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Akron Invitational
Miami Women Capture Two Events at Akron Invite
2/12/2012 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track and Field
Feb. 11, 2012
AKRON, Ohio - In its final big test before the Mid-American Conference Championships in two weeks, the Miami University women's track and field team performed well, winning two races while also earning three runner-up finishes Saturday at the Akron Invitational, held at the University of Akron's Stile Field House. The meet was divided into two divisions - the Gold and the Blue - with the Gold Division consisting of athletes with better seeds while several MAC schools, No. 17 Tennessee and multiple local rivals took part in the meet.
Senior Rachael Clay (Rossford, Ohio) continued her strong season, winning the 400m dash (Gold Division) for the second time this year as she crossed in a personal-best 54.90, which is the second-best time in school history, just 11-hundredths of a second shy of the school record. Junior Katie Scannell (Cortland, Ohio) placed third in a personal-best 55.96, which is the fifth-best time in school history, while freshman Charlotte Myers (Bexley, Ohio) took fourth in 57.20, also a personal best, moving her into 10th place in Miami history.
Junior Layne Baggett (Pittsburgh, Pa.) earned a spot in the 60m hurdles finals in the Gold Division, qualifying fourth in a season-best 8.63 out of 36 runners while she finished fifth in the finals in 8.65. She just missed qualifying for the 60m dash finals in the Gold Division, clocking 7.86 to place 11th in the prelims.
In the 3000m run in the Gold Division, freshman Anna Lamb (Granville, Ohio) was the runner-up in a personal-best 9:59.83 while classmate Elisa Frazier (Williamsville, N.Y) took sixth in 10:14.71. Freshman Taylor Wickware (Geneva, Ill.) took ninth in the 800m Gold Division in 2:14.18.
In field action, senior Alexandra Roberts (Hilliard, Ohio) just missed topping her school record in the shot put as she was the runner-up in the Gold Division with a season-best heave of 49-11.25/15.22m, which is the second-best throw in school history, just an inch and a half shy of her record throw last year.
In the pole vault Gold Division, senior Hannah Tabler (Wapakoneta, Ohio) placed fifth by topping 12-2.5/3.72m, matching her personal best, which ranks her third in school history. Right behind her in sixth place was classmate Sarah Kinnaman (Carmel, Ind.), who also vaulted 12-2.5/3.72m, which is an indoor personal best for Kinnaman, moving her into a tie for third in school history.
Sophomore Erica Mudd (Cincinnati, Ohio) claimed sixth in the high jump Gold Division, clearing 5-3/1.60m. In the long jump, redshirt sophomore Ashley Zaper (Whitehouse, Ohio) finished ninth in the long jump Gold Division with a leap of 16-11.5/5.17m.
Several RedHawks also competed in the Blue Division, as Miami claimed the top two spots in the mile run led by freshman Alex Chitwood (Carmel, Ind.), who clocked a personal-best 5:04.72, while sophomore Erica Howes (Fairfax, Va.) was the runner-up in a personal-best 5:09.53. Junior Lindsay Forconi (Vermillion, Ohio) took fourth in the 200m dash in a personal-best 25.73 while Myers was sixth in 25.81, running the event for the first time. Sophomore Erin Riley (Avon Lake, Ohio) crossed in fifth in the 800m run in the Blue Division in 2:17.36.
In the Blue Division long jump, freshman Jasmine Watts (Carmel, Ind.) was third with a personal-best leap of 17-9/5.41m while senior Krista Stillson (Naperville, Ill.) finished third in the Blue Division triple jump by jumping 36-2.25/11.03m. Sophomore Tori Paterra (Elizabeth, Pa.) claimed sixth in the Blue Division shot put with a personal-best toss of 42-4.75/12.92m.
The RedHawks have one final tune-up before the MAC Indoor Championships, as Miami takes part in the Ball State Quadrangular Friday, Feb. 17 in Muncie, Ind.
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