First Day of 18th Annual Jesse Owens Track Classic Comes to a Close – Ohio State Buckeyes
5/2/2003 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
May 2, 2003
Results
columbus, ohio – The 18th running of the Jesse Owens Track and Field Classic kicked off under cloudy conditions Friday evening at Ohio State’s Jesse Owen Memorial Stadium. 35 competing schools and several top club teams took to the track and the throw pit as junior thrower Dan Taylor scored his third- straight record-setting effort in the hammer throw with a 211-4. Taylor placed second in the event behind professional thrower Derek Woodske (229-2), a competitor for Springco.
Records also fell on the women’s side in the hammer throw as unattached competitor Tara Loper eclipsed the previous mark of 207-10 with a 215-4 to claim the title. Buckeye sophomore Keturah Lofton took third in the event with a regional qualifier of 191-4, while former OSU standout Katy Craig took fourth scoring a 186-8. Freshman Amarachi Ukabam posted a regional qualifier as well with a 176-11.
In the evening’s distance carnival, former OSU star and Olympian Mark Croghan bested the field in the 3,000-meter steeplechase narrowly missing the Jesse Owens Stadium record with an 8:39.34. The steeplechase also saw marked success for three current Buckeyes as Sjaan Gerth scored a season-best 8:53.68 to take second, while Aaron Fisher placed third with another season-mark of 8:56.72. Brian Olinger rounded out the OSU effort taking 10th with a 9:10.74. Olinger scored the third Ohio State season best of the event.
Another former Olympian and Buckeye great Robert Gary, who serves as the Ohio State distance coach, ran in the men’s 5,000-meters, but dropped out midway through the race to coach his competitors. Tim Broe, also an Adidas team member, continued on to finish the event in a Jesse Owens Stadium record 13:41.00. OSU senior distance runner Derek Butler claimed second behind Broe as he regionally qualified for his with a 14:21.92.The venue mark also fell in the women’s 5,000-meter run as Sarah Vergote of Toledo posted a 16:55.15 to pace the field.
Junior Brandi Hogan proved to be the class of the women’s 100-meter hurdles open competition with a regional qualifier 13.80. Later in the hurdles events, senior Nicholette Chambers took second with a 1:01.82, while junior Dalanda Jackson fell just behind in third with a 1:02.25. Junior George Hoover also turned a regional-qualifying performance in the men’s javelin with a 195-4.
In the women’s 800-meter open competition Ohio State’s Stephanie Ray claimed first place with a 2:15.52.
Two other records fell as Colleen Scott, who competed in the classic unattached, set a stadium and event record in the women’s triple jump with a leap of 44-0.50, while Damond Campbell of Tennessee scored an event record with a 52.75. Ohio State’s Shayla Moore followed in the triple jump with a third place 41-2.50 to reach third.
Complete results may be found at www.deltatiming.com.
###Go Bucks###
