Buckeyes Begin Road to Eugene at the NCAA East Prelims
5/25/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
May 25, 2016
Live Results | Championship Central
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State track and field team is sending 26 team members to Jacksonville, Fla., this weekend for the 2016 NCAA East Preliminary Round hosted by the University of North Florida at Hodges Stadium. The three-day meet, featuring first round and quarterfinal competition for the 2016 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, takes place Thursday thru Saturday, May 26-28.
Ohio State will feature 17 entries on the women’s side and 13 entries on the men’s side. All competing individuals and relay teams have made regional-qualifying times or marks throughout the outdoor season to earn the right to compete at the preliminary for an opportunity to advance to the national championships June 8-11 in Eugene, Ore.
All information regarding the meet including the meet schedule, start lists and live results can be found using the championship central link at the top of the page. A complete recap will be available following completion of each day’s events on OhioStateBuckeyes.com. Follow along on Twitter (@OhioState_TFXC) for updates and results throughout the weekend.
Preliminary Basics
Days: Thursday, May 26 (12 p.m. – 9:40 p.m.); Friday, May 27 (12 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. ET); and Saturday, May 28 (3 p.m. – 9:45 p.m. ET)
Venue: Hodges Stadium – Jacksonville, Fla
Twitter: @OhioState_TFXC
Buckeye Qualifiers and Schedule
Thursday
Noon – Allie Missler, javelin prelim
3:30 p.m. – Zack Bazile, long jump prelim
4 p.m. – Sade Olatoye, hammer throw prelim
4:30 p.m. – Coty Cobb, pole vault prelim
4:30 p.m. – Alexis Franklin, 400-meter hurdle prelim
5 p.m. – Antonio Blanks, 400-meter hurdle prelim
5:30 p.m. – Tammy Berger, 1500-meter prelim
6:55 p.m. – Nick Gray, 100-meter prelim
7:20 p.m. – SoSo Walker, Karrington Winters & Aisha Cavin, 400-meter prelim
7:45 p.m. – Champ Page, 400-meter prelim
8:10 p.m. – Rachel Weber, 800-meter prelim
8:35 p.m. – Jared Fleming, 800-meter prelim
9 p.m. – Minori Minagawa & Sakiko Minagawa, 10000-meter prelim
Friday
Noon – Sade Olatoye, discus prelim
Noon – Bill Stanley, javelin prelim
4 p.m. – Jared Ballenger, discus prelim
5 p.m. – Chantel Ray, 100-meter hurdle prelim
5:30 p.m. – DaJuan Seward, 110-meter hurdle prelim
6 p.m. – Women’s 400m quarterfinal
6:15 p.m. – Men’s 400m quarterfinal
6:45 p.m. – Men’s 100m quarterfinal
7 p.m. – Women’s 800m quarterfinal
7:15 p.m. – Men’s 800m quarterfinal
7:30 p.m. – Women’s 400m hurdle quarterfinal
7:45 p.m. – Men’s 400m hurdle quarterfinal
8 p.m. – Cavin, 200-meter prelim
8:25 p.m. – Gray, 200-meter prelim
Saturday
3:30 p.m. -Olatoye & Alyssa Gary, shot put prelim
6 p.m. – J.C. Murasky & Max Seipel, shot put prelim
6:30 p.m. – Mikaela Seibert, triple jump prelim
7:05 p.m. – Women’s 100m hurdle quarterfinal
7:20 p.m. – Men’s 110m hurdle quarterfinal
7:35 p.m. – Women’s 200m quarterfinal
7:50 p.m. – Men’s 200m quarterfinal
9:25 p.m. – Women’s 4×400-meter relay prelim
9:45 p.m. – Men’s 4×400-meter relay prelim
Ohio State Mourns the Loss of Mamie Rallins
Former Ohio State women’s track and field head coach Mamie Rallins passed away May 16 after a car accident in Fremont, Ohio. She was 74.
Rallins, a two-time Olympic hurdler, helped start the women’s track and field and cross country programs at Ohio State when she became head women’s coach in 1976. The first African-American woman to ever coach at Ohio State, she coached 60 Big Ten indoor/outdoor champions, 24 All Americans, nine Olympic trial qualifiers and one Olympian during an 18-year career. She also served as assistant athletic director for three years.
A resident of Port Clinton, Ohio, Rallins remained active with the Ohio State track and field team up until her death. A volunteer coach and team statistician, Rallins had just returned with the team from the Big Ten outdoor championships.
“The Ohio State track & field and cross country family is deeply saddened by the sudden loss of our dear friend, Mamie Rallins,” Karen Dennis, director of track & field and cross country, said. “As the first African-American woman to coach at The Ohio State University, Mamie was a trailblazer and a champion for all things Ohio State. She was our biggest supporter – mentor, coach, cheerleader, statistician and team grandma. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family, friends, current and former student-athletes. A two-time Olympian, Division I track and field coach, athletic administrator and 2000 Olympic team manager, she has touched the lives of countless individuals in the world of track and field. She will be greatly missed.”
Rallins also coached elite athletes during her career, serving as the head coach of the U.S. indoor world championship team in 1987 and assistant coach of the USA Olympic team in 1996. She was the Olympic head manager for the USA women’s track and field team at the 2000 Sydney Games.
Buckeyes in the USTFCCCA National Rankings
The Buckeye men are 45th and the women 48th in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division I Outdoor Track & Field Week 8 rankings, released May 24.
The men of the Scarlet and Gray scored 51.78 points in the weekly poll. Eight Big Ten rivals are featured in the Top 50 along with the Buckeyes: No. 15 Purdue, No. 16 Minnesota, No. 23 Nebraska, No. 26 Michigan, No. 28 Penn State, No. 33 Iowa, No. 44 Rutgers and No. 46 Wisconsin. Texas A&M is the No. 1-ranked team, followed by No. 2 LSU and third-ranked Florida.
OSU totaled 43.20 points on the women’s side. Seven Big Ten teams are represented in the Top 50: No. 18 Wisconsin, No. 23 Nebraska, No. 25 Michigan, No. 37 Indiana, No. 38 Purdue, No. 47 Minnesota and the Buckeyes.
Week 9 rankings are released May 30.
Buckeyes in the Individual Top 25
Seven Ohio State student-athletes and one relay team have posted among the Top 25 times/marks in Division I this season according to Track & Field Results Reporting System (www.TFRRS.org). A look at where the Buckeyes stand:
Men
J.C. Murasky – No. 3, shot put
Champ Page – No. 16, 400-meter dash
Nick Gray – No. 17, 200-meter dash
Antonio Blanks – No. 18, 400-meter hurdles
Bill Stanley – No. 22, javelin
Women
Alexis Franklin – No. 6, 400-meter hurdles
SoSo Walker – No. 17, 400-meter dash
Walker, Franklin, Karrington Winters and Aisha Cavin – No. 17, 4×400-meter relay
Last Time Out
Ohio State competed at the 2016 Big Ten Outdoor Championships May 13-15 in Lincoln, Neb.
Seniors Walker, Franklin and Cavin led the way for the Buckeye women, scoring 52 of the team’s 74 points in a fifth-place effort overall. Walker (400-meter dash) and Franklin (400-meter hurdles) captured gold medals for the Scarlet and Gray.
Led by gold-medal performances from Gray (100-meter dash and 200-meter dash) and Murasky (shot put), the men finished sixth overall with a team score of 75.5.
Up Next
Qualifying athletes will compete at the 2015 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships June 8-11 in Eugene, Ore.
