Meet Information

Meet: Sparky Adams Invitational 
Location: Berea, Ohio
Date: April 19-20, 2024
Short Story: A couple of program records are broken in the final tune-up before the PAC Championships

Results 

Highlights for the Women

• Rebecca Bolster posted her best time of the spring in the 400m with a time of 1:02.69, the fourth-fastest in program history.
• Lauren Dosch posted a PR time in the 800m with a time of 2:17.80 to place second. Her time is just one tenth of a second off of the program record set by her teammate, Claire Walters, in 2023.
• Jessica Campbell continues to improve int he 1500m, as she posted a time of 4:53.97 to place eighth. 
• Brigid Mack placed fifth with a best throw of 39.19m in the discus.

Highlights for the Men

• In the 100m, Andrew Menck placed 21st with a time of 11.78 seconds.
• Dwayne Gethard placed 14th in the 400m with a time of 53.50 seconds
• In the 1500m, Ryan Ozymy placed 13th with a time of 4:15.94.
• Seamus Sommers placed eighth in the 5000m with a time of 16:16.42.
• The 4x100 team of Dwayne Gethard, Andrew Menck, John Sicree, and Joseph Rohde, broke the program record with a time of 44.11 seconds. They would place in second place, just a half second off the leaders. 
• The 4x400 relay team of Dwayne Gethard, Ryan Ozymy, Joseph Rohde, and John Sicree placed sixth with a time of 3:32.00.
• Nicholas Brass shattered the program record in the shot put, as he had a best throw of 14.00m. 
• Raphael Blose placed sixth in the javelin with a best throw of 40.72m. 

Up Next
The Barons will return to action at the PAC Outdoor Track & Field Championship on Thursday April 25th - Friday April 26th in Morgantown, West Virginia. The Men and Women both placed sixth out of 11 teams at the PAC Indoor Track & Field Championships in February, but they hope to improve upon that placement at this coming meet. 

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