Results
The Malone University men's and women's track & field teams competed at the University of Mt. Union's John Homon Open (non-team scoring meet) on Friday as four Pioneer student-athletes earned individual event victories in the process while one of those Malone competitors was a double winner on the day.
For the men's team,
Malik Felton pocketed two individual wins as he captured the 100-meter dash, among 25 entrants, in a time of 10.73 seconds and took the 200 meters, with 23 sprinters in the field, in 21.85 seconds. In addition,
Matt Hendrix claimed victory in the 800-meter event, among 33 runners, in 1:59.57 while
Philip Palmer took the 400-meter hurdles, among 11 contestants, in 56.08 seconds.
For the women's team,
Tina Oprean earned a first-place finish in the 1500 meters, among 33 contestants, in a time of 4:42.14 as she paced a 1-2-3 Malone finish.
Mattison Rankin was in second at 4:45.19 and
Erin Bauer took third in 4:45.60.
Numerous other athletes on both Pioneer squads earned “top five” finishes. Claiming the distinction for the women were
Laura Page (T-3rd; 9' 2.25”) and
Allyssa Hostetler (T-3rd; 9' 2.25”) in the pole vault,
Melissa Wohlheter in the 100-meter hurdles (2nd; 16.64),
Katie King in the 800 meters (3rd; 2:22.82),
Emily Tomei in the 1500 meters (5th; 4:48.79), Rankin in the 800 meters (5th; 2:27.54),
Rachel Pae in the 200 meters (5th; 27.64) and
Sara Polatas and
Tynae Wilson in the 5000 meters with times of 18:25.56 (4th) and 18:28.95 (5th), respectively. In addition, the women's 4x400-meter relay team of
Emily Fisher, Pae, King and Oprean placed third in a time of 4:11.82.
Capturing a “top five” honor for the men's squad were
Anthony Lombardi (T-3rd; 6' 2.75”),
Matt Lautanen (T-5th; 6' 0.75”) and
Kyle Wagner (T-5th, 6' 0.75”) in the high jump and
Tom Reed in the shot put (5th; 46' 8.75”). In addition, the men's 4x400-meter relay team of
Eric Barto, Palmer, Hendrix and
Doug French earned a third-place finish in 3:29.48.
Malone will be back in action next Friday and Saturday (April 13-14) when the teams send numerous athletes to the Jesse Owens Classic, hosted by The Ohio State University, in Columbus, Ohio.
