After capturing first place in the shot put two weeks ago at the Kenyon Classic, Josh Kime ’11 continued his dominating season by again finishing first at Denison University’s “Last Chance” meet this past Saturday in Granville, Ohio. The senior from Bucyrus, Ohio beat out 12 other competitors with a throw of 46’8″, almost two feet more than the second place finish.
“It’s nice to finally have my form coming together and throwing like I should be the week of the NCAC indoor meet,” Kime said after the meet. “The team as a whole is scoring better times and reaching their potential at the best time. I know we are all ready to compete for the NCAC Indoor Conference Championships,” he added.
Kime was not alone in Wooster victory, as Sean Twining ’11 finished first in the high jump with a height of 5’6″. Also finishing first was the men’s 4 x 200 meter relay team, who beat Wittenberg University’s relay squad by a remarkable three-hundredths of a second.
The women’s team had its most dominant event of the young season in the three hundred meter run; sweeping the top four finishes in the event. Erin Plews-Ogan ë13 took first place with a time of 11:13.12 followed by Sarah Appleton ’12, Monica Ramsted ’13 and Alyssa Getta ’11. Abena Boamah-Acheampong ’13 continued her successful season in the high jump, tying for second place with a jump of 5’3″.
“I think as a team we are well prepared for the championships,” said Whitney Rappole ’11, who finished third in the 400-meter dash. “Our relay performances are peaking at the right time and we have solid competitors in the field events. We’re all very excited.”
The day after the “Last Chance” meet, Stephen Ferguson ’12 and Logan Pry ’12 traveled to Kenyon College to compete in the North Coast Athletic Conference Indoor Pentathlon.
The grueling contest features five events: the 55-meter hurdles, long jump, high jump, 1000 meter race and shot put. Ferguson finished eighth in the event while Fry finished thirteenth.
This weekend the teams will travel to Oberlin College to compete in the NCAC Indoor Track and Field Championships. This will mark the end of the indoor season for both teams.