Buckeye Women Break 4×200 Meter Relay School Record – Ohio State Buckeyes
4/14/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Track & Field
April 14, 2001
COLUMBUS, Ohio–The men and women’s track and field teams completed action at the Sea Ray Relays in Knoxville, Tennessee with a school record, 1 NCAA automatic qualifying mark, 3 provisional qualifying marks and several season best records.
The women’s 4×200-meter relay team of Onica Fraser (So., Brooklyn, N.Y.), Dalanda Jackson (Fr., Shaker Heights, Ohio), Tina Johnson (Sr., Burlington, N.J.) and Donica Merriman (Sr., Trotwood, Ohio) sped to a second-place finish and erased the previous 18-year-old school record of 1 minute, 39.64 seconds with a time of 1:36.16. The same team kicked it up a notch in the 4×100 relay cruising to a fifth-place, season-best time of 45.78. In addition, the sprint medley relay team of Nicholette Chambers (So., New Haven, Conn.), Brandi Hogan (Fr., Pittsburgh, Pa.), Rhonda Lynn Crawford (Jr., Collinwood, Ohio), and Brooke Patterson (Fr., Lancaster, Ohio), in their first event this season, earned a fourth-place finish with a time of 4:05.87.
The men’s 4×400 relay team of Courtney Cornwall (Sr., Inwood, N.Y.), Edison Francis (Sr., St. James, Trinidad), Thomas Dickson (Sr., St. Vincent, West Indies) and Andrew Pierce (Sr., Yellow Springs, Ohio) notched a provisional time of 3:06.54 and a fourth-place finish.
The Buckeye throwers got in to the action as well. Andrew Saurer (Jr., Smithville, Ohio) and Justin Cavinee (Jr., West Jefferson, Ohio) both posted personal bests to place third and fourth, respectively, in the hammer throw. Sauer’s mark was 57.80 meters and Cavinee’s effort awarded him a distance of 57.64.
117 teams competed in the Sea Ray Relays. Ohio State travels to Walnut, California Friday to compete in the 43rd Mt. SAC relays held at Hilmer Lodge Memorial Stadium.
Sea Ray Relays Knoxville, TN April 11-14
Women’s Results
Shuttle Hurdle Relay 1. Ohio State 55.77 (Jackson, Logan, Chambers,Merriman) 2. Kentucky 56.78 3. E Kentucky 57.55
Long Jump 1. Nolle Graham Seton Hall 6.48m 2. Tandra Foster Indiana 6.32m 3. Tasha Mahone Georgia 6.11m — Brandi Hogan Ohio State foul — Tina Johnson Ohio State foul — Nicholett Chambers Ohio State foul
Shot Put 1. Teri Tunks Nike 18.50m 2. Connie Price-Smith Nike International 17.88m 3. Jamine Moton Clemson 16.07 9. Alexis McCall Ohio State 14.66m 10. Erin Carter Ohio State 14.15m
4×100-meter relay 1. Central State 45.24 2. Indiana 45.32 3. SW Missouri State 45.40 5. Ohio State 45.78 (Fraser, Jackson, Johnson, Merriman)
Sprint Medley Relay 1. E Michigan 3:47.82 2. SW Missouri State 3:47.97 3. Seton Hall 3:48.18 4. Ohio State 4:05.87 (Chambers, Hogan, Crawford, Patterson)
4×200-meter relay 1. Georgia 1:34.50 2. Ohio State 1:36.16 SR (Fraser, Jackson, Johnson, Merriman) 3. Ball State 1:36.53
4×400-meter relay 1. Clemson 3:33.39 2. Pittsburgh 3:34.79 3. Georgia 3:34.79 12. Ohio State 3:46.36 SB (Crawford, Johnson, Jackson, Fraser)
Men’s Results
Hammer Throw 1. Zach Riley Ball State 60.98m 2. Rich Ulm Unattached 57.80m 3. Andrew Saurer Ohio State 57.80m SB 4. Justin Cavinee Ohio State 57.64m SB –Jon Norman Ohio State foul
Long Jump 1. Maurice Lewis Florida 7.84m 2. Roland Mcghee Middle Tenn TC 7.83m 3. Allen Simms George Mason 7.81m –Billy Mills Ohio State ND –Nosa Ehimwenman Ohio State ND
Javelin Throw 1. Paul Pisano Connecticut 65.08m 2. Scott Benowicz Cornell 62.58m 3. John Ferguson Ohio State 62.08m
Javelin throw invite 1. Jason McMullen Extreme Technique 70.10m 2. Kirt Thompson Indiana Invaders 69.84m 3. Leigh Smith Tennessee 67.44m 4. George Hoover Ohio State 65.64m
4×100-meter relay 1. Tennessee 39.30 2. Middle Tennessee State 40.09 3. Akron 40.67 5. Ohio State 41.54 (Francis, Brown, Grear, Pierce)
4×200-meter relay 1. Tennessee 1:20.90 2. Middle Tennessee State 1:25.28 3. Akron 1:25.70 10. Ohio State 1:29.37 (Grear, Brown, Ehimwenman, Hart)
4×400-meter relay 1. Florida 3:04.42 2. Seton Hall 3:04.82 3. Tennessee 3:05.36 4. Ohio State 3:06.54 @ SB (Cornwall, Francis, Dickson, Pierce)
1,600-meter sprint medley 1. Seton Hall 3:20.47 2. Indiana State 3:20.73 3. Purdue 3:23.29 5. Ohio State 3:24.32 (Cornwall, Pierce, Dickson, Myers)
SB – season best SR – school record @ – NCAA outdoor provisional qualifier
