BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Ohio women's track & field team represented well at its first meet of the year, the Falcon Early Bird Open, on Friday, Jan. 10.
The Bobcats started the meet with several field events. Ohio swept the women's pole vault with sophomore
Emilee Baumann (Powell, Ohio) winning the event (3.50m/11-5.75). Freshman
Quin Zacamy placed second (3.35m/10-11.75) and sophomore
Abigail Cornell (Wake Forest, N.C.) placed third (3.20m/10-6).
Five Bobcats placed in the top 10 of the women's shot put. Senior
Millie Ryan (Vincent, Ohio) led Ohio in the event with a fourth-place finish (12.53m/41-1.50). Freshman
Lauren Mader (Green Bay, Wis.) took home sixth (11.48m/37-8), freshman
Ashley Cornathan (Hilliard, Ohio) finished seventh (11.05m/36-3) and freshman
Emma Hayes (Pomeroy, Ohio) came in eighth place (10.67m/35-0.25). Freshman
Remy Hartford (Toledo, Ohio) finished in 10
th place with a mark of 9.89 meters (32-5.50).
Cornathan and Mader also competed in the women's weight throw. Cornathan finished ninth (13.50m/44-3.5) and Mader finished 10
th (12.23m/40-1.50). Ohio also had freshman
Elisabeth Franczyk (Washington, Pa.) compete in the women's triple jump, placing second with a mark of 10.82 meters (35-6).
Sophomore
Ellie Greenwell (Park Hills, Ky.) was a top performer for Ohio in the track events. Greenwell won the women's mile with a time of 4:51.94 and placed second in the women's 800m with a time of 2:14.21.
Two Bobcats, sophomore
Jordyn Baxter (Atlanta, Ga.) and freshman
Alex Kessen (Delphos, Ohio) qualified for the women's 60-meter finals. Baxter placed fifth in the preliminaries with a personal-best time of 7.89 but ultimately did not race in the finals. Kessen placed sixth in the preliminaries with a time of 7.94 and ended up in fifth place in the finals with a time of 8.01.
In the women's 300m, junior
Rhiea Gordon (Youngstown, Ohio) was Ohio's top finisher. Gordon placed second with a time of 42.76.
Sophomore
Gracie Smith (Grove City, Ohio) placed fourth in the women's 60m hurdles with a time of 9.31.
Three Bobcats placed in the top five of the women's 3,000 meters. Senior
Sarah Liederbach (Petoskey, Mich.) placed second (10:08.89), sophomore
Eliza Streit (Plain City, Ohio) placed fourth (10:32.78) and junior
Morgan Roth (Brunswick, Ohio) finished fifth (10:34.03).
The Bobcats will be back in action at the Al Campbell Invitational on Friday, Jan. 17.
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