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Track and Field Concludes Competition at the 21st Annual Jesse Owens Track Classic


Favours and Harris have big day in sprints; Olinger posts mile regional qualifying time
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Brian Olinger posted an NCAA regional qualifying time against a challenging mile field.


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COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio State men's and women's track and field teams finished their second and final day of competition at the 21st annual Jesse Owens Track Classic on Saturday. Honored on Saturday at the Jesse Owens Classic was the meet's founder Ron Althoff at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. The Buckeyes put on a show for the founder with many excellent performances.
In the relay events, the men's and women's 4x100-meter relay teams both finished second in their event, posted season-best times and qualified for NCAA regionals. The women's 4x100-meter relay team of Janell Mitchell, Jenna Harris, Bever-Leigh Holloway and Ayrizanna Favours clocked in at 46.02. The team of Anthony Cole, Todd Dutch, Brandon Cathcart, and Matt Comer finished with a time of 40.50. The men's 4x400-meter relay team of Comer, Dutch, Gerald Griffin and Adam Wilhem also set a season-best mark with a time of 3:10.63. <!-- STORY AD BEGINS HERE -->
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<!-- STORY AD ENDS HERE -->After helping the women's team to a second place finish in the 4x100, Favours came in with a second in the 400-meter dash with a season-best and regional qualifying time of 53.37. Harris also had a strong showing in the 100-meter dash with a third-place time of 11.86. The time also qualifies her for the NCAA regional championships. Harris then went on to take second in the 200-meter dash with a time of 24.11.
Bever-Leigh Holloway won the 100-meter hurdles with a season-best time of 14.23 and Melanie Price won the mile with a time of 5:10.74.
On the track for the men, Cole took second in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.51. Comer placed fourth in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 53.22. Dutch finished third in the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.83, a season-best mark for him. Brian Olinger took sixth in a competitive mile field with an NCAA regional qualifying time of 4:03.58.
In the field for the women, Keturah Lofton took fourth in the women's discus with a throw of 131-9 1/2 just a day after setting the school record in the hammer throw. Lofton also placed second in the shot put with a season-best and NCAA regional qualifying throw of 47-5. Veronica Vance was second in the long jump with a leap of 19-9, also a season-best and regional qualifying mark. Kim Willett placed third in the pole vault with a jump of 11-1.
For the men in the field, Patrick Whalen finished third with a regional qualifying throw of 55-9 1/2 in the shot put. Marious Iacovou tied his best jump of the season and won the high jump with a height of 6-6 3/4. Patrick Woods took third in the high jump with a leap of 6-4 3/4, also tying his season-best jump. Bryan Chard won the pole vault, clearing 15-9. Next week the Ohio State men's and women's teams head to East Lashing, Mich., to compete in the 2006 Big Ten Championships on the campus of Michigan State. Compete results will be posted on www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com.

The actual results are posted on Delta Timing's website.

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Women's Team Makes Final Day Push for Fifth Place at Big Ten Meet, Men Finish Eighth

