T&F: Both men and women finished 11th at All-Ohio meet

Photo credits to David Nguyen

Delaware, Ohio - Defiance College track and field competed at the All-Ohio Championship hosted by Ohio Wesleyan University Saturday afternoon. The women finished 11th and the men finished tied for 11th.

Ron Scott competed in the discus and threw a mark of 32.22m. Isaac Miler placed 12th in the long jump with a mark of 6.12m. 

Ja'Qway Janvier ran the 100 meter dash in 11.33 seconds but did not qualify for the finals. Marlon Brown earned a fifth place finish in the 200 meter dash with a time of 22.39 seconds, a new personal best. Brown would also place second in the 400 meter dash.

The 4x100m team of Janvier, Miler, Brown, and Gavin Maratea placed fourth with a time of 42.94 seconds. 

Lisa-Maria Markau set a new personal best in the 100 meter dash and finished third. Hailei Haynes also set a new personal best in the 100 meter but just missed out on qualifying for finals as the top eight qualified and Haynes finished ninth. Markau would also record a new personal best in the 200 meter dash, completing it in 25.60 seconds. 

Shyla Pemberton would finish the 200 meter dash in 26.63 seconds, a new personal best. The 4x100m team of Haynes, Markau, Pemberton, and Shanti Elkins finished third with a time of 50.17 seconds.  

Track and Field returns to action next Friday, April 21, for the Otterbein Twilight at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio.