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 Posted December 10th, 2005 By: Sam McCarthy, Assistant Sports Information Director Crusaders Start Indoor Season Strong at Marietta >>FULL RESULTS (MARIETTA, Ohio)--Capital University's track & field team started its indoor season this afternoon in Marietta, Ohio and performed well as many Crusaders had top finishes. The Crusaders were one of eight teams that competed at Marietta, however the Crusaders and Pioneers were the only Ohio Athletic Conference teams at the meet. Junior Trent Hinton (Columbus/Whetstone) was one of several Crusader men to garner first place honors, winning the 200-meter dash with a time of 23.46, while sophomore Desmond Taylor won the 55-meter dash running at a 6.70 clip. Senior Isaac Jennings (Youngstown/Youngstown Chaney) took home third-place in 55-meter dash with a time of 7.01. Capital took the top two spots in the 400-meter dash with juniors Charlie Smith (Westerville/Big Walnut) and Brian Pelanda (Marysville/Marysville) claiming times of 51.51 and 52.96 respectively. Sophomore Stephan Woods (Cleveland/Bedford Chanel) finished third in the mile-run with a time of 4:55.92, while freshman Brent Bolz (Westerville/Westerville South) and Jennings were second and third in the long jump as Bolz jumped 19 feet-6.75 inches and Jennings jumped 14 feet-7.75 inches. To cap off the top finishers for the men was junior Evan Hartman (Mt. Gilead/Mt. Gilead) who won the high jump at six feet, two inches. On the women's side, senior Erica Basinger (West Jefferson/Worthington Kilbourne) was the lone first-place finisher in long jump with as she went 16 feet-3 inches, while senior Dena Thobe (Chickasaw/Marion Local) came in fourth with a 15-foot jump. Basinger also finished third in the 55-meter dash with a time of 7.80. Junior Tayler Blake (Nashport/Tri-Valley) crossed second in the mile-run at 5:29.99. In the high jump, sophomore Abby Skoda (Ashland/Ashland) and sophomore Kayle Frock (North Canton/North Canton Hoover) finished second and third respectively with jumps of four feet-10.25 inches and four feet-eight and a quarter inches respectively. Finally, freshman Amanda Patrick (Norwalk/Collins Western Reserve) finished second in the shot put with a throw of 37 feet-11.25. The Crusaders hit the track again after the holiday break when they host the Crusader Invitational on January 14th |
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