Buckeye Spotlight: May 16
5/16/2023 3:35:17 PM | General
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Week in and week out, Buckeye student-athletes raise the standard of excellence set at Ohio State, whether that be in competition, in the classroom, or in the community. ‘Buckeye Spotlight’ recognizes student-athletes who had noteworthy accomplishments both in contests and beyond the box score.
Throughout the 50th anniversary of Title IX, Ohio State Athletics continues to celebrate exceptional female student-athletes and women’s teams throughout history, highlighting a new moment or person every week. This week, the Olympic success of the women’s hockey program is highlighted.
Here are this week’s Buckeye Spotlight student-athletes:
Rowing Team
- Finished second at the 2023 Big Ten Championships Sunday in Indianapolis.
- Anneta Kyridou was named First Team All-Big Ten while sister Maria Kyridou and Jessy Vermeer earned 2nd Team honors.
- Three Ohio State boats finished first in the seven-race event: The 2V8, 2V4 and 1N8 all were crowned champs.
- Another three Buckeye boats claimed second: 2N8, 3V4 and 1V4.
- The team now waits for the NCAA Selection show at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday to learn about its spot in the 2023 NCAA Championships. Watch the live stream on Tuesday on NCAA.com.
Shoutout to Anneta Kyridou for earning All-Big Ten First Team honors and to Maria Kyridou and Jessy Vermeer for making the All-Big Ten Second Team. Morgan Miller earned Ohio State's Sportsmanship Award at league ceremonies Sunday in Indianapolis.#GoBucks pic.twitter.com/cKaBPvU9nS
— Ohio State Rowing (@OhioStateWROW) May 14, 2023
Zidane Brown | Men’s Track & Field | So. | Yonkers, N.Y.
- Zidane Brown contributed to 12 points for the Buckeye men, the most by an individual on the squad, this past weekend at the 2023 Big Ten Outdoor Championships.
- Brown finished as the runner-up in the 400m by running a personal-best 45.75 in the finals. He also ran a leg on the 4x400m relay squad that finished fourth (3:07.48) and the 4x100m relay squad that finished 10th (41.07).
That's a PR for @K1dflashh in the 400m (45.75) as he finishes as the runner-up #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/UAVpWvwqsU
— Ohio State T&F/XC (@OhioStateTFXC) May 14, 2023
Yanique Dayle | Women’s Track & Field | Gr. | St. Elizabeth, Jamaica
- Graduate Yanique Dayle contributed to a whopping 36 points to lead the Buckeye women to a runner-up finish at the 2023 Big Ten Outdoor Championships this past weekend.
- Dayle was a member of the 4x100m relay squad that won the Big Ten Championship with a meet record of 43.17 to break the meet record the squad set last season. Dayle also ran a leg on the winning 4x400m relay squad (3:29.25).
- Individually, Dayle won the 200m Big Ten Championship (22.87) and finished third in the 100m (11.19) after posting a PR of 11.17 to tie for the third-fastest in program history in the prelims.
Here's a look at her championship-winning run!#GoBucks | @DayleYanique https://t.co/yOmik9Ft8n pic.twitter.com/vABQvhHoHW
— Ohio State T&F/XC (@OhioStateTFXC) May 14, 2023
Henry Kaczmar | Baseball | Fr. | Bath, Ohio
- Kaczmar helped the Buckeyes to a 5-0 record last week, including a three-game sweep on UNC Greensboro to extend their win streak to six games.
- Kaczmar batted .412 on the week and had three multi-hit games. He totaled seven total hits on the week, including one double, one triple and one homerun.
- Kaczmar had multiple RBIs in three of five games, totaling seven on the week. He also scored five runs and had one stolen base.
BOTTOM 8?| GO LONG, @HenryKaczmar Kaczmar goes yard and the Buckeyes extend their lead, 5-1#GoBucks pic.twitter.com/S1Oz076zNH
— Ohio State Baseball (@OhioStateBASE) May 13, 2023
Jack Myers | Men’s Lacrosse | Sr. | Bethesda, Md.
- 2023 Ohio State graduate Jack Myers was drafted to the Premier Lacrosse League last week by the Chrome Lacrosse Club.
- He was the 20th overall pick in the 2023 PLL College Draft, going in the third round.
- This season for the Buckeyes, Myers led the team with 42 points on 20 goals and a team-high 22 assists. He finishes his Ohio State career top-three in program history in points (236) and assists (115).
The newest member of the #ProBucks family
The @PLLChrome select Jack Myers with the 20th overall pick of the 2023 @PremierLacrosse College Draft #GoBucks // #DevelopedHere pic.twitter.com/twi49gnsJ7
— Ohio State Men's Lacrosse (@OhioStateMLAX) May 10, 2023
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