Track And Field Teams Display Strong Performances – Ohio State Buckeyes
5/19/2002 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
May 19, 2002
Complete Results
COLUMBUS, Ohio– On May 17-19 the Ohio State Men’s and women’s track teams competed in the 2002 Big Ten track and field championships in Madison, Wis. Both the men’s and women’s team fared well in the event however, Ohio State’s competitors in the field events proved to be its strongest.
The men received its reliable performance from Ohio State sophomore Dan Taylor (So., Middlefield, OH/Bershire), Taylor who earlier this season qualified for the NCAA Championships, threw a distance of 19.15m good enough for a first place first finish. Ohio State also received another strong outing from fellow thrower Andrew Saurer (Sr., Smithville, Ohio/Smithville). Saurer finished third in the hammer throw with a toss of 60.78m.
The women also received strong performances in the throwing events from Krista Keir (Westerville, Ohio/Westerville), Alexis McCall (So., Elyria, Ohio/Elyria) and Katy Craig (Sr., Hilliard, Ohio/Hilliard Davidson). Keir placed first in the discus with a throw of 54.54m while Katy Craig continued her dominance in the Big Ten by winning the hammer throw, setting a Big Ten meet record of 59.90m. Alexis McCall also had a strong showing at the Big Ten championships this year by finishing second in the shot put with a throw of 15.88m. The Ohio State woman’s track and field team also received another strong performance from Tami Smith (Jr., Galloway, Ohio/Galloway) who won the high jump with her effort of 5’11.
Ohio State will send its NCAA qualifiers to the 2002 NCAA track and field championships on May 29- June 1.
2002 Big Ten Track And Field Championships
Men’s Team Scoring
Pl Team Points 1 Wisconsin 157-1/2 2 Minnesota 153 3 Purdue 113 4 Indiana 89 5 Penn State 72 6 Iowa 70 7 Michigan State 47-1/2 8 Ohio State 46 9 Michigan 39 10 Illinois 30
Men’s Shot Put Finals 1 Dan Taylor (Ohio State) 19.15m (62' 10?) 2 Nedzad Mulabegovie (Illinois) 18.5m (60’8-1/2?) 3 Bernard Grady (Purdue) 17.97m (58' 11-1/2?)
Men’s Pole Vault Finals 1 Paul Terek (MSU) 5.44m (17' 10-1/4?) 2 Dino Efthimiou (Indiana) 5.27m (17' 3-1/2?) 3 Matt Deering (MSU) 5.27m (17' 3-1/2?) 13 Seth MacCarter (Ohio State) 4.6m (15' 1?)
Men’s 4×100 Meter Relay Finals 1 Minnesota 40:25 2 Indiana 40:26 3 Wisconsin 40:34
Men’s 1500 Meter Run Finals 1 Alan Webb (Michigan) 3:49.27 2 John Jefferson (Indiana) 3:49.64 3 Martin Robeck (Minnesota) 3:50.72 8 Nate Hutchinson (Ohio State) 3:53.66
Men’s 110 Meter Hurdles Finals 1 Jon Mungen (Wisconsin) 14.02 2 Prentice Stovall (Purdue) 14.07 3 Brian Derby (Penn State) 14.09
Men’s 400 Meter Dash Finals 1 Adam Steele (Minnesota) 46.40 2 Erine Terrell (Penn State) 46.63 3 Andy Wohlin (Minnesota) 46.64
Men’s 100 Meter Dash Finals 1 Jacques Reeves (Purdue) 10.41 2 B.J. Tucker (Wisconsin) 10.45 3 Tim Dodge (Iowa) 10.48
Men’s Triple Jump Finals 1 Aarik Wilson (Indiana) 16.47m (54' 0-1/2?) 2 Lenton Herring (Wisconsin) 16.38m (53' 9?) 3 Hasaan Reddick (Indiana) 16.35m (53' 7-3/4?) 8 Nosa Ehimwenman (OSU) 15.07m (49' 5-1/2?)
Men’s Javelin Throw Finals 1 Bill Neumann (Iowa) 70.62m (231' 8?) *McClimon Track Record 2 Pat Miller (Indiana) 67.38m (221' 1?) 3 Matt Moyer (Penn State) 66.50m (218' 2?) 7 John Ferguson (Ohio State) 64.14m (210' 5?)
