Track & Field: Bobcat throwers share bond off the field
By Joey Flannery | Mar. 21, 2018The friendship of junior weight thrower Gaza Odunaiya and senior shot putter Jordan Porter has led to success throughout the season.
The friendship of junior weight thrower Gaza Odunaiya and senior shot putter Jordan Porter has led to success throughout the season.
With the outdoor season ahead of it, Ohio will have to build on its successes and remedy its struggles from the indoor season.
Ohio scored 13 total points after placing in four events.
Ohio will head to Bowling Green for the MAC Championships on Friday
Odunaiya broke the school record in weight throw Friday.
The Bobcats collided with a tough field that included four Mid-American Conference foes and two power-five schools but performed strongly.
The Bobcats need to prove themselves this weekend.
Ohio recorded a season-best nine event wins and 37 top-ten finishes on the day.
The Track and Field team is preparing for the Thundering Herd Invitational on Friday
The Bobcats will have their first meet of the spring semester.
The Bobcats struggled Thursday in their first indoor meet of the season.
The frigid outdoor temperatures haven’t stopped coach Clay Calkins and the Bobcats from preparing for another season of indoor track & field.
Emma Ryan and Jordan Porter represented the Bobcats last weekend at the University of Kentucky.
The Bobcats finished in last place at the Mid-American Conference Championship in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Ohio had a solid meet in Akron this weekend at the Campbell/Wright Invitational.
Ohio rested some of its athletes, but the rest of the team still had a solid showing at the Charlotte Invitational.
Both Tajah Smith and Olivia Mayfield will take the weekend to rest due to injured hamstrings.
The Bobcats continued their momentum this weekend at the Hilltopper Relays
The Bobcats will travel to Kentucky this weekend to compete in the Hilltopper Relays.
Ohio had a good showing at its first home meet of the season despite the subpar weather.