Flashes Wrap Up Successful Day in the Kent State Tune-Up
2/23/2008 12:00:00 AM | Track and Field
KENT, Ohio - Jessica Lhotsky's near-record time of 2:52.07 in her 1000-meter win highlighted a strong day of competition for the Kent State track and field teams in the Kent State Tune-up Saturday (2/23).
The open meet at the Kent State University Field House gave some athletes the chance to improve their performances before the Mid-American Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships next weekend at Eastern Michigan while also giving others a chance to rest their tired legs.
“We didn't run all our people of the women's side or the men's side,” said head coach Bill Lawson. “(We) rested a lot of people for the MAC Championships.”
Lhotsky's win was more than 15 seconds faster than the second-place finisher. The sophomore's time was 1.44 seconds behind the all-time record set by Jennifer Fascione in 2005.
“An unbelievable run, really by herself,” said Lawson. “If we had a rabbit in that race, she would have easily broke the school record. She had nobody to run against.”
“It was a very good effort by her,” said assistant coach Mark Croghan. “I think it sets herself up well for the MACs next week. She's got to feel pretty confident going in.”
Junior Sarah McCort finished third in the 1000 meters with a 3:08.25.
Junior Ashley Rhodaback won the women's 300-meter dash with a time of 41.00 as three of the top four finishes belonged to Kent State. Junior Erica Mosby came in a close second, finishing in 41.02, while sophomore Martina Nwoga finished in fourth place with a time of 42.11.
Senior Annie Zakelj won the tiebreaker and came in first in the high jump with a leap of 5-05.
“(It) wasn't her best of the season, but still she got the victory today,” said Lawson. “Good job by her.”
Sophomore Brooke Sposito came in seventh with a jump of 5-03, while sophomore Brittany Thurman and senior Ali Borland tied for ninth with leaps of 5-01.
Senior Andrea Bryson once again had a strong meet, winning the 200-meter dash with a time of 25.27, while coming in second place in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.64 after finishing in eighth the final spot to qualify for the finals - in the preliminaries.
“She's had good doubles, in the 60 and 200, five weeks in a row,” said Lawson. “I think she's ready to pop one at the MACs and get something done.”
Freshman Jerrica Manley came in sixth in the 200 meters (25.75) and Mosby came in seventh in the 60 meters (7.86), one-one hundredth of a second faster than her time in the preliminaries.
Freshman Ava Haynes finished in second place in the finals of the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.81 after finishing in second during the preliminaries (9.06).
In the 400 meters, sophomore Vianna Matthews came in ninth with a time of 59.49.
Junior Erin Ferut propelled herself to a vault of 10-10 ¾ to take sixth in the pole vault.
Freshman Samantha Fetter took third in the shot put with a throw of 44-01 ½.
In the weight throw, junior Effua Ampadu came in sixth with a throw of 56-07 ½.
On the men's side, Evan Whiting took home first in the shot put with a throw of 57-09 ¾, a lifetime personal record for the sophomore as he just missed provisionally qualifying for the 2008 Indoor Track and Field Championships.
Junior Anthony Conner captured 10th with a toss of 50-10 ¼ and also took home eighth in the weight throw with a hurl of 56-03 ¾.
Senior Jaroslaw Zakrzewski was first in the weight throw with a launch of 64-01 ¾, while fellow senior John Harper took third (60-10).
“He's right there where he needs to be, to hopefully (finish strong) next week at the MACs,” said Lawson.
Erik Lindahl, who missed significant time earlier this season, took second in the pole vault with a leap of 16-02 ¾, a lifetime indoor PR for the senior.
“The second-best performance of his career,” said Lawson. “(It's) good to have him back.”
Sophomore teammate Jeremy Brading came in seventh with a vault of 15-03.
Freshman Stephen Thompson finished third in the 60-meter dash with a time of 6.98 after qualifying second in the preliminaries.
“If he performs like that he should make the finals at the conference meet,” said Lawson.
Senior Nick Ivancic finished third in the 60-meter preliminary hurdles with a time of 8.28, while sophomore Eric Zigler came in fourth in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 40.16.
Freshman Hosea Laktabaai came in eight in the 800-meter run with a time of 1:55.37.
As the teams prepare for the Indoor Championships next week in Ypsilanti, Mich., the Flashes understand that at this point, they will not be able to improve that much more than they already have to this point in the season.
“You can't get in any better shape between now and the conference weekend,” said Lawson. “Now we stay healthy, do some sharpening, let the legs rest a little bit, don't train quite as hard this week, and hopefully go in to the meet with fresh minds and fresh bodies.”
Croghan echoed Lawson's statement.
“As far as the training goes, the hay is in the barn pretty much,” said Croghan. “At this point, we are where we are, and we're not going to be able to change that in the next six days. It's just a matter of getting people lightened up and ready to roll out.”
The Flashes know, though, that they will have to bring their 'A' game to knock off host Eastern Michigan.
“We're right where we need to be,” said Lawson. “It's going to take a Herculean effort to beat Eastern Michigan in their house. They've got a lot of good people...(But) we're going to go in there and go after it.”
