastham (Musk), 42'11.75"; Discus: Klenk (Musk), 135'8"; Hammer: Klenk (Musk), 140'3"; Pole Vault: Weiland (Den), 10' 5".
MEN'S TEAM FINAL TEAM SCORES: 1. Wilmington, 176; 2. Baldwin-Wallace, 158.5; 3. Earlham (Ind.), 86; 4. Ohio Wesleyan, 64; 5. Denison, 53; 6. Muskingum, 51.5; 7. Marietta, 44; 8. Xavier, 23; 9. Morehead State (Ky.), 11; 10. Dayton Track Club, 8; 11. Columbus State and Central State, 3.
Men's Individual Champions: Javelin: Byers (Mar), 157' 4"; 100 Dash: Latimore (unatt.), 10.99; 200 Dash: Latimore (unatt.), 21.87; 400 Dash: Morrow (Wilm), 47.91; 800 Run: Drake (OWU), 1:55.53; 1500 Run: Lindeman (Earl.), 4:08.06; 5000 Run: Magyar (B-W), 15:59.33; 110 High Hurdles: Schmuhl (B-W), 15.24; 400 Hurdles: Nuesmeyer (Musk), 54.78; 3000 Steeplechase: Brown (Wilm.), 10:04.28; 400 Relay: Wilmington, 41.92; 1600 Relay: Wilmington, 3:24.32; High Jump: Taylor (Mar), 6'7.25"; Long Jump: Blackburn (OWU), 25' 7.5"; Triple Jump: Roa (Wilm), 43'2.5"; Shot Put: Johnson (B-W), 52'6"; Discus: Hastings (Wilm), 149'1"; Hammer: Shoffstall (B-W), 156' 9"; Pole Vault: Roa (Wilm), 15'2.25".
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