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Ohio State Track & Field carries the spring sports season across the finish line
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The Buckeyes wrapped competition in the NCAA Championships last week to close out the season.
The Buckeye track and field wrapped up their 2023-2024 season (and the school’s spring sports season) on a high note — with 11 team members being named first- or second-team All-Americans, along with two honorable mentions at the NCAA Championships.
The Championships took place in Eugene, Oregon, last week, and the Buckeyes boasted several top-10 finishes at the meet, along with several shattered program records.
Aniya Mosley, who was named a first-team All-American in the 800m, broke her own program record in the event (which she set in the NCAA East First Round meet), to advance to the finals with a time of 2:00:08. She went on to run her second-fastest time of the season in the 800m finals, posting a time of 2:01:23, which was good for seventh place overall.
Leah Bertrand, the Buckeyes’ other first-team All-American, was honored for her performance in the 100m, where she finished seventh in the finals with a time of 11:05 despite windy conditions working against her.
Bertrand was also named a second-team All-American in the 4x100m relay, along with teammates Marcia Sey, Nya Bussey, and Fatouma Conde. The quad finished 10th in the preliminaries with a time of 43:08, missing a qualifying time for the finals by just 0:04 seconds. It was their second-fastest time of the season.
Conde was also named to the second team in the 4x400m relay, along with Chanler Robinson, Columba Effiong, and Bryannia Murphy. They finished 12th in the prelims with a time of 3:31.03.
Janela Spencer rounded out the women’s second-team All-American honors, with her recognition coming for her performance in the 100m hurdles. Spencer finished the prelims in 15th place with a personal best time of 12.99.
Bussey and Faith Bender each received honorable mentions as well, with Bussey’s in the 100m and Bender’s in discus. Bender wrapped up a tremendous season with a best throw of 54.14m / 177’7”, good for 19th place in discus overall.
On the men’s side, Hayden Tobias’s best mark of 19.05m / 62’6” was good for 12th place in the shot put. He threw for at least 19 meters in all six appearances in shot put, which was a season worthy of his second-team All-American honors.
Reign Wilson also earned second-team All-American honors after his first NCAA Championships, where he cleared 2.12m / 6’11.5” to finish tied for 11th in the high jump.
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And with those results, Ohio State’s spring sports season has officially drawn to a close, and all eyes turn to the eight current or former Ohio State athletes who will head to Paris this summer to compete in the 2024 Olympics.
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Jami Jurich via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
@OhioStateTFXC Twitter
The Buckeyes wrapped competition in the NCAA Championships last week to close out the season.
The Buckeye track and field wrapped up their 2023-2024 season (and the school’s spring sports season) on a high note — with 11 team members being named first- or second-team All-Americans, along with two honorable mentions at the NCAA Championships.
The Championships took place in Eugene, Oregon, last week, and the Buckeyes boasted several top-10 finishes at the meet, along with several shattered program records.
Aniya Mosley, who was named a first-team All-American in the 800m, broke her own program record in the event (which she set in the NCAA East First Round meet), to advance to the finals with a time of 2:00:08. She went on to run her second-fastest time of the season in the 800m finals, posting a time of 2:01:23, which was good for seventh place overall.
Congratulations to Aniya Mosley on finishing seventh (2:01.23) in the 800m to earn her spot on the USTFCCCA All-American First Team#GoBucks pic.twitter.com/F9CZ5dbm42
— Ohio State T&F/XC (@OhioStateTFXC) June 8, 2024
Leah Bertrand, the Buckeyes’ other first-team All-American, was honored for her performance in the 100m, where she finished seventh in the finals with a time of 11:05 despite windy conditions working against her.
Bertrand was also named a second-team All-American in the 4x100m relay, along with teammates Marcia Sey, Nya Bussey, and Fatouma Conde. The quad finished 10th in the preliminaries with a time of 43:08, missing a qualifying time for the finals by just 0:04 seconds. It was their second-fastest time of the season.
Conde was also named to the second team in the 4x400m relay, along with Chanler Robinson, Columba Effiong, and Bryannia Murphy. They finished 12th in the prelims with a time of 3:31.03.
Janela Spencer rounded out the women’s second-team All-American honors, with her recognition coming for her performance in the 100m hurdles. Spencer finished the prelims in 15th place with a personal best time of 12.99.
Bussey and Faith Bender each received honorable mentions as well, with Bussey’s in the 100m and Bender’s in discus. Bender wrapped up a tremendous season with a best throw of 54.14m / 177’7”, good for 19th place in discus overall.
On the men’s side, Hayden Tobias’s best mark of 19.05m / 62’6” was good for 12th place in the shot put. He threw for at least 19 meters in all six appearances in shot put, which was a season worthy of his second-team All-American honors.
Reign Wilson also earned second-team All-American honors after his first NCAA Championships, where he cleared 2.12m / 6’11.5” to finish tied for 11th in the high jump.
And with those results, Ohio State’s spring sports season has officially drawn to a close, and all eyes turn to the eight current or former Ohio State athletes who will head to Paris this summer to compete in the 2024 Olympics.
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