Merriman Takes National Collegiate Title – Ohio State Buckeyes
3/9/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
March 9, 2001%^$
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%^$COLUMBUS, Ohio-Donica Merriman (Sr., Trotwood, Ohio/Trotwood) added a%^$national title to her list of honors today at the NCAA Indoor%^$Championships in Fayetteville, Ark. Merriman coasted to a fist-place%^$finish in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 7.95, one-hundredth of a%^$second short of the collegiate and NCAA indoor meet record.%^$
%^$Andrew Pierce (Yellow Springs, Ohio/ Yellow Springs) advanced to%^$tomorrow’s 400-meter finals after he placed first with a time of 45.87%^$
%^$Pierce, Katy Craig, and the 4×400-meter relay team composed of%^$Thomas Dickson, Edison Francis, Joel Brown, and Courtney Cornwall will%^$look to take national titles in their respective events in the final day%^$of competition tomorrow%^$
%^$NCAA Indoor Championships
%^$Fayetteville Ark.
%^$March 9-10
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Women’s 60-meter hurdles%^$1. Donica Merriman 7.95 OSU%^$2. Perdita Felicien 8.00 Illinois%^$3. Jenny Adams 8.16 Houston%^$
%^$Women’s ShotPut%^$1. Christina Tolson 55’09.75 UCLA%^$2. Jamine Moton 53’08.50 Clemson%^$3. Dana Lawson 53’07.50 California%^$16.Alexis McCall 46’09. 50 Ohio State%^$
%^$Men’s 400 Preliminaries%^$1. Andrew Pierce 45.87 Ohio State%^$2. Mitch potter 46.25 Minnesota%^$3. Alleyne Francique 46.31 LSU%^$4. Rickey Harris 46.43 Florida%^$5. Bayano Kamani 46.45 Baylor%^$6. Otis Harris 46.70 South Carolina%^$7. Avard Moncur 46.72 Auburn%^$8. Michael Decker 46.94 Liberty%^$
