2008-2009 Ohio State Women's Track and Cross Country

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WTRK: Ohio State Concludes Action at Indiana Relays

WTRK: Ohio State Concludes Action at Indiana Relays
Courtesy: OhioStateBuckeyes.com
Release: 01/31/2009

Results

Wright enjoys another great afternoon, wins 60m hurdles

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio State women's track and field team completed action Saturday at the Indiana Relays in Bloomington, Ind.

In the 60m hurdle finals, Letecia Wright came out on top with a first-place finish time of 8.49 while Alana Gray came in third at 8.73. Favours finished third in the 60m finals at 7.56.

Shaniqua McGinnis had a solid afternoon with a first-place finish in the 200m dash (unseeded) with a time of 25.70 and a third-place performance in the 400m dash at 56.29.

Emily Thompson took fourth in the 800m invitational in a time of 2:09.97 while Jordan Jennewine and Ashley Jones took third and fourth, respectively, in the 800m run with times of 2:14.40 and 2:16.20.

In the 5000m run, Sarah Foster took third place with a time of 17:24.08 while Ellen Birmingham was fifth at 17:28.04.

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WTRK: Buckeyes Conclude Competition at New Balance Invitational - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com

WTRK: Buckeyes Conclude Competition at New Balance Invitational
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Release: 02/07/2009

COLUMBUS, OH - Emily Thompson and Jordan Jennewine represented the Buckeyes well on day two of the New Balance Invitational in New York City. Competing with some of the country?s top female athletes, Thompson and Jennewine secured two top 5 finishes in the mile run (College Division). Thompson, a junior out of Shaker Heights, set her season-high mark of 4:53.11, securing a second-place finish, while Jennewine, sophomore from Dayton, took fourth in 4:56.29, also a season high.

Kelcey McKinney was the other note-worthy finisher for OSU, finishing No. 23 in the triple jump amidst a deep and talented field of more than 50 competitors. Her mark of 11.37m (37' 03.75") was a personal best.

The Buckeyes are back in action next Saturday, Feb. 14 at the Akron Invitational in Akron, Ohio. Ayrizanna Favours, Letecia Wright, Christina Manning, Shaniqua McGinnis, Ashley Caldwell, Emily Thompson and Sarah Foster will be representing Ohio State in Fayetteville, Ark. at the Randal Tyson Invitational.

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WTRK: Buckeyes Finish Ninth at Big Ten Championships - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com

WTRK: Buckeyes Finish Ninth at Big Ten Championships
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Release: 03/01/2009

Saturday Recap
Championship Central and Results

COLUMBUS, OH - The Ohio State women's track and field team finished ninth Sunday at the 2009 Big Ten Indoor Championships at Indiana University.

The Buckeyes were led by Letecia Wright's third place finish in the 60m hurdles in 8.31 seconds. Wright also placed seventh in the 60m dash with a time of 7.62, .02 seconds off of the sixth place time of Minnesota's Nyoka Giles.

Ashley Caldwell took third in the 600m run for Ohio State with a season best time of 1:31.22, crossing the finish line just behind Minnesota?s Heather Dorniden and Molly Beckwith of Indiana.

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WTRK: Buckeyes Conclude Day One at Raleigh Relays - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com

WTRK: Buckeyes Conclude Day One at Raleigh Relays
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Release: 03/27/2009

Complete Results

RALEIGH, N.C. - Ellen Birmingham took second in the 5000m run and Ayrizanna Favours placed third in the 400m dash as the Ohio State women?s track and field team completed a solid first day of competition at the Reebok Raleigh Relays in Raleigh, N.C.

Birmingham, a sophomore from Worthington, Ohio, crossed the finish line in the second division final in 17:27.89, her top time of the year and three seconds behind the first-place pace.

In the 5000m seeded competition, Sarah Foster placed 12th with a time of 16:52.27, a career best.

Favours, the senior leader from Eastmoor Academy in Columbus was reliable as usual, running a time of 54.94, just over a tenth of a second behind Jernail Hayes of Seton Hall.

