ASHLAND, Ohio  – The Ohio Dominican Panthers outdoor track and field concluded the season with the Great Midwest Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Ashland University this weekend.
Three school records fell and 12 personal bests were notched over the three-day event at Ferguson Field between Wednesday (April 30) and Friday (May 2). The men finished eighth as a team with 15 points scored as the women were 11
th of 12 teams, scoring seven points.
3rd Place Finish
4th Place Finish
- Virtner Crews: Set the ODU school record in the 100 meter prelims with a 10.66 second PR to qualify for the finals; ran a 10.53 second PR in the finals (*wind was too high to qualify as school record, +2.4 m/s*)
5th Place Finishes
- Men's 4x100 Relay (Chandler, Crews, Obas, Prewitt): 42.17 seconds
- Aboubacar Soumahoro:Â 13.66 meter PR in the triple jump
7th Place Finish
8th Place Finish
- Women's 4x100 Relay (Ambos, Haring, Pemberton, Yancey): 49.80 seconds
Other Finishes
- Eayuel Gebrtsadik: 9th place in the 1500 meter finals with a 4:01.61 time (8th in ODU history) after a 4:00.23 prelims time (2nd best time in program history)
- Merrick Shorter:Â 11th place for the 1500 meter finals at 4:14.41 with a 4:00.28 PR time in the prelims (3rd fastest time in program history)
- Men's 4x400 Relay (Barry, Hall, Obas, Soumahoro): 3:31.76 time
- Faith Yancey: 14th in the 100 meter prelims with a 12.60 second time; 14th for the 200 meter prelims at a 26.01 second PR; school record and PR of 5.20 meters in the long jump in 17th place
- Nikane Ambos: 15th place in the 400 meter hurdle prelims with a PR of 1:11.91
- Shyla Pemberton: 15th place in the 200 meter prelims at 26.22 seconds (PR); 12.95 seconds in the 100 meter prelims for a 21st place finish
- Ismael Obas:Â 11.05 seconds in the 100 meter prelims for 19th place; 5.69 meters for the long jump in 19th place; 20th place in the 200 meter prelims at 22.61 seconds
- Joseph Chandler: 20th place in the 100 meter prelims on a PR of 11.10 seconds; 21st place in the 200 meter prelims on a time of 22.77 seconds
- Naomi Haring: Ran a 28.54 second 200 meter prelims time in 22nd place; 13.93 second time in the 100 meter prelims for 27th place
- Eva Dulle: 24th in the 1500 meter prelims at 5:14.35; 2:34.61 PR in the 800 meter prelims, 27th place
- Yagouba Barry: 21st in the 400 meter prelims at 51.94 seconds; 24th place for the 200 meter prelims on a 23.06 second time
- Felix Prewitt:Â 25th place in the 100 meter prelims at 11.25 seconds
- Aboubacar Soumahoro:Â 26th place in the 200 meter prelims (23.23 seconds)
- Gabrielle Reed:Â 29th place for the 1500 meter prelims with a 5:32.64 time
- Aileen Castillo: 5:39.09 in the 1500 meter prelims in 31st place
- Tyra McClain: 5:45.22 time for the 1500 meter prelims in 32nd place
- Anna Blackstone: 31st place in the 5000 meters on a 21:12.76 PR
- Blake Murgatroyd:Â 32nd place in the 1500 meters at 4:20.94
- Edward Devaney: 33rd place for the 1500 meters, clocking in at 4:32.53
- Jamarion Hall: 2:08.48 in the 800 meter prelims in 34th place
- Brandon Ammons: 35th in the Discus Throw with a best attempt of 30.16 meters