Men’s 800 Meter Run Finals 1 Dan Murray (Wisconsin) 1:48.20 *McClimon Track Record 2 Toby Henkels (Minnesota) 1:48.32 3 Nathan Brannen (Michigan) 1:48.39 7 Todd Helber (Ohio State) 1:50.52
Men’s 400 Meter Hurdles Finals 1 Michael Jakobsson (Minnesota) 49.87 *McClimon Track Record 2 Brian Derby (Penn State) 49.97 3 Bob Quade (Minnesota) 50.25
Men’s 200 Meter Dash Finals 1 Ryan Olkowski (Penn State) 20.59 2 Jacques Reeves (Purdue) 20.83 3 Tim Dodge (Iowa) 20.87
Men’s 5000 Meter Run Finals 1 Isaiah Festa (Wisconsin) 14:20.09 2 Matt Tegenkamp (Wisconsin) 14:22.73 3 Dononvan Fellows (Purdue) 14:25.16 9 Derrick Butler (Ohio State) 14:40.52 11 Daniel Glaz (Ohio State) 14:40.83 12 JJ O’Rielly (Ohio State) 14:41.58 17 John White (Ohio State) 14:49.93
Men’s 4×400 Meter Relay Finals 1 Minnesota 3:08.59 2 Wisconsin 3:09.17 3 Iowa 3:09.61 7 Ohio State 3:15.41
Women’s Team Scoring Pl Team Points 1 Michigan 109 2 Indiana 94-1/2 3 Illinois 93 4 Purdue 90-1/3 5 Wisconsin 89-1/3 6 Minnesota 83 7 Ohio State 76 8 Penn State 72 9 Michigan State 71 10 Iowa 37.83
Women’s Triple Jump Finals 1 Sherita Williams (MSU) 13.07m (42’10-3/4?) 2 Catherine Ross (Wisconsin) 13.06m (42' 10-1/4?) 3 Shani Marks (Minnesota) 13.04m (42' 9-1/2?) 7 Rosalind Goodwin (OSU) 12.37m (40' 7?) 15 Shayla Moore (OSU) 11.68m (38' 4?)
Women’s Discus Final 1 Krista Keir (Ohio State) 54.54m (178' 11?) 2 Melissa Bickett (Michigan) 53.28m (174' 10?) 3 Deshaya Williams (PSU) 51.08m (167' 7?) 7 Katy Craig (Ohio State) 48.82m (160' 2?) 14 Alexis McCall (Ohio State) 43.56m (142' 11?) 18 Erin Carter (Ohio State) 42.44m (139' 3?)
Women’s 4×100 Meter Relay Finals 1 Indiana 44.22 2 Illinois 44.37 3 Minnesota 44.85 5 Ohio State 47.52
Women’s 1500 Meter Run Finals 1 Bethany Brewster(Wisconsin) 4:16.86 2 Katie Jazwinski(Michigan) 4:20.53 3 Hilary Edmondson(Wisconsin) 4:22.32
Women’s High Jump Finals 1 Tami Smith (Ohio State) 1.81m (5' 11-1/4?) 2 Jen Aylward (Penn State) 1.72m (5' 7-3/4?) 3 Kristen Truscott (Purdue) 1.72m (5' 7-3/4?) 16 Natalie Gentry (Ohio State) 1.64m (5' 4-1/2?)
Women’s 100 Meter Hurdles Finals 1 Danielle Carruthers (Indiana) 12.68 *McClimon Track Record *Big Ten Record 2 Perdita Felicien (Illinois) 13.00 3 Susanna Kallur (Illinois) 13.26 8 Brandi Hogan (Ohio State) 14.29
Women’s 400 Meter Finals 1 Tia Trent (Indiana) 53.63 2 Onica Fraser (Ohio State) 54.37 3 Chioma Ndubisi (Indiana) 54.78
Women’s 100 Dash Meter Finals 1 Connie Moore (Penn State) 11.31 2 Tahesia Harrigan (Minnesota) 11.37 3 Danielle Carruthers (Indiana) 11.68
Women’s 800 Meter Run Finals 1 Rachel Sturtz (Michigan) 2:07.45 2 Tracy Egnatuk (Michigan) 2:08.27 3 Stephanie Hirtle (Michigan) 2:08.73
Women’s 400 Meter Hurdles Finals 1 Vera Simms (Michigan) 58.50 2 Shani Marks (Minnesota) 58.68 3 Sarah Steffen (Iowa) 59.61
Women’s 200 Meter Dash Finals 1 Connie Moore (Penn State) 23.12 2 Tahesia Harrigan (Minnesota) 23.46 3 Danielle Carruthers (Indiana) 23.80
Women’s 5000 Meter Run Finals 1 Katie Jazwinski (Michigan) 16:32.60 2 Ann Stechschulte (Purdue) 16:35.80 3 Michelle Carson (MSU) 16:38.22 11 Kati Stevens (Ohio State) 17:22.77
Women’s 4×400 Meter Relay Finals 1 Indiana 3:40.18 2 Michigan 3:43.76 3 Minnesota 3:44.71 4 Ohio State 3:45.76