Stringer successfully defends women's high jump title
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Jessica Stringer cleared 5 feet, 10 inches to win the Big Ten women's high jump.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio State men's and women's track and field teams competed in the final day of the 2006 Big Ten Outdoor Championships Sunday at Michigan State's Ralph Young Facility in East Lansing, Mich. Jessica Stringer helped the women's team make a strong push in the final standings with a second-consecutive conference title in the high jump.
The Buckeye women's squad, in eighth after Saturday, used several high-scoring performances Sunday to place fifth with 66 team points. The men's team, which led the Big Ten standings after events concluded Friday, slipped to third place Saturday and fell further Sunday, winding up in eighth place with a team score of 59. Wisconsin claimed its third consecutive men's team title with a total of 161.5, while Minnesota accumulated 153.5 for the women's team crown.
Stringer, a junior from Williamsburg, Ind., successfully defended her 2005 Big Ten high jump championship by clearing 5 feet, 10 inches. The league title is Stringer's third of her career. She also claimed the 2006 indoor high jump crown earlier this year.
The Buckeyes also benefited from several strong efforts in the sprint and relay events. Junior Jenna Harris, the 2005 Big Ten 100-meter champion, coupled a second-place finish in the 200m with a third-place time in the 100m. Harris clocked a 23.68 in the 200m after posting an 11.63 in the 100m. Both of her times served as NCAA Mideast Regional qualifiers. Freshman Ayrizanna Favours added a second-place and career-best mark of 53.21 in the 400m dash.
Both Favours and Harris combined to lead the women's relays teams to third-place scores in the 4x100m and 4x400m events. Harris ran the lead leg of the season-best and regional qualifying 4x400m mark of 3:40.21. Favours was responsible for the lead leg of the 4x100m, which timed a season-best 45.88. <!-- STORY AD BEGINS HERE -->
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<!-- STORY AD ENDS HERE --> Buckeyes also scored individually in the field events. Senior Keturah Lofton tallied team points in her third event Sunday with an eighth-place distance in the discus (144-3), finishing ahead of freshman Janine Zylinski, who was seventh at 144-10. Junior Veronica Vance was seventh in the triple jump (39-11 3/4).
For the men, a pair of freshman hurdlers made impressive debuts at the Big Ten meet. Matt Comer was second in the 400-meter hurdles in a career-best and regional qualifying time of 51.23. He bested classmate Elon Simms, who was third with a career-best of 51.43. Comer also helped the Buckeyes score in the 4x400m relay. Ohio State finished seventh in 3:10.51. The 4x100m team also took seventh in 41.49.
Freshman Brandon Cathcart added points for OSU in the field with a sixth-place leap in the triple jump of 50-6 3/4. Freshman throwers Pat Whalen and Pat Filipi both were eighth in their events. Whalen heaved 54-2 3/4 in the shot put and Filipi tossed a season-best 182-2 in the javelin.
Final team scores and complete results are available at www.bigten.org or http://flashresults.com/2006_Meets/outdoor/big10/.
Both the men's and women's teams are off next week to prep for the 2006 NCAA Mideast Regional Championships May 26-27 at Knoxville, Tenn.


2006 Big Ten Outdoor Championships - Team Standings
Women Points
1. Minnesota 153.50
2. Michigan 134.66
3. Penn State 115.00
4. Illinois 104.66
5. Ohio State 66.00
6. Purdue 53.33
7. Indiana 52.00
8. Iowa 49.33
9. Wisconsin 48.50
10. Michigan St. 41.00

Men Points
1. Wisconsin 161.50
2. Minnesota 121.50
3. Indiana 105.00
4. Iowa 77.00
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5. Illinois 69.00
7. Penn State 61.00
8. Ohio State 59.00
9. Michigan St. 49.0
10. Purdue 45.00

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Great job with this, bk.

No problem... I enjoy the sport and wanted to make sure others had a chance to see this info. For what it's worth, none of the football players are running track this year... can't say it surprises me though. Too bad for Russ Rodgers as he could have had some killer relays.

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Buckeyes Collect All-Big Ten Awards

