Raider Track Teams Compete at Jesse Owens Classic
Published On:
5/3/2008 9:00 PM
Author:
Michael Ihrig
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Scott Thomas |
Mount Union College's track teams competed at the two-day 2008 Jesse Owens Classic at the Ohio State University on Saturday, May 3 in Columbus, Ohio. The meet was nonscored.
Individually, Mount Union's Jaime Simpson finished 15th in the discus with a throw of 162-01 while Pat Nicholson was 16th in the discus with a toss of 161-00 and Judd Lutz took 22nd in the discus with a throw of 156-01. Dan Gund finished fifth in the shot put with a throw of 57-01. Matt Dawson was ninth with a throw of 52-11. Scott Thomas was 23rd in the 100 meter dash with a time of 10.93 and 20th in the 200 meter dash with a time of 21.99. Cecil Shorts III placed 19th in the 400 meter high hurdles with a time of 56.03 while Ty Griffin was 18th in the one mile run with a time of 4:30.78.
On the women's side, Annie Patton placed sixth in the javelin with a throw of 135-11.
The Raiders will next compete at the Allegheny Invitational on Saturday, May 10 in Allegheny, PA.
Results - Jesse Owens Classic Site