ATHENS, Ohio - The Northern Kentucky University men's and women's track and field programs were in action at the Cherry Blossom Invitational this past weekend, hosted by Ohio University.
"It was nice to have better weather in which to compete this weekend, still not perfect however it never is," said head coach
Steve Kruse. "The difference (in weather) made a world of difference for our sprint crew as they made a bigger splash this week in the results. With victories from
Lynsey Shipley,
Andrea Armstrong and
Emily Phillips (due to a timing issue, the results were negated and Phillips' time was not registered), we were much better. Several PR's on the men's and women's side as well and we are looking for even better results at Ohio State this coming weekend."
WOMEN'S RESULTS
- Lynsey Shipley continued to dominate this outdoor season as she picked up the victory in the 400-meter dash with a time of 55.95 overall. Shipley's time in the event also moves her up into a tie for first in Horizon League in the 400m as well.
- Andrea Armstrong also picked up right where she left off and won the 200-meter dash with a time of 24.98.
- Jailyn Ross turned in a solid run in the 100-meter dash as she went on to place second overall with a time of 12.68. Tahlea Harris finished in sixth overall, with a PR of 12.99 as well.
- Emily Phillips did post a fifth-place finish in the 200m dash as well, clocking a time of 25.83 on the day.
- Nelle Yankovich posted a fifth-place finish in the 5000-meter run with a PR of 18:58.92.
- The Norse women finished in fourth overall as a team with 55 points out of 10 total competing teams at this meet also.
MEN'S RESULTS
- Kyle Mastin turned in an impressive performance in the 5000-meter run, finishing sixth overall with a time of 14:49.97.
- Liam Ehrman picked up four points for the Norse men in the 200-meter dash, finishing fifth overall with a time of 23.51. Ehrman went on to post a PR in the 400-meter dash at 51.23 and finished seventh in the event as well.
- Zach Birdsall clocked a top ten performance for the Norse in the 3000-meter run, totaling a time of 10:17.49.
- Cody Chism added another top ten finish for NKU, this time in the 800-meter event, as Chism went on to place eighth with a time of 1:56.31.
UP NEXT
- Northern Kentucky track and field will wrap up the regular season by making the trip north to The Ohio State University to compete in the Jesse Owens Classic (Columbus, Ohio). This meet will look to begin on Friday, April 22 adn run through Saturday, April 23.
FOLLOWING THE NORSE
- For more information on the Northern Kentucky University cross country/track and field program and all Norse athletics please visit NKUNorse.com. Stay up to date with the program throughout the year by following @NKUNorseXCTF on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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