Youngstown State University
YSU Invitational
Penguins Win Five Events During Busy YSU Invitational
1/25/2013 12:00:00 AM | Men's Track and Field
Freshman thrower Jennifer Neider, junior sprinter Ciara Jarrett, triple jumper Dorian Davis and throwers John Seaver and George Thomas all won events during a full day of action at the YSU Invitational held at the WATTS on Friday.
Thomas won the weight throw with a toss of 16.36m and Seaver won the shot put with a heave of 16.43m while Eric Vandemia was second at 15.65m.
Jarrett won the 200-meter dash with a time of 24.70 seconds and placed second in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.68 seconds.
Davis won the triple jump with an impressive leap of 14.40m.
Neider won the shot put with a toss of 13.96m on her final throw while teammate Alison Roth was fourth at 13.22m.
Tarelle Irwin was second in the 200 meters with a time of 21.92 seconds. Irwin was third in the 60-meter dash at 6.94 seconds while Michael Davis was fifth at 7.02 seconds.
Freshman Jay Jakovina finished second in the high jump with a leap of 1.99m.
Also for the women, Nicole Pachol was second in the 400-meter dash clocking in at 58.21 seconds. Anna Pompeo placed third in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 10:31.91. Katrina Rettburg was third in the high jump with a leap of 1.65m.
Kendall Homan finished fourth in the triple jump at 11.18m and was sixth in the 60-meter hurdles at 9.22 seconds. Megan Wesner was fifth in the weight throw with a toss of 14.59 meters.
For the men, Kyle Joynes sixth in 5,000-meter run 15:22.60.
The Penguins return to action at the WATTS next Friday for the first day of the YSU Invitational.
