Track and Field Travel to Michigan for Len Paddock Invitational – Ohio State Buckeyes
5/11/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
May 11, 2000
COLUMBUS, Ohio – %^$
%^$Finishing Out the Regular Season
%^$The Ohio State track and field teams travel to Ann Arbor, Mich., for two days of competition at the Len Paddock Invitational. The invitational begins on Friday, May 12 at 11 a.m. with the men’s hammer throw and the men’s 1,500-meter run will end the day at 8:15 p.m. Competition continues on Saturday at 11:30 a.m. with the men’s discus and ends at 4 p.m. with the women’s 4×400-meter relay.%^$
%^$The Buckeyes will face the Wolverines, for the third time this season, along with numerous schools from Michigan and the Midwest.%^$
%^$This weekend marks the Buckeyes’ final meet of the regular season as they will head to Iowa City, Iowa, next week for the Big Ten Outdoor Championships on May 19-21.%^$
%^$Ohio State will focus on fine-tuning the team at Michigan to help them prepare for the Big Ten Championships.%^$
%^$”The Invitational will be our tune-up for the Big Ten Championships,” head coach Russ Rogers said. “Our main goal is to keep everyone healthy and focused, so we will probably only have our athletes run in one event and one relay.”%^$
%^$Last Week’s Recap
%^$The Ohio State track and field teams hosted the Jesse Owens Classic Sunday at the new Jesse Owens Memorial Complex. Over 15 world-class athletes and 10 teams competed in the Classic motivating the Buckeyes to reach faster and longer marks. It was a day full of fast and close races, unfortunately due to the strong winds, many of the times could not be used for NCAA qualifying. The morning events were composed of unseeded athletes and the seeded athletes competed in the afternoon.%^$Dominque Calloway (Sr., Auroa, Colo./Denver South) had a strong day with two wins and she anchored the second place 4×400-meter relay team (3:40.15). Her first win came in the women’s 400-meter hurdles with a time of 57.82 then in the 100-meter hurdles, with the wind pushing her, she earned a first-place time of 12.86. Donica Merriman (Jr., Trotwood, Ohio/Trotwood-Madison) gave a solid performance in the 200-meter dash with a first-place time of 22.75. In the 100-meter dash, she finished a close second to All-American, Tanya Carter (11.15) of Florida State, with a time of 11.16. In the field events, Katy Craig (So., Hilliard, Ohio/Hilliard Davidson) improved the school record to 175’5 (third-place) in the hammer throw and Erin Carter (Fr., Logan, Ohio/Logan) improved her personal record to 45’9-3/4? (third-place) in the shot put.%^$First-place finishers for the men were Andrew Pierce (Jr., Yellow Springs, Ohio/Yellow Springs) in the 400-meter run (45.86), Ian Connor (Jr., Lexington, Ohio/Lexington) in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (8:58.22) and George Hoover (Fr., Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep) in the javelin, throwing a distance of 210’7? into the wind. Throwers Rusty Azbell (So., Lancaster, Ohio/Lancaster) and Andrew Saurer (So., Smithsville, Ohio/Smithsville) both