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The College of Wooster traveled a partial squad to the North Coast
Athletic Conference Relays, hosted by Wabash College in Crawfordsville,
Ind., where the Scots placed eighth of 10 teams in the men’s
competition and ninth of nine in the women’s division on Saturday
(Jan. 31).
Wabash and the Ohio Wesleyan University women won their respective
meets, recording 86 points apiece, while Wooster finished with
25- (men) and 24-point (women) totals.
The highlight of the meet for the Scots came via freshman Dana
Doran-Myers, who led all individuals in the high jump, clearing
five feet, two inches. That mark tied the school’s indoor
record, also achieved by Holly Halterman way back in 1985.
Also for the Wooster women, sophomore Juliann Draper finished
10th and 11th in the long jump (14 feet, 4.5 inches) and triple
jump (29 feet, two inches), respectively, while on the track, the
Scots’ top relay was the 4x400 meters, consisting of Jessica
Love, Katie Wieferich, Hannah Bierlein, and Laura
Barnhart. They came in fourth-place (4:32.84).
In men’s action, Nii Djan
Tackie and James Williams led Wooster with a fourth-place
performance (39 feet, 9.75 inches) in the long jump relay, with
Williams taking sixth overall (20 feet, 2.25 inches) and Tackie
eighth (19 feet, 7.5 inches). Tackie was third in the triple
jump (41 feet, 3.25 inches) as well.
Williams and Tackie teamed up with Mark Ballinger and Brian
Barnes for the team’s highest finish in relay action,
as they placed third in the 4x200 (1:37.76).
The Scots did not travel their pole
vault or throwing units, or women’s distance runners, all
of whom are expected to be major contributors later this season,
to Wabash. |
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