Tigers Post Strong Results In All-Ohio Indoor Invitational

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Nicole Bailey

The Wittenberg men's and women's indoor track and field teams continued to turn in solid finishes against quality competition the last two weekends, including meets at Cedarville, Capital and Ohio Northern, the last being the prestigious and well-attended All-Ohio Indoor Invitational.

On Feb. 4, the Tiger men finished third and the Tiger women placed fourth at the Cedarville Invitational, despite competing against a field made up primarily of scholarship programs.

Leading the men was senior Joe Rumschlag (Maumee, Ohio/ Toledo Christian) as he finished first in the triple jump, third in the long jump and fourth in the 200 meters. The men's mark was aided when the 1600-meter relay team also took first place with a showing of 3:32.60.

In addition, freshman Mike Echols (Springfield, Ohio/North) finished third in the 800 meters.

The women received a particularly strong showing from freshman Allison Walker (Columbus, Ohio/Academy), who had an impressive showing in the weight throw with a second-place finish. In the 800 meters, juniors Anna Finklestein (Whitehall, Mich./ Reeths Puffer) and Rebecca Stewart (Knoxville, Tenn./The Webb School) took third and fourth in a closely contested race.

On Feb. 11 both the men and the women traveled to Capital University for the Purple and White Invitational. The Tiger men took second place out of 11 teams, and the Tiger women finished fourth in a 10-team field.

The men were led by first-place finishes by senior Lamarr Lewis (Trotwood, Ohio/Madison) in the 400-meter dash and by junior Gregg Carter (Wellsville, Ohio/Wellsville) in the long jump. Carter and Lewis also took second and third respectively in the 200-meter dash. Carter was honored by the North Coast Athletic Conference with Athlete of the Week, Sprints/Hurdles, on Feb. 13.

The women were led by freshman Chastity Sandridge (Euclid, Ohio/Euclid), who placed second in the 55-meter dash, Finklestein, who took fourth in the 400, freshman Alissa Goble (Sunfield, Mich./Lakewood), who was third in the 1500 meters, and sophomore Jessica McClish (Shelby, Ohio/Shelby), who placed third in the high jump.

Rounding things out, freshman Nicole Bailey (Cincinnati,Ohio/ Summit Country Day) had her best day yet as a collegian as she took first place in the 55 meters at the All-Ohio meet in a school record time of 7.43. She also tied the meet record, and she went on to add a second-place finish in the triple jump, a week after claiming third place in the event at Cedarville.

On the men's side, Rumschlag was the top scorer as he placed fifth in the long jump and eighth in the triple jump. Overall, the men were 14th of 19 at the All-Ohio Invitational and the women were 10th.

Next up is a trip to Columbus for a meet at Ohio State on Saturday. The team is competing in some of the toughest events possible as it gears up for the NCAC Championships March 4-5 at Denison.

Next: 2/19 @ Ohio State