2012-2013 Ohio State Women's Track & Field and Cross Country

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Schedules

Cross Country
Date.... Event........................... Location
09/01/12 Meijer 5k Challenge............. Kettering, Ohio
09/14/12 Spartan Invitational............ East Lansing, Mich.
09/28/12 Notre Dame Invitational......... South Bend, Ind.
10/12/12 Wisconsin Adidas Invitational... Madison, Wis.
10/28/12 Big Ten Championships........... East Lansing, Mich.
11/09/12 NCAA Regionals.................. Madison, Wis.
11/17/12 NCAA Championships.............. Louisville, Ky.

Indoor Track
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Outdoor Track
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Ohio State Cruises to Victory in Season Opener
Wagner, Thomas and Aughenbaugh finish 1-2-3

Sept. 1, 2012

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio State women's cross country squad started the 2012 season off with an impressive victory at the Flyer 5K Challenge at Indian Rifle Park in Kettering, Ohio.

The Buckeyes finished with a team score of 19 points; 19 points better than second place finisher Miami (Ohio) who had 38. Dayton finished third with 85 points followed by Cincinnati (108), Wright State (153) and Cleveland State (170).

The top three finishers, and five of the top seven, were all Buckeyes. Junior Meredith Wagner had the top time of 18:12.0 followed by sophomore Michelle Thomas (18:21.0) and freshmen Alexandra Aughenbaugh (18:23.0). Freshman Helen Willman (18:41.0) finished sixth and sophomore Nicole Hilton (18:47.0) finished seventh.

Ohio State will take a week off prior to a Sept. 14 trip to the Spartan Invitational in East Lansing, Mich.

Full Results (University of Dayton Site)

 

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http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/w-xc/recaps/091412aaa.html

Buckeyes Perform Well in East Lansing
Thomas, Wagner turn in top-15 finishes for Ohio State

Sept. 14, 2012

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio State women's cross country team competed at the 6k Auto Owners Spartan Invitational in East Lansing, Mich., Friday afternoon.

Facing a pair of ranked teams in Michigan and Michigan State, the Buckeyes performed admirably, placing two runners among the top-15 finishers. Sophomore Michelle Thomas led the way for OSU, finishing ninth overall in a time of 21:36. Junior Meredith Wagner joined in her in Top 15 with a 12th-place time of 21:41.

Also scoring of Ohio State were freshman Alexandra Aughenbaugh (28th, 22:11), sophomore Katie Borchers (44th, 22:32) and freshman Helen Willman (48th, 22:35)

Ohio State Results
Scorers
1 9 Michelle Thomas 21:36
2 12 Meredith Wagner 21:41
3 28 Alexandra Aughenbaugh 22:11
4 44 Katie Borchers 22:32
5 48 Helen Willman 22:35

Non-scorers
6 68 Nicole Hilton 22:53
7 84 Tori Brink 22:58
8 88 Tammy Berger 23:06
9 110 Devin Flood 23:29
10 141 Sakiko Minagawa 24:04
11 187 Sarah Chilson 24:54

Full Results (PDF, MSU site)

 

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http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/w-xc/recaps/092812aaa.html

Buckeyes Record Personal Bests in 11th-Place Finish at Notre Dame
Wagner leads Ohio State with 11th-place individual finish

Sept. 28, 2012

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Five runners ran personal-best times for the Ohio State women's cross country team in an 11th-place team finish at the 5k Notre Dame Invitational Friday afternoon.

Competing against an aggressive 18-team field in the Blue Division race, the Buckeyes compiled a total team score 249. No. 2 Florida State took the team title with 29 points, followed by No. 20 and host Notre Dame (111 points). Third place went to No. 19 New Mexico (147).

Junior Meredith Wagner was the top Buckeye finisher on the day, placing 11th overall in a time of 16:54. In the second team position, sophomore Michelle Thomas turned in another impressive performance, crossing the finish line in 17:15 for 30th place.

Rounding out scoring for the Scarlet and Gray were freshman Lexi Aughenbaugh (64th, 17:37), sophomore Nicole Hilton (66th, 17:38) and sophomore Katie Borchers (77th, 17:44).

Ohio State Results
Scorers
1 11 Meredith Wagner 16:54
2 30 Michelle Thomas 17:15
3 64 Lexi Aughenbaugh 17:37
4 66 Nicole Hilton 17:38
5 77 Katie Borchers 17:44

Non-scorers
6 87 Helen Willman 17:53
7 108 Tori Brink 18:15
9 119 Devin Flood 18:17

Up Next
The Buckeyes will compete at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational Oct. 12 in Madison, Wisc.

 

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Big Ten Championships today, the Lady Buckeyes finish a respectable 6th out of 12 teams. With only on senior in the top 7 they should have a good chance of improving on that next year.

