All-Ohio Track and Field Championships Come to Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium – Ohio State Buckeyes
4/13/2004 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
April 13, 2004
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State men’s and women’s track and field teams welcome talent from across the state to Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium Friday and Saturday for the 2004 running of the All-Ohio Track and Field Championships. Events are slated to begin at 3 p.m. Friday and pick up again at 10 a.m. Saturday.
Ohio State senior thrower Dan Taylor will not contribute to the Buckeyes’ team score this weekend as he will travel to Walnut, Calif. for the 2004 Mt. Sac Relays, where he will compete against several throwers vying for spots on the U.S. Olympic team. Taylor will throw Friday through Sunday in the event held at Mt. San Antonio College.
2004 ALL-OHIO TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
JESSE OWENS MEMORIAL STADIUM
3 P.M. FRIDAY, APRIL 16 & 10 A.M. SATURDAY, APRIL 17
RESULTS
Live results for events Friday and Saturday at the All-Ohio Track and Field Classic may be viewed at this link on deltatiming.com: http://www.deltatiming.com/events/2004/allohio/index.htm
Complete results for the All-Ohio from day one and day two may be viewed at www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com or at the link above provided by deltatiming.com.
Results for the Mt. SAC Relays will be available at http://relays.mtsac.edu/2004/index.htm.
BROWN AND GOODWIN SWEEP BIG TEN ATHLETE OF THE WEEK HONORS
Senior sprinter Joel Brown and junior jumper Rosalind Goodwin each staked claim to Big Ten Athlete of the Week honors Monday after their performances at the 2004 Brutus Hamilton Invitational at the University of California at Berkeley Saturday.
Brown led the OSU sprints squad by topping the field in the 200-meter dash and also contributing a top mark of 13.62 to win the 110m hurdles. In his final event Saturday, Brown anchored the men’s 4×100-meter relay team to a fourth-place and season-best time of 41.52. Both of Brown’s times in the 200m and 110m hurdles rank among the top marks in the Big Ten, while his hurdles time stands fourth nationally.
Goodwin reached season bests in qualifying for the Mideast regionals with a runner-up leap of 42-1.50 in the triple and a third-place bound of 20-0.50 in the long jump. Both of Goodwin’s marks from the Hamilton rank No. 1 in the conference so far in 2004.
The award is the second in 2004 for Goodwin, who claimed the honor once in the indoor campaign, while Brown is a recipient for the third time in his career and first occasion in 2004. In all, Ohio State has won 11 Big Ten weekly awards in 2004, with senior thrower Dan Taylor accounting for seven of those merits. Other Buckeyes to win the award in 2004 are throwers Keturah Lofton and Amarachi Ukabam.
TAYLOR THROWS AT SEA RAY RELAYS, EARNS TOP BILLING IN SHOT
Dan Taylor, a senior thrower on the Ohio State Track and Field team, traveled to compete separately Saturday at the 2004 Sea Relays at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tenn. Taylor, who did not join the Ohio State team at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational, entered three throw events and placed within the Top 5 in each, including a top mark in the shot put at 65 feet, ? inches (65-0.50). The Sea Ray Relays, held at UT’s Tom Black Track, served as the prominent meet of the weekend as 100 teams were represented in the 38th annual running of the event.
Taylor’s winning measure in the shot put bested the field by more than two feet as he topped runner-up John Kalnas and his heave of 62-8.75. Later, Taylor claimed a runner-up mark of his own in the discus with a throw of 173-2 and finished the event with fifth-place score in the hammer at 218-4. All three lengths qualified Taylor for the 2004 NCAA Mideast Regional Championships in Baton Rouge, La. May 28-29.
This week, Taylor again will throw separate from the team, which plays host to the 2004 All-Ohio Track Championships Friday and Saturday at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium, as the seven-time All-American heads to the Mt. SAC Relays in Walnut, Calif. Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Mt. San Antonio College.
