Marietta women place third and men sixth at OAC Relays
Pioneers set 10 school records at league competition

Jan. 31, 2009
WESTERVILLE, Ohio — Head Coach Derek Stanley's Marietta College track & field program got its first look at the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) competition when Otterbein College hosted the 2009 OAC Relays on Saturday (Jan. 31) afternoon.

The Pioneers rose to the challenge by posting their highest finishes ever at the meet, which uses the combination of a school's top two finishes in individual events to determine the amount of points awarded. Therefore, depth has a lot to do with the success of a team at this meet. Marietta's women compiled 91.5 points to place third, while the Marietta men accumulated 64 points to finish sixth. Ohio Northern University swept the event after its women collected 114.50 points and its men totaled 104 points.

"The pride I witnessed by this team today was one of the best moments I have ever had here at Marietta," Stanley said. "It swelled across both teams and brought us together. The enthusiasm by our team members filled the entire indoor track!"

Marietta's team effort produced 10 school record performances; the Pioneers set seven new relay records and three individual records on Saturday.

The men's Distance Medley Relay, which included junior Cody Thomas (North Olmsted), freshman Chase Oberfield (Heath), freshman Terrance Wallace (Columbus/Westerville Central) and junior Josh Mickle (Madison), took third place with a school record time of 10:41.61.

The women's Distance Medley Relay, which featured junior Randi Robertson (Avon Lake), freshman Christina Tirpak (Galena/Olentangy), senior Jessi Larrison (Batavia) and freshman Jennifer Emmert (Martinsburg, W.Va.), also placed third after running a school record time of 12:54.20.

The men's 4x200m Relay, which included freshman Rodney Endicott (Lavalette, W.Va./Wayne), freshman Jayshon Irvin (Vero Beach, Fla./Sebastian), freshman Ryan Householder (Frazeysburg/Tri-Valley) and sophomore Anthony Williams (Columbus/Bishop Hartley), won its race in a school record time of 1:32.47.

The women's 4x200m Relay, which featured freshman Brittany Sims (Columbus/Eastmoor Academy ), senior Sheena Spencer (Marietta/Parkersburg), junior Christ Tims (Olmsted Township/Olmsted Falls) and freshman Corryn Muench (Cold Spring, Ky./Newport Central Catholic ), finished second in its race; the group combined to run a school record time of 1:49.84.

The men's 4x400m Relay, which was made up of Williams, Thomas, Oberfield and freshman Alex Wynn (Cambridge), placed fourth after running a school record time of 3:30.94.

The women's 4x400m Relay, which included Spencer, Tims, Larrison and Muench, also placed second in its race after running a school record time of 4:07.46.

The women's 4x800m Relay, which featured Robertson, junior Brenda Puckett (Eaton/Preble Shawnee), junior Logan Wern (North Canton/Hoover) and Emmert, also set a school record, finishing fifth with a time of 10:17.87.

In addition, Irvin lowered his school record mark in the 55m Dash, taking second place after crossing the line in 6.49 seconds.

Freshman Kim Keesler (Chagrin Falls) also equaled her school record mark in the Pole Vault, clearing 3.20m (10-06.00), and finished fifth.

Finally, freshman Emma Vierheller (Orrville) set a school record in the 55m Hurdles after placing sixth with a time of 9.06 seconds.

Marietta is back in action on Friday (Feb. 6) when the Pioneers host its Alumni Meet. Action begins inside the Dyson Baudo Recreation Center at 3 p.m.

Freshman Rodney Endicott helped the Pioneer set a school record and win the 4x200m Relay.

Complete Results

Men's Results

Women's Results