Rio Grande News
Senior Kayla Graves (Chillicothe, Ohio) had a first- and second-place finish in Saturday's Otterbein Invitational.
Mon, Jan 23, 2012 - [Track & Field]
Rio Grande Sports Information
WESTERVILLE, Ohio - Kayla Graves had a first-place finish and a second-place showing, while teammate Kim Strunk had a pair of runner-up finishes to pace the University of Rio Grande indoor track & field teams at Saturday's Otterbein Invitational.
Graves, a senior from Chillicothe, Ohio, took top honors in the women's 400-meter dash with a time of 1:03.89 and was second in the 200-meter dash with a finish of 28.23.
Strunk, a sophomore from Milford, Ohio, grabbed second place in both the shot put and weight throw with heaves of 11.29m and 12.08m, respectively.
Two other Rio Grande athletes had second-place outings.
Senior Matt Spencer (Pickerington, OH) was the runner-up in the men's 800-meter run with a time of 1:59.84, while fellow senior Cassie Mattia (West Chester, OH) had the same finish in the women's 800 with a time of 2:26.18.
The RedStorm also had a pair of third-place finishers. Junior Nick Wilson (Barlow, OH) was third in the men's mile with a time of 4:30.65, while freshman Whittley Nelson (Cincinnati, OH) took third in the women's long jump with a leap of 4.42m.
Among Rio's other finishes in the women's division were freshman Samantha Barnes (Gallipolis, OH), who was fifth in the 400-meter dash at 1:04.99; junior Haley McSurley (Plumwood, OH), who was sixth in the 60-meter dash with a time of 8.78 and 13th in the 200-meter dash at 31.28; senior Kayla Renner (Galloway, OH), who was 10th in the mile at 5:38.00; junior Amy Lower (Lancaster, OH), who took 10th place in the 1,000-meter run at 3:30.71; and senior Danielle Stockham (London, OH), who placed 21st in the mile at 7:22.42.
In the men's bracket for Rio, freshman Dustin Moritz (Ironton, OH) was sixth in the pole vault with an effort of 3.20m and 11th in the 800-meter run at 2:08.97; junior Chad McCarty (Bethel, OH) was 10th in the mile at 4:38.71; and sophomore Kevin Malone (Waverly, OH) was 18th in the 200-meter dash at 25.38.
The RedStorm finished fifth among the five teams competing in the men's division, while also taking fifth in the six-team women's bracket.
Event host Otterbein won the men's title with 186 points, while Ohio Dominican was second with 153 points and Wilmington was third at 149 points. Wittenberg (117) and Rio Grande (17) completed the list.
Otterbein also won the women's division with 227 points, outdistancing runner-up Wittenberg (121) and third-place Cuyahoga Community College (98). Wilmington was fourth with 58 points, while Rio Grande (56) and Ohio Dominican (39) rounded out the field.
Rio Grande returns to action on Saturday, February 4, at the Cedarville Invitational.
WESTERVILLE, Ohio - Kayla Graves had a first-place finish and a second-place showing, while teammate Kim Strunk had a pair of runner-up finishes to pace the University of Rio Grande indoor track & field teams at Saturday's Otterbein Invitational.
Graves, a senior from Chillicothe, Ohio, took top honors in the women's 400-meter dash with a time of 1:03.89 and was second in the 200-meter dash with a finish of 28.23.
Strunk, a sophomore from Milford, Ohio, grabbed second place in both the shot put and weight throw with heaves of 11.29m and 12.08m, respectively.
Two other Rio Grande athletes had second-place outings.
Senior Matt Spencer (Pickerington, OH) was the runner-up in the men's 800-meter run with a time of 1:59.84, while fellow senior Cassie Mattia (West Chester, OH) had the same finish in the women's 800 with a time of 2:26.18.
The RedStorm also had a pair of third-place finishers. Junior Nick Wilson (Barlow, OH) was third in the men's mile with a time of 4:30.65, while freshman Whittley Nelson (Cincinnati, OH) took third in the women's long jump with a leap of 4.42m.
Among Rio's other finishes in the women's division were freshman Samantha Barnes (Gallipolis, OH), who was fifth in the 400-meter dash at 1:04.99; junior Haley McSurley (Plumwood, OH), who was sixth in the 60-meter dash with a time of 8.78 and 13th in the 200-meter dash at 31.28; senior Kayla Renner (Galloway, OH), who was 10th in the mile at 5:38.00; junior Amy Lower (Lancaster, OH), who took 10th place in the 1,000-meter run at 3:30.71; and senior Danielle Stockham (London, OH), who placed 21st in the mile at 7:22.42.
In the men's bracket for Rio, freshman Dustin Moritz (Ironton, OH) was sixth in the pole vault with an effort of 3.20m and 11th in the 800-meter run at 2:08.97; junior Chad McCarty (Bethel, OH) was 10th in the mile at 4:38.71; and sophomore Kevin Malone (Waverly, OH) was 18th in the 200-meter dash at 25.38.
The RedStorm finished fifth among the five teams competing in the men's division, while also taking fifth in the six-team women's bracket.
Event host Otterbein won the men's title with 186 points, while Ohio Dominican was second with 153 points and Wilmington was third at 149 points. Wittenberg (117) and Rio Grande (17) completed the list.
Otterbein also won the women's division with 227 points, outdistancing runner-up Wittenberg (121) and third-place Cuyahoga Community College (98). Wilmington was fourth with 58 points, while Rio Grande (56) and Ohio Dominican (39) rounded out the field.
Rio Grande returns to action on Saturday, February 4, at the Cedarville Invitational.
