Track and Field Teams Compete at Muskingum

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Results

The Capital University track and field teams each placed in the top half of the team standings Saturday at the Amy Adams Invitational at Muskingum University in New Concord, Ohio.

The women finished fifth out of 14 teams with a total of 65 points, just 10 behind Ashland and six ahead of sixth-place John Carroll. The men placed in a tie for sixth in the 15-team meet with Ohio Wesleyan.

Senior Emily Sheets won the discus throw with a mark of 137-04 and placed third in two other field events to lead the Crusader women. The Gahanna, Ohio, native took third in the high jump at 4-11.75 and the javelin throw with a toss of 105-01. 

Junior Caitlin Prange (Columbus, Ohio) tallied three top-four finishes in sprint events. Prange placed second in the 200-meter dash (26.84), third in the 400-meter dash (59.85) and fourth in the 100-meter dash (12.87). Senior Aimee Hall (Amanda, Ohio) finished just behind Prange in the 200 with a time of 26.88, good for third place.

Junior Kitty Smith (Woodville, Ohio) finished in a tie for second in the pole vault with a mark of 9-07.25.

Senior Erik Barenwald (Bainbridge, Ohio) led the men with a first-place finish in the shot put at a mark of 50-02.00. Junior Michael Beurer (Whitmore Lake, Mich.) placed third in the javelin throw (156-09).

Other top-five finishers for the Capital men included sophomore Travon Bodrick (New Albany, Ohio) with a fourth-place mark of 41-07.25 in the triple jump, freshman Ed Wigton (Lucas, Ohio) with a fourth-place time of 4:06.71 in the 1,500-meter run and freshman Brennan Hennings (Gilbert, Ariz.) with the fifth-best time in the 200-meter dash (23.32).

The Crusaders visit Muskingum again on Friday for the OAC Split Meet. Events are slated to begin at 11 a.m. in New Concord.