improved their personal records by over 10 feet. In the hammer throw, Azbell threw 177’6 (sixth-place) and Saurer threw 156’6? (fourth-place) in the discus. Rob Myers ( Fr., Rushville, Ohio/Fairfield Union) excelled through the pack and finished third in the 800-meter run (1:51.17). Pole vaulter, Corey Johnson (Jr., Muskegon, Ohio/Muskegon Reeths-Puffer), placed second clearing a height of 16’0-3/4? and Derrick Butler (Fr., Cincinnati, Ohio/LeSalle) placed second in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 8:45.65.%^$Complete results can be found by logging on to www.deltatiming.com.%^$
%^$Meet the Coach
%^$ In his 12 years at Ohio State, Russ Rogers has produced 100 Big Ten indoor and outdoor track and field champions, 10 NCAA indoor and outdoor champions and 65 All-Americans. His 1993 teams alone produced 16 All-Americans and 12 Big Ten champions in both indoor and outdoor events.%^$ Rogers was chosen as the head coach of the national team that participated in the 1999 World Indoor Championships in Macbashi, Japan.%^$Rogers has more than 30 years of head coaching experience in national and international track and field.%^$ His most recent experience was with the U.S. team at the 1994 Goodwill Games in St. Petersburg, Russia. He was also the 1988 sprint coach for the U.S. Olympic Team which competed in Seoul, Korea, the 1987 coach of the World University Games team, the 1985-86 head coach of the U.S. track team and has numerous other coaching credentials.%^$ Rogers came to Ohio State from Fairleigh Dickinson University, located in Teaneck, N.J., where he was the head coach for both the men’s and women’s track and field and cross country teams for 10 years.%^$
%^$What’s Next
%^$Next week, the Buckeyes travel to Iowa City, Iowa, for the Big Ten Outdoor Championships on May 19-21.%^$
%^$Individual’s Outdoor Seasonal Marks%^$
Men’s%^$Event Time/Mark Athlete Date%^$100-Meter Dash 10.59 Edison Francis 5/7/00%^$ 10.68 Ryan Grear 4/15/00%^$200-Meter Dash 21.16 Andrew Pierce 5/7/00%^$ 21.34 Edison Francis 5/7/00%^$ 21.81 Kambon Sampson 4/15/00%^$400-Meter Dash 45.49 Andrew Pierce 4/15/00%^$ 47.56 Thomas Dickson 3/25/00%^$ 48.16 Kambon Sampson 4/15/00%^$800-Meter Dash 1:50.08 Rob Myers 3/25/00%^$ 1:54.53 Marcus Harris 4/15/00%^$ 1:54.78 Ian Connor 4/7/00%^$1,500-Meter Run 3:48.42 Rob Myers 4/15/00%^$ 3:51.02 David Gonzalez 4/15/00%^$ 4:00.81 Derrick Butler 4/28/00%^$3,000-Meter Run 8:31.37 David Gonzalez 4/15/00%^$5K Run 14:47.42 David Gonzalez 4/22/00%^$ 14:53.03 Ian Connor 3/25/00%^$ 14:54.62 Derrick Butler 4/22/00%^$Steeplechase 8:47.21 Ian Connor 4/29/00%^$ 9:28.72 J.J. O’Rielly 4/29/00%^$ 9:46.47 Josh Folger 4/29/00%^$110-Meter Hurdles 14.02 Ryan Grear 5/7/00%^$ 14.34 Joel Brown 4/7/00%^$400-Meter Hurdles 52.07 Courtney Cornwall 4/8/00%^$ 54.54 Joel Brown 4/7/00%^$4×100-Meter Relay 40.58 Joel Brown 4/15/00%^$ Ryan Grear%^$ Kambon Sampson%^$ Edison Francis%^$4×400-Meter Relay 3:06.33 Courtney Cornwall 4/28/00%^$ Thomas Dickson%^$ Joel Brown%^$ Andrew Pierce%^$High Jump 6’4? Jeff Cerveny 3/25/00%^$Long Jump 21’11-1/2? Jeff Cerveny 4/22/00%^$Triple