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WTRK: Jennewine Takes First in 1500m Run on Final Day of Raleigh Relays - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com

WTRK: Jennewine Takes First in 1500m Run on Final Day of Raleigh Relays
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Release: 03/28/2009

Complete Results

RALEIGH, N.C. - Jordan Jennewine claimed first-place in the 1500m run on the final day of the Reebok Raleigh Relays, putting the finishing touches on a solid opening to the outdoor season for the Ohio State women?s track and field team.

Jennewine, a sophomore out of Dayton, Ohio crossed the finish line in a personal record time of 4:26.65, finishing just ahead of Grand Valley State's Monica Kinney. Junior Ashley Jones finished in fifth-place in the Section II finals of the 1500m in 4:46.87.

Freshman Maggie Mullen surprised the field in the javelin throw, claiming third-place in her first javelin competition at the collegiate level. Her mark of 44.15m was just over three meters off of the winning throw by Joanna Borawski.

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WTRK: Jennewine Named Big Ten Track Athlete of the Week - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com

Congrats Jordan!

WTRK: Jennewine Named Big Ten Track Athlete of the Week
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Release: 04/01/2009

Big Ten Release

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio State distance runner Jordan Jennewine was named the Big Ten Women's Track Athlete of the Week Wednesday by the Big Ten Conference after her first-place performance in the 1500m run Saturday at the Raleigh Relays in Raleigh, N.C.

The sophomore from Dayton claimed victory amongst a field of 27 competitors with a personal record time of 4:26.65, the second-best in school history. Jennewine surpassed the NCAA regional qualifying time with her record-setting performance, while also taking claim to the fourth-best outdoor time in the Big Ten this season.

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WTRK: Ohio State Wraps Up Busy Weekend - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com

WTRK: Ohio State Wraps Up Busy Weekend
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Release: 04/04/2009

Texas Relays Complete Results

Tiger Track Classic Complete Results

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio State women's track and field team concluded a busy weekend Saturday evening at the Texas Relays and Tiger Track Classic.

Letecia Wright's regional qualifying time of 13.35 in the 100m hurdles at the Texas Relays led the Buckeye contingent in Austin. Her time is the third-best in the Big Ten so far this season, a tenth of a second behind her sprint last weekend at the Raleigh Relays.

The 4x200m relay team of Wright, Ayrizanna Favours, Ashley Caldwell and Latoya Sanderson nearly broke the Ohio State school record (set in 2001 at 1:36.16) with their seventh-place time of 1:37.85. Texas A&M took the title with a time of 1:32.31.

At the Tiger Track Classic, Jordan Jennewine, the reigning Big Ten Track Athlete of the Week, followed up her record-setting weekend in Raleigh with a fifth-place finish in the 800m run at 2:12.40. Ashley Jones took ninth in 2:14.57.

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No meet for the women this weekend. Up next is the prestigious Mt. SAC Relays at Mt. San Antonio College near Los Angeles this Thursday through Saturday. This meet is usually one of the first ones where the professionals start running... lots of good athletes listed on their website.

http://www.mtsacrelays.com/

 

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WTRK: Ohio State Wraps Up Competition in Knoxville - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com

WTRK: Ohio State Wraps Up Competition in Knoxville
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Release: 04/18/2009

Complete Results

Mullen has outstanding weekend for Buckeyes

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - The Ohio State women's track and field team put a cap on an encouraging weekend Saturday afternoon at the Volunteer Track Classic in Knoxville Tenn.

Although the Scarlet and Gray failed to win a single event on the second day of competition, several young Buckeyes showed tremendous growth with high placements and personal records.

Maggie Mullen had an outstanding weekend for the Buckeyes, following up her fourth-place finish in the hammer throw Friday with a second-place throw in the javelin and sixth-place mark in the discus.

The freshman's mark of 41.83m in the javelin is the second-best in school history, just behind her own Ohio State record set three weeks ago at the Raleigh Relays in Raleigh, N.C. Alabama's Rachel Robbs was first at 42.60m and Buckeye sophomore Alana Gray was sixth with a personal best throw of 31.65m.

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WTRK: Mullen Breaks School Record in Javelin - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com

Congrats to Maggie for setting a school record in the javelin!

