Marietta set to leave its mark at the 2006 All-Ohio Division III Championships
A record 37 Pioneer athletes expected to compete this weekend

Apr. 13, 2006
MARIETTA, Ohio — The Marietta College track & field team has made continuous strides since Head Coach Derek Stanley took over the program in the winter of 2004 and on Saturday (Apr. 15) the program will hit another milestone has a record 37 of its student-athletes are expected to compete at the All-Ohio Division III Outdoor Championships, which will be hosted by Ohio Wesleyan. Teams from the OAC, HCAC, NCAC and the UAA will gather in Delaware for the annual event.

A year ago, the Pioneer men finished 11th, while the Pioneer women took 18th. Both are expected to have a much better showing in 2006, as more athletes will compete this weekend. At the 2006 All-Ohio Division III Indoor Championships, the women took eighth and the men finished 11th.

On Saturday, the men will have a participant in 15-of-20 events, and the women will have a representative in 16-of-20 events.

Following Saturday's competition, Marietta will return to action on Friday (Apr. 21), when it heads to Cincinnati for the Mount St. Joseph Invitational.

Here is a list of the Pioneer athletes and the events that they are expected to compete in. (*Subject to Change)

Women:
Marissa Barnhart - Long Jump, 4x100m Relay
Alecia Benninger - Discus, Shot Put, Hammer Throw
Rachelle Cole - Javelin
Cayli Cummons - 100m Hurdles, 4x100m Relay
Rachel Forman - Hammer Throw
Brea Gardner - 4x400m Relay
Jessica Haas - 400m Dash, 4x100m Relay, 4x400m Relay
Breanne Kosar - High Jump
Tiffany Kovacevich - Shot Put, Hammer Throw
Jessi Larrison - 800m, 1500m, 4x400m Relay
Leslie Pyle - 100m Hurdles, 400m Hurdles, 4x400m Relay
Fizzy Ramsey - Pole Vault
Kelly Rucker - Javelin
Melissa Schulte - Long Jump, High Jump, Triple Jump
Mallory Sinoski - 100m Hurdles, 4x100m Relay

Men:
Art Beck - 4x100m Relay
Anthony Banks - 4x100m Relay
Derek Carpenter - Shot Put, Hammer
Jason Cocca - Discus, Javelin
Kevin Cox - Shot Put
Dan DeZordo - Shot Put, Discus, Hammer
Shawn Ellies - 4x100m Relay
Eric Finn - Hammer
Matt Fuller - Javelin
John Hull - 10000m
Isiah Johnson - 400m, 4x400m Relay
Jered Mitchem - 800m, 4x400m Relay
Brian Pallini - Shot Put, Hammer
Michael Pankowski - Javelin
Harrison Potter - 3000m Steeplechase
Tim Roberts - 400m Hurdles, 4x400m Relay
Jeff Sherman - 200m, 4x400m Relay
Chad Showen - Pole Vault
Clark Spears - 3000m Steeplechase
Seth Townsend - High Jump, Triple Jump
Joe Webb - 4x100m Relay
Andrew Wichie - 10000m

Sophomore Alecia Benninger is one of 37 Pioneers scheduled to compete at this weekend's All-Ohio Championships

Schedule of Events

Performance List