LAST WEEK: BUCKEYES POST STRONG EFFORTS ON TRACK, IN FIELD
Ohio State 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.
DISTANCING THEMSELVES: MYERS MOTORS TO SEASON BEST IN MILE, BROWN QUALIFIES IN 800-METER RUN
Senior All-American Rob Myers timed a season-best and regional qualifying 4:03.81 to claim second in the men’s mile at the Brutus Hamilton, 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.
LOFTONS TOPS OSU AND BIG TEN RECORD IN THE HAMMER, NAMED OHIO STATE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Junior thrower Keturah Lofton turned in a spectacular day at the Ohio State Relays last Saturday as the former sprinter-turned thrower became the first in Ohio State and Big Ten history to reach 200 feet in the women’s hammer throw.
Lofton measured an exact 200-0 to claim runner-up in the event behind unattached Jackie Jeschelnig of the Ashland Elite, who set a Jesse Owens Stadium venue mark at 225-10.
Lofton’s record, which also served as a NCAA Mideast regional qualifier, snapped the previous Ohio State and conference standard held by former Buckeye Katy Craig, who reached 199-3 in the 2002 season.
Later in the day, Lofton posted another runner-up mark in the shot put (45-9.25) and a third-place finish in the discus (158-3).
For her efforts, Lofton was named Ohio State Female Athlete of the Week honor.
HARRIS CONTINUES TO ROLL IN FIRST SEASON
Freshman Jenna Harris has established herself as perhaps the squad’s top sprinter on the women’s side as she posted top times for OSU in the 60m dash and the 200m dash in each of the last five indoor meets, including Top 5 marks at the Big Ten championships, to close the season.
Harris posted season-bests in the 60m and 200m as she timed a 7.48 in the 60m at the Sykes/Sabock Challenge and a 24.18 in the 200m and winner in the 60m at the Scarlet and Gray Invite last week.
So far in the outdoor portion of the schedule, Harris has proven to be the top performer for OSU in the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes, posting team-leading times of 12.10 and 24.45, respectively, at the ASU Invite March 26.
Recently, Harris has concentrated on the 200-meter event and claimed second at the Ohio State Relays in a time of 25.01 and third at the Brutus Hamilton Invite at 24.68.
TAYLOR SNAPS OWN OSU HAMMER STANDARD, WIN STREAK SNAPPED
With his win in the discus at the Baldy Castillo Classic in the first week of the outdoor season, Ohio State senior Dan Taylor extended his win streak 18 straight throw events in the 2004 season. During the indoor season, Taylor won all 17 throw competitions in the shot put and weight en route to Big Ten and NCAA crowns in both events.
Ironically, Taylor’s streak was snapped at the Arizona State Invite last week, when he finished third in the hammer throw with an Ohio State record-setting measure of 222 feet, 5 inches (222-5). The effort topped his old mark of 217-5 set last season.
Taylor rebounded to post top marks in the discus and shot put, hitting a 185-0 in the disc and extending past 65 feet in the shot all in the same day of action.
TAYLOR HONORED BY USTCA AND BIG TEN AFTER ASU INVITE PERFORMANCE
Taylor, the 2004 NCAA indoor national champion in both the weight throw and shot put events, continued his successful senior season in his first full competition last Friday at the Arizona State Invitational in Tempe, Ariz. Throwing three events in just one day, Taylor topped the field in both the discus and shot put events, while taking third in the hammer with an Ohio State record heave of 222 feet, 5 inches (222-5/69.79m). For his efforts, Taylor was honored by both the Big Ten and the United States Track Coaches Association (USTCA) as each organization’s male athlete of the week for March 29.
The Big Ten honor served as Taylor’s 13th in the last two indoor and outdoor seasons. Taylor previously was honored by the USTCA after he broke the American collegiate record in the weight throw Jan. 10.
Joel Brown AND Molly Logan RETURN TO ACTION
Ohio State senior hurdlers Joel Brown and Molly Logan, who each had exhausted their eligibility in the indoor season, returned this past weekend at the ASU Invite to begin their final season for the Scarlet and Gray.
