Outdoor Track Starts Season Strong with Blizzard Buster

Friday, March 18

Oxford, Ohio

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Miami University

Blizzard Buster

Outdoor Track Starts Season Strong with Blizzard Buster

3/18/2022 6:48:00 PM | Track & Field, Cross Country

Blizzard Buster Results

OXFORD, Ohio — The Miami University outdoor track and field team had a strong start to the outdoor season on Friday afternoon at the Blizzard Buster meet.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
Lucca Agate made her season debut for the RedHawks, capturing second in the 100-meter (12.42) and 200-meter (25.22) events. The distance squad had top finishes in the 1500-meter and 5000-meter races. Emily Akin captured first in the 1500-meter with a time of 4:31.21. In the 5000-meter race, Carmen Riano placed first (16:18.39) and Ava Nuttall placed second (16:55.40). In the field, Taylor Manley had a great day, placing first in the triple jump (11.81m) and third in the long jump (5.52m).

The men had a number of top finishes on the day as well. In the 800-meter race, Anthony Vlatko captured first with a time of 1:52.79. Andrew Schroff finished first in the 1500-meter race with a time of 3:51.86. Alex Tam placed first in the 3000-meter race with a time of 8:29.58. In the 5000-meter race, Obsaa Feda captured first (14:38.43) and Mhalicki Bronson placed second (14:47.96). Ryan Smith had a great day in the field, finishing first in the shot put (16.82m) and discus (53.56m), third in the hammer (56.50m), and second in the Javelin (56.61m).

A quick look at Miami's top athletes in each event can be found below, while the full results are attached above.

Miami Women Top Performers
Track:

400m - Abby Suszek (56.31, 1st), Faith Baxter (56.45, 3rd)
3000m – Lotti Roemer (9:51.62, 3rd)
400m Hurdles – Marta Cepeda Perez (1:01.58, 1st)
4x400m Relay – (Miami A, 1st)
4x800m Relay - (Miami B, 1st)

Field:

Long Jump – Elle Miller (5.57m, 2nd)
Hammer- Ella Rigel (53.04m, 2nd), Addison Hoover (50.78m, 3rd)

Miami Men Top Performers
Track:

100m – Jacob Ranker (11.01, 1st), Julian Wagner (11.06, 2nd), De'Yon Brown (11.08, 3rd), Luke Finnegan (11.10, 4th)
200m – Leo Bouldin (22.30, 2nd), Jack Nash (22.32, 3rd), Jacob Matthews (22.58, 4th)
400m – Sam Pearl (48.48, 2nd)
110m Hurdles – Eman Alfred (15.40, 2nd)
400m Hurdles – Jacob Ranker (53.32, 1st), Eman Alfred (57.62, 3rd)
4x100m - (Miami A, 1st)
4x400m – (Miami B, 1st)
4x800m – (Miami A, 1st)

Field:

Shot Put – Matt Lamb (15.96m, 2nd)
Long Jump- Dominick Stockle (6.87m, 1st)
Discus – Matt Lamb (50.10m, 3rd)
Javelin – Ben Artrip (53.30m, 3rd)

WHAT'S NEXT:
The RedHawks will continue their outdoor season on the road, with a select group of athletes traveling to Cincinnati, Ohio for the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational. Day one of the multi-day event is scheduled for Friday, April 1.