Track and Field Wraps Up First Day Outdoors

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Day 1 Results

The Capital University track and field teams opened the 2013 outdoor season Friday on the first day of the Wake Forest Open in Winston-Salem, N.C.

For the men, junior Cory Smith (Bucyrus, Ohio) placed seventh in the pole vault "B" section with a mark of 12-05.50 and posted a throw of 156-11 in the javelin. Other competitors included freshmen Ed Wigton (Lucas, Ohio), Aaron Edeus (Cumming, Ga.) and senior Bret Nehrenz (Seville, Ohio). Wigton placed eighth in the 1,500-meter run "B" event with a time of 4:09.83, while Edeus ran the 400-meter dash in 52.00. Nehrenz ran just under 16 minutes at 15:52.43 in the 5,000-meter run.

Junior Michael Beurer (Whitmore Lake, Mich.) and senior Erik Barenwald (Bainbridge, Ohio) each participated in field events. Barenwald registered a toss of 46-09.00 in the shot put, while Beurer generated a mark of 120-08 in the hammer throw. 

For the women, senior Emily Sheets (Gahanna, Ohio) was second in the high jump "B" section with a leap of 5-02.25. Junior Caitlin Prange (Columbus, Ohio) completed the 400-meter dash in 1:00.39.

The Crusaders continue competition at Wake Forest tomorrow at 9:30 a.m.