Brown and Logan have been welcome additions to the sprints and hurdles squads as each owns top times on the team in their respective events. Brown set season-bests in the 110-meter hurdles (13.62), 200-meter dash (20.99) and assisted the 4×100-meter relay team to a season-low 41.52 at the Brutus Hamilton Invite last week. Logan timed a season-best 13.27 to win the 100-meter hurdles at the Hamilton. Logan’s time served as the second best in her career, behind a wind-aided 13.03 at the 2003 NCAA Mideast Regional Championships.
Myers, a 2003 All-American in the mile run, also rejoined the Buckeyes as a senior for the first time at the Brutus Hamilton Invite and timed an OSU season-best 4:03.81 in the men’s mile.
HE MAKES ‘EM, HE BREAKS ‘EM
Throughout his career, Taylor has set numerous Ohio State program and venue standards en route to claiming all-time honors in the indoor weight and outdoor hammer and discus, while also establishing French Field House and Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium marks in the weight, hammer and discus as well.
Taylor eclipsed his own American collegiate record in the weight three times in the indoor season and most recently bested his 2003 mark in the hammer with an OSU record 222-5 at the ASU Invite March 26
OSU ASSISTANT GARY CONTINUES PREP FOR 2004 OLYMPIC GAMES
Robert Gary, head coach of the men’s cross country team and track and field assistant coach at Ohio State, was forced to pull out of the 2004 United States Men’s 8-Kilometer Championships Saturday at Central Park in New York City because of illness. Gary, who took 11th at the event in 2003, was set to use the race as part of his training for a run at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.
In March, Gary turned in the top time on the U.S. team at the 2004 Cross Country World Championships in Brussels, Belgium in the men’s short race, placing 33rd in a time of 12:12.
Gary qualified for the world championships at the 2004 United States Cross Country Championships in Indianapolis, Ind., where he highlighted the field as he placed third in the men’s open 4-kilometer and second in the 12-kilometer divisions, posting times of 11:15 and 35:07, respectively, to earn his spot on the world cross country team.
Former Buckeye Ian Connor (1996-99), who completed his OSU career two years ago, placed sixth in a time of 11:22 in the men’s open 4-kilometer event to earn a spot on world cross country squad.
MYERS RUNS AT 2004 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN HUNGARY
Ohio State senior Rob Myers, who exhausted his eligibility in the 2004 indoor season and will return in the outdoor season, competed in the 2004 World Indoor Track and Field Championships in Budapest, Hungary. During the event, Myers placed seventh in preliminaries heats of the men’s 1,500-meter run, finishing in a time of 3:43.73.
The Rushville, Ohio native qualified for the world event while competing at the 2004 United States Indoor Track and Field Championships, as he posted a time of 3:40.80 to finish first in the in the 1,500-meter run.
OHIO STATE’S TAYLOR FIRST TO ACCOMPLISH INDOOR THROWS SWEEP IN NCAA HISTORY
Ohio State senior thrower Dan Taylor completed the sweep of the throw events at the 2004 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Fayetteville, Ark. with a first-place measure in the weight throw Saturday afternoon. Taylor, who holds the American collegiate record in the weight at 78 feet, 9 L inches (78-9.25/24.01m), tossed a mark of 77-7.50 (23.66m) to top runner-up Keith McBride of Purdue (71-2.75/ 21.71m) by more than 6 feet.
Friday at the event, which was held at the University of Arkansas’ Randall Tyson Indoor Track Center, Taylor bested the field in the shot put to claim Ohio State’s first NCAA indoor title since 2001. With the wins, Taylor becomes the first student-athlete to win both competitions at the national indoor meet in NCAA history.
Taylor, a native of Middlefield, Ohio, won the shot put Friday, recording a throw of 66-7.25 (20.30m) in his fifth and final attempt.
