Tye Hunt, Jakari Lomax and Dorian Chaigneau crushed school records as the Youngstown State men's and women's track and field teams had an impressive opening to the 2022-23 indoor track and field season on Friday during the YSU Icebreaker presented by Southwoods Health at the WATTS.
Winning events for the Guins throughout the day were Chaigneau (pole vault), Hunt (long jump), Erin Bogard (pole vault), Madison Murry (60m hurdles), Luke Laubacher (60m hurdles), Jahniya Bowers (60m dash), Molly Radcliffe (shot put) and Lomax (triple jump).
Men's Highlights
YSU placed first, second and fourth in the pole vault to start the meet. Taking first place clearing a school-record height was newcomer Dorian Chaigneau.
The 2021 NCAA Division II indoor champion in the event, Chaigneau cleared his second attempts at 5.05m, 5.15m and 5.25m before eclipsing 5.35m on his first try. Taking second place was Wyatt Lefker clearing a height of 5.05m while Elijah Nelson was fourth posting a mark of 4.65m. Lefker set the record of 5.15m at the YSU Icebreaker last year.
In the long jump, Hunt led the way with a school-record leap of 7.74m which came on his fifth attempt. Hunt had previously shared the record with Daiquain Watson at 7.49m. On Friday, he eclipsed that mark on four of his six attempts. Taking third place was Laubacher with a leap of 7.08 while Andrew Frank was seventh clearing a height of 7.00m and Samuel Challis placed eighth at 6.91m.
In the triple jump, Lomax increased his school record mark in an event victory posting a leap of 15.40m.
Laubacher earned the title in the 60m hurdles running a time of 7.94 seconds. It was a career-best mark for Laubacher by .02 seconds.
Mikel Lagaras earned a third-place finish in the men's mile with a time of 4:19.81. Zach Gray had a third-place performance in the shot put with a toss of 16.67m.
Freshman Trenton Shutters was third in the 800m with a time of 1:54.02 finishing behind two runners from Pittsburgh.
In the 60m dash, Christian Ford placed third with a personal-best time of 6.86 seconds. Ford also placed fifth in the 200m with a time of 22.03 seconds.
Austin Clay placed fifth in the weight throw with a toss of 15.53m.
Women's Highlights
In the pole vault, Erin Bogard took home the title clearing the bar at 3.95m as the Guins went 1-2-3. Bogard cleared her first attempts at 3.85 and 3.95m to claim the victory. Placing second was Emma Etzwiler who cleared a height of 3.85m. Finishing in third place was Malena Schumacher with a 3.55m in her debut while Gabbi Selman was fifth at 3.55m as well.
In the 60m dash it was Bowers whose speed was on display. She set a YSU Icebreaker record in the finals running a time of 7.29 seconds. That time was just 0.04 seconds off her school record. She won her race by 0.12 seconds over California (Pa.)'s Divonne Franklin.
In the 60m hurdles, Murry ran away with the title against a strong field. She posted a time of 8.59 seconds, taking the victory by 0.19 seconds over Wheeling's Isha Sesay and she defeated four runners from Pitt. Teddi Kinsey took seventh place with a time of 9.15 seconds.
In the shot put, Molly Radcliffe picked up a win with throw of 14.78m. The mark by Radcliffe was a career-best and ranks her third all-time in YSU history.
In the high jump, Olivia Jones took home a fourth-place finish in the seeded event clearing a height of 1.60m. Finishing in a tie for fifth place was Rachel Jeffries at 1.60m.
In the mile run, Ashleigh Rowley placed fourth with a time of 5:22.29. In the weight throw, Lauren Sheehan placed fourth with a throw of 16.14m.
In the 400m dash, Liana Rodriguez placed a sixth-place time of 58.63 seconds. Emily Bee placed sixth in the women's long jump with a mark of 5.47m.
The Penguins return to action on Jan. 14 when they travel to the Nittany Lion Challenge.
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