By: Casey Kropka
ASHLAND, Ohio-- The Mount Union women's track and field team had four top 10 performances at a mostly Division I and II meet at the Jud Logan Light Giver Open meet hosted by Ashland University.
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The quartet of Maddy Miles,
Mary Mason,
Halle Cochran, and
Cora Liskai finished fourth overall and the first Division III team in the 4x400-Meter relay running a 3:55.90.
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Gianini Venuto was the top Division III athlete and finished sixth overall in the 3,000-Meter run with a time of 10:04.78. Â
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Miles was the top Division III athlete along with Mason being second in the 400-Meters running 57.77 and 58.35 good for 15
th and 22
nd overall.
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Makayla Sitzlar was the top Division III athlete in the shot put finishing 21
st overall with a throw of 40-feet 3.25-inches.
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Mackenzie Davis was ninth overall and second among the Division III athletes in the long jump with a leap of 17-feet 5.5-inches.
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Jasmine Arnold finished ninth overall and the second Division III athlete with a time of 18:25.74 in the 5,000-Meters
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Buzz Kline and
Kenna Johnston finished 25
th and 28
th overall in the weight throw with tosses of 47-feet 3-inches and 45-feet 5-inches which was the second and third best Division III throws at the meet.
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Becca Santom and
Madeline Burgess were the top two Division III athletes in the triple jump with leaps of 33-feet 8.75-inches and 33-feet 4-inches which was 19
th and 22
nd overall.
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Cochran was 18
th overall and the second Division III athlete to finish in the 800-Meters with a time of 2:21.04.
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Natasha Zahursky finished 23
rd overall in the 60-Meter hurdles prelim with a time of 9.44 and was the third best Division III athlete.
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A special shot out to our throws coach Abby Moore as she won the elite division in the shot put with a throw of 61-feet 5.5-inches which currently ranks her eighth in the world and third in the US.
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Mount Union will head to Westerville next weekend for the All-Ohio Championships hosted by Otterbein on Saturday.
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