The two-time defending Big Ten champion in both throw events was the national runner-up in the shot put and the third-place finisher the weight at the 2003 NCAA Indoor Championships.
THREE BUCKEYE WOMEN EARN ALL-AMERICA HONORS AT INDOOR NCAA’S
Taylor was not the only Buckeye to gain All-American status in multiple events at the national meet as sophomore thrower Amarachi Ukabam tallied a ninth-place standing the shot put with a personal-best 54-11.25 and a 11th-place effort in the weight with a measure of 63-11.50, which fell directly behind teammate and fellow All-America honoree in the weight, Keturah Lofton, who reached 65-11.
The fourth Buckeye to merit All-American was junior jumper Rosalind Goodwin, who posted 12th-place finish in the triple jump with a leap of 42-0.50. Goodwin also competed in the long jump, where she added another 12th-place finish, falling just shy of All-American distance at 19-8.
TAYLOR JOINS ELITE OSU GROUP WITH MULTIPLE INDOOR NATIONAL TITLES
The first-place finishes in both events also qualify Taylor as the first Buckeye to capture multiple NCAA indoor crowns in the same season since former Buckeye Donald Bennett claimed the national titles in the 100-yard and 220-yard dash events in 1932. Taylor joins Bennett, George Simpson, who won the 100-yard and 220-yard dashes in 1928, and Chris Nelloms, the winner of the 200-meter dash at the 1993 and 1994 national meets, as the only Buckeyes to win two NCAA indoor titles in a career. Former Ohio State great Jesse Owens won multiple national titles in the 1935 and 1936 outdoor seasons, but did not win a national championship indoors.
U.S. COACHES ASSOC. NAMES TAYLOR GREAT LAKES MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Taylor was named Great Lakes Regional Male Athlete of the Year by the United States Track and Field Coaches Association Tuesday. The native of Middlefield, Ohio established the American collegiate record in the weight throw on three separate occasions this season, including his current standard of 78 feet, 9 L inches (78-9.25/ 24.01m) set at the regular season-ending Scarlet and Gray Invitational Feb. 21. The five-time All-American followed that effort at the Big Ten championships, where he successfully defended his 2003 conference titles in both the weight and shot put with heaves of 75-8.25 and 66-11.25, respectively.
TAYLOR SETS AMERICAN COLLEGIATE WEIGHT MARK THREE TIMES IN ’04
Dan Taylor eclipsed his own American collegiate record in the weight throw for the second time in three weeks Saturday at the Scarlet and Gray Invite in French Field House. The senior posted a winning mark of 78 feet, 9 1/4 inches (78-9.25/24.01 meters) as he narrowly missed setting a NCAA record in the event by a mere centimeter. Taylor fell shy of the NCAA mark of 24.02 meters set by Leibor Charfreitag of Southern Methodist at the 2001 NCAA Championships. The 78-9.25 defeated his previous standard of 76-3, which he set at the Indiana Invite.
Taylor initially set the American collegiate record figure of 76-2.25 Jan. 10.
TAYLOR AND UKABAM REPRESENT U.S. AT PAN AM GAMES
Throwers Dan Taylor, a senior, and sophomore Amarchi Ukabam celebrated their Big Ten championship seasons last year as selections to the 2004 United States Pan American Games members.
Taylor competed in the senior games in the Dominican Republic, while Ukabam scored a junior championship in the discus in Barbados.
OSU’S WARNER NAMED TO U.S. WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS STAFF
Jack Warner, Ohio State track and field assistant coach, was officially named to the 2005 United States World Championships coaching staff in December. Warner will serve as the sprints and hurdles coach at the event held in Helsinki, Finland. Dates for the championships are to be announced in the future.
WHAT’S AHEAD
The Ohio State squad splits into several units as some student-athletes travel to the 2004 Penn Relays in Philadelphia April 22-24, while others will compete at either the Hillsdale Distance Carnival or a meet at Division III host Otterbein. Both the Hillsdale and Otterbein events are set for Saturday, April 24.
