Heading into the 2016 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships on Saturday and Sunday (Feb. 27-28), Ashland University's men's and women's indoor track and field teams have recorded three automatic and 31 provisional marks for the 2016 NCAA Division II indoor national championships, March 11-12 in Pittsburg, Kan.
Ashland's women boast the top two Division II distances in the shot put so far in 2015-16, with senior Jamie Sindelar first at 16.57 meters/54-feet-4½, and junior Megan Tomei second at 16.00 meters/52-feet-6. Junior Jordan Crayon has the second-best men's weight throw distance in the country this season at 21.84 meters/71-feet-8.
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 (14)
Shot put (prov. 15.77 meters, auto 18.56 meters) – Elijah Talk, sophomore, 17.81 meters; Jason Zahn, junior, 17.45 meters; Jared Whitcomb, senior, 17.11 meters; Zac Papay, senior, 16.56 meters; Zachary Smelcer, junior, 16.33 meters; Brandon Sicurella, freshman, 15.96 meters.
Weight throw (prov. 17.19 meters, auto 20.99 meters) – Bryn Campbell, junior, 20.50 meters; Clayton Jury, sophomore, 19.83 meters; Jason Zahn, junior, 18.68 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 (2)
Shot put (prov. 13.27 meters, auto 15.35 meters) – Jamie Sindelar, senior, 16.57 meters; Megan Tomei, junior, 16.00 meters.
ASHLAND WOMEN'S PROVISIONAL NATIONAL QUALIFIERS (15 individuals, one relay twice)
60-meter dash (prov. 7.73 seconds, auto 7.42 seconds) – Lauren Ellsworth, senior, 7.60 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) – Abby Strock, senior; Tiarra Kick, junior; Lauren Ellsworth, senior; and Irene Skinner, sophomore, 3:47.54; 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) – 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.
Long jump (prov. 5.57 meters, auto 6.10 meters) – Marlecia Holston, junior, 5.80 meters.
Pole vault (prov. 3.55 meters, auto 4.00 meters) – Meghan Cunningham, senior, 3.61 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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