Meet Information

Race: Spire Midwest Collegiate Invitational
Location: Geneva, Ohio
Date: January 20, 2024
Short Story: Franciscan has several more athletes compete this weekend, as the Indoor season contnues.

Results 

Highlights for the Women

• Clara Symington placed 8th in the 400m with a time of 1:03.44. Rebecca Bolster was in 16th with a time of 1:05.22.
• Lauren Dosch made her collegiate track & field debut with a time of 2:19.23 in the 800m to set a new program record and place 6th out of 46 runners.
• Lauren Arena posted a time of 8.94 seconds in the 60m dash.
• Rebecca Bolster placed 16th in the 200m with a time of 28.19 seconds.
• Kimbria Lance would clear 3.05m in the pole vault to become the first Franciscan woman to clear the pole vault in Indoor history.

Highlights for the Men

• Ryan Ozymy placed 4th in the 600m run for the best finish of the day by a Baron. He ran it in a time of 1:20.93.
• Joseph Rohde placed 16th with a time of 51.58 seconds in the 400m. Dwayne Gethard ran a time of 52.12 to place 21st. 
•  Alexander Blose cleared 3.95m in the pole vault. He also ran in the 60m dash with a time of 7.27 seconds.
• Charles Jardine improved upon his career-best throw in the shot put. His best throw would travel 12.93m (42' 5"), which would be the second longest in Franciscan Indoor Track & Field history.

Up Next
The Barons will head to Kent State next weekend for the Doug Raymond National Qualifier. This has been a common stop for the Barons over the years, and it will be another great opportunity to test their talents among the best athletes in the area. 

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