WTRK: Mullen Breaks School Record in Javelin
Courtesy: OhioStateBuckeyes.com
Release: 04/24/2009

Full Results/Live Scoring

DES MOINES, Iowa - Maggie Mullen's record breaking throw in the javelin was the highlight of the first full day of competition at the Drake Relays for the Ohio State women's track and field team.

The freshman for Ontario, Canada broke her own school and personal record with an NCAA provisional mark of 46.64m, the fifth-best in the Big Ten this season. Purdue's Kara Patterson won the event with a throw of 54.18m.

Another NCAA provisional mark was set in the 4x400m relay preliminaries. Latoya Sanderson, Ashley Caldwell, Shaniqua McGinnis and Ayrizanna Favours qualified fifth for Saturday's finals with a time of 3:40.15, the third-best in the conference during the outdoor campaign.

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WTRK: Top Competition Tests Buckeyes at Drake Relays - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com

WTRK: Top Competition Tests Buckeyes at Drake Relays
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Release: 04/25/2009

Full Results

DES MOINES, Iowa - The Ohio State women's track and field team wrapped up competition at a rain-soaked Drake Relays Saturday evening.

The Buckeyes faced strong opponents throughout the day, but managed to improve times in several key events.

A fifth-place and NCAA provisional time for Ayrizanna Favours and the 4x400m relay team was the highlight of the day for the Buckeyes. Their run of 3:41.31 is the second-best time in the Big Ten this season. Texas captured the title in 3:35.08.

Two seventh-place finishes rounded out the meet for Ohio State. Jordan Jennewine was seventh in the 1500m run at 4:32.25, while the 4x100m team took the seven spot in 47.46.

The Buckeyes return to Columbus for the Jesse Owens Track Classic May 1 and 2, their first home meet of the year.

 

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TRK: Wet and Wild Day One at Jesse Owens Track Classic, Updated Schedule - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com

TRK: Wet and Wild Day One at Jesse Owens Track Classic

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Release: 05/01/2009

Photo Album
Live Results

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Storms throughout the Columbus area made for a wet first day at the 24th annual Jesse Owens Track Classic. Some of the highlights:

Jennewine, Brooks Set Personal Records
Sophomore Jordan Jennewine set a personal record in the finals of the 1500m run with a regional qualifying time of 4:25.58. Akron's Larisa Arcip won the event in 4:23.42, followed by Mindy Thomas, who competed unattached. Jennewine's teammate Kesha Brooks finished 19th with a personal best time of 4:43.82.

Big Ten Rules in 5000m
Big Ten runners dominated the top of the leader board in the 5000m run. Ohio State's Sarah Foster finished fourth with a personal record and regional qualifying time of 16:40.81. Michigan State claimed the top two spots with Lisa Senakiewich finishing at the top in 16:16.97 and Emily MacLeod second in 16:35.40, while Indiana's Wendi Robinson was third at 16:35.41. Ellen Birmingham was 10th for the Buckeyes in 17:13.34, a personal record.

Davis Qualifies for Regional Competition
11 regional qualifying marks were set in the men's hammer throw. Ohio State freshman Thomas Davis set a personal record with his 11th-place qualifying throw of 56.92m. A.G. Kruger, representing Nike, dominated the rest of the field with his first-place toss of 75.69m.

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WTRK: 4x400m Relay Dominates Competition at Jesse Owens Classic Saturday - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com

WTRK: 4x400m Relay Dominates Competition at Jesse Owens Classic Saturday

Courtesy: OhioStateBuckeyes.com
Release: 05/02/2009

Photo Album
Delta Timing Results Page
Complete Results (PDF)

Watch Jesse Owens Classic Video

Listen Listen to head coach Karen Dennis

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The 4x400m relay team cruised through a deep and competitive field on their way to a record performance for the Ohio State women's track and field team Saturday at the 24th Jesse Owens Track Classic.

Ayrizanna Favours crossed the finish line well ahead of the field to complete the Buckeyes' run of 3:35.98, the fastest time in the Big Ten this season and the second-best in school history. The run qualified them for regional competition, along with Big Ten rivals Michigan and Penn State. The Wolverines took second in the 3:39.72, with the Nittany Lions finishing third in 3:40.26.

