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2007-2008 Ohio State Men's Track and Cross Country

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Men's T&F: Ohio State Opens Competition at the Gladstein Invite - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com

Men's T&F: Ohio State Opens Competition at the Gladstein Invite
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Release: 01/26/2008

Gladstein Invite Results Day 1 (pdf)

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio State men's track and field team opened competition at the Harry Gladstein Invitational Friday.

The Buckeyes were led on the first day of competition by David Ebersole and Lenny Jatsek who grabbed the Top 2 spots in the weight throw. Ebersole took first with a toss of 66 feet, 1 1/4 inches, which is an NCAA provisional qualifying mark. Jatsek hit an NCAA provisional mark for the second consecutive week with a toss of 65 feet and 5 inches.

On the track Matt Comer faced his strongest field of the season and took second in the preliminaries of the 400-meter dash with an NCAA provisional time of 48.00. In other prelim action Tony Cole advanced to the final in the 60-meter dash and Jonathan Francois also heads to the finals in the 60-meter hurdles. Adam Green took second in the finals of 3,000-meter run with a time of 8:37.26.

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Men's T&F : Ohio State Finishes Strong in Bloomington - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com

Men's T&F : Ohio State Finishes Strong in Bloomington
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Release: 01/26/2008

Gladstein Invite Results Day 2 (pdf)

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio State men's track and field team finished competition at the Harry Gladstein Invitational Saturday.

Senior Anthony Cole took second in the finals of the 60-meter dash with a time of 6.87. Cole was also the top collegiate athlete in the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.73. In the hurdles, freshman Jonathan Francois took fourth with a time of 8.40.

"I was very happy with the team this weekend," Robert Gary, Ohio State head coach said. "I thought David Ebersole who set personal records by almost two feet, Matt Comer, Elon Simms, and Kyle Burns really got some high Big Ten marks for us."

Junior Patrick Whalen took the top spot in the shot put with a toss of 59 feet, 6 1/2 inches. The mark for Whalen is a season-best and currently ranks him third in the Big Ten. Senior Kyle Burns was the top collegiate finisher in the pole vault with a leap of 16 feet, 4 3/4 inches.

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Tressel and Gary get along much better than Russ.
Even without football, Gary is recruiting and coaching these guys.
The attitude of the team is 100% better - nothing but positives from across the state. Just wish he'd focus on national recruits as well. Can't wait to see signing day for the Buckeyes!
 
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Completely agree, they have a great staff and a very intense training regimen (even more focused than last year), which is already paying off. The attitude comes from the coaches, and the kids have fed off of that. With football I was just referring to the fact that at Big 10s last year the team was hurt by a lack of depth, and more bodies can only help.
 
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buckeye coach;1082187; said:
Tressel and Gary get along much better than Russ.
Even without football, Gary is recruiting and coaching these guys.
The attitude of the team is 100% better - nothing but positives from across the state. Just wish he'd focus on national recruits as well. Can't wait to see signing day for the Buckeyes!
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I've heard the same rumblings too... Gary is creating much better relationships with Ohio high school AND Ohio State coaches. I'm excited to see the working relationship he and Tressel are starting to form... it will only help both programs in the long run.

thenumber7;1082319; said:
Completely agree, they have a great staff and a very intense training regimen (even more focused than last year), which is already paying off. The attitude comes from the coaches, and the kids have fed off of that. With football I was just referring to the fact that at Big 10s last year the team was hurt by a lack of depth, and more bodies can only help.
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Lack of depth has hurt OSU for a number of years now. When looking at the team aspect of track it is all about getting bodies that can compete in every event... in the past OSU hasn't even entered athletes in events because they don't have enough to go around. Gary is definitely bringing a welcome change to the program and hopefully he continues to build on the success he is having.
 
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Men's T&F: No. 21 Ohio State Competes in First Day of McCravy Invitational - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com
Men's T&F: No. 21 Ohio State Competes in First Day of McCravy Invitational
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Release: 02/01/2008

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio State men's track and field team opened competition at the Rod McCravy Invitational Friday inside Nutter Field House on the campus of the University of Kentucky.

In the field, David Ebersole took eighth in the weight throw with a toss of 60 feet, 11 1/2 inches. Ebersole is currently ranked in the country's Top 11 in the weight throw with his toss of 66 feet, 1 1/2 inches, last week at the Gladstein Invitational.

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Men's T&F: No. 21 Ohio State Closes out Action in Kentucky - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com
Men's T&F: No. 21 Ohio State Closes out Action in Kentucky
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Release: 02/02/2008

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio State men's track and field team completed action at the Rob McCravy Invitational Saturday inside of Nutter Field House on the campus of the University of Kentucky.

Senior Anthony Cole raced his way to a third-place finish in the 200-meter dash in a season-best time of 21.45. Against a tough field of competitors, Cole also took sixth in the 60-meter dash in a time of 6.77.

"As we head into our invitational part of the season, it?s exciting to see great performances," Robert Gary, Ohio State head coach, said. "We definitely have the opportunity to set ourselves up to qualify for NCAA championships. Matt Comer just missed an NCAA mark and Tony (Anthony) Cole had an extremely solid double in the 60 and 200. Elon Simms and Dan White had a good double with Elon coming back on our 4 x 400. Pat Whalen also had a great competition today with his last throw being his furthest."

