| The College of Wooster track and field teams continued
their outdoor season Friday (April 9) at the annual Marv Frye/Ohio
Wesleyan University Invitational, with the men’s squad taking
eighth and the women placing 12th in the 13-team field with 31 and
14 total points, respectively.
Otterbein College won both the men’s (145) and women’s
(114.5) team titles.
Individually, four Scot men placed in the top-five of their
respective events, two in field events and two on the track. The
shot put once again proved to be a strong point, as senior Keith
Vance was the runner-up (49 feet, eight inches) and freshman
Rick Drushal followed in fourth overall (45 feet,
9.75 inches). Sophomore Chris Taft crossed the
finish line fourth in the 800 meters at 1:58.66 and junior Matt
Linman ran to fifth-place in the 5000 meters with a time
of 15:58.13.
Two other scorers for Wooster were freshman Tim Presto
and senior Patrick Wynne, running sixth in the
800 meters (1:59.14) and seventh in the 3000-meter steeplechase
(10:41.90), respectively.
The Scot women had two individuals score for the team, as well
as a relay, while several others were right behind. Sophomore Jill
Berner won the pole vault competition with a height of
10 feet even – already her second victory of the outdoor season
– while freshman distance runner Katie Wieferich
finished the 3000-meter steeplechase in 12:25.58, giving her sixth
overall.
Other notable performances included freshman Dana Doran-Myers
tying for ninth in the high jump (4 feet, 10 inches), sophomore
Kate Legg clearing eight feet to take 10th in the
pole vault, and junior Heather Reed finishing 11th
in both the 100 (16.57) and 400 hurdles (1:12.42).
Next weekend (April 16-17), Wooster will compete in the All-Ohio
Championships, also hosted by Ohio Wesleyan. |
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