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Gymnastics Takes Three of Four Events in Win Over Springfield – Ithaca College Athletics

Gymnastics Takes Three of Four Events in Win Over Springfield - Ithaca College Athletics

RESULTS | EVENTS 

ITHACA, N.Y. – The Ithaca College Gymnastics (187.000) team defeated Springfield College (184.175) for the third straight time to finish the regular season Sunday afternoon. The Bombers took three of the four events over the visiting Pride, falling only on balance beam by a little more than a point. 

 





Team Score  Vault  Uneven Bars  Balance Beam  Floor Exercise 
Ithaca – 187.000

Springfield – 184.175 		 Ithaca – 47.650

Springfield – 47.550		 Ithaca – 45.375

Springfield – 44.175		 Ithaca – 47.050

Springfield – 48.225		 Ithaca – 46.925

Springfield – 44.225

 
Senior Amelia Bailey, who is ranked fifth in the nation on balance beam, continued her dominance in the event this afternoon. The specialist recorded a 9.700 for second place overall on beam, the highest score tallied by a Bomber performer during the meet. 
 
First-year Skye Cohen competed unopposed in the All-Around, notching a 37.225 total score  across the four events. Three weeks ago, Cohen set a Division III season record for the All Around with a 37.900 at the Big Red Invitational. 
 
Ithaca’s first rotation on vault earned the team a 47.650 score. Three Bombers finished in the top five as first-year Dallas Rachal took first place overall at 9.650. 
 
Sophomore Cassidy Gallivan and junior Nya Pauldon landed in a three-way tie for third place at 9.550, just a tenth of a point behind first. 
 
First years Jillian Freyman (9.500) and Kaylie Goodwin (9.400), as well as Cohen (9.400), also competed on vault for Ithaca. 
 
IC’s second rotation took the team to the uneven bars, where they recorded a 45.375 score overall. Ithaca gymnasts grabbed four out of the five top spots on bars this afternoon. 
 
First-year Marlena Bailey won first place in the event, notching a 9.375 over twelve other competitors. Cohen took third at 9.175 while junior Cameryn Nichols made a fourth place finish with a 9.100. First-year Grace Montague rounded out the top five in fifth with a 8.975. 
 
Senior Julia O’Sullivan (8.750) and junior Zoe Kyriakopoulos (8.650) also competed on the uneven bars for Ithaca. 
 
The team’s third rotation on balance beam earned the Bombers a 47.050 for second overall in the event. 
 
After A.Bailey’s second place finish, junior Ai-Zhen Tung landed in seventh on the balance beam with a 9.575. Kyriakopoulos followed closely behind her teammate in eighth with a 9.475. 
 
Cohen (9.250), O’Sullivan (9.050) and Freyman (9.050) also performed on the balance beam for Ithaca. 
 
Ithaca’s final rotation on floor saw four Bombers land in top five spots and earned the team a 46.925 score overall. Freyman led Ithaca in the event, recording a 9.525 for second place. 
 
A.Bailey took third at 9.475 while teammate Cohen finished in fourth with a 9.400 overall. First-year Caitlin Pellegrino rounded out the top five in fifth at 9.375. 
 
Next up, the Bombers will compete at NCGA’s East Regional Championships at Springfield College next Saturday, March 12. Start time is slated for 1 p.m.

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USC Track & Field Wins Five More Events At The Beach Opener – USC Athletics

USC Track & Field Wins Five More Events At The Beach Opener - USC Athletics

Track & Field | March 05, 2022

Ashton Allen won the men’s 400m, Jalaysiya Smith the women’s 100m hurdles, Celera Barnes the women’s 100m, Gavin Schurr the men’s 100m and Breanna Bernard-Joseph the women’s 400m hurdles to lead the Trojans during the final day of the Beach Opener held at Jack Rose Stadium in Long Beach, Calif.  today (March 5).

  • Allen and Sam VanDorpe went 1-2 in the men’s 400m dash.  Allen had a collegiate-best time of 48.24 to win, while VanDorpe had a time of 48.74 to take second.

  • Janiah Brown took third in the women’s 400m with a PR of 56.54.

  • Smith won the women’s 100m hurdles by nearly a second with a time of 13.96 (-1.0).  She came back later to take fourth in the women’s 200m dash with a time of 24.33 (+0.4).

  • Barnes, in her first race for the Trojans since transferring in from Kentucky, won the women’s 100m dash with a wind-aided time of 11.25 (+3.3).  Her 11.25 clocking was her best season-opening time of her collegiate career.

