Jan. 19, 2013
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State women’s track and field team wrapped up competition today at the Gladstein Invitational. The Friday/Saturday event took place in Bloomington, Ind.
For full results visit http://www.tfrrs.org/results/26728.html.
Here’s an event-by-event breakdown of the Buckeyes’ top performers this weekend:
60m
Ashlee Abraham took the top spot overall with a time of 7.51 seconds. Adenike Pedro (7.63) finished third and Christienne Linton (7.65) came in fourth.
60m Hurdles
Linton and Alexandria Johnson finished 1-2 overall with times of 8.47 and 8.55 seconds respectively.
200m Invitational
Finishing with a time of 24.20 seconds, Aisha Cavins came in third overall.
400m
Cheyenne Hoerr crossed the finish line in 56.90 seconds to claim second place and Sonikqua Walker took home fourth place with her time of 57.24.
400m Invitational
Former Buckeye Shaniqua McGinnis took second place with her time of 55.39. Johnson finished first in her heat, fifth overall with a time of 57.16 seconds.
600m Invitational
Walker placed third overall in the 600m with a finishing time of 1:33.76 with Hoerr (1:33.83) right on her heels for fourth.
800m Invitational
McGinnis, competing unattached, used a time of 2:06.45 to take first place. Janel Olberding finished in 2:12.72 to end up in fourth place.
800m
Katherine Betts used a time of 2:15.93 to finish in third place.
3000m Invitational
Michelle Thomas ran a personal-best time of 9:50.79 and finished in seventh place overall.
3000m
With a time of 10:00.53, Tori Brink took first place, while Sakiko Minagawa (10:19.59) finished fifth.
Mile Run
Katie Borchers crossed the finish line in 5:01.41 to earn a second place finish.
Weight Throw
Alexis Thomas placed second with a throw of 20.11m (65-11.75), matching her throw from a week ago. Emily Taylor (15.99m/52-5.50) and Alyssa Gary (13.43m/44-0.75) took 11th and 27th, respectively.
Shot Put
Gary finished 22nd with a season-best throw of 12.30m (40-4.25).
High Jump
With a leap of 1.68m (5-6), Jordan Moxley took fourth place.
Long Jump
With a jump of 5.90m (19-4.25), Adenike Pedro took second overall.
4x400m Relay
Ohio State– Hoerr, Cavin, Walker and Johnson – won the race in a time of 3:46.68.
4x800m Relay
The Buckeye team of Borchers, Olberding, Betts and Brink put in a first place performance, finishing in a time of 9:03.16.
