The Youngstown State track and field program makes its appearance in two places during the upcoming April 22-23 slate, sending a near full squad to Ohio State's two-day Jesse Owens Classic, while Sean Peterson represents the Penguins at Oregon's Oregon Relays.
Action from Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, will get underway on Friday, April 22, with final sections of the men's and women's javelin throw at 1 p.m. The first running events are slated for 4:30 p.m. with heats of the women's 400m hurdles. Competition at Ohio State will resume on Friday at 10 a.m. with a combination of field events (men's shot put and triple jump, women's discus and triple jump). Running events are set for a 12 p.m. start with preliminary heats of the women's 100m hurdles.
Running with an extremely talented field, Peterson is prepped to compete in the men's 1500m scheduled for 11:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, April 23, at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.
A full schedule for both meets can be found above, along with a full participants list.
Teams Competing (Jesse Owens Classic): Alleghany, Ashland, Baldwin Wallace, Ball State, Cedarville, Cleveland State, Denison, Eastern Michigan, Findlay, Franciscan (Ohio), Huntington, Indianapolis, IVC Elite, Kent State, Malone, Mount Union, Mount Vernon Nazarene, Northern Kentucky, Ohio, Ohio Christian, Ohio Dominican, Ohio Wesleyan, Otterbein, Roberts Wesleyan, Shawnee State, SISU, Southern Illinois, St. Vincent (Pa.), Walsh, Westminster (Pa.), Wheeling, Wilmington (Ohio), Wright State, Xavier, Youngstown State
YSU Athletes Competing (Jesse Owens Classic)
Women: Erin Bogard (pole vault), Morgan Cole (1500m), Alayna Cuevas (1500m), Cyncere Cunningham (100m, 200m), Lauren Dolak (800m), Aiamyia Dudley (800m), Emma Etzwiler (pole vault), Natalie Fleming (800m, 1500m), Logan Franczkowski (100m, 200m), Katlyn Griffie (pole vault), Carly Hall (800m, 1500m), Suerethia Henderson (100m, 200m), Camryn Jarrett (high jump, javelin), Rachel Jeffries (high jump), Olivia Jones (javelin), Teddi Kinsey (100m hurdles, 400m hurdles), Camryn Kohout (800m), Julia Magliocca (5000m), Kyndia Matlock (100m, 200m), Madison Murry (200m, 100m hurdles), Krista Perry (discus, hammer), Alexis Prater (100m hurdles, long jump), Moly Radcliffe (shot put, discus, hammer), Liana Rodriguez (200m, 400m), Ashleigh Rowley (1500m), Maggie Sebest (5000m, 3000m steeplechase), Lauren Sheehan (shot put, hammer), Stephanie Simon (long jump, triple jump), Nicole Squatrito (800m, 1500m), Jessica Stever (high jump, long jump), Ashley Ventimiglia (1500m), Sydney Walker (pole vault), Nia Williams-Matthews (triple jump), Mara Wilson (400m hurdles), Emily Wolf (discus, hammer)
Men: Evan Alten (800m), Jack Aulbach (5000m), Derek Basinger (1500m), Antoine Brown (100m, 200m), Samuel Challis (long jump), Hunter Christopher (1500m), Austin Clay (shot put, discus, hammer), William Delbaugh (200m, 400m), Noah Drudy (javelin), Christian Ford (100m, 200m), Andrew Frank (100m, long jump), Zach Gehm (shot put, discus, hammer), Zach Gray (shot put, discus, hammer), Chase Harbaugh (3000m steeplechase), Lonnie Harper (high jump), Tye Hunt (long jump), Riley Jackson (800m, 1500m), Coleson Kertesz (discus, hammer), Mikel Lagaras (800m, 1500m), Ryan Laird (200m, 400m), Luke Laubacher (110m hurdles, 400m hurdles, long jump), Wyatt Lefker (pole vault), Nathan Leskovac (high jump), Jakari Lomax (long jump, triple jump), Mathew Mangus (5000m), Weston McLain (javelin), Grant Moore (high jump), Jett Murphy (pole vault), Elijah Nelson (pole vault), Dominic Perry (shot put), Brody Rupe (1500m, 3000m steeplechase), CJ Schumacher (800m, 1500m), Ethan Sparks (3000m steeplechase), Mason Stephens (high jump), Terron Taylor (high jump), Daiquain Watson (long jump), Jack Wilcoxson (800m), Anthony Woods (100m, 200m)
USTFCCCA Rankings
The men's program is ranked No. 11 with 363.35 points, while the women's team is slated 15th with 141.45 points following the release of week four's Great Lakes regional rankings. The men and women have seen as high as No. 7 and No. 13, respectively, on the season.
Both programs continue to act as the Horizon League's highest-ranked teams in the region.
Conference Standout
Tye Hunt was tabbed Nike #HLTF Athlete of the Week for his record-breaking performance at the Bucknell Bison Outdoor Classic on April 16 at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium, the league office announced April 19.
Nearly three weeks since his last record-breaking performance in the event at the N.C. State Raleigh Relays, Hunt uplifted his own record of 7.43m (24' 4½") in the men's long jump on his sixth and final attempt during the men's long jump on April 15. Hunt leaped to a 7.68m (25' 2½") for the YSU school record and the event victory. Hunt's mark acts as the league's second furthest jump during the 2022 outdoor season and is the 17th furthest mark on the NCAA East Preliminary qualifying list.
Hunt's selection poses as the second time he has been chosen for the weekly award during the 2022 outdoor season and the sixth time a member of the YSU track and field program has been picked through five weeks of competition.
Up Next
The Penguins are back in action one final time during the 2022 outdoor regular-season slate, making their way to Ashland, Ohio, for the two-day Ashland Alumni Meet.
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