Scots Face Tough Competition at Case Invite

Rick Drushal

The College of Wooster track & field teams faced some tough competition while participating in just its third meet of the 2007 season, as the Fighting Scot men placed ninth and the women 12th at Friday night’s Case Invitational.

Freshman Eric Dyer continued to be a bright spot for Wooster, as he was the lone Scot to score in two individual events, placing fourth in the long jump (20 feet, 3.5 inches) as well as fifth in the triple jump (41 feet, 6 inches).

Senior thrower Rick Drushal tallied the Scots’ highest finish of the evening, taking third in the shot put (46 feet, 2.5 inches), while fellow senior Tim Presto contributed a fifth-place performance in the 800 meters (2:03.06). Also coming in fifth in a distance event was freshman Terry Workman in the 3000 meters (9:28.83).

Complementing Dyer in the triple jump was junior Tristan Jordan, who scored via a sixth-place showing in that event, just one inch behind his teammate (41 feet, 5 inches). Additional sixth-place efforts came from freshmen Bryan Albani and John Officer. Albani did so in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 8.20 following a mark of 8.08 in the prelims, while Officer’s 54.05 run in the 400 meters put him in that position.

In the women’s meet, senior Ashley Zervos accounted for the squad’s lone points, finishing fourth in the 3000 meters (11:21.71).

Next weekend, Wooster will be at the Oberlin Invitational on Friday night and a select group will compete at the All-Ohio Championships Saturday.