Nationals Marks Pile Up At Tiffin Track Carnival

Press release updated with additional previously unreported results.

The goal of each Ashland University outdoor track and field athlete is to get to the 2024 NCAA Division II Championships, May 23-25 in Emporia, Kan..
 
Both of the Eagle outdoor track and field teams competed on Friday and Saturday (April 12-13) at the Tiffin Track Carnival, and collected more than their fair share of provisional marks for outdoor nationals.
 
Winning their respective events on Saturday and earning new provos in the process were freshman Alex Eggleston in the men's 400-meter hurdles (53.04 seconds), senior Elizabeth Adams in the women's 400 dash (55.74 seconds), freshman Odessa Smith in the women's 100 hurdles (14.00 seconds), and freshman Colton Thress in the men's 800 run (1:50.60).
 
Also turning in new provos on Saturday were sophomore Daylen Madison in the men's 800 run (1:50.95), senior Emma Liberatore in the women's high jump (second, 1.70 meters/5-feet-7), junior Julian Griffin in the men's 110 hurdles (third, 14.24 seconds), the men's 4x100 relay of junior Caden Morris, freshman Lucas Anderson, sophomore Levi Hondred and redshirt freshman Roosevelt Zeigler (third, 40.60 seconds), senior Alena Williams in the women's 100 dash (11.78 seconds), and Anderson in the men's 100 dash (fourth, 10.50 seconds).
 
Improving upon previous provo marks on Saturday were the men's 4x400 relay of senior Brenden Jackson, junior Noah Wood, junior Ethan Schuster and junior Jacob Pielech (3:11.53), Zeigler in the men's 100 dash (third, 10.43 seconds) and the women's 4x100 relay of Smith, Williams, junior Greta Barker and redshirt freshman Hailey Rios (second, 46.18 seconds). On Friday, improved provos were earned by redshirt freshman Leslie Pollock in the women's hammer throw (first, 52.93 meters/173-feet-8) and junior Brock Janowicz in the men's hammer throw (eighth, 57.21 meters/187-feet-8).

In the men's pole vault, sophomore Garrett Baker won with a provo of 5.10 meters/16-feet-8 3/4, while junior Elmar Schutte finished third with a provo of 4.87 meters/15-feet-11 3/4. And in the women's pole vault, junior Sarah Masuoka won the women's pole vault (3.95 meters/12-feet-11½), and freshman Allie Dunlap took second (3.80 meters/12-feet-5½) - both provo marks.
 
FIRST PLACE – Smith in the women's 400 hurdles (1:03.25), Ziegler in the men's 100 dash (10.47 seconds), Rios in the women's 100 dash (12.19 seconds), junior Kelsey Kinsley in the women's shot put Gold (14.33 meters/47-feet-0¼), and the women's 4x400 relay of Adams, Rios, sophomore Jade Avance and junior Mia Gardner (3:46.21) .
 
SECOND PLACE – Pielech in the men's 400 dash (47.66 seconds), Rios in the women's 200 dash (24.38 seconds), Anderson in the men's 100 dash (10.60 seconds), Barker in the women's 100 dash (12.32 seconds), redshirt freshman Molly Winner in the women's shot put Gold (13.67 meters/44-feet-10¼), junior Kaylyn Barnette in the women's hammer throw Orange (50.99 meters/167-feet-3), redshirt freshman Aidan Hernandez-Jenkins in the men's hammer throw Orange (54.66 meters/179-feet-4), sophomore Braeden Geist in the men's 10,000 run (31:07.81), sophomore Jaycob Kolleda in the men's high jump (2.02 meters/6-feet-7½), and senior Riley Thomas in the women's javelin (30.77 meters/100-feet-11).
 
THIRD PLACE – Zeigler in the men's 200 dash (21.44 seconds), sophomore Abby Wheeler in the women's high jump (1.64 meters/5-feet-4½), freshman Landon McFrederick in the men's high jump (1.93 meters/6-feet-4), freshman Alexis Steward in the women's 100 dash (12.46 seconds), freshman Matthew Noel in the men's high jump (2.02 meters/6-feet-7½), and junior Lily Dowdell in the women's 5,000 run (17:31.69).
 
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