Ohio State Completes Day One at Boston University and Clemson

Friday, February 9

Clemson, S.C.

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Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational

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Ohio State Completes Day One at Boston University and Clemson

2/9/2024 10:41:00 PM | General, Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field

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The Buckeyes posted some personal and season bests on Friday as they split the squad.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State track & field team began the weekend's competition at the Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational and the David Hemery Valentine Invitational at Boston University on Friday.

TIGER PAW INVITATIONAL
Pole vault: Abbey Kuhn had the highest clearance for the Buckeye women this season by clearing 3.95m / 12'11.5" on her second attempt to finish fifth.
Long jump: DJ Fillmore had a big personal-best mark of 7.65m / 25'1.25" to finish sixth overall.
Weight throw: Hayden Tobias finished 10^th on the men's side with a personal-best throw of 19.02m / 62'5", while Lacey Stringer's best throw (17.71m / 58'1.25") was the best among the Buckeye women this season.
60m hurdles: Braxton Brann's prelims time (7.83) was seventh in the field to advance him to the semifinals, where he ran a 7.95. On the women's side, Marcia Sey and Olivia Powell both qualified for the semifinals with times of 8.41 and 8.43, respectively. Sey led the way in the semifinals (8.29).
60m: Nazzio John ran a 6.73 in the semifinals after running a 6.74 in the prelims. Columba Effiong led the Buckeye women in the prelims (7.43).
Long jump: Kayla Watson led the Buckeye women with a best mark of 5.84m / 19'2".
400m: On the men's side, Mason Louis led the Buckeyes in 13^th among 80 finishers with a time of 46.58. Bryannia Murphy had the fastest OSU time among the women (53.42).

DAVID HEMERY VALENTINE INVITATIONAL

5000m championship: The Buckeyes wrapped up the day with a pair of strong performances in the women's championship. Daniella Santos ran a time faster than any other student-athlete in program history (16:07.33) in the event, just a couple seconds off the program record she set last season. Andrea Kuhn moved up to third in program history with a time of 16:10.63.
800m: Out of more than 300 finishers, Aniya Mosley was 29^th (2:06.78).
3000m open: Audrey DeSantis led the Buckeyes with a season-best time of 9:57.73.
Mile: Gia Napoleon had her fastest time of the season (4:46.87), finishing in the top-third of a field with more than 300 finishers.
3000m championship: Akemi Von Scherr led the Buckeyes with her season-best time of 9:44.39.