Track and Field Digest
YSU Has Solid Day In Opener at Raleigh Relays
by YSU
Saturday, Mar 30, 2013 4:43 pm
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Nina Grambling
Nina Grambling ran the fourth fastest qualyifying time - second among collegiate runners - in the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.72 seconds while Ciara Jarrett had a time of 11.85 seconds to also qualify for the finals. YSU is the only school to qualify two runners for the finals in the 100-meter dash which will take place on Saturday at 12:15 p.m.
John Seaver placed fourth with a strong performance in the shot put with a toss of 16.75 meters. In the high jump, Jay Jakovina had a solid outdoor debut clearing a height of 1.95 meters to finish tying for fourth place in his section.
Eric Vendemia was 19th in the discus with a toss of 44.69 meters while Jacob Chiclowe was 25th with a throw of 41.90 meters.
For the women, Allison Roth was 21st with a throw of 12.65 meters in the shot put.
The Guins had an impressive performance in the long jump as Grambling was third with a leap of 5.54 meters and Jarrett was eighth at 5.43 meters in their section. Overall they both placed in the top 25.
In the fourth section of the women's 5,000-meter run Monica Ciarniello had a time of 17:52.43. Senior Laura Kosiorek opened up her senior campaign with a personal-best time of 14.29 seconds in the 100-meter hurdles. That mark ranks her third all-time in school history.
The second day of action is set to start at 9:30 a.m.
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