Ohio State Track and Field Teams Compete in First Home Meet – Ohio State Buckeyes
1/29/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
Jan. 29, 2006
Results
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State men’s and women’s track and field teams competed in their first home meet of the 2006 season at the Ohio State Invitational Saturday in French Field House. Both the men and women swept the Top 3 spots in several track events, while the throwers staked claim to three of their four combined events.
Sophomore Lenny Jatsek, the current men’s Big Ten athlete of the week, started his day with a win in the men’s shot put. Jatsek claimed first place in the event with a personal-best heave of 56 feet, 11 ¼ inches. Later, Jatsek was the top collegiate competitor in the weight, taking second with a career-best measure of 67-5 ½. In the women’s throws, senior Keturah Lofton captured the weight with a provisional qualifier of 66-10 3/4 prior freshman Janine Zylinski’s victory in the shot put at a distance of 49-6 1/4.
The Buckeye women scored a sweep in the 55-meter dash as freshman Ayrizanna Favours won the event in 6.93. She was followed by junior Jenna Harris’ time of 6.98 and fellow freshman Bever-Liegh Holloway, who timed 7.07. Moments after taking third in the 55m, Holloway ran away with the 55-meter hurdles in 8.19. The same trio of sprinters added a second sweep in the 200m. Again, Favours placed first in a career-best 24.54 and was followed by Harris (24.66) and Holloway (26.07).
On the track for the men, Ohio State carried the first three spots in the 400-meter run. Senior Todd Dutch placed first in 49.52. He finished ahead of teammates Gerald Griffin (49.84) and Adam Wilhelm (50.11). A senior for the men’s team also posted a winning time in the 600m, when Joe Gourley crossed the finish line in 1:21.98. In distance events, Ohio State’s Glenn Collins took top honors in the mile in an indoor personal record of 4:17.99. For the women, Melanie Price won the 1,000m in 2:58.81.
In the jumps, junior Veronica Vance won the women’s triple jump at 39-8 1/2. A pair of Buckeyes posted career bests in the pole vault. Kim Willett cleared 11-6 ½ to claim runner up in the women’s event and freshman Bryan Chard also took second on the men’s side at 15-1.
Ohio State finished off the day with wins in both the men’s and women’s 4×400-meter relay events. Favours ran the anchor leg for the women and toted the baton across the finish line in 3:51.74. Tony Cole ran the final leg for the men’s winning time of 3:19.84.
Ohio State splits the squad next week as some competitors will head to New York City for the Armory Invitational Friday and Saturday. Others will head north and compete at Akron Saturday.
