Meet Information

Race: Doug Raymond National Qualifier
Location: Kent, Ohio
Date: January 26-27, 2024
Short Story: Another successful weekend unfolds for the Barons with several personal best times and school records broken.

Results 

Highlights for the Women

• On Friday afternoon, Kimbria Lance would be the first Baron to compete. She had a best clearance of 3.04m (9' 11.75") in the pole vault. 
• Rebecca Bolster posted a time of 28.02 seconds in the 200m dash.
• MaryKate McCusker and Eleanor Brooks placed 12th and 13th in the 5000m.
• In the first running event of Saturday, Lauren Dosch would defeat a handful of Division I and II runners in her first collegiate attempt at the mile. She placed sixth in the field of 25 runners with a time of 5:16.15. That would be the second fastest time in program history. Jessica Campbell placed 13th with a time of 5:29.65, and Fiona McCaig finished in 6:33.60.
• Four Barons ran in the 60m dash with Rebecca Bolster leading the way with a time of 8.61 seconds.
• Jessica Campbell was the best Franciscan finisher in the 3000m with a time of 10:54.78. Annie Seida, MaryElizabeth Savage, and Kendra Antol also posted times in this event.
• In the final event, the Barons would break the program record in the 4x400 relay. The team of Rebecca Bolster, Jessica Campbell, Lauren Dosch, and Alana Bradford combine to run the event in a time of 4:17.93.

Highlights for the Men

• Joseph Rohde ran a time of 23.18 seconds. in the 200m dash. Dwayne Gethard was not far behind him with a time of 23.29 seconds.
• Seamus Sommers posted a time of 17:00.23 in the 5000 meter run. 
• Luke Tran had a best long jump of 4.55m
• To wrap up Friday evening for the Barons, Alexander Blose competed in four event of the heptathlon. His best finish of the night came in the 60m dash where he placed 6th with a time of 7.35 seconds. This is the second time in his collegiate career that he has competed in the heptathlon.
• On Saturday, Dominic Young ran the mile in a time of 5:21.02
• Andrew Menck edged out two teammates in the 60m dash with a time of 7.33 seconds.
• Ryan Ozymy posted a personal best time in the 800m of 1:54.11. That time would be the second fastest in program history, as he placed 5th out of 24 runners.
• Thomas Dittmer and Eduardo Torres ran in the 3000m, and Assistant Coach Liam Galligan would place second with a time of 8:36.00.
• In the men's heptathlon on Saturday, Alexander Blose placed sixth in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.92 seconds. He then would break his own program record in the pole vault by clearing 4.20m. That would be the second best pole vault among 12 competitors. He concluded the heptathlon with a time of 3:43.23 in the 1000m run. That would give him 3,901 points a new program record as well.
• In the final event of the day, the 4x400 relay, the Barons set another program record. The team of Dwayne Gethard, Ryan Ozymy, John Sicree, and Joseph Rohde combined to run a time of 3:24.63 to place sixth.

Up Next
The Barons are scheduled to return to competition at Youngstown State University next weekend for the Mid Major Invitational

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