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Men’s Track and Field Sets Two School Records at All-Ohio Meet

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The Capital University track and field teams competed at the All-Ohio Championships on Saturday at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio.

The men's team placed eighth out of 18 teams, totaling 38 points, just five behind seventh-place Defiance. The women placed 11th of 18 teams with 23 points, 2.5 behind Marietta, which finished 10th.

The men's distance medley relay team of senior Ben Herbert (Bainbridge Township, Ohio), freshman Aaron Edeus (Cumming, Ga.), freshman Austin Noel (Salem, Ohio) and freshman Ed Wigton (Lucas, Ohio) set a new school record of 10:41.57, besting the previous time by more than 16 seconds.

Junior Cory Smith (Bucyrus, Ohio) beat his own school record in the 60-meter hurdles, running a preliminary time of 8.67 in the event.

Senior Joshua Woods (Marysville, Ohio; at right) posted a pair of top-three finishes in the meet to lead the men. The three-time national qualifier finished second in the triple jump with a mark of 46-01.50 and placed third in the long jump at 22-05.25.

Woods also anchored the 4x200-meter relay team of Noel, freshman Brennen Hennings (Gilbert, Ariz.) and sophomore Travon Bodrick (New Albany, Ohio) to a third-place finish in 1:31.78, just under a second away from a school record.

The women's 4x200-meter relay team of senior Aimee Hall (Amanda, Ohio), junior Caitlin Prange (Columbus, Ohio), senior Casey Simmons (Beavercreek, Ohio) and junior Jessi Knoll (Willard, Ohio) posted a time of 1:47.98, good for third place. The same foursome placed second in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 4:08.52.

Hall (at left) was just under a second away from breaking the school record in the 200-meter dash, finishing fourth with a time of 26.75.

The Crusaders participate in their final tune-up before the Ohio Athletic Conference Championships next Saturday in the Capital Classic/Rick Meindl Last Chance Meet. The meet is scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. at the Capital Center.