Cathy Udeani and Bahiyjaui Allen are two seniors on the squad who typically dominate the high jump and shot put, respectively. At Ohio State, however, that was not the case.
Udeani posted a height of 1.60 meters in her signature event, which was good enough only for 18th place. Meanwhile, Allen finished 11th in the shot put with a toss of 14.60 meters.
I always expect great things from those two
said coach Clay Calkins.
It's a bit of a disappointment when they don't perform as well but I'm confident they'll bounce back for the next meet.
But one theme that has been prevalent with this team for a while remained true in Columbus: When the stars on the team underachieve, a lesser known name will pick up the slack.
In this case, there were two athletes who took on that responsibility: seniors Kari Summers and Annie Beecham. That duo took the second and third spots in the 5000-meter run, with Summers crossing the line at 17:18.53 and Beecham right behind at 17:19.40.
That was definitely the highlight of the meet for us Calkins said.
Kari is coming off a small injury
so it was great to see her running right there with Annie.
Calkins also mentioned that their success in that event should continue and will put points on the board when it comes time for the Mid-American Conference Championships.
The MAC Championships will not provide the same level of competition seen at the Jessie Owens Classic. But Calkins said he was happy with the way his team responded to going up against the likes of Virginia Tech and Penn State
who are ranked fifth and 15th in the nation.
Those types of teams are above the fray and certainly budget a lot of talent, but our girls were ready to go, and will be in the coming weeks.",",2,Sports,Mark Emery,",",",",",","
31555,2010-05-02 23:32:00,Baseball: Ohio sandwiches win between losses,Good news: Ohio scored first in two of its three games this weekend.
Bad news: the team that scored first lost all three games.
,Good news: Ohio scored first in two of its three games this weekend.
Bad news: the team that scored first lost all three games.
The Bobcats dropped the bookends of their weekend series at Kent State despite taking an early lead in both losses.
The Flashes (27-19
12-6 Mid-American Conference) scored at least five runs in an inning three times during their two wins to offset their flawed defense.
Ohio (13-29
7-11 MAC) controlled the first part of Friday's game before Kent scored five runs in the seventh. Starting pitcher Jason Moulton (1-3) allowed just four hits in the first six innings before things headed south. The Flashes had five extra-base hits in the inning
including back-to-back homers
to take a 5-3 lead. The Bobcats responded with a run but could not tie the game. Bryan Barnes was thrown out at the plate to end the eighth.
Ohio coach Joe Carbone defended his decision to send Moulton back to the mound for the seventh.
I don't think he stayed in the game too long at all, he said
adding that Moulton was still hitting the 90s with his fastball.
We had our best pitcher on the mound. That's what we were aiming for.
Ohio and Kent finished the series with a doubleheader Saturday because of yesterday's rainy forecast.
The Bobcats opened the day with an 11-3 victory. After trailing by a run early
Robert Maddox III homered in the fourth to tie the game. Kris McDonough also scored in the inning and later hit a grand slam in the fifth. The Bobcats added three more insurance runs in the seventh.
Bryce Butt (3-7) allowed no runs in 4 2/3 innings of relief to pick up the win.
He gave us a chance to win, Carbone said. He was locating the slider pretty well.
Six of the nine Bobcat starters got a hit