  • Schurr made his Trojan debut by winning the men’s 100m with a time of 10.47 (+0.2).  Daniel Robinson and Curtis Johnson III tied for seventh with a time of 10.80.  The wind in Robinson’s heat was (+0.1) and in Johnson’s was (+0.2).

  • Bernard-Joseph opened up the outdoor season with a time of 60.65 to win the women’s 400m hurdles.  Teammate Maci Simmons placed third with a time of 60.89 in her first outdoor race as a Trojan.

  • Robinson took second later in the day in the men’s 200m dash with a time of 21.60 (-3.4).  His time was best among the college runners.  Johnson III had a time of 21.89 (+0.4) to finish fifth in the event.

  • Dallas Wise made his Trojan outdoor debut by placing eighth in the men’s long jump.  Wise had a best leap on the day of 22-9.00/6.93m (+1.1).

  • Wise then came back to finish third in the men’s high jump with a clearance of 6-9.00/2.06m.  He went out at 6-11.00/2.11m, as did all the other jumpers, which would have been a personal best.


USC will next be in action at the 2022 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships in Birmingham, Ala. From March 10-12.  USC’s next outdoor action will be on March 18-19 when it hosts the annual Trojan Invitational at Loker Stadium.
 
 
 

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Seahawks Win 16 Events In UNCW Invitational – UNC Wilmington Athletics

Seahawks Win 16 Events In UNCW Invitational - UNC Wilmington Athletics

WILMINGTON, North Carolina – The UNCW men’s and women’s track and field teams combined for 16 first-place finishes to kick off the outdoor season in style with Saturday’s UNCW Invitational at the Harold Greene Track & Field Complex.
 
“What a special team this is,” said Jeff Klaves, UNCW’s third-year head coach. “They are fun to coach and this snapshot shows we’re doing all the right things to keep pushing the mark. Our mission statement this year has been ‘Be The One’ and today there were many. That’s a great sign.”
 
Each team registered eight first-place finishes on the day and 13 different individuals picked up a gold medal in the first of back-to-back meets for the Seahawks.
 
Junior Josh Parks of Kannapolis, N.C., led the way for the Seahawks with three golds. He won the 100 Meters, 200 Meters and 110 Hurdles. Freshman Dalton Zimmerman of Thomasville, N.C., claimed first in the 400 Meters and ran a leg on the winning 4×400 Relay unit with Ryan Kobziak, Nikolis Anderson and Cooper Wright.
 
On the women’s side, Alexa Woltjen of Mount Laurel, N.J., and Gabby Ryan of Durham, N.C., collected a pair of first place finishes. Woltjen raced to first in the 800 Meters and 1,500 Meters, while Ryan captured the 400 Hurdles and Long Jump.
 
Nine men’s teams and nine women’s teams competed in the event. In addition to UNCW, the men’s teams included Barton, Methodist, Methodist, Mount Olive, N.C. Wesleyan, Pfeiffer, UNC Pembroke and William Peace. The women’s teams entered were UNCW, Barton, Meredith, Methodist, Mount Olive, N.C. Wesleyan, Pfeiffer, UNC Pembroke and William Peace.
 
The Seahawks return to their home oval next Saturday, Mar. 12, for the Seahawk Invitational.
 

UNCW Invitational Results | March 5, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 








Men’s 110 Meter Hurdles
1. Josh Parks 14.39
2. JT Allen 14.92
3. Khairi Williams 15.24
5. Ryan Hunt 16.06

 






Men’s 400 Meter Hurdles
2. Khairi Williams 58.47
3. JT Allen 58.67

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

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UConn changes fan policy for athletics events: Masks optional, proof of vaccination removed

UConn changes fan policy for athletics events: Masks optional, proof of vaccination removed

Fans attending UConn home athletic events, including games at the XL Center in Hartford and Gampel Pavilion on campus, no longer must show proof of vaccination or negative COVID-19 test results for entry, according to a shift in policy announced Thursday by the university.

Also, fans at home athletic events at all facilities are no longer required to wear masks.

The changes go into effect Friday.

UConn began requiring fans attending home athletic events to show proof of vaccination or a negative test, performed within 72 hours, on Jan. 15.

As part of the reasoning for changes announced Thursday, the university cited low positive rates and high vaccination rates on campus, low state positivity rates, and seven of eight counties in Connecticut being classified as “low risk” by the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Also, the state no longer requires masks to enter state buildings.

