| The College of Wooster track and field teams used
their home course advantage to produce four individual wins, as
well as a plethora of top-three finishes, at the Wooster Open on
Friday (April 23). It was not a team-scored event, as competitors
from Kenyon College, Mt. Union College, Oberlin College, Otterbein
College, and Wooster went up against each other for individual
honors.
The Scot women, who totaled three first-place showings, were
led by sophomore Jill Berner’s record-breaking performance.
In winning the pole vault for a fourth time out of six competitions
this spring, Berner broke her own school record in the event, clearing
11 feet, one inch. Fellow field competitor, freshman Dana Doran-Myers,
leapt 5 feet, 0.25 inches to earn first-place in the high jump.
On the track, Laura Barnhart crossed
the finish line first in the 400 meters (1:02.99), while giving
Wooster a 1-2-3 sweep in the event were fellow sophomores Monica
Ellis (1:05.13) and Hannah Bierlein (1:06.08).
Other notable performances included
second- and third-place finishes for junior Heather Reed in
the 100- (16.35) and 400-meter hurdles (1:09.86), respectively,
as well as a runner-up via junior Julie Draper in the 3000-meter
steeplechase (12:40.85).
In men's action, the Scots’ lone winner was senior Keith
Vance in the shot put (49 feet, 3.75 inches), while also
in the field, classmate Marc Bryson came in second in
the javelin (141 feet, four inches).
Additional second-place performances included junior Nii
Djan Tackie, sophomore Mark Ballinger, and freshman Tim
Presto in the 100 (11.50), 400 (51.87), and 1500 meters (4:06.57),
respectively. Highlighting six third-place finishes for Wooster
was senior Nathan Collins, who coming off of an injury,
cleared 12 feet, 6 inches, while pole vaulting for the first
time this season (indoor or outdoor). |
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