CHARLESTON, West Virginia — The Marietta College men's and women's track and field teams competed at the University of Charleston Golden Eagle Invitational Friday (April 5) evening. The Pioneer men placed fourth, while the women finished eighth.
The Pioneers had three winners.
Cael McCutcheon (Point Pleasant, W.Va./Point Pleasant) won the men's pole vault, while
Addison Painter (Vermilion, Ohio/Vermilion) took top honors in the men's long jump. On the women's side,
Michaela Hieronymus (Letart, W.Va./Wahama) won the 400-meter dash.
McCutcheon cleared a person record height of 4.30 meters (14' 1.25"). Painter's winning mark was 6.77 meters (22' 2.5") and Hieronymus crossed the finish line in 1:00.51. Hieronymus also set a personal record in the 200-meter dash with a time of 26.92 seconds. Painter placed third in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 15.48 seconds.
For the third time this outdoor season,
Jake Priest (Frazeysburg, Ohio/Tri-Valley) broke his own school record in the hammer throw. He placed second in the event standings with a throw of 55.52 meters (182' 2"), 0.42 meters (17") better than his previous mark. Priest currently ranks 20th in the NCAA this season in the hammer throw.
Elijah Kuklica (New Concord, Ohio/John Glenn) grabbed a pair of top-five finishes. He placed third in the 400-meter dash with a time of 51.97 seconds and set a personal best in the 200-meter dash finishing fifth with a time of 22.79 seconds.
Xavier Lamneck (Coshocton, Ohio/Ridgewood) set a new personal record in the 400-meter hurdles placing third with a time of 1:00.07.
Luke Price (Perrysburg, Ohio/Perrysburg) was sixth with a time of 1:03.77.
Max King (Granville, Ohio/Granville) turned in an eighth-place finish in the 400-meter dash with a time of 53.83 seconds.
On the women's side, in addition to Hieronymus's win in the 400m,
Ashton Carroll (Corning, Ohio/New Lexington) took second in the pole vault with a height of 2.75 meters (9' 0.25").
Isabelle Poling (Lancaster, Ohio/Bloom Carroll) and
Annabel Malone (Pickerington, Ohio/Pickerington North) placed sixth and seventh, respectively, in the 5,000-meter run. Poling posted a time of 19:37.57, while Malone set a personal record with a time of 19:44.01.
Savannah Flusche (Blacklick, Ohio/Gahanna Lincoln) placed seventh in the hammer throw with a mark of 38.15 meters (125' 2") and was eighth in the discus throw with a distance of 31.84 meters (104' 5").
Hope Adams (Delaware, Ohio/Bishop Watterson) set a personal best in the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.85 seconds.
Katlynn Wald (Parma, Ohio/Normandy) also set a new personal record in the 5,000m with a time of 21:09.60.
Several men set personal records as well.
Ian Alspaugh (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio/Cuyahoga Falls) (16:48.75),
Aaron Rohr (Mogadore, Ohio/Field) (16:57.94), and
Clark Wilson (Indianapolis, Ind./Southport) (17:39.67) in the 5,000m run;
Evan Kieffer (Cheswick, Pa./Fox Chapel Area) (2:13.74) and
Zach Riffle (St. Clairsville, Ohio/St. Clairsville) (2:17.46) in the 800m run;
Hunter Stone (Findlay, Ohio/Van Buren) (11.74 seconds) in the 100m and (23.97 seconds) in the 200m;
Wade Chuich (Marietta, Ohio/John Glenn) (35.08 meters / 115' 1") in the hammer; and
Thatcher Smith (Nelsonville, Ohio/Nelsonville York) (4.44 meters / 14' 7") in the long jump.
The University of Charleston won the men's team title with 214 total points, followed by West Liberty (90), Central State (78), Marietta (54), Wheeling (45), Rio Grande (37), Concord (36), Shawnee State (23), West Virginia Tech (22), Marshall (14), and West Virginia Wesleyan (11).
The Golden eagles also won the women's team title posting 176 total points, followed by West Liberty (105), Central State (88), Wheeling (74), Marshall (58), Rio Grande (42), Shawnee State (36), Marietta (26), Concord (22), and West Virginia Tech (13).
Up next for the Pioneers is the All-Ohio Championships being hosted by Ohio Wesleyan University on Saturday (April 13).
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