Akron, Ohio -- Freshman Kiplangat Tisia now owns school records
in three events as finished first and broke the school record in
the 5,000m with a time of 14:15.10, breaking Keith Gorby's previous
record by 23 seconds at the Akron Invitational on Saturday.
Tisia who competed in the Gold Division, also hold the school
record in the 3,000m and is a part of the record setting distance
medley relay squad.
Also in the Gold Division sophomore Jerrill Hall topped his
previous-best time in the 60m hurdles to set a new school record in
the event with a time of 8.27, finishing sixth.
Other top performers in the Gold Division included juniors Adam
Kagarise and Alexis Hall as well as sophomore Breanne Romeo.
Kagarise took fourth in the 400m with a time of 47.90, Hall claimed
fifth in the weight throw with a distance of 16.69m, while Romeo
finished fifth in the 400m with at time of 57.88.
In the Blue Division, Kagarise and Jerrill Hall also had first
place finishes. Kagarise claimed the top-spot in the 200m with a
personal-best time of 21.86 and good for third all-time in school
history. Hall was victorious in the high jump clearing a distance
of 1.95m.
Senior R.D. Goodright, junior Justin Dickman, and sophomore Jake
Lape also had solid performances in the track events in the Blue
Division.
Goodright finished second in the 800m with a time of 1:53.78,
while Lape finished the 5,000m in third following a time of
15:31.29, and two spots behind Lape in fifth was Dickman with a
time of 15:35.46 in the event.
Senior Shayne York and sophomore Johnny Copley highlighted the
field side for the men. York took second in the long jump with a
distance of 6.73m. Copley had a personal-best day in the pole vault
as he cleared 4.58m to claim third on YSU's all-time list.
For the women, freshmen Kaitlyn Griffith and Laura Kosiorek both
had top-five finishes. Griffith had a fourth-place throw of 12.69m
in the shot put while Kosiorek finished fifth in the triple jump
with a distance of 11.23m.
The Penguins head to Kent on Saturday to take part in the Kent
State Tune-Up, the last event before they take part in the Horizon
League Indoor Championships.