The Buckeyes won the 4x100m relay with a run of 45.87, the second-best time in the Big Ten this season. Rivals Penn State and Michigan followed in second and third. Michigan holds the top conference time on the year at 45.79.

Ohio State set two regional qualifying times in the 100m hurdles. Letecia Wright finished second with a time 13.43 the third-best in the conference, while Alana Gray set a personal record in 13.85. Lorian Price, competing unattached, took first in 13.39. Gayle Hunter of Penn State was third and Julian Purvis of Michigan fourth.

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The Big Ten Network is airing the Jesse Owens Track Classic from last weekend (May 1-2) today from 4-6.

 

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2009 Big Ten Track and Field Championship Home Page - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com

PARTICIPATING TEAMS


MEN'S TEAMS


WOMEN'S TEAMS


TICKET PRICES
Adult (Single Session) $7.00
Student (Single Session) $5.00
Adult (All Sessions) $18.00
Student (All Sessions) $10.00

Tickets may be purchased by contacting the Ohio State Athletic Ticket Office at The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com or 1-800-GO-BUCKS.
The Ohio State Athletic Ticket Office is located in the southeast rotunda of the Jerome Schottenstein Center.
Tickets will also be available at the SW and NW Entrances of Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium and at the Throw Area during the following times:

Friday, May 15: 10:30 a.m. to end of competition
Saturday, May 16: 8:00 a.m. to end of competition
Sunday, May 17: 9:00 a.m. to end of competition

No complimentary tickets will be available for the tournament. All individuals must have a valid ticket or credential to enter the facility.

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Link also includes schedule of events, meet schedule, live scoring link, media information and directions to Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.

 

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Been out for a while... here is an update from this weekend's Regional meet at the University of Louisville. Congrats to Letecia and the 4x400 relay for qualifying to the NCAA National Championships!

WTRK: Wright, 4x400 Relay Qualify for NCAA Championships - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com

WTRK: Wright, 4x400 Relay Qualify for NCAA Championships

Courtesy: OhioStateBuckeyes.com
Release: 05/30/2009

Photo Album
Delta Timing Results
Full Results

The Ohio State women's track and field team completed action Saturday at the 2009 NCAA Mideast Regionals in Louisville, Ky. The Buckeyes qualified a total of five athletes in two events to the NCAA Championships in two weeks in Fayetteville, Ark. At-large berths will be announced early next week.

The Big Ten champion 4x400 relay team of freshman Latoya Sanderson, junior Ashley Caldwell, senior Ayrizanna Favours and freshman anchor leg Shaniqua McGinnis ran a season-best time and the second-fastest time in school history with their third-place finish of 3:33.96, besting their previous top time of the year of 3:35.98 set at the Jesse Owens Classic earlier this month.

"Another relay team headed to nationals," head coach Karen Dennis said afterwards. "This team really did an outstanding job. I have to give Ayrizanna a lot of credit for pulling this new group together and really teaching me to not give up on any of them as well. So I am really happy with the time today, a season's best, and we're on our way to nationals!"

Earlier in the day, sophomore Letecia Wright qualified for the NCAA championships with a PR time of 13.28 in the 100 hurdles to finish fourth overall. Her time also is the second-best in the Big Ten this season, behind only senior All-American Tiffany Ofili of Michigan.

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The 2009 NCAA Championship Declared List, which lists all athletes accepted into the meet, was just released. This includes all automatic qualifiers from the Regional Championships and all at-large qualifiers.

http://web1.ncaa.org/track/eventFiles/d1woutF.txt

Ohio State Women's Participants:
100m Hurdles - Letecia Wright (automatic, ranked 15th)
4x400m Relay -Latoya Sanderson, Ashley Caldwell, Shaniqua McGinnis, Ayrizanna Favours (automatic, ranked 9th)

Congrats ladies and represent Ohio State well in Fayetteville!

 

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I will also add a congrats to BP's own Allison Stokke for qualifying for Nationals in the pole vault.