Jump 41’3-1/2? Jeff Cerveny 4/15/00%^$Pole Vault 16’0-3/4? Corey Johnson 4/15/00%^$Shot Put 49’0-1/2? Andrew Saurer 4/29/00%^$ 48’9-1/2? Aaron Bilovecky 4/29/00%^$Discus 152’3? Rusty Azbell 4/8/00%^$ 156’6? Andrew Saurer 5/7/00%^$ 154’9? Rusty Azbell 5/7/00%^$ 148’03” John Norman 4/15/00%^$Hammer 177’6? Rusty Azbell 5/7/00%^$ 175’3? Andrew Saurer 5/7/00%^$ 178’8? Jon Lageman 4/15/00%^$ 176’0? Andrew Saurer 4/29/00%^$ 165’11” John Norman 4/29/00%^$Javelin 218’1? George Hoover 4/22/00%^$
%^$Women’s%^$Event Time/Mark Athlete Date%^$100-Meter Dash 11.16 Donica Merriman 5/7/00%^$200-Meter Dash 22.75 Donica Merriman 5/7/00%^$ 25.10 Nicolette Chambers 4/15/00%^$ 25.75 Desiree Jones 5/7/00%^$400-Meter Dash 55.50 Tina Johnson 4/15/00%^$ 55.94 Ayanna Reece 4/7/00%^$ 58.54 Rhondalynn Crawford 3/25/00%^$800-Meter Dash 2:11.98 Mandy Omond 3/25/00%^$ 2:18.74 Rhondalynn Crawford 5/7/00%^$1,500-Meter Run 4:28.52 Mandy Osmond 4/8/00%^$ 4:43.30 Alexis Schulist 4/15/00%^$ 5:02.91 Erica Kessler 5/7/00%^$3,000-Meter Run 10:21.39 Karyn Kelly 4/15/00%^$ 10:22.02 Alexis Schulist 5/7/00%^$5K Run 17:57.20 Alexis Schulist 3/25/00%^$100-Meter Hurdles 12.70 Donica Merriman 4/29/00%^$ 12.86 Dominque Calloway 5/7/00%^$ 14.13 Molly Logan 4/22/00%^$ 14.35 Nicholette Chambers 3/25/00%^$400-Meter Hurdles 57.22 Dominque Calloway 4/8/00%^$ 58.75 Ayanna Reece 5/7/00%^$ 1:05.23 Molly Logan 4/22/00%^$4×100-Meter Relay 44.99 Nicholette Chambers 4/15/00%^$ Dominque Calloway%^$ Tina Johnson%^$ Donica Merriman%^$4×400-Meter Relay 3:40.15 Ayanna Reece 5/7/00%^$ Tina Johnson%^$ Donica Merriman%^$ Dominque Calloway%^$High Jump 5’8-1/2? Tami Smith 4/8/00%^$ 5’6? Cathy Carlin 4/15/00%^$ 5’6? Desiree Jones 4/15/00%^$ 5’2? Nicholette Chambers 4/7/00%^$Long Jump 19’5-1/2? Nicholette Chambers 4/15/00%^$ 19’4-1/4? Tina Johnson 4/22/00%^$Triple Jump 38’10-1/4? Nicholette Chambers 5/7/00%^$Pole Vault 11’7-3/4? Rachel Zukowski 3/25/00%^$Discus 154’3? Katy Craig 4/29/00%^$ 133’5? Erin Carter 4/29/00%^$Shot Put 45’9-3/4? Erin Carter 5/7/00%^$ 45’5? Desiree Jones 4/15/00%^$ 36’0-3/4? Nicholette Chambers 5/7/00%^$Hammer Throw 175’5? Katy Craig 5/7/00%^$ 133’1? Erin Carter 4/22/00%^$Javelin Throw 131’4? Keeley Hancox 4/29/00%^$ 116’3? Nicholette Chambers 5/7/00%^$ 108’4? Desiree Jones 4/22/00%^$
%^$Ohio State NCAA Championship Qualifiers
%^$Dominque Calloway%^$ 100-Meter Hurdles 13.07 Automatic 3/25/00%^$ 12.94 Automatic 4/8/00%^$ 12.93 Automatic 4/15/00%^$ 400-Meter Hurdles 57.98 Provisional 3/25/00%^$ 57.22 Provisional 4/8/00%^$ 58.36 Provisional 4/15/00%^$Donica Merriman%^$ 100-Meter Hurdles 12.97 Automatic 3/25/00%^$ 12.92 Automatic 3/15/00%^$ 12.70 Automatic 4/29/00%^$ 200-Meter Dash 23.28 Provisional 3/25/00%^$ 23.12 Provisional 4/15/00%^$Women’s 4×100-Meter Relay%^$ (Chambers, Calloway, Johnson, Merriman)%^$ 41.36 Provisional 4/15/00%^$Andrew Pierce%^$ 400-Meter Dash 45.69 Provisional 3/25/00%^$ 45.58 Provisional 4/8/00%^$ 45.49 Provisional 4/15/00%^$
%^$Men’s 4×400-Meter Relay%^$ (Brown, Cornwall, Dickson, Pierce)%^$ 3:06.96 Provisional 3/25/00%^$ 3:06.63 Provisional 4/8/00%^$ 3:06.33 Provisional 4/28/00
