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The Capital University track and field teams each finished in the top three Friday at the Ohio Athletic Conference West Split Meet at Muskingum University in New Concord, Ohio.
The women placed in a three-way tie for second place with 107 points, just over 40 behind meet champion Ohio Northern. The men registered 117 points to finish third, over 40 short of first-place Wilmington.
Junior Caitlin Prange (Columbus, Ohio) led the women's team with three first-place results. The reigning OAC Women's Track Athlete of the Week won the 100- (13.21), 200- (26.97) and 400-meter (1:00.17) dashes. Senior Aimee Hall (Amanda, Ohio) gave the Crusaders the top two spots in two events with runner-up finishes in the 200 (27.31) and 400 (1:02.12). Hall also placed third in the 100 with a mark of 13.51.
Senior Emma McCarron (Mansfield, Ohio) placed first and set a school record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. McCarron's time of 11:13.20 was more than a minute better than the previous record, which was set in 2006.
Senior Emily Sheets (Gahanna, Ohio) was also an event winner, taking the discus throw with a toss of 129-10. She also was tied for second in the high jump with a leap of 4-11.75 and third in the javelin with a mark of 103-01.
Other top-three finishers included junior Katherine Smith (Woodville, Ohio), who placed second in the pole vault (9-06.25), and senior Casey Simmons (Beavercreek, Ohio), who was third in the 400-meter hurdles (1:09.81).
Junior Michael Beurer (Whitmore Lake, Mich.) led the men with a strong meet in throwing events. Beurer won the discus throw with a mark of 144-10, placed second in the javelin with a toss of 151-08 and was fifth in the hammer throw at 132-06.
Other event winners included senior Benjamin Herbert (Bainbridge Township, Ohio), who won the 800-meter run in 1:57.09, senior Bret Nehrenz (Seville, Ohio), who took the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 9:58.14, and senior Joshua Woods (Marysville, Ohio), who was victorious in the triple jump with a mark of 42-06.25.
Freshman Brennen Hennings (Gilbert, Ariz.) placed second in the 400 with a time of 51.89, while junior Cory Smith (Bucyrus, Ohio) was also a runner-up finisher with a mark of 16.18 in the 100-meter hurdles. Senior Erik Barenwald (Bainbridge, Ohio) was second in the shot put with a 50-07.50 and was third in the discus with a mark of 142-05.
Capital returns to action Saturday, April 6, at the Marv Frye Invitational at Ohio Wesleyan. Events are set to begin at 11 a.m. in Delaware, Ohio.
