Pioneers complete day one of the Ohio Athletic Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships
Women's DMR breaks school record and places fifth

March 2, 2007
ADA, Ohio — The Marietta College track & field team wrapped up its competition on day one of the 2007 Ohio Athletic Conference Indoor Championships Friday (March 2) evening on the campus of Ohio Northern. The Pioneer women scored the school’s only points on opening day, earning three points when its Distance Medley Relay (DMR) placed fifth with a school record performance.

Baldwin-Wallace's women (24 points) hold a slim lead over Ohio Northern (23 points) and Mount Union (22 points) in the standings. In the men’s competition, Ohio Northern (24 points) is leading the championship, while Heidelberg (22 points) and Mount Union (10 points) are currently second and third, respectively.

Marietta's DMR, which consisted of Randi Robertson (Avon Lake), Jessi Larrison (Batavia), Sheena Spencer (Marietta) and Brea Gardner (Sheridan/Somerset) combined to shatter the school record en route to a fifth place finish and three points for the team. The relay crossed the line in 12:57.02, breaking the previous record of 13:06.12.

Four women competed in individual events Friday evening. Gardner qualified for Saturday's final in the 500m run, finishing seventh with a time of 1:23.05. Sophomore Leslie Pyle (Kansas City, Mo./Pembroke Hill) finished 11th in the 55m Hurdles, crossing the line in 9.67 seconds. Sophomore Melissa Schulte (Pemberville/Eastwood) took tenth in the long jump with a mark of 15-10.25 (4.83m). In addition, Senior Fizzy Ramsey (Danville, Ky./Boyle) competed in the pole vault, but did not clear a height.

The Marietta men only had its DMR compete on day one Friday. The relay, which included Harrison Potter (Rochester, N.Y./Gates Chilli), Tim Roberts (Worthington/Thomas Worthington), Corey Blattler (Barnsville) and Josh Mickle (Madison), finished the race in tenth place, crossing the line in 11:02.04.

The OAC Championships will conclude Saturday (March 3) when 29 more events will be up for grabs. Action begins at 10 a.m.

Senior Brea Gardner helped the DMR set a school record and also qualified for the finals for the 500m run

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