Olinger, Stringer earn first-team honors
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Brian Olinger earned All-Big Ten honors with his 10,000-meter win at the league meet.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Big Ten announced its 2006 Outdoor Track and Field All-Conference Team Wednesday. Ohio State had six student-athletes honored with individual awards. Brian Olinger, the league champion in the 10,000-meter run, and Jessica Stringer, conference high jump winner, gained first-team status.
Olinger, a senior from Fresno, Ohio, also became a multiple winner at the Big Ten level last weekend. The 2004 champion in the 5,000-meter run topped the field in the 10,000m event Friday to help the Buckeyes grab first place after Day 1 of the meet. The two-time All-American bested his own Ohio State record to win the event in a time of 28:45.59 and narrowly missed setting the conference meet standard (28:45.25). Less than 24 hours later, Olinger posted a runner-up finish in the 3,000-meter steeplechase Saturday. He added eight more team points for Ohio State with a time of 8:46.93.
Stringer, a junior from Williamsburg, Ind., successfully defended her 2005 Big Ten high jump championship Sunday by clearing 5 feet, 10 inches. The league title is Stringer's third of her career. She also claimed the 2006 indoor high jump crown earlier this year. With Stringer's title Sunday, Ohio State has claimed four of the last five outdoor high jump championships on the women's side. Former Buckeye Tami Smith (2000-03) won league titles in the event in 2002 and '03. Including indoor seasons, Smith and Stringer have combined to win eighth of the last 11 Big Ten high jump crowns. <!-- STORY AD BEGINS HERE -->
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For the men, fellow freshman Matt Comer also turned in a strong first appearance at the Big Ten meet by taking second in the 400m hurdles.
Harris and Olinger each were recipients of the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award.
Both the men's and women's teams are off this weekend to prep for the 2006 NCAA Mideast Regional Championships May 26-27 at Knoxville, Tenn.


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Ohio State Track and Field Heads to NCAA Mideast Regional Meet

Qualifiers from men's and women's teams travel to Knoxville, Tenn.
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Brian Olinger will be competing in the 1,500m, 3,000m and 10,000m.

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Columbus, Ohio -- Qualifiers from Ohio State men's and women's track and field teams converge at the 2006 NCAA Mideast Regional Championships Friday and Saturday in Knoxville, Tenn. The University of Tennessee's Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium will serve as the host venue for the fourth running of the regional meet.
2006 NCAA Mideast Regional Championships
Days: Friday 11 a.m. - 9:40 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m. - 8:50 p.m.
Venue: Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium
Meet Information/Live Results: University of Tennessee or ncaasports.com

Ohio state Mideast Regional Qualifiers <table class="tablecontent" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="400"> <tbody><tr><td>Men</td><td>Event</td><td>Mark</td><td>Date</td></tr> <tr><td>Brandon Cathcart</td><td>Triple Jump</td><td>50-11 1/4</td><td>4/15/2006</td></tr> <tr><td>Matt Comer</td><td>400m Hurdles</td><td>51.23</td><td>5/14/2006</td></tr> <tr><td>Dave Ebersole</td><td>Hammer</td><td>186-1</td><td>5/6/2006</td></tr> <tr><td>Lenny Jatsek</td><td>Shot Put</td><td>57-9</td><td>3/23/2006</td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td>Hammer</td><td>186-9.5</td><td>4/7/2006</td></tr> <tr><td>Brian Olinger</td><td>1,500m</td><td>3:45.38</td><td>5/6/2006</td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td>3,000m Steeple</td><td>8:45.05</td><td>4/29/2006</td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td>10,000m</td><td>28:45.69</td><td>4/1/2006*</td></tr> <tr><td>Jeff See</td><td>1,500m</td><td>3:46.83</td><td>4/15/2006</td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td>Mile Run</td><td>4:04.97</td><td>4/22/2006</td></tr> <tr><td>Elon Simms</td><td>400m Hurdles</td><td>51.43</td><td>5/14/2006</td></tr> <tr><td>Patrick Whalen</td><td>Shot Put</td><td>57-1 1/2</td><td>3/23/2006</td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td>4x100m Relay</td><td>40.50</td><td>5/6/2006</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="4"> </td></tr> <tr><td>Women</td><td>Event</td><td>Mark</td><td>Date</td></tr> <tr><td>Ayrizonna Favours</td><td>400m</td><td>53.21</td><td>4/22/2006</td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td>100m</td><td>11.75</td><td>4/15/2006</td></tr> <tr><td>Jenna Harris</td><td>100m</td><td>11.63</td><td>5/14/2006</td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td>200m</td><td>23.61</td><td>4/15/2006</td></tr> <tr><td>Veronica Jatsek</td><td>Shot Put</td><td>48-0</td><td>3/23/2006</td></tr> <tr><td>Keturah Lofton</td><td>Hammer</td><td>209-1</td><td>5/5/2006</td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td>Shot Put</td><td>47-5</td><td>5/6/2006</td></tr> <tr><td>Ashley Riehm</td><td>Hammer</td><td>183-11 1/2</td><td>5/5/2006</td></tr> <tr><td>Jessica Stringer</td><td>High Jump</td><td>5-10</td><td>4/15/2006</td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>5/13/2006</td></tr> <tr><td>Veronica Vance</td><td>Triple Jump</td><td>40-11 1/4</td><td>4/22/2006</td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td>Long Jump</td><td>19-9</td><td>5/5/2006</td></tr> <tr><td>Janine Zylinski</td><td>Shot Put</td><td>48-3 1/2</td><td>3/23/2006</td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td>Hammer</td><td>177-9 3/4</td><td>5/5/2006</td></tr> <tr><td> </td><td>4x400m relay</td><td>3:40.21</td><td>5/14/2006</td></tr> </tbody></table>

