Eagles Boast Two Autos, 29 Provisionals For Indoor Nationals

Eagles Boast Two Autos, 29 Provisionals For Indoor Nationals

With just one regular-season meet to go before the 2016 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships (Feb. 27-28 in Tiffin, Ohio), Ashland University's men's and women's indoor track and field teams have earned two automatic and 29 provisional marks for the 2016 NCAA Division II indoor national championships, March 11-12 in Pittsburg, Kan.

Senior Jamie Sindelar continues to have the best women's shot put distance in Division II this winter at 16.57 meters/54-feet-4½. Junior Jordan Crayon's top men's weight throw distance of 21.84 meters/71-feet-8 on Friday (Feb. 12) at the Findlay Open made him the eighth thrower in program history to clear 70 feet in the event.

The AU men and women will go to the Kent State Tune-Up on Saturday (Feb. 20), beginning at 9 a.m.

 

ASHLAND MEN'S AUTOMATIC NATIONAL QUALIFIERS (1)

Weight throw (prov. 17.19 meters, auto 20.99 meters) – Jordan Crayon, junior, 21.84 meters.

 

ASHLAND MEN'S PROVISIONAL NATIONAL QUALIFIERS (13)

Shot put (prov. 15.77 meters, auto 18.56 meters) – Jason Zahn, junior, 17.45 meters; Elijah Talk, sophomore, 17.21 meters; Jared Whitcomb, senior, 17.11 meters; Zac Papay, senior, 16.56 meters; Zachary Smelcer, junior, 15.99 meters.

Weight throw (prov. 17.19 meters, auto 20.99 meters) – Bryn Campbell, junior, 20.50 meters; Jason Zahn, junior, 18.68 meters; Clayton Jury, sophomore, 18.51 meters; Jared Whitcomb, senior, 17.89 meters.

60-meter dash (prov. 6.90 seconds, auto 6.74 seconds) – Eric Thompkins, senior, 6.85 seconds.

400-meter dash (prov. 48.78 seconds, auto 47.30 seconds) – Myles Pringle, freshman, 47.98 seconds.

5,000-meter run (prov. 14:44.96, auto 14:04.40) – David Knack, senior, 14:31.30.

High jump (prov. 2.03 meters, auto 2.17 meters) – Myles Pringle, freshman, 2.05 meters.

 

 

ASHLAND WOMEN'S AUTOMATIC NATIONAL QUALIFIERS (1)

Shot put (prov. 13.27 meters, auto 15.35 meters) – Jamie Sindelar, senior, 16.57 meters.

 
 

ASHLAND WOMEN'S PROVISIONAL NATIONAL QUALIFIERS (15 individuals, one relay)

60-meter dash (prov. 7.73 seconds, auto 7.42 seconds) – Lauren Ellsworth, senior, 7.62 seconds.

60-meter hurdles (prov. 8.84 seconds, auto 8.33 seconds) – Haley Gregory, sophomore, 8.81 seconds.

200-meter dash (prov. 25.06 seconds, auto 24.00 seconds) – Lauren Ellsworth, senior, 24.84 seconds.

400-meter dash (prov. 57.11 seconds, auto 54.50 seconds) – Irene Skinner, sophomore, 56.07 seconds.

4x400-meter relay (prov. 3:52.71, auto 3:44.33) – Tiarra Kick, junior; Lauren Ellsworth, senior; Jackie Genetin, junior; and Irene Skinner, sophomore, 3:51.31.

Shot put (prov. 13.27 meters, auto 15.35 meters) – Megan Tomei, junior, 14.91 meters; Kala Strong, freshman, 14.25 meters.

Weight throw (prov. 16.34 meters, auto 19.44 meters) – Megan Tomei, junior, 18.71 meters; Natalie Helenthal, freshman, 18.15 meters; Jamie Sindelar, senior, 17.25 meters; Kala Strong, freshman, 17.15 meters; MacKenzie Leigh, freshman, 16.83 meters.

High jump (prov. 1.65 meters, auto 1.79 meters) – Rebecca Koval, junior, 1.70 meters.

Pole vault (prov. 3.55 meters, auto 4.00 meters) – Meghan Cunningham, senior, 3.60 meters.

Pentathlon (prov. 3,228 points, auto 3,875 points) – Marie Hammer, sophomore, 3,399 points; Hannah Bartlome, sophomore, 3,286 points.

 
 

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