Prep roundup: Cedarville men take first place at Yellow Jacket Open

CEDARVILLE Greg Hannay set a meet record in the javelin and sprinter Mark Farris won two events to lead the home side to the team title in the Yellow Jacket Collegiate Open.

Hannay unloaded the javelin 59.54 meters (195-4) to set the new meet standard and also reached the NCAA Division II provisional mark. His effort is the fourth best all-time at Cedarville behind the top three owned by his father, Scott.

Farris was a double winner. He took the 200 meters in 22.19 seconds as well as the 400 in 50.34.

The Yellow leather jacket men went 1-2-3 in the 5,000 meters. Joe Niemiec won it in 15:27.06 and was followed by teammates Neil Klinger (15:31.45) and Ryan Gustafson (15:39.20).

Corey Caldwell won the 110 meter hurdles with an NCAA Division II provisional qualifying time of 14.62 seconds. He was the runner-up in the 400 meter hurdles (55.98).

Sam LeMaster won the shot put at 15.16m (49-9), was second in the hammer (47.42m; 155-7), and placed third in the discus (40.86m; 134-1).

CU’s other win came from Jacob Walter in the 10K in 34:04.23. Jon Van Dyke was second in 34:55.40.

Matt Cheney was the runner-up in the 1,500 meters (4:05.76) and was third in the 800 (2:01.93). Rob Ames was second in the high jump (1.89m; 6-2.25) while Josh Lusk was third (1.82m; 5-11.50). Daniel Scott was the pole vault runner-up at 3.80 meters (12-5.50).

The Yellow Jackets coasted to the team championship with 204 points. Ohio Dominican was next at 114 points followed by Wittenberg with 104.

Lady winter jackets for men earn first place at Cedarville Open

CEDARVILLE — Depth was the difference as the Cedarville women repeated as champions in the Yellow Jacket Collegiate Open.

The Lady Jackets won seven events to go along with seven runner-up finishes and six third-place showings.

Cedarville went 1-2-3 in two events. Anna Schmid won the 400 meter hurdles in 1:06.79 and was followed by Christina Gall (1:08.96) and Valerie Kirk (1:09.33).

Beth Jones claimed the triple jump at 11.20 meters (36-9) with teammates Mackenzie McMahan (10.62m; 34-10.25) and Rachel Herrera (10.28m; 33-8.75) right behind.

Meghan Terrell won the 3,000 meter steeplechase in 11:31.28 while Alexandra Archambault was the runner-up in 12:12.00. Rachel McKinley took first in the 5,000 meters in 18:54.61 and Hannah Brooker was second in 19:03.73.

Anna Pomento won the discus with a heave of 41.24 meters (135-4) and Nicole Deneseus was a winner in the high jump at 1.57 meters (5-1.75). The remaining victory came from the 4 x 400 meter relay squad of Gall, Kirk, Schmid, and Joy Santos in 4:08.26.

Elsewhere, Jones was second in the long jump (5.22m; 17-1.50) and McMahan was third (5.05m; 16-7). Santos was the runner-up in the 400 meters in 1:01.68 and Kirk was third in the 100 meter hurdles in 15.33 seconds.

Neola Putnam took second in the 1,500 meters in 4:52.84 and was third in the 800 in 2:23.16. Abby Bonnevie placed third in the pole vault at 2.75 meters (9-0.25).

Cedarville won the nine-team meet with 256 points. Wright State was the runner-up with 226 points and Wittenberg was third at 69.

Second annual Baseball vs. Cancer game held

FAIRBORN — The Wright State baseball team hosted their second annual Wright State Baseball vs. Cancer game on Saturday, March 30, in conjunction with their series finale with Youngstown State at Nischwitz Stadium.

After the game, members of the team, other Wright State student-athletes and fans had their heads shaved by stylists from Tavernier Salon on the new Concourse of Championship to raise awareness for childhood career. In addition to shaving their heads, the team colleced donations in support of the Vs. Cancer Foundation and Dayton Children’s Medical Center leading up to and at the game. Altogether, the team raised a total of $5,003 for childhood cancer research. Sophomore pitcher Jack Van Horn led the players with a total of $550 while associate head coach Greg Lovelady led all donations at $596. Senior players Garrett Gray and Cody Kopilchack had the opportunity to shave head coach Rob Cooper’s head.

WSU track finishes second at Yellow Jacket Open

CEDARVILLE — Behind eight first-place finishes, the Wright State track team placed second at the mens overcoat Yellow Jacket Open Saturday at Cedarville.

Kacia Grant won the 100 and 200 meter dashes, setting a new meet record in both events, and also anchored the 4×100 team to a meet and track record. Brittany Bailey won the 1500 meter run, Jessica Berry the pole vault, Sarah-Ann Blount the long jump and Maria Harrison in the shot put and hammer throw.

Second-place finishers included Bailey in the 800 meter run, Blount in the 100 meter hurdles, Harrison in the discus throw, Natassia Roberts in the hammer throw and Brooke McCurdy in the javelin throw.

Wright State returns to action at the Miami Invitational in Oxford April 5-6.