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Track and Field Begins Action at 2006 NCAA Mideast Regional Meet

Harris races to finals in 200-meter dash, Favours reaches finals of 400m
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Jenna Harris will run for a spot at the national championship meet tomorrow in the regional final of the 200m dash.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio State men's and women's track and field teams competed in the first day of the 2006 NCAA Mideast Regional Championships Friday at the University of Tennessee's LaPorte Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn. Several Buckeye sprinters turned in top times in their respective qualifying heats to reach the final events Saturday.
The sprinting tandem of junior Jenna Harris and freshman Ayrizanna Favours proved to be the highlight performers for Ohio State Friday. Harris clocked the sixth-fastest time in the 200-meter dash, a career-best 23.51, to earn a spot in the finals Saturday. Favours nabbed the fifth-best time in the 400m at 53.52 and will run in the event finals tomorrow as well. Both Favours and Harris will vie for a bid to the national champoinships tomorrow. Each will need a Top 5 finish to gain a berth to the NCAA meet. Harris also ran in the 100m dash, but failed to reach in the finals (11.68).
The men's track squad had a pair of freshmen in the 400-meter hurdles in Matt Comer and Elon Simms. Unfortunately, both failed to gain a spot in the finals as both finished outside the Top 9. In the relays, the men's 4x100-meter relay also failed to make the finals with a time of 41.47.
In the jumps, three-time Big Ten champion Jessica Stringer saw her quest to reach All-America status in both the indoor and outdoor women's high jump this season come to an end in a jump off. The junior from Williamsburg, Ind., narrowly missed a spot in the Top 5, finishing in a tie for sixth at 5 feet, 9 1/4 inches.
In throwing events, a trio of Buckeyes competed in the women's shot put. Three-time All-American and recent Big Ten Medal of Honor winner Keturah Lofton heaved a season-best mark of 49-6 and took ninth. Freshmen Veronica Jatsek was 11th at 48-5 and Janine Zylinski took 23rd at 45-9. In the men's hammer, sophomore David Ebersole tossed a career-best mark of 189-6 to finish 13th, four spots ahead of teammate Lenny Jatsek and his 17th-place effort of 181-0. <!-- STORY AD BEGINS HERE -->
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Regional competition resumes Saturday at 11 a.m. with the women's hammer throw.

