Booker Records Top Five Program Mark on Day One at Jim Freeman/Clark Wood Invite
4/25/2025 9:04:00 PM | Women's Track and Field
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Ohio women's track and field team had a successful first day of competition at the Jim Freeman/Clark Wood Invitational on Friday, April 25.
The major highlight of the day was senior Taja Booker's (Simpsonville, S.C.) performance in the women's 200m. Booker ran a personal-best time of 23.95, recording the second-fast outdoor time in program history.
Freshmen Kaitlyn Stewart (Floyd Knobs, Ind.) and Jaclyn Garvey (Grand Blanc, Mich.) placed in the top 10 of the women's 800m. Stewart placed eighth (2:12.83) followed by Garvey in ninth place (2:13.76).
Two Bobcats recorded PR's in the women's 400m hurdles. Freshman Ava Kincaid (Perrysburg, Ohio) finished with a PR of 1:02.68. Freshman Elisabeth Franczyk (Washington, Pa.) finished with a PR of 1:04.13.
Sophomore Eliza Streit (Plain City, Ohio) was Ohio's top finisher in the women's 5,000 meters. Streit placed fourth with a PR of 17:37.34.
The Bobcats will be back in action at the Jim Freeman/Clark Wood Invitational on Saturday, April 26.
#OUohyeah
The major highlight of the day was senior Taja Booker's (Simpsonville, S.C.) performance in the women's 200m. Booker ran a personal-best time of 23.95, recording the second-fast outdoor time in program history.
Freshmen Kaitlyn Stewart (Floyd Knobs, Ind.) and Jaclyn Garvey (Grand Blanc, Mich.) placed in the top 10 of the women's 800m. Stewart placed eighth (2:12.83) followed by Garvey in ninth place (2:13.76).
Two Bobcats recorded PR's in the women's 400m hurdles. Freshman Ava Kincaid (Perrysburg, Ohio) finished with a PR of 1:02.68. Freshman Elisabeth Franczyk (Washington, Pa.) finished with a PR of 1:04.13.
Sophomore Eliza Streit (Plain City, Ohio) was Ohio's top finisher in the women's 5,000 meters. Streit placed fourth with a PR of 17:37.34.
The Bobcats will be back in action at the Jim Freeman/Clark Wood Invitational on Saturday, April 26.
#OUohyeah
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