Marietta men finish eighth and women tenth at All-Ohio Division III Championships
Larrison wins 800m dash, while Pankowski takes javelin title

Apr. 15, 2006
MARIETTA, Ohio — The Marietta College track & field team had a solid showing at the 2006 All-Ohio Division III Outdoor Championships Saturday (Apr. 15) on the campus of Ohio Wesleyan. The Pioneer men finished tied with John Carroll for eighth place with 33 points, while the Pioneer women placed tenth with 31 points. There were 21 schools, representing the OAC, HCAC, NCAC and UAA, at the event.

Freshman Michael Pankowski stole the show on the men's side, winning the javelin competition with a school-record throw of 55.65m (182-07.00). He broke Rodney Palmer's record throw of 176-06, which was set 19 years ago in 1987. Pankowski out-threw 23 competitors, including the second-place finisher by almost five feet.

Three records fell and two more were tied on the women's end Saturday. Freshman Jessi Larrison set a school record and won the 800m dash, crossing the line in 2:20.08. The previous record (2:25,60) was set by her earlier in the year.

Sophomore Mallory Sinoski tied teammate Joanna Ferrell's record (13.31) in the 100m dash and finished 13th.

The women's 4x100m relay, which included freshman Jessica Hass and sophomores Sinoski, Marissa Barnhart and Cayli Cummons, ran a 51.75 to break the school record and finished ninth.

The women's 4x400m relay, which featured Haas, Larrison, junior Brea Gardner and freshman Leslie Pyle, shattered the old school record, 4:21.5 (1988), and took 12th with a mark of 4:14.83.

Junior Fizzy Ramsey tied her school-record mark in the pole vault (3.05m/10-00.00) and placed fifth.

There were other noteworthy performances on the men's side. Freshman Jered Mitchem ran a personal best (1:57.13) en route to a seventh place finish in the 800m dash. Junior John Hull set a new personal record (34:35.83) in the 10,000m run and placed 11th. Sophomore Harrison Potter ran a personal best (10:08.98) in the 3,000m steeplechase and took eighth place. Freshman Seth Townsend finished fourth in the high jump with a mark of 1.88m (6-02.00). Freshman Derek Carpenter established a new personal record (14.00m/45-11.25) in the shot put and took fifth. Sophomore Dan DeZordo took second in the discus with a throw of 48.02m (157-06.00). Senior Eric Finn placed sixth in the hammer throw with a toss of 41.62m (136-06.00).

There were other top women's performances. Sophomore Breanne Kosar tied for third in the high jump and set a new personal outdoor record (1.55m/5-01.00), which was one inch off the school record. Freshman Tiffany Kovacevich placed fifth in the shot put with a throw of 11.45m (37-06.75). Junior Rachel Forman took second place in the hammer throw with a mark of 41.11m (134-10.00). Sophomore Alecia Benninger finished seventh in the hammer throw with a mark of 36.18m (118-08.00).

Marietta's entire team returns to action on Friday (Apr. 21), when it travels to Cincinnati for the Mount St. Joseph Invitational.

Freshman Jessi Larrison broke the school record and won the 800m dash at Saturday's All-Ohio DIII Championships

Men's Results

Women's Results