Baith Places Fifth in Discus to Lead Track & Field on Final Day of MAC Outdoor Championships

Saturday, May 11

DeKalb, Ill.

MAC Outdoor Championships

Baith Places Fifth in Discus to Lead Track & Field on Final Day of MAC Outdoor Championships

5/11/2024 9:28:00 PM | Women's Track and Field

DEKALB, Ill. – The Ohio women's track & field team concluded the 2024 MAC Outdoor Championships with several top eighth finishers. Overall, the team scored 20 points and finished in 12^th place.

Senior Jordan Baith (Seville, Ohio) shined for Ohio in the women's discus. Baith placed fifth with a personal-best mark of 45.95 meters (150-9). Junior Millie Ryan () finished in 10^th place with a personal-best mark of 42.96 meters (140-11).

The women's 4x100 meter relay team, comprised of junior Taja Booker (Simpsonville, S.C.), freshman Ella Baker (Amherst, Ohio), sophomore Rhiea Gordon (Youngstown, Ohio) and graduate student Taniah Stephens (Erie, Pa.), placed eighth and scored for Ohio with a time of 46.54.

Three Bobcats raced in the women's 5000m with sophomore Leila Boussedra (Worthington, Ohio) earning a podium finish with an eighth-place time of 17:04.94. Junior Kelsi Harris (Liberty Township, Ohio) followed behind Boussedra in ninth place – just missing the top eight – with a time of 17:08.57. Sophomore Alyssa Mason (Dublin, Ohio) finished in 16^th place with a time of 17:45.61.

The women's 4x400 meter relay team also scored for Ohio. Baker, Booker, sophomore Sophie Besett (Twinsburg, Ohio) and freshman Elinor Shuttleworth (Beavercreek, Ohio) placed eighth with a season-best time of 3:50.23.

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