Kent State University
MAC Championship
Women’s T&F Takes Fourth at MAC Championships
5/14/2016 5:29:00 PM | Women's Track & Field
TOLEDO, Ohio - Kent State's women's track and field team captured fourth place overall as the 2016 MAC Outdoor Championships hosted by the University of Toledo came to end on Saturday, May 14.
The Golden Flashes finished with 104.5 points to take fourth place, as Eastern Michigan scored 152 points to win the team championship.
Dior Delophont captured second place finishes in the high jump (1.71m) and triple jump (12.95m), as she finishes her MAC career with the most points scored by an individual in MAC Championship history.
Taking fifth in the triple jump was Roseanne Erickson with a mark of 12.16m (39' 10.75"), as Lauren Pannell finished tied for seventh in the high jump at 1.61m (5' 3.25").
In the 400m hurdles, Taylor Farquhar came away with a silver medal, finishing with a time of 59.70. Jai'Lyn Mosley also brought home silver, posting a mark of 49.50m (162' 5") in the discus to take second. In fourth place behind Mosley was Rebecca Leppelmeier with a mark of 48.58 (159' 4").
Golden Flashes took fifth and sixth in the 400m dash as Tyler Williams finished fifth at 55.29 and Jorian Ordway finished sixth at 55.52.
Olivia Gaus brought home a fifth place finish in the 800m run, turning in a time of 2:13.06.
The 4x400m relay team of Jorian Ordway, Tyler Williams, Chelsea Laury and Taylor Farquhar took third with a time of 3:43.63, while the 4x100m relay team of Kayla Seymour, Arbria Williams, Samantha Shaver and Cayla Carey captured eighth with a time of 47.18.
Up next for the Golden Flashes is the NCAA East Regional in Jacksonville, Fla. Thursday, May 26-28.
Women's Coach of the Year - Sue Parks, Eastern Michigan
Men's Coach of the Year – Dennis Mitchell, Akron
Women's Most Valuable Performer – Jackie Siefring, Akron
Men's Most Valuable Performer – Willy Fink, Eastern Michigan
Women's Track Freshman of the Year – Jessica Harris, Eastern Michigan
Women's Field Freshman of the Year – Abigale Wilson, Akron
Men's Track Freshman of the Year – Benjamin Hayes, Central Michigan
Men's Field Freshman of the Year – Derek Ziegenfuss, Eastern Michigan
Most Outstanding Women's Field Performer – Arianda Ramos Gandia, Akron
Most Outstanding Men's Field Performer – Cole Walderzak, Central Michigan
Most Outstanding Women's Track Performer – Kedisha Dallas, Northern Illinois
Most Outstanding Men's Track Performer – William Barnes, Kent State
Women's First Team All-MAC
Ariadna Ramos Gandia, Akron (triple jump)
Caroline Hasse, Akron (pole vault)
Daniella Johnson, Akron (long jump)
Claudia Garcia Jou, Akron (high jump)
Dara Perry, Akron (100m hurdles)
Jackie Siefring, Akron (400 hurdles, hept.)
Abigale Wilson, Akron (discus)
Aliyah Gustafson, Bowling Green (shot put)
Rebekah Branham, Eastern Michigan (800m)
Natalie Cizmas, Eastern Michigan (1500m)
Jessica Harris, Eastern Michigan (4x100)
Jasmine Jones, Eastern Michigan (4x100)
Jordann McDermitt, Eastern Michigan (10000m, 5000m)
Aaliyah McKinney, Eastern Michigan (4x100)
Morgan Yeadon, Eastern Michigan (4x100)
Jackie Leppelmeier, Kent State (hammer)
Kedisha Dallas, Northern Illinois (100, 200)
Hope Schmelze, Northern Illinois (steeple)
Emma Ryan, Ohio (javelin)
Ayiana Gaines, Western Michigan (400, 4x400)
Sarita Dotson, Western Michigan (4x400)
Naiomi Dulaney, Western Michigan (4x400)
Diajah Ruffin, Western Michigan (4x400)
Women's Second Team All-MAC
Rebecca Pietsch, Akron (pole vault)
Asher Beasley, Buffalo (4x100)
Tyra Forbes, Buffalo (4x100)
Camaria Long, Buffalo (4x100)
Malayah White, Buffalo (4x100)
Deven Brown, Central Michigan (shot put)
Samantha Cuneo, Central Michigan (400)
Kyleigh Young, Central Michigan (javelin)
Alsu Bogdanova, Eastern Michigan (1500)
Sofie Gallein, Eastern Michigan (5000, steeple)
Dior Delophont, Kent State (high jump, triple jump)
Roseanne Erickson, Kent State (long jump)
Taylor Farquhar, Kent State (400 hurdles)
Gabrielle Figueroa, Kent State (hammer)
Jailyn Mosley, Kent State (discus)
Alexus Jimson-Miller, Miami (100 hurdles)
Jourdan Doffeny, Northern Illinois (4x400, hept.)
Kelsey Hildreth, Northern Illinois (10000)
Cheyenne Hoerr, Northern Illinois (4x400)
Ashanti Hutton, Northern Illinois (4x400)
Ali Olson, Northern Illinois (800)
Asia Thomas, Northern Illinois (4x400)
Men's First Team All-MAC
Miles Baldwin, UA (4x400)
Brent Gray, UA (4x400)
Clayton Murphy, UA (800, 1500, 4x400)
Joseph Oduho, UA (long jump)
Matthew Rowland, UA (pole vault)
Cody Stine, UA (high jump)
Sean Weems, UA (4x400)
Ryan Cribbin, UB (shot put)
Ziemowit Dutkiewicz, CMU (400 hurdles)
Cole Walderzak, CMU (discus, hammer)
Tyler Brown, EMU (400)
Willy Fink, EMU (5000, steeple)
Nick Raymond, EMU (10000)
Solomon Simmons, EMU (deca.)
Derek Ziegenfuss, EMU (javelin)
William Barnes, KSU (200, 110 hurdles, 4x100)
Jonathan Grant, KSU (4x100)
Wayne Gordon, KSU (100, 4x100)
Brian Smith, KSU (4x100)
Donovan Tolbert, KSU (triple jump)
Men's Second Team All-MAC
Ian Behm, UA (javelin)
Alex McCune, UA (deca.)
Hakeen Lawrence, UA (4x100)
Terrell McClain, UA (long jump)
Michael Ohiembor, UA (triple jump)
Taron Slone, UA (4x100)
Kwadarrius Smith, UA (4x100)
Anthony Young, UA (4x100)
Daniel Zupan, UA (steeple)
Darien Johnson, UB (100)
Benjamin Hayes, CMU (400)
Shane Moffo, CMU (110 hurdles)
Jeff Elam, EMU (4x400)
Wayne Mason, EMU (4x400)
Keith Williams, EMU (hammer)
Matthew Williams, EMU (4x400)
Reggie Jagers III, KSU (discus)
Jesse Oxley, KSU (pole vault)
David Paliscak, KSU (shot put)
Jacob Swords, KSU (800)
Andrew Dusing, MIA (1500)
Peter Stefanski, MIA (high jump)
Joe Stewart, MIA (10000)
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