Ohio State Track and Field National Qualifiers Finalized – Ohio State Buckeyes
6/3/2003 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
June 3, 2003
Columbus, Ohio – After placing fourth on the men’s side and sixth in the women’s competition as the host of the 2003 Mideast Regional Track and Field Championships, the Ohio State track and field teams will travel 10 national qualifiers to compete in the 2003 NCAA Outdoor Championships at California State University at Sacramento starting Wednesday, June 11 through Saturday, June 14. Senior high jumper Tami Smith and freshman sprinter Aaron Fisher join Ohio State’s eight automatic qualifiers as they were selected to compete for their marks posted earlier this season.
Leading Ohio State was a regional championship effort by thrower Amarachi Ukabam as she topped the field in the women’s discus with a throw of 171-2. Ukabam also qualified for nationals in the shot put with her 51-6.50 fourth place mark in the shot put. 2003 Big Ten Athlete of the Year Dan Taylor joins Ukabam as a multi-qualifier as he scored runner-up marks in the shot put and discus, while taking third in the hammer. Taylor’s 193-7 mark in the discus surpassed his own OSU record.
Sprinter Joel Brown also established an Ohio State record as he took second in the men’s 110-meter hurdles with a career-best 13.58. Brown was edged at the finish line by just .01. Fellow hurdler Molly Logan will join Brown as she also posted a career-best mark of 13.03 to place third in the finals of the women’s 110-meter hurdles.
Junior Drew Carter also set a personal record with his leap of 26-3.50 to place third in the men’s long jump, while fellow jumper Shayla Moore earned a bid with a fourth place 43-0.25 in the women’s triple jump. Other Buckeyes to gain berths to the national championships were throwers Krista Keir in the discus and Keturah Lofton in the hammer.
###Go Bucks!###