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Ohio State Men's and Women's Track and Field Concludes Action at NCAA Regional Championships

Olinger wins 3,000m Steeplechase, Lofton takes second in the Hammer
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Senior Brian Olinger won the 3,000m steeplechase on Saturday in Knoxville, Tenn.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio State men's and women's track and field teams competed in the final day of the 2006 NCAA Mideast Regional Championships Saturday at the University of Tennessee's LaPorte Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn. Many Buckeyes punched their tickets to the 2006 NCAA Championships on June 7-10 in Sacramento, Calif.
The women's team finished the regional meet with a team score of 14 points. They came in tied for 16th at the regional meet.The men accumulated 10 team points and tied for 27th.
For the women, senior Keturah Lofton took second in the hammer throw with a mark of 204-7. Lofton's toss qualified her for the NCAA championships. Lofton a three-time All-American and recent Big Ten Medal of Honor winner, also holds the school record in the hammer. Junior Jenna Harris took fifth in the 200m dash with a time of 23.60, a season best mark. By placing in the Top 5 Harris qualified for the 2006 NCAA championships.
On the track for the men, Senior Brian Olinger won the 3,000m steeplechase with a time of 8:45.18. Olinger came in second in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Big Ten Championships and is the current 10,000m champion. With this mark Olinger qualifies him for the NCAA championships. Olinger is the Ohio State record holder in the indoor 5,000m and the outdoor 10,000m.
"I'm just excited to get through regionals without any major catastrophes," Olinger, whose season-best in the steeple is 8:45.05, said. "I still feel like I'm really coming around. I'm still training really hard so I'm looking forward being able to back off a little bit. I want to go after a fast run and put myself in a position to win a title at the NCAA Championships in Sacramento." <!-- STORY AD BEGINS HERE -->
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The Buckeyes are back in action in two weeks on June 7-10 in Sacramento, Calif. for the 2006 NCAA championships.

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Rogers steps down to care for mother
Tuesday, June 06, 2006
Tim May
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
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Russ Rogers has decided to walk away from his job as Ohio State track and field coach after an 18-year run to pursue the goal of making every day Mother’s Day.
Rogers, 65, an only child, said he owes it to his 87-year-old mother, Nellie Rogers, to take her out of a nursing home in New Jersey and see that she spends the rest of her life in his care in Naples, Fla.
"It kept going back and forth in my mind all the things she had done for me, and I just couldn’t leave her there in that nursing home," Rogers said
As he sat back in his office yesterday afternoon and reflected, he said he had been tossing around the idea for eight months since his mother fell and suffered a hip injury.
"This year at the Big Ten meet it was Mother’s Day weekend and I sent her a big, expensive bouquet of flowers and a big card," he said. "I called her and the first thing she said was, ‘Everybody else’s son is here but you.’ That really turned it right there."
He said he informed athletics director Gene Smith of his plan. His retirement will be effective Sept. 30.
The past 13 seasons Rogers was coach of the men’s and the women’s teams, but he said Smith intends to hire a men’s coach and a women’s coach.
"I am happy about that," Rogers said.
There was no single ultimate moment, he said, in a coaching career that spanned four decades at three schools and included several stints as a coach on the international stage, such as mentoring the U.S. sprinters in the 1988 Seoul Olympics.
"I guess my highlights here would be the years (in the early 1990s) when I had Robert Smith, Chris Nelloms, Aaron Payne, Rich Jones, Chris Sanders and Butler By’not’e, and of course more recently with Andrew Pierce," Rogers said. "I want to thank (football coach John) Cooper for letting some of his players come over and run for us, because having athletes like that, that’s when coaching is really easy."
The OSU men won the Big Ten title in 1992 and ’93, and the ’93 team finished fourth in the national championships. Rogers was named national coach of the year in ’92.
Rogers was a sophomore in college the year his father died, and he talked his mother into not remarrying. He thought they had a great rapport that he didn’t want to see challenged, but he said in hindsight it was a selfish move.
"Now I feel like I’m obligated to her, because she is by herself, so I need to be with her," Rogers said. "Not having any brothers and sisters, I’m it. And I’ve got to go to her rescue."

