SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (February 11, 2023) – The Denison University men's track & field team sent athletes to compete at three meets this weekend.
OWU OPEN: Denison competed at the 2023 Ohio Wesleyan Open on the night of Friday, February 10, in Delaware, Ohio.
Hilton Sanchez won the long jump with a mark of 6.02 meters while
Akindele Aboyade-Cole was eighth in the shot put at 10.23 meters and
Shin Yano was eighth in the 60 meter dash finals with a time of 7.55 seconds.
Event Winners:
Top-10 Finishes:
- Akindele Aboyade-Cole – eighth place in the shot put – 10.23 meters (33'6.75")
- Shin Yano – eighth place in the 60 meter dash finals – 7.55 seconds
- Shin Yano – 10th place in the 60 meter dash prelims – 7.55 seconds
ALL-OHIO INDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS: Denison then traveled to Springfield, Ohio, on the afternoon of Saturday, February 11, to compete at the 2023 All-Ohio Indoor Track & Field Championships at Wittenberg University, and placed third out of 14 teams with 57 points. In the field events,
Chris Slater finished second in the weight throw with a toss of 17.71 meters and was fourth in the shot put at 14.32 meters. On the track,
Ari Skolnik was second in the 60 meter hurdle finals with a time of 8.40 seconds while
Noah Cyr was second in the 3,000 meter run with a time of 8:46.08. Lastly, Denison's 4x200 meter relay team of
Jaylin Epps,
Malik Holley,
Nathan Hydukovich and
Grant Plasch was fourth with a time of 1:30.26 while the Distance Medley Relay squad of
Joshua Lamb,
Calvin Bailey,
Declan Toomey and
Will Cunningham was also fourth at 10:51.16.
All-Ohio Performances (Top-3):
- Chris Slater – second place in the weight throw – 17.71 meters (58' 1")
- Ari Skolnik – second place in the 60 meter hurdle finals – 8.40 seconds
- Noah Cyr – second place in the 3,000 meter run – 8:46.08
Other Top-10 Finishes:
- Ari Skolnik – first place in the 60 meter hurdle prelims – 8.41 seconds
- Chris Slater – fourth place in the shot put – 14.32 meters (46' 11.75")
- Distance Medley Relay team – fourth place – 10:51.16 (Joshua Lamb, Calvin Bailey, Declan Toomey, Will Cunningham)
- 4x200 Meter Relay team – fourth place – 1:30.26 (Jaylin Epps, Malik Holley, Nathan Hydukovich, Grant Plasch)
- Angelo Ricci – fifth place in the long jump – 6.51 meters (21' 4.25")
- Declan Toomey – fifth place in the 800 meter run – 1:59.49
- Men's 4x400 Meter Relay team – fifth place – 3:27.33 (Malik Holley, Nathan Hydukovich, Calvin Bailey, Liam Quinlan)
- Owen Mathes – seventh place in the shot put – 13.73 meters (45' 0.5")
- Nathan Hydukovich – seventh place in the 400 meter dash – 50.03 seconds
- Collin Hill – eighth place in the shot put – 13.65 meters (44' 9.5")
- Thomas Zallocco-Smith – eighth place in the 5,000 meter run – 16:12.61
- Liam Quinlan – ninth place in the high jump – 1.86 meters (6' 1.25")
- Grant Plasch – ninth place in the pole vault – 3.83 meters (12' 6.75")
- Oliver DiCerbo – ninth place in the 3,000 meter run – 9:03.73
- Dagne Auditore – 10th place in the high jump – 1.81 meters (5' 11.25")
- Dagne Auditore – 10th place in the triple jump – 12.58 meters (41' 3.25")
- Gabe Springer – 10th place in the weight throw – 13.97 meters (45' 10")
- Ari Skolnik – 10th place in the 60 meter dash prelims – 7.18 seconds
- Malik Holley – 10th place in the 200 meter dash – 22.80 seconds
CAPITAL OAC TUNE-UP: In addition to the All-Ohio Indoor Championships on Saturday, Denison also sent a pair of distance runners,
Nathan Bertman and
Nico Martinelli, to run in the 5,000 meter run at the Capital OAC Tune-Up in Bexley, Ohio. Bertman finished fourth out of seven runners with a time of 16:02.60 while Martinelli was sixth at 16:52.76.
NEXT UP: The Big Red will return to action on Saturday, February 18, when they travel back to Springfield, Ohio, to take part in the Wittenberg Invitational.
OWU Open Results
Capital OAC Tune-Up Results
All-Ohio Indoor Track & Field Championships Results
