Ohio State Track and Field Ends Competition at Brutus Hamilton Invite – Ohio State Buckeyes
4/10/2004 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
April 10, 2004
Results
Columbus, Ohio – The Ohio State Track and Field team concluded its final event on the west coast Saturday in the 2004 Brutus Hamilton Invitational at the University of California’s Edwards Stadium in Berkeley, Calif. Senior hurdlers Joel Brown and Molly Logan each accounted for first-place marks in their respective events as the Buckeyes totaled 17 Top 5 finishes in selected events Saturday.
Brown began the day by topping the field in the 200-meter dash, clocking a NCAA Mideast Regional qualifying time of 20.99. He also contributed in the hurdles with a top mark of 13.62, another regional qualifier, to win the 110-meter hurdles. Finally, Brown completed his day anchoring the men’s 4×100-meter relay team to a fourth-place and season-best time of 41.52. Leading the women’s side of the hurdles and sprint events was Logan, who posted the top time in the 100-meter hurdles with a season-best and regional mark of 13.27. She was joined by strong showings from freshmen Jenna Harris and Jennifer Ogbuehi as each placed in the Top 5 in the 200-meter dash and the 400-meter run, respectively. Harris timed a 24.68 to claim third in the 200m, while Ogbuehi turned in a 1:02.11 to take fourth in the 400m.
The distance events also saw top marks as senior All-American Rob Myers timed a season-best and regional qualifying 4:03.81 to claim second in the men’s mile, while fellow senior Tamecia Brown earned fourth place in the women’s 800-meter run in a time of 2:09.12. T. Brown’s time, the second best in Ohio State history in the event, also served as a season best and met regional standards.
Ohio State also excelled in the jump events Saturday, with several Buckeyes reaching season marks. Senior Billy Mills and his regional qualifier of 6 feet, 10 l inches (6-10.75) took fifth in the men’s high jump. Fellow senior Nosa Ehimwenman leapt into a Top 5 standing in both the long jump (22-4.50) and triple jump (46-10).
The women’s side added top honors as juniors Rosalind Goodwin and Shayla Moore placed in the Top 3 in the triple jump, while Goodwin tallied a third-place score in the long jump. Goodwin reached season bests in qualifying for the Mideast regionals with a runner-up leap of 42-1.50 in the triple and a 20-0.50 in the long jump. Moore followed Goodwin in the triple in third place with a mark of 40-9, which also earned a berth in the Mideast regionals. Senior Seth MacCarter rounded out the OSU jump effort with a sixth-place finish in the pole vault in a season-best height of 15-9.
The Buckeyes featured limited competitors in the throw events Saturday as junior Keturah Lofton competed in both the shot put and discus after taking runner-up in the hammer Friday night with a regional standard of 188-6. Saturday, Lofton added another Top 5 finish in the shot put at a length of 46-5.50, while also claiming seventh in the discus at 153-1. In addition to Lofton, senior George Hoover represented the men’s team in the javelin with a season-best and regional qualifying measure of 184-3.
In Friday’s events, throwers Tiffany Davis and Katy Houser also participated in the hammer as Davis joined Lofton in the Top 5 with a fourth-place 181-5, while Houser notched a 12th -place finish at 159-11. The men were led by Bryan Duby as the senior posted Ohio State’s third Top 5 standing on the day with a season-best 181-0 in the hammer.
The Buckeyes return to Columbus next Friday and Saturday to defend its 2003 men’s and women’s titles at the All-Ohio Championships in Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. Events are slated to begin at 4 p.m. Friday and continue at 10 a.m. Saturday.
