Sheets Sets School Record in Javelin at Wake Forest

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The Capital University track and field teams competed for a second straight day Saturday at the Wake Forest Open in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Senior Emily Sheets (at right) recorded the first new school record of the outdoor season. The Gahanna, Ohio, native posted a mark of 124-10 in the javelin throw, nearly two feet better than the previous record of 123-01, which occurred in 2005. Sheets also placed 11th in the discus with a throw of 123-06.

Senior Aimee Hall (Amanda, Ohio) also competed for the women's team, placing 34th of 108 runners with a time of 25.86 in the 200-meter dash. Freshman Belky Nunez (Houston, Texas) ran the 800-meter run in 2:45.24.

On the men's side, senior Mitch Auchmuty (Cygnet, Ohio) was the lone competitor in field events, placing 18th in the discus with a throw of 135-00.

In running events, sophomore Travon Bodrick (New Albany, Ohio) ran a time of 22.92 in the 200-meter dash, good for 49th out of 93 runners. Senior Benjamin Herbert (Bainbridge Township, Ohio) ran a sub-two minute time of 1:59.59 in the 800-meter run, while freshman Ed Wigton (Lucas, Ohio) tallied a mark of 9:20.06 in the 3,000-meter run.

The 4x100-meter relay team of sophomore Corey Easley (Columbus, Ohio), junior Logan Froehlich (Proctorville, Ohio), freshman Torelle Howard (Berea, Ohio) and freshman Austin Noel (Salem, Ohio) placed 12th with a time of 45.69. Noel and Bodrick joined freshman Brennen Hennings (Gilbert, Ariz.) and senior Joshua Woods (Marysville, Ohio) in the 4x400-meter relay and placed 22nd with a time of 3:28.38.

The Crusaders continue the outdoor season at next Saturday's Amy Adams Invitational at Muskingum. Competition begins at 11 a.m. in New Concord, Ohio.