6. 170 Ohio State (21:11 average, 1:45:53 total, 0:53 spread)
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12 Meredith Wagner JR 20:41
21 Michelle Thomas SO 20:56
40 Tori Brink SR 21:18
44 Nicole Hilton SO 21:24
53 Katie Borchers SO 21:34
(69) Helen Willman FR 22:02
(72) Lexi Aughenbaugh FR 22:09

Full Results

 

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Great Lakes Regional today... top 2 teams and top 4 not on qualifying teams qualify for Nationals. Ohio State finishes a very respectable 6th out of 32. Michigan wins Regionals and Michigan State grabs 2nd.

6. 166 Ohio State (21:11 6K average, 1:45:54 total, 0:43 spread)
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20 Michelle Thomas SO 20:50
25 Meredith Wagner JR 20:58
30 Tori Brink SR 21:05
42 Nicole Hilton SO 21:28
49 Katie Borchers SO 21:33
(77) Helen Willman FR 21:57
(85) Lexi Aughenbaugh FR 22:01

Full Results - UWBadgers.com

 

[stkoran]

6th is certainly a solid finish for the Lady Bucks and probably their best performance of the year, but you have to think that this team should have been 4th at worst. Thomas was solid all year and ran well here, though I think she still have more in the tank based on her fantastic HS career. 25th for Wagner, while all-region, was not a great run, considering she finishes 7th in this race as a freshman. As for Brink and Hilton, they finishes 19th and 20th last year, respectively, and both qualified for Nationals. Brink has struggled all year, so this was a better run, and maybe injury was an issue. Regardless, coming into the season I thought it was reasonable to expect that these four would finish top 25 in the region and then hoped that a 5th would emerge. No strong 5th really did, though Borchers ran well at regionals. I am hopeful that next year Thomas, Hilton, and Wagner all really click here, as I think OSU should put 3 in the top 20 with ease.

 

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It would be nice to have this thread renamed to the Official Ohio State Women's Track & Field and Cross-Country thread

 

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Ohio State’s Alexis Thomas won her second straight Big Ten title in the hammer throw at the Big Ten track and field outdoor championships at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.

Thomas’ throw went 210 feet, 7 inches, nearly 11 feet farther than her competition.

The Buckeyes are in fourth place after two events with 10 points, eight behind leader Wisconsin. The Badgers’ Caitlin Comfort set a stadium record in the 10,000-meter run with a time of 33 minutes, 30.16 seconds.

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Ohio State is in 10th place in the women’s standings with 14 points. Wisconsin leads with 51.

Long jumper Adenike Pedro had the top finish for the Buckeyes, earning fifth at 19-21/2.

In addition to the 400 relay team, eight Ohio State individuals will compete in finals today. Preliminary heat winners were Alexandria Johnson in the 100 (13:59) and Alexis Franklin in the 400 hurdles (57.46).

http://buckeyextra.dispatch.com/content/stories/2013/05/12/hartfield-wins-big-ten-long-jump.html

 

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State women’s track and field team came on strong on day three of the 2013 Big Ten Outdoor Championships at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium to finish with 86 points, good for a third place team finish. Penn State won the team title with 133 points, followed by No. 20 Illinois.

Ohio State earned two event titles on the final day of competition: an upset victory of Illinois in the 4x100m relay and an impressive gold-medal performance by freshman Alexis Franklin in the 400m hurdles.

The 4x1 team – junior Ashlee Abraham, junior Aisha Cavin, senior Christienne Linton and junior Adenike Pedro – opened the day with a first-place time of 44.76, the third-consecutive 4x1 crown for the Buckeyes at the conference championships. Illinois claimed second place in 45.58 while Michigan rounded out the top-3 teams in 45.90.

Later in the day, Franklin earned her first Big Ten title with a time of 58.31 in the long hurdles. Penn State freshman Kiah Seymour placed second in 58.90 while Illinois junior Jesica Ejesieme rounded out the Top 3 in 59.18.

In all, the Buckeyes totaled two gold, one silver and three bronze medals on the final day of competition. Here are the other Buckeye highlights from day three:

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[LitlBuck]

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State women’s track and field team saw its season come to an end Thursday afternoon at the 2013 NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Ore.

Senior Ashlee Abraham was the only Buckeye with remaining events heading into Thursday as she competed in the 200m semifinals. The Detroit, Mich., native used a personal-best time of 23.40 to earn Second Team All-America honors, finishing sixth in her heat and 16th overall. LSU’s Kimberlyn Duncan finished with the top time of 22.15, as the top eight competitors moved on to Saturday’s final.

“In order to be in the finals you have to bring you’re A-game and I just don’t think we were quite strong enough this weekend,” Karen Dennis, head coach of Ohio State women’s track and field said. “National’s are tough and our girls are finding that out, but I really think this experience will pay dividends for next season and beyond for many of them.

“I couldn’t ask for much more from Abraham today as she put up a PR in the 200, and I feel Katie Borchers ran great in the 800 yesterday as well for it being her first time here. When I finally do take a moment to reflect on this season I think we will find that a lot of great things happened. We will continue to work hard to be stronger and deeper as we move forward.”

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