Below are the results for all Kent State athletes on Saturday.
Licensed to Kent State University Hy-Tek's Meet Manager 2/23/2008 07:02 PM
Kent State Tune-Up - 2/23/2008
Kent State Fieldhouse, Kent, OH
Results
Women 60 Meter Dash
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Name School Prelims H#
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Preliminaries
6 Mosby, Erica Kent State 7.87q 2
8 Bryson, Andrea Kent State 7.94q 5
Women 60 Meter Dash
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Name School Finals
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Finals
2 Bryson, Andrea Kent State 7.64
7 Mosby, Erica Kent State 7.86
Women 200 Meter Dash
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Name School Finals H#
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1 Bryson, Andrea Kent State 25.27 2
6 Manley, Jerrica Kent State 25.75 3
Women 300 Meter Dash
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Name School Finals H#
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1 Rhodaback, Ashley Kent State 41.00 1
2 Mosby, Erica Kent State 41.02 1
4 Nwoga, Martina Kent State 42.11 2
Women 400 Meter Dash
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Name School Finals H#
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9 Matthews, Vianna Kent State 59.49 3
Women 1000 Meter Run
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Name School Finals
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1 Lhotsky, Jessica Kent State 2:52.07
3 McCort, Sarah Kent State 3:08.25
Women 5000 Meter Run
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Name School Finals
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31 Dean, Erin Kent State 21:03.86
Women 60 Meter Hurdles
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Name School Prelims H#
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Preliminaries
2 Haynes, Ava Kent State 9.06q 3
14 Vossmer, Aleece Kent State 9.59 4
16 Sposito, Brooke Kent State 9.65 4
Women 60 Meter Hurdles
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Name School Finals
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Finals
2 Haynes, Ava Kent State 8.81
Women 300 Meter Hurdles
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Name School Finals H#
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12 Thomas, Amber Kent State 51.57 4
Women High Jump
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Name School Finals
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1 Zakelj, Anne Kent State 1.65m 5-05.00
7 Sposito, Brooke Kent State J1.60m 5-03.00
9 Thurman, Brittany Kent State J1.55m 5-01.00
9 Borland, Ali Kent State J1.55m 5-01.00
Women Pole Vault
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Name School Finals
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6 Ferut, Erin Kent State J3.32m 10-10.75
11 Echard, Susan Kent State 3.02m 9-10.75
Women Long Jump
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Name School Finals
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Finals
19 Vossmer, Aleece Kent State 4.41m 14-05.75
Women Triple Jump
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Name School Finals
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13 Nwoga, Martina Kent State 9.27m 30-05.00
Women Shot Put
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Name School Finals
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3 Fetter, Samantha Kent State 13.45m 44-01.50
Women Weight Throw
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Name School Finals
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6 Ampadu, Effua Kent State 17.26m 56-07.50
11 Capers, Kearran Kent State 15.47m 50-09.25
14 Borrero, Brittany Kent State 15.19m 49-10.00
Men 60 Meter Dash
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Name School Prelims H#
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Preliminaries
2 Thompson, Stephen Kent State 6.97q 6
12 Hilson, Brian Kent State 7.11 3
Men 60 Meter Dash
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Name School Finals
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Finals
3 Thompson, Stephen Kent State 6.98
Men 800 Meter Run
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Name School Finals
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8 Laktabaai, Hosea Kent State 1:55.37
Men 5000 Meter Run
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Name School Finals
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44 Carnes, Andrew Kent State 16:21.29
Men 60 Meter Hurdles
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Name School Prelims H#
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Preliminaries
3 Ivancic, Nick Kent State 8.28q 2
41 Schober, Michael Kent State 9.59 7
Men 300 Meter Hurdles
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Name School Finals H#
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4 Zigler, Eric Kent State 40.16 2
-- Ivancic, Nick Kent State DNF 1
Men Distance Medley
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School Finals
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5 Kent State University 'A' 10:13.31
1) Jordanek, Tony 2) Schober, Michael
3) Laktabaai, Hosea 4) Hilditch, Scott
Men High Jump
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Name School Finals
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11 Schober, Michael Kent State 1.83m 6-00.00
16 Carrol, Michael Kent State 1.78m 5-10.00
Men Pole Vault
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Name School Finals
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2 Lindahl, Erik Kent State 4.95m 16-02.75
7 Brading, Jeremy Kent State J4.65m 15-03.00
13 Winn, Eston Kent State J4.50m 14-09.00
Men Triple Jump
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Name School Finals
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-- Linebarger, Andrew Kent State FOUL
Men Shot Put
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Name School Finals
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1 Whiting, Evan Kent State 17.62m 57-09.75
10 Conner, Anthony Kent State 15.50m 50-10.25
11 Pfleger, Matthew Kent State 15.35m 50-04.50
21 Zakrzewski, Jaroslaw Kent State 14.65m 48-00.75
Men Weight Throw
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Name School Finals
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1 Zakrzewski, Jaroslaw Kent State 19.55m 64-01.75
3 Harper, John Kent State 18.54m 60-10.00
8 Conner, Anthony Kent State 17.16m 56-03.75
