Ohio State Opens Outdoor Season at Disney World Invitational – Ohio State Buckeyes
3/24/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
March 24, 2006
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State men’s and women’s track and field teams opened the 2006 outdoor season Thursday at the Walt Disney Wide World of Sports Invitational at the Disney Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Junior Melanie Price highlighted the day with a winning time in the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase.
Price, Ohio State’s record holder in the steeple, crossed the finish line in 11:08.35. Fellow distance runner Laura Piper, a sophomore, also turned in a third-placing showing in the women’s 1,500-meter run.
The Ohio State throwers also proved to be a highlight of first-day action at the Disney Invite as three Buckeyes posted career-best marks. David Ebersole and Ashley Riehm each took third in the men’s and women’s hammer, respectively. Ebersole’s throw covered 182 feet, 4 1/2 inches, while Rheim heaved a measure of 164-1 1/4.
Also for the men, Lenny Jatsek, the Big Ten champion in the indoor weight throw, placed just behind Ebersole in fourth place with a hammer mark of 179-3 1/4. Janine Zylinski also had a scoring mark for the women, finishing sixth in the hammer at a distance of 155-8. Both Jatsek and Zylinski are coming off All-American indoor seasons.
The Buckeyes continue competition Friday at the Disney Invite. Meet information can be accessed at http://disneyworldsports.disney.go.com/dwws/en_US/trackfield/events/detail?name=TrackField2006InvitationalEventInfoEventDetailPage.