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Olinger Reaches Finals of Steeplechase at NCAA Outdoor Championships

Senior sets season-best time to advance, Harris eliminated in 200 meters
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Brian Olinger will run for the NCAA steeplechase title Saturday.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio - Brian Olinger, a senior distance runner on the Ohio State men's track team, earned a spot in the national finals of the 3,000-meter steeplechase Wednesday at the 2006 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Sacramento, Calif. Junior sprinter Jenna Harris also competed Wednesday in the 200-meter dash and failed to advance to the national semifinals.
Olinger posted the third-fastest time in the preliminary heats to advance to the finals Saturday. The two-time All-American from Fresno, Ohio turned in his top time of the 2006 season of 8:39.33 to claim third in Heat 1 Wednesday. Olinger, who posted the top steeple time among the four regional meets two weeks ago, will run for the individual national title at 5:20 p.m. EDT Saturday. CBS Sports will televise events Saturday live from 3:30 to 6 p.m.
Harris, from Somerset, N.J., made her national meet debut Wednesday. She clocked a time of 23.91 to place seventh in Heat 3 and 24th overall.
Events continue Thursday at Sacramento State's Hornet Stadium. Keturah Lofton, a senior thrower at OSU, is the next Buckeye scheduled to compete at 2 p.m. Friday in the women's hammer prelims.
Team scores and complete results are available at http://www.flashresults.com/2006_Meets/outdoor/ncaa1/.

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6/11/06

NCAA TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS

Olinger gets fifth in steeplechase

Sunday, June 11, 2006


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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Ohio State’s Brian Olinger, a senior from Fresno, Ohio, placed fifth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase yesterday in the NCAA Track and Field Championships.

Olinger, who was accorded All-American status for his fifth-place finish, was clocked in 8 minutes, 40.58 seconds. Brigham Young’s Josh McAdams won in 8:34.1.

Olinger completed his OSU career as a three-time All-American in track. He was an All-American in the indoor 5,000 meters in 2004 and this year.

Xavier Carter of Louisiana State became the first person to win the 100 and 400 meters at an NCAA meet, running down the competition in races just 31 minutes apart.

The 6-foot-3, 190-pound sophomore, who also plays football for the Tigers, had personal bests in both events — a school-record 10.09 seconds in the 100 followed by a 44.53 in the 400.

He finished the meet by running a leg of the winning 1,600-meter relay. That, combined with his participation in the winning 400 relay the previous night, gave him a share of four event titles.

"I pretty much had a good day," he said.

Carter is the first man to achieve the four-event triumph since Jesse Owens did it in 1935 and ’36.

His one-man show wasn’t enough to prevent Florida State from winning its first men’s team title with 67 points. LSU was second with 51, 40 of them thanks to Carter. Texas was third with 36.

Auburn won its first women’s title with 57 points. Southern California was second with 38 1 /2 and South Carolina third with 38.

In the women’s 100, South Carolina sophomore Amberly Nesbitt surprised herself with a victory in 11.34. Kerron Stewart of Auburn was second in 10.36 and Carol Rodriguez of Southern California was third at 10.38. Less than one-tenth of a second separated the top five finishers.
Oregon freshman Rebekah Noble won the women’s 800 in 2:02.07, running down another freshman, Heather Dorniden of Minnesota, at the finish.
Dorniden was second in 2:03.02. Ryan Brown of Washington won the men’s 800 in 1:46.29.

[cincibuck]

Originally Posted by osugrad21

Dispatch

OSU TRACK
"Rogers steps down"

Best news I've heard come out of Columbus in a while. Let's hope we hire someone interested in something more than sprints. Now that we have the facilities there's no reason for OSU to be so poor in track. I don't want to go into why, but I've steered kids away from OSU because of Rodgers.

