OXFORD, Ohio- The Miami University track and field team started off the outdoor season strong at home with a great all-around day of competition at the Blizzard Buster.

"On a day like this, you never expect any big marks, but it's a chance for our athletes to work on their mental game," said head coach Tom Chorny. "At some point in the future, they may have to compete in adverse conditions, and this is good practice."
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• On the field, the RedHawks started off hot by dominating the men's javelin event. Ryan Smith came in first with 53.16m, CJ Johnson Jr. finished in second with 43.98m, and Adam Smith finished in third with 43.04m. The RedHawks earned the top two spots in the men's shot put event, as Ryan Smith finished in first place with 16.55m, and Blake Presley finished in second place with 15.67m. Ryan Smith also finished in second in the men's discus event with 47.62m.
• In the men's 4x100, Miami team A (De'Yon Brown, Jacob Matthews, Jacob Ranker, and Julian Wagner) finished in first with a time of 42.34, and Miami team B (Leo Bouldin, Mitchell Wiemuth, Remy Schulz, and Jayson Harrison) finished in second with a time of 42.94. In the men's 110m hurdles, Eman Alfred finished in second place with a time of 14.81 and Josh Mikulka claimed fifth (15.65). In the men's 100m, the RedHawks had six total runners in the top 10.  Wagner (10.68) took first, Ranker (10.80) came in second, Schulz (11.00) finished in fourth, Brown (11.01) finished in fifth, Harrison (11.04) finished in sixth, and Bouldin (11.22) finished in ninth place. In the men's 400m hurdles, Mikulka (57.95) and John Wetula (58.56) finished in second and third place.
• In the men's 1500m, Jake Bertelsen finished in first with a time of 3:54.88, Max Polak finished in sixth with a time of 3:59.77, Patrick Wills finished in seventh with a time of 4:00.38, and unattached runner Jack Klein finished in fourth place with a time of 3:58.92. Cameron Schontzler finished in seventh place in the men's 800m with a time of 2:00.03. The 4x800 relay team that consisted of Charlie Harders, Anton Martinez, Schontzler, and Johnny Sayle finished in first place with a time of 8:12.94.
• Sydney Harmon finished in ninth place in the women's 100m hurdles with a time of 15.43. Abby Suszek finished in fourth place in the 100m dash with a time of 12.31 seconds. In the women's 400m hurdles, Gabby Cossio finished in second with a time of 1:06.50. Rachel Smith finished in sixth place in the women's 200m with a time of 27.52.
• On the field, Addison Hoover finished in eighth in the women's hammer event with 44.82m. Lisa Froberg finished in ninth in the women's javelin event with 25.13m. In the women's long jump event, the RedHawks had three top-five finishers; Elle Miller (5.19m) finished in third, Katie Folta (5.08m) finished in fourth, and Taylor Manley (5.05m) finished in fifth. Santornya Ralliford finished in fourth place in the women's shot put event with 12.47m. Manley (10.81m) and Folta (10.28m) finished in first and second in the women's triple jump.
• In the women's 3000m, Annie Christie finished first with a time of 9:52.55, and Ava Nuttall finished in fifth with a time of 10:05.26. In the women's 800m, Nora Zubillaga finished in second with a time of 2:21.08, and Jenna Sayle finished in third with a time of 2:24.50

 
WHAT'S NEXT
The RedHawks compete in the Raleigh Relays at North Carolina State University next week from March 23-25.