UConn’s policy on mask wearing has changed from required to recommended in most campus settings. Masking will remain required in all instructional settings (classrooms, labs, studios, rehearsal rooms, clinics) through at least April 1, at which point the policy will be reevaluated.

“While this change means masks will not be required in most settings, the university still recommends wearing them on our campuses,” UConn’s announcement read. “We also strongly encourage each member of the UConn community to continue to be flexible and courteous when it comes to masking. Please always carry a mask with you in the event you are asked to wear it in certain close settings, such as individual or small group meetings. Members of the community will be at varying stages of comfort with mask wearing and we want to be respectful of others.”

The UConn men’s basketball team plays its final regular Saturday at Gampel Pavilion against DePaul.

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USC Track & Field Wins Five Events During Final Day Of Inaugural Pac-12 Invitational – USC Athletics

Track & Field | February 26, 2022

Alyssa Brewer won the women’s 800m, Jasmine Jones the women’s 60m hurdles, Jan’Taijah Ford the women’s 400m, Earnest Sears III the men’s high jump and the women’s 4x400m relay cruised to victory to lead the Trojans during the final day of the Pac-12 Invitational in Seattle, Wash. today (Feb. 26).

  • Brewer won the women’s 800m with a time of 2:05.07.  Teammate Gigi Maccagnini placed second with a season-best time of 2:06.40 to better her fifth-place standing on USC’s all-time indoor list.  Janiah Brown had a time of 2:10.37 to take eighth place in the 800m.

  • Jones won the women’s 60m hurdles with a time of 8.06.  Only one other finalist had a sub-8.30 time.

  • Jan’Taijah Ford won the women’s 400m with a time of 52.41 and Kimberly Harris was fourth with a time of 53.18.

  • Earnest Sears III won the men’s high jump with a clearance of 7-2.50 (2.20m).  He entered the competition at 6-9.75 (2.08m) and cleared that on his second attempt, made 6-11.75 (2.13m) on his first attempt, passed at 7-1.50 (2.17m) and cleared 7-2.50(2.20m) in his second attempt to win the event.

  • The women’s 4x400m relay team of Bailey Lear, Chioma Okonkwo, Jones and Ford posted a season-best time of 3:31.49 to win the event by over a second.

  • Kasaun James placed second in the men’s 60m with a time of 6.60.  Brendon Steward placed third in the men’s 60m with a time of 6.62 and Eric Allen Jr. placed eighth with a time of 6.88.

  • Nicholas Ramey placed second in the men’s 400m with a season-best time of 46.42.  Johnnie Blockburger had an indoor 400m PR of 46.59 to finish third and better his seventh-place standing on USC’s all-time list. 

  • The men’s 4x400m relay team of Ramey, Blockburger, Ashton Allen and James finished third with a time of 3:06.61.

  • Bobby Poynter had a PR of 1:49.26 to finish fourth in the men’s 800m and move from seventh to fourth on USC’s all-time indoor 800m list.  Sam VanDorpe finished fifth with a season-best time of 1:50.63 and Jack Carter had a PR of 1:52.80 to place 10th and move into ninth on USC’s all-time list.

  • Dallas Wise competed in his first triple jump competition as a Trojan and placed fourth with a best jump of 48-4.75 (14.25m).  That triple jump mark is a career best for Wise.


USC will next compete indoors at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships from March 10-12 in Birmingham, Ala.  USC will open the outdoor season on March 5 at the Long Beach Opener in Long Beach, Calif.
 

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Black Bears compete in distance events at Valentine Invite – University of Maine Athletics

Black Bears compete in distance events at Valentine Invite - University of Maine Athletics



Boston, Mass. — The University of Maine men’s track & field team had four Black Bears compete in three distance events at the Valentine Invite, hosted by Boston University.

Luke Marsanskis was the top finisher for Maine, placing 64th in the 3000m with a time of 8:33.00.

Alec Troxell took 92nd in the mile at 4:10.72 and was followed by Samuel Mills who placed 184th at 4:20.42.

James Olivier ran the 800m, finishing 165th in the event with a final time of 1:59.27.

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SJU Wins 15 Events in Home Invitational – Saint John’s University Athletics

SJU Wins 15 Events in Home Invitational - Saint John's University Athletics

Results

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – Saint John’s track and field won 15 of the 18 events at its home invitational on Saturday, Feb. 12, in the Donald McNeely Spectrum. 