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Day 1 Results (ukathletics.com)
Day 2 Results (ukathletics.com)
 
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They have a landed a great recruiting class with a couple Ohioians also in the top 5 in the country leading the way. Add in this stud thrower from Georgia and they have the cornerstones to actually build something. It's going to be tough on Gary though; I listened to him speak at the clinic and I was pretty fired up. He seems extremely passionaite and energized for OSU track. It's nice to see he is working towards a balanced team because I am sure it'd be easier to throw a ton of money into the distance area. However, Rodgers burned so many bridges throughout the state that it's going to take a long time to recover from. Football could be a help, but it's hard to think you'll get more than a couple at a time for many reasons.
 
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Men's T&F: Ohio State Scores Solid Numbers on First Day of Meyo Invitational - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com

Men's T&F: Ohio State Scores Solid Numbers on First Day of Meyo Invitational
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Release: 02/09/2008

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio State men's track and field team opened competition on Friday at the Meyo Invitational in South Bend, Ind., against a field full of Big Ten rivals.

Senior Lenny Jatsek defeated a Big Ten-heavy field in the weight throw with a toss of 64 feet, 11 1/4 inches. Jatsek defeated Purdue's Jon Pullam, who currently holds the top throw in the Big Ten this season.

Senior Kyle Burns was the top Big Ten finisher in the pole vault with a leap of 16 feet, 4 3/4 inches. Burns took fourth overall and took the fourth spot via a jump off. On the track, freshman Dan White took seventh in the 1,000-meters in a time of 2:28.38. White was second among Big Ten finishers.
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Men's T&F: See and Cole Shine on Final Day of Meyo Invite - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com
Men's T&F: See and Cole Shine on Final Day of Meyo Invite
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Release: 02/09/2008

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio State men's track and field team completed competition Saturday at the Meyo Invitational in South Bend, Ind., against a tough field full of Big Ten rivals.

Junior Jeff See posted a career-best time in the indoor mile as he took fourth with the second-best time in Ohio State history of 4:00.05. The time for See is one of the Top 10 times in the country this season and is and NCAA provisional qualifier. Senior Anthony Cole grabbed fourth-place in 60-meter dash, falling just short of an NCAA provisional time for the second-consecutive week as he came in with a time of 6.78.

After winning the weight throw on Friday, senior Lenny Jatsek returned on Saturday and took 12th in the shot put with a toss of 51 feet, 6 1/2 inches.
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Congrats Lenny!

Men's T&F: Jatsek Named Big Ten Field Athlete of the Week - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com

Men's T&F: Jatsek Named Big Ten Field Athlete of the Week
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Release: 02/12/2008

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State's Lenny Jatsek was named the Big Ten Field Athlete of the Week for his performance at the Meyo Invitational in South Bend, Ind., last weekend.

Jatsek defeated all weight throwers at the Meyo Invitational with an NCAA provisional qualifying toss of 64-11.25 (19.79m). Jatsek has the second-best heave in the conference behind Purdue's Jon Pullum. The Buckeye senior picks up his second career weekly accolade.

"Lenny has done a great job coming back from a serious foot injury in the summer that required surgery and then an ankle sprain right before our first indoor meet," head coach Robert Gary said. "He is the leader of our entire team and is totally committed and focused on defending his Big Ten title that he won the previous two years."
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Men's T&F: Buckeyes Place First at All-Ohio Championships; Compete at Husky Invite - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com
Men's T&F: Buckeyes Place First at All-Ohio Championships; Compete at Husky Invite
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Release: 02/16/2008

Husky Classic Results

All-Ohio Championships Results

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio State men's track and field team finished first this weekend at the All-Ohio Championships in Findlay, Ohio. The Buckeyes won the event with a score of 190.50, despite not competing at full strength with four Buckeyes competing out west at the Husky Classic at the University of Washington in Seattle.

The Buckeyes swept the top three spots in the 200 meter dash, led by Matt Comer (22.05), Anthony Cole (22.16) and Curtis Leuenbrerger (22.39). Elon Simms (49.38) and Brandon Woodard (49.42) also took the top two spots in the 400 meter.

Lenny Jatsek once again took first in the weight throw with a throw of 67-04.00 (20.52m). Jatsek has won all of the weight throws he has competed in this season, except when he took second to teammate David Ebersole at the Gladstein Invite. Ebersole took third Saturday with a toss of 64-05.25 (19.64m).

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Men's T&F: Gary Lands Highly Ranked Recruiting Class - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com

Men's T&F: Gary Lands Highly Ranked Recruiting Class
Courtesy: OhioStateBuckeyes.com
Release: 02/22/2008

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio State men's track and field team recently received National Letters of Intent from five of the top athletes in the state of Ohio.

Since being named head coach last season, Robert Gary has stressed recruiting in the state of Ohio as he has done in cross country the last 10 seasons. Gary also has made it a point to go after some of the most highly-touted recruits on the national level. Recruiting has been just one of Gary's goals with the men's track and field program. Others include consistently placing in the Top 3 at the conference meet, being in the Top 15 nationally with a team grade-point-average of at least 3.1 and rebuilding the culture of team at Ohio State.

"With this recruiting class we look to become one of the top teams nationally," Gary said. "This class should be recognized as one of the Top 15 nationally. This is a big step for the cross country and track and field teams and will go along with building the culture and the team concepts I have stressed since being named head coach."

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2008-2009 LOI Commits:

Cory Leslie
Sandusky Perkins High School - Sandusky, Ohio
Distance

Jared Hall
Cleveland Heights High School - Cleveland, Ohio
Mid-Distance

Heath Nickles
Columbus Grove High School - Columbus Grove, Ohio
Pole Vault, Decathalon

James Hilbert
Thomas Worthington High School - Columbus, Ohio
Throws

David Rafailedes
Massillon Jackson High School - Massillon, Ohio
Distance
 
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