Seven Men Win Events, Three Women at Season-Opening Meet

KateLynn Riley

The College of Wooster track & field teams made their 2007 debut Friday night, combining for 10 individual titles (seven men, three women) at the non-scoring Oberlin Lid Lifter. Other schools competing were Hiram College, Lake Erie College, Oberlin College, and Westminster (Pa.) College.

Tristan Jordan was the Fighting Scots’ lone double winner of the evening, leaping to top honors in the long jump (18 feet, 9.75 inches) and the triple jump (41 feet, 6.5 inches). Also in the field events, Averell Gatton cleared 5 feet, 6.5 inches for first-place in the high jump and Rick Drushal threw the shot put 45 feet, two inches for a winning effort in that event.

On the track, Jeff Jacobs led a contingent of eight Wooster runners in the mile, taking first-place overall (5:00.09) with teammate Bryan Loy right behind in second (5:03.10), and in similar fashion, John Officer edged fellow Scot Will Setliff to win the 500 meters as they crossed in times of 1:14.27 and 1:14.46. Another event in which Wooster finished 1-2 was the 55-meter hurdles, with Dierre Taylor edging out Bryan Albani at the line 8.31 to 8.52.

Highlighting women’s action for the Scots were KateLynn Riley, Ali Drushal, and Kayla Miller. Riley and Drushal took 1-2, respectively, in the 55-meter hurdles at 9.83 and 9.87 seconds. Drushal then won the pole vault, clearing 10 feet even, and Riley was runner-up in the long jump (14 feet, 4.5 inches). Miller produced a victory in the triple jump competition with a mark of 30 feet, 6.25 inches.