Miami Ohio University Athletics
MIAMI MONDAY
4/26/2010 12:00:00 AM | General
April 26, 2010
As the semester winds down and Miami enters the last week of spring semester classes, the RedHawks had a very successful week of competition--despite the on-going threat of April showers--which included some dramatic finishes and another MAC title!
 Miami Women's Tennis -- Back-to-Back MAC Regular-Season Champions!  | |
Congratulations to Coach Ricardo Rosas and the women's tennis team for going undefeated in Mid-American Conference action for the second straight year and winning back-to-back regular-season MAC titles! Miami (15-6; 8-0 MAC) hammered out a 6-1 win at Eastern Michigan on Friday to secure no less than a share of the regular-season crown. (RECAP) On Saturday, the RedHawks concluded the regular season in dominant fashion with a 7-0 triumph at Toledo to clinch the title outright. (RECAP) Miami has won 17 consecutive regular-season MAC matches dating back to the 2008 season, while junior Megan Martzolf pushed her record at No. 3 singles to an impressive 21-0 this season. The No. 1 seed RedHawks begin defense of their MAC Tournament title this week, facing the Ball State vs. Northern Illinois opening-round winner at 10 a.m. on Friday in Kalamazoo, Mich.
 A capacity crowd on hand at baseball last Wednesday vs. Xavier. | |
The RedHawk baseball team (20-20; 7-8 MAC) went 4-1 last week, including a three-game sweep of MAC East Division foe Akron over the weekend. Wearing special pink uniforms for its "Think Pink" for breast cancer awareness game last Tuesday, Miami topped visiting Indiana 8-6. (RECAP) Last Wednesday's game against Xavier started to feel like déjàvu, but the RedHawks were unable to complete a ninth-inning comeback against the Musketeers for the second time in nine days, as Xavier held on for a 10-8 win in front of a capacity crowd at McKie Field at Hayden Park. (RECAP) The RedHawks had two dramatic finishes in their first two games against the Zips. Sophomore designated hitter Jordan Jankowski opened and closed the scoring Friday afternoon while pitching in relief in between, as his single in the bottom of the 12th inning plated the winning run to give Miami a 6-5, walk-off victory over Akron. (RECAP) Junior first baseman/left fielder Kyle Weldon belted a three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning Saturday afternoon, sending the Miami baseball team into a frenzy at home plate and a 7-4, walk-off win over the Zips. (RECAP) The RedHawks used a 10-run fourth inning to cruise to a 16-5 win over the Zips on Sunday. (RECAP) Miami heads to Bowling Green for a three-game series this weekend.
Baseball vs. Xavier Photo Gallery Baseball vs. Akron Photo Gallery Softball (23-20; 8-6 MAC) went 3-1 last weekend while also sponsoring its "Strikeout Cancer" weekend. The Miami offense erupted for 26 hits in its doubleheader against Toledo on Friday but had to settle for a split of the two games. The RedHawks took the opener 10-1 in five innings, but an eight-run Rocket sixth inning proved to be the difference as Toledo took the nightcap 11-6. (RECAP) A three-run sixth inning broke open a close game and gave Miami a 6-3 victory over Bowling Green on Saturday. (RECAP) Junior catcher Jenna McGivney belted a three-run home run, her first homer of the season, in the fourth inning to catapult Miami to a 3-2 win over the Falcons on Sunday. (RECAP) Miami travels to Western Michigan for a doubleheader on Friday before heading to Northern Illinois for single games on Saturday and Sunday.
The women's track and field team split its squad last weekend with 11 individuals competing at the Penn Relays and the remaining RedHawks competing in the RedHawk Invitational. Senior Amanda Mirochna, juniors Katie Lenahan and Kelley Miller and sophomore Rachael Clay teamed up to break the Miami University school record in the distance medley relay at the Penn Relays on Thursday, clocking an 11:31.48 to shatter the old record by nearly 12 seconds. (RECAP) On Friday, Mirochna, Lenahan, Miller and redshirt freshman Jillian Dickman broke the Miami 4x1500m relay record in a time of 18:44.66. (RECAP) Miami captured 11 events titles, including seven of eight field events, Saturday at the RedHawk Invitational. Sophomore Samantha Gable claimed two event titles, taking first in the shot put and hammer throw. (RECAP) The RedHawks return to action this weekend at the Jesse Owens Classic, hosted by Ohio State University.
The men's track and field team won seven events and set several personal records on Saturday in the team's second and final home meet of 2010, the RedHawk Invitational. Freshman Lucas Ferguson qualified for the U.S. Junior Nationals, held in late June, in the hammer throw as he threw the 12-pound hammer (not the collegiate level 16-pounder) a distance of 194-8/59.33m. (RECAP) The RedHawks return to action this weekend at the Jesse Owens Classic, hosted by Ohio State University.
The RedHawk golfers tied for ninth place at the Boilermaker Invitational over the weekend. Junior Nathan Sutherland was the top Miami finisher, earning his fifth top-10 finish of the season with a three-over par finish to place 10th. (RECAP) Miami competes in the Mid-American Conference Championships this weekend. Kent State serves as host of the championships at the Longaberger Golf Club in Nashport, Ohio April 30-May 2.
The Greater Cincinnati Northern Kentucky Women's Sports Association held its 17th annual awards banquet last Monday at the Savannah Center in West Chester. Awards were presented to the top collegiate and high school area athletes in several different sports. From Miami, senior Katie Brightwell won for being the top collegiate field hockey player, while sophomore Jessica Simpson won for being the top collegiate softball player. In the high school division, RedHawk freshman Brittany Wilson-Farley was named the top track athlete for her performance during her senior year at Harrison High School. (RECAP)
Women's soccer concluded its spring exhibition season with a 1-1 tie against Kentucky on Saturday. (RECAP)
The hockey, men's and women's basketball teams also were out and about this weekend, aiding at the annual Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast on Saturday.
GO REDHAWKS!!!
