World Class Athletes Compete in the Final Day of the 2003 Jesse Owens Track Classic – Ohio State Buckeyes
5/3/2003 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
May 3, 2003
Results
columbus, ohio – The 18th running of the Jesse Owens Track and Field Classic came to a close Saturday night in blustery, rainy conditions at Ohio State’s Jesse Owens Stadium. In an event featuring 35 schools, including Southeastern Conference powers Tennessee, Alabama and Vanderbilt, and several top club teams, featuring Team USA and Nike, a number of Buckeyes posted outstanding efforts as thrower Dan Taylor (Middlefield, Ohio) established his second Ohio State program record of the event.
Taylor once again headlined the event as he scored his second Ohio State record in as many days with a 67-0.75 effort to win the men’s shot put. Taylor’s mark eclipsed his own Jesse Owens Stadium venue standard of 65-6.25 set three weeks ago at the All-Ohio Championships. Later in the day, Taylor completed the Saturday sweep with a 177-7 winning performance in the discus.
The Ohio State 4×100-meter relay squad kicked off the evening’s races claiming first place in a spectacular men’s event as anchor Joel Brown (Woodlawn, Md.) edged Central Michigan’s Dana Thomas by just .02 in a photo finish. Sophomore Greg Norman (Amherst, Ohio) ran the lead leg, while Drew Carter (Solon, Ohio) and Michael Jenkins (Tampa, Fla.), fresh from spring football, ran the middle legs as the squad posted a season-best 41.24 in the event.
Brown carried the Ohio State momentum into the 110-meter hurdles as he scored another photo finish with a 13.98 leaning past Ricardo Melbourne of Central State. Fellow senior Molly Logan (Darby, Pa.) also took first in the 100-meter hurdles as she scored a first place 13.42, while Buckeye junior Brandi Hogan (Pittsburgh, Pa.) fell just behind her teammate with a 13.65 to claim third. Each member of the trio scored a regional qualifier in the event.
In the jump events, senior Tami Smith (Galloway, Ohio) scored a second place finish with a leap of 5-7 in the women’s high jump, while junior Billy Mills (Copley, Ohio) took second on the men’s side with a mark of 6-7.50. Sophomore Shayla Moore earned third in the women’s long jump with a leap of 18-2.25.
Ohio State took the top two spots in the women’s discus as senior Krista Keir (Westerville, Ohio) edged freshman Amarachi Ukabam (Creve Couer, Mo.) with a 168-0, while Ukabam heaved a 167-2. Both serve as regional qualifiers. Keir also qualified in the women’s shot put (50-4.50).
Setting records on the final day of competition were Penn State sprinter Consuella Moore, who won the women’s 200-meter dash with a wind aided (4.6) 23.29, also in the men’s 200 meters LeShaunte Edwards established a Jesse Owens Stadium record with a 20.71.
Complete results of the 2003 Jesse Owens Track Classic may be found at www.deltatiming.com.
Attendance: 1,979