The Johnnies recorded 33 top-three marks/times in a field that included participants from Concordia-Moorhead, Minnesota-Morris, the Minnesota Running Club, Division II MSU-Moorhead and the St. Cloud State Run Club.

SJU, led by junior Kevin Arthur’s (Champlin, Minn./Champlin Park) 6.94 seconds, claimed the three fastest times in the 60-meter dash. Seniors Ryan Miller (Maple Grove, Minn./Totino-Grace) and Jack Young (Cold Spring, Minn./Rocori) followed in second (6.98) and third (7.16), respectively. Arthur also won the 200-meter sprint in 22.97 and Young was second (23.11).

The home squad also recorded the top three times in the 1,000 meters, led by sophomore Tommy Allen (Woodbury, Minn./St. Paul Academy) in 2:32.35. Juniors Alexei Hensel (Buffalo, Minn.) and Will Mattock (Maryville, Mo.) followed in second (2:33.92) and third (2:40.59). The times for Allen and Hensel are the MIAC’s top two in the event so far this season.

SJU swept the top three marks in the high jump, led by freshman Alec Ungar (Eden Prairie, Minn./Chanhassen) at 1.90 meters. Senior Sam Rademacher (Marshall, Minn.) and freshman Anthony Thurk (St. Bonifacius, Minn./Waconia) tied for second after both cleared 1.80 meters on their second attempt. Ungar also placed second in the long jump with a season-best mark of 6.44 meters.

Senior Shawn Schindler (Maple Grove, Minn.) led the SJU trio atop the pole-vault leaderboard with a height of 4.57 meters, and sophomore Joe Charbonneau (New Richmond, Wis.) and junior Joe Stauffer (Cambridge, Minn./Cambridge-Isanti) tied for second (4.27 meters).

Junior Jared Stanke (Anoka, Minn./Elk River) and junior Maguire Petersen (Hutchinson, Minn.) went 1 (8.72)-2 (8.75) with season-best times in the 60-meter hurdles. Senior Michael Wallace (Nassau, Bahamas/St. Anne’s) and junior Elijah Wade (Waco, Texas/Vanguard College Prep) finished first (13.75 meters) and second (12.84 meters) in the triple jump. Wallace’s mark was his best this season and is first in the MIAC.

Junior Eli Mollet (Jefferson, S.D./Bishop Heelan Catholic, Iowa) won the weight throw with a toss of 16.97 meters and classmate Gavin Rupp (Villard, Minn./Minnewaska Area) was close behind in third (16.79 meters). The duo also finished in the shot put’s top three thanks to season-best marks, with Mollet second (14.38 meters) and Rupp third (13.95 meters).

SJU’s other individual event wins:

-Senior Omavi Collison (Nassau, Bahamas/St. Anne’s) in the 400 meters (51.99);

-Senior Dillon Diekmann (Lake Elmo, Minn./Cretin-Derham Hall) in the 3,000 meters (8:59.59);

-Senior Andy Goldsmith (Tulsa, Okla./Cascia Hall) in the 5,000 meters (15:34.45);

-Senior Brady Labine (Detroit Lakes, Minn.) in the 600 meters (1:26.12);

-Junior Tom Nemanich (Red Wing, Minn.) in the mile run (4:35.79);

The Johnnies’ 4×200-meter (1:32.82; Arthur, Miller, Young, Collison) and 4×400-meter (3:32.56; Hernandez, Allen, Hensel, Labine) relays both took first place.

Senior Nathan Meyer (Iowa City, Iowa/Regina) claimed second in the 3,000 meters (9:00.95), while juniors Nathan Clausing (Big Lake, Minn.) and Jorge Hernandez (Le Sueur, Minn./Le Sueur-Henderson) took second in the 800 (2:04.73) 600 meters (1:28.81), respectively.

The Johnnies travel south to compete at Division II MSU-Mankato’s Maverick Invitational on Friday, Feb. 18. 

 

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Illinois State Wins Eight Events at Titan Open – Illinois State University Athletics

Illinois State Wins Eight Events at Titan Open - Illinois State University Athletics

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – With a smaller squad than usual, the Illinois State track & field program netted eight event wins at the Titan Open on Saturday afternoon, sweeping all four throwing events, the pole vaults and 3000m races.

Sophomore Payton Taylor won two events on the day, placing first in both the men’s shot put and weight throw. In the shot put, Taylor tossed a throw of 15.71m (51-6.5 ft.), just shy of his season best. Taylor also set a big personal best in the weight throw with a mark of 16.35m (53-7.75 ft.), improving his previous best by over five feet.

