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Ohio State Track and Field Competes in Disney World Invitational
Stringer clears winning height in high jump, throwers sweep shot put
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Jessica Stringer won the women's high jump Saturday at the Disney Invitational.
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March 25, 2006
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COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio State men's and women's track and field teams opened the 2006 outdoor season this weekend in the Walt Disney Wide World of Sports Invitational at the Disney Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Thursday, Junior
Melanie Price highlighted the day with a winning time in the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase. Saturday,
OSU throwers
Lenny Jatsek and
Janine Zylinski swept the men's and women's shot put and
Jessica Stringer won the high jump.
Jatsek, an indoor All-American, extended past 57 feet, 9 inches to record his first win of the outdoor season. Zylinski finished off the
OSU shot put sweep with a winning mark of 48-3 1/2. Ohio State throwers also captured the runner-up spots in the shot as
Patrick Whalen and Veronica Jatsek heaved 57-1 1/2 and 48-0, respectively. All four
OSU throwers posted NCAA Mideast Regional qualifying marks Saturday.
On the track Friday and Saturday, women's sprinter
Jenna Harris posted a regional-qualifying mark of 23.70 to take second in the 200 meters Saturday after she was fifth in the 100-meter dash in 11.75 Friday. Ayrizanna Favours finished behind Harris in the 200m, clocking a 24.38. She also was second in the 400m Friday in 54.82. For the men, Tony Cole clocked a sixth-place time of 10.63 in the men's 100m and had a 10th-place mark of 21.79 in the 200m. <!-- STORY AD BEGINS HERE -->
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<!-- STORY AD ENDS HERE --> In the jumps, indoor All-American and two-time Big Ten champ
Jessica Stringer won the women's high jump Saturday, clearing a regional-qualifier of 5-9.
Veronica Vance was third in the women's triple jump Saturday, leaping 39-9 1/2. In the long jump Friday, Vance and
Colleen Farrell were sixth and seventh. Vance turned in a leap of 18-10 and Farrell reached 18-8 1/2. Farrell also was fifth in the high jump at 5-7.
Thursday, Price, Ohio State's record holder in the steeple, crossed the finish line in 11:08.35. Fellow distance runner
Laura Piper, a sophomore, also turned in a third-placing showing in the women's 1,500-meter run.
Also Thursday, Jatsek finished fifth in the hammer throw at a distance of 179-3 1/4. He placed behind teammate
David Ebersole, who posted a third-place finish at 182-4 1/2.
Ashley Riehm also was third in the women's hammer Thursday at 164-1 1/4.