Cincibuck, Track and CC coach for 25 years

[bkochmc]

Olinger Takes Fifth in NCAA Steeplechase Final

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Senior earns third career All-America honor
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Brian Olinger finished fifth in the NCAA steeplchase championship.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio - Brian Olinger, a senior distance runner on the Ohio State men's track team, competed in the finals of the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase Saturday at the 2006 NCAA Outdoor Championships in Sacramento, Calif. The native of Fresno, Ohio placed fifth with a time of 8:40.58.
Olinger cleared the first water jump among the leaders and remained in the middle of the lead bunch through the initial laps of the race. With less than three laps to go, Olinger made a push to the outside and moved into third position. In the final lap, Olinger slipped to sixth, but regained a spot after clearing the final water jump and crossed the finish line in fifth.
With the fifth-place national standing, Olinger completed his OSU career as a three-time All-American in track and field. The honor Saturday served as the first of his outdoor career. Olinger claimed All-America status in the indoor 5,000-meter run in 2004 and '06.
Team scores and complete results are available at http://www.flashresults.com/2006_Meets/outdoor/ncaa1/.


NCAA Division I 2006 Outdoor
Track & Field Championship
Sacramento,Calif. - 6/7/2006 to 6/10/2006

Men 3,000 Meter Steeplechase
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2 Heats. Advance top 5 from each heat plus next best 4 times.
American: 8:09.17 8/28/1985 Henry Marsh, Athletics West
College Best: 8:05.4h 5/13/1978 Henry Rono, Washington State
NCAA Meet: 8:12.39 6/1/1978 Henry Rono, Washington State
Hornet Stad: 8:15.02 7/15/2004 Daniel Lincoln, Nike
Name Year School Finals Points
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Finals
1 Josh McAdams SR Brigham Young 8:34.10 10
2 Mircea Bogdan SR Texas-El Paso 8:35.35 8
3 Aaron Aguayo JR Arizona State 8:35.78 6
4 Andrew Lemoncello SR Florida State 8:39.45 5
5 Brian Olinger SR Ohio State 8:40.58 4
6 Augustus Maiyo SO Alabama 8:42.04 3
7 Jon Pierce JR Stanford 8:44.17 2
8 Patrick Mutai SO Texas-El Paso 8:44.29 1
9 Jordan Fife SR Indiana State 8:45.53
10 Ryan Warrenburg SR Arizona State 8:45.81
11 Corey Nowitzke JR Eastern Michigan 8:45.90
12 Jake Morse SO Texas 8:46.56
13 Luke Llamas SR Cal Poly-SLO 8:49.89
14 Itay Magidi JR Clemson 8:56.17
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[bkochmc]

Originally Posted by cincibuck

Best news I've heard come out of Columbus in a while. Let's hope we hire someone interested in something more than sprints. Now that we have the facilities there's no reason for OSU to be so poor in track. I don't want to go into why, but I've steered kids away from OSU because of Rodgers.

Cincibuck, Track and CC coach for 25 years

While I don't have quite the experience you do in regards to Rodgers, I tend to agree with you. I think he would have been much better off as a sprints-only coach. The thing OSU has been severly lacking is a separate coach for the men's and women's teams, which looks like is now going to happen (Thanks Gene!)... there is just too much to do for a college coach at this level to manage both mens and womens teams. I have always been amazed how much of the in-state talent has left for out-of-state schools... the only consistent success has only been recent with the distance program (mainly for cross country). We need coaches that can keep the talent HERE, convince Tressel to let some of his players run (see Ginn, O'Neal, Jenkins), and attempt to steal a few good athletes from Texas and California.

[OH10]

Originally Posted by cincibuck

Best news I've heard come out of Columbus in a while. Let's hope we hire someone interested in something more than sprints. Now that we have the facilities there's no reason for OSU to be so poor in track. I don't want to go into why, but I've steered kids away from OSU because of Rodgers.

Cincibuck, Track and CC coach for 25 years

I disagree. I believe Rogers has put out several successful distance runners over the years. Obviously, Ian Conner, Rob Myers, and Robert Gary come to mind right away. But the distance program has been fine. It's the talent level that's down, and the injuries that have been up lately.