Men’s And Women’s Track And Field Take First Place Honors – Ohio State Buckeyes
1/18/2003 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
Jan. 18, 2003
COLUMBUS, Ohio-In the first team-scoring event of the season, the Ohio State men’s and women’s track and field teams placed first, defeating Illinois and Illinois State. The meet took place Saturday at the University of Illinois Armory Indoor Facility.
Both men’s and women’s teams received strong showings in the field events. Dan Taylor (Jr., Middlefield, Ohio/ Berkshire) capped off another strong showing in the shot put, throwing a distance of 19.45m and in the weight throw with a toss of 21.09m, claiming first place in both events.
Nosa Ehimwenman (Jr., Flossmoor,Ill./Homewood Flossmoor) also fared well for the Buckeyes, taking first place in both the long jump and the triple jump. Ehimwenman won the long jump by posting a leap of 7.17 meters. In the triple jump Ehimwenman finished with a leap of 15.54 meters.
The women also received strong performances in the field events, receiving first-place finishes from high jumper Tami Smith (Sr., Galloway, Ohio/Westland ), pole-vaulter Becky Heintz (Jr., Sidney, Ohio/Sidney) and throwers Erin Carter (Sr., Logan,Ohio/Logan) and Keturah Lofton (Jr., Zanesville,Ohio/Zanesville).
In the running events the women fared well, placing first in four events, including the 4×400 meter relay, finishing in a time of 3:50.68. The men finished the event with five first place finishers.
Sprinter Joel Brown (Sr., Baltimore, Md/Woodlawn) captured three events – the 60-meter hurdles, the 200 meter dash and the 4×400 meter relay.
The Buckeyes will return to action next Saturday, traveling to West Lafayette, Ind. to compete against Big Ten rivals Indiana and Purdue.
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