Witt Track & Field Recap From Kenyon Spring Invitational

Gambier, Ohio – The Wittenberg University track and field team traveled to Kenyon College on Saturday afternoon for the Kenyon Spring Invitational. The women's team tallied 91 points taking fifth-place on the day, as the men's side collected 88 points for a fifth-place finish. Senior Tyler Gittins had the opportunity of competing at the Jesse Owens Classic from Ohio State University, racing against a variety of competitors from the division I, II, and III. Gittins took third-place in the 400m hurdles with a final time of 52.26, adding a top 20 finish in the 110m hurdles with a time of 15.46.

Alexis Gray would win the 400m dash stopping the clock at just over a minute at 1:00.13. Tiarra Avant earned a fourth-place finish with a final time of 27.39. Samantha Mitchell took fifth-place in the 100m dash, crossing the line at 13.12. Wittenberg would take back-to-back wins in the 100m and 400m hurdles, as Ryelee Clary took the win in the 100m in a time of 15.80. Taylor Barnhisel finished with the win in the 400m with a final time of 1:08.84. Kyla McGee crossed the line in the 3000m steeplechase in a time of 13:57.25. The 4x100m relay team of Clary, Avant, Mitchell and Alexis Johnson finished in the top spot with a final time of 49.87.

Anissa Dann would take third-place in the hammer-throw competition with a toss of 40.32m, Hannah Eley would add a fifth-place finish with a throw of 37.74 and Sydney Granito would come in the seventh spot with a throw of 33.79. Eley would add a seventh-place finish in the discus throw and an eighth-place finish in the shot put competition. Barnhisel would add a fifth-place finish in the high jump competition, clearing a height of 1.42m, along with a fourth-place finish in the javelin throw with a toss of 28.06m. Johnson would take fifth-place in the long jump competition, crossing a distance of 4.92m. Leah Hilley would take sixth-place in the javelin competition with a long toss of 24.00m.

Tyler Branton took fourth-place in the 100m dash with a final time of 11.32. Zach Guyer (11.63) and Brandon Johnson (11.64) would finish back-to-back in the sixth and seventh spots. Johnson would take fourth-place in the 200m dash in a final time of 23.19. Kenny Mayes finished in fifth-place in the 400m dash crossing the line in a time of 51.51. Kyle Farnbauch took second in the 110m hurdles stopping the clock at 15.78. Wittenberg would finish back-to-back in the 400m hurdles, as Farnbauch (58.35) and Garrin Bachinski (1:00.06) took second and third place. Sutton Jacobs took third-place in the 3000m steeplechase, crossing the line in a time of 11:49.06. Guyer would go on to take third-place in the long jump competition, clearing a distance of 6.27m. D'Anthony Dorsey took second-place in the shot put with a toss of 13.90m, while Jonathan Seay finished in fifth-place with a throw of 12.77m. Dorsey would add a third-place finish in the hammer throw competition with a throw of 48.01m. Seay would finish the discus throw in fourth-place with a toss of 35.86.