Competing in the shot put for the second day in a row, sophomore Mye’Joi Williams claimed first for the women with a toss of 14.75m (48-4.75 ft.). With the win, Williams has now won the event three times on the season.

In the women’s weight throw, senior Hannah Johnson tossed her second-best mark of the season at 17.30m (56-9.25 ft.) to win the event. Freshman Taylor Kesner finished in second with a personal best throw of 16.24m (53-3.5 ft.).

Fifth-year senior Sam Peschke set a season best with his win in the men’s pole vault, clearing 4.55m (14-11 ft.). The mark was Peshke’s highest indoor clearance since the 2021 MVC Championships.

Securing her first event win of the season, senior Ali Cranston placed first in the women’s pole vault, matching her season-best clearance of 3.50m (11-5.75 ft.), which she has achieved at two other meets.

To finish off the day, juniors Kendy Ummel and Tyler Polak swept the women’s and men’s 3000m races, respectively. Ummel won in a time of 10:31.06, while Polak clocked an 8:47.63.

UP NEXT

The Redbirds will be back in action next weekend for its final regular season tune up at the Illini Classic in Champaign, Illinois on Friday, Feb. 18. A small group of Redbirds will also travel to South Bend, Indiana for the Alex Wilson Invite on Saturday, Feb. 19.

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Aggies Win Five Events, Distin Sets NCAA-Leading Mark – Texas A&M Athletics – 12thMan.com

Aggies Win Five Events, Distin Sets NCAA-Leading Mark - Texas A&M Athletics - 12thMan.com


By: Tyler Pounds, Athletics Communications

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Texas A&M track & field’s Lamara Distin highlighted day one of the Don Kirby Invitational winning the high jump with an NCAA-leading clearance of 6-3.5/1.92m, while four other Aggies claimed event titles inside the Albuquerque Convention Center Friday night.
 
Distin cleared heights of 5-10/1.78m, 6-0/1.83m, 6-1.25/1.86m and 6-2.25/1.89m before soaring over 6-3.5/1.92m to claim the event title. The clearance bettered her previous NCAA-leading height of 6-2/1.88m and makes her the second best indoor performer in Aggie history. A Hanover, Jamaica, native, Distin broke a 46-year old national indoor record of 6-2.75/1.90m previously held by Maresa Cadienhead. The sophomore recorded the second best performance in school history.
 
Deborah Acquah won the women’s long jump with a series best leap of 21-8.25/6.61m, nearly a foot farther than Nike professional Rhesa Foster’s mark of 20-10.5/6.36m. The jump registers as the sixth best performance in Aggie history. Acquah, a senior, now owns three of the top six performances Texas A&M history.  
 
Sprinters claiming titles on the track include Lance Broome (200m), Keanu Jones (unseeded 200m) and Laila Owens (200m). Jones, running in the unseeded men’s 200m, clocked the fastest overall time of 21.16. The freshman from Brenham bettered his previous best by four-tenths of a second. Broome followed winning the seeded men’s 200m at a time of 20.62. The junior registered a personal best time while becoming the sixth best performer in school history. Owens continued her unbeaten streak winning the seeded women’s 200m with an all-time best at 23.00. The win marked the fifth victory in individual races and eighth including relays. The sophomore bettered her previous best by .21 seconds to become the eighth fastest Aggie all-time.
 
Fellow sprinters Devon Achane, Ryan Martin, Sydnee Stewart and Emmanuel Yeboah each registered personal bests in their respective 200m races. Achane placed second behind Broome at a time of 20.98, while Martin ran 21.17 and Yeboah 21.26. Stewart clocked 24.53 in the women’s race.
 
Other notable performances include Luke Barrett finishing with a personal best in the weight throw at 58-3.75/17.77m to become the 10th best Aggie all-time and Connor Gregston setting a personal best in men’s pole vault at 16-10/5.13m, the third week to do so.
 
Gemma Goddard and Brady Grant highlighted the distance crew at the Music City Challenge in Nashville, Tennessee. Grant ran a personal best 5000m time of 14:29.69 to become the 10th best performer in school history, while Goddard clocked a personal best mile at 4:51.27 to become the 11th best Aggie performer all-time.
 
Day two of the Don Kirby Invitational continues Saturday at 10:30 a.m. CT with field events, while track events begin at 11:40 a.m. The Music City Challenge begins for the Aggies with Mikenna Robinson in the unseeded women’s 800m at 10 a.m. CT.
 

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