Marietta women take first and men place second at Muskie Dual Meet
Larrison sets 400m record

Apr. 10, 2007
NEW CONCORD, Ohio — The Marietta College track & field team traveled to rival Muskingum College Tuesday (Apr. 10) evening for their annual Dual Meet. The Pioneer women collected 84 points to defeat the Lady Muskies, who finished with 52. Muskingum's men, however, totaled 71 points to narrowly defeat Marietta, who ended with 67 points.

Sophomore Jessi Larrison (Batavia) ran down another school record at the meet. The outdoor 800m and 1500m record holder added the 400m record to her list as she took first place with a time of 1:00.90. Her time is officially faster than the mark of Liisa Nichols, who ran a 1:00.7 in 1987. Nichols' race was hand time and is converted to 1:09.94.

Freshman Randi Robetson (Avon Lake) qualified for Saturday's All-Ohio Championships en route to winning the 800m run. Robertson crossed the line in 2:27.70.

Three Pioneers ran personal bests in the 3,000m run. Freshman Kaitlin Smith (Essex Junction, Vt.) won the race in 11:15.26, freshman Shannon McDonald (Lorain/Amherst) was second with a time of 11:32.51, while senior Jami Schneider (Portland, Mich./St. Patrick) came in third with a time of 12:16.56.

Another highlight on the women's side came when freshman Danielle Altenhof (East Rochester/United Local) set a new personal record in the discus. Altenhof won the event with a mark of 113-09 (34.68m).

Juniors John Hull (Scott Depot, W.Va./Winfield) and Harrison Potter (Rochester, N.Y./Gates Chili) both ran personal bests in the 3,000m run. Hull took second in the race with a time of 9:11.43, while Potter was right behind him in third with a time of 9:12.67.

Sophomore Jered Mitchem (Marietta/Warren Local) qualified for All-Ohio and set a new personal record in the 400m run. His time, 51.42 seconds, was good enough to win the race.

Two other personal records were set in the javelin. Freshman Chad Byers (New Matamoras) won the event and qualified for All-Ohio with a mark of 158-04 (48.26m). In addition, sophomore Brian Pallini (Medina) took second with a throw of 157-04 (47.97m).

Marietta returns to action Saturday (Apr. 14), when members of the team that qualified will compete at the All-Ohio Championships, hosted by Ohio Wesleyan.

Sophomore Jessi Larrison set a school record in the 400m run Tuesday at Muskingum

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