Outdoor Track and Field

BEREA, OHIO -- The Baldwin Wallace University women's outdoor track and field team placed second and the men were third today at the annual All-Ohio Collegiate Invitational Meet in Columbus.

The Yellow Jacket women finished second of 18 schools and lost the team title to Otterbein by two points. It ended a streak of seven straight All-Ohio titles for the Yellow Jackets. The BW men placed third of 18 schools and were 12.5 points shy of team champion Otterbein.

For the women, senior Jessica Textoris (Akron/ Medina Highland) won the 3000 meter steeplechase in a meet and school-record of 10:40.89 which bettered her previous NCAA Division III national qualifying time. Textoris and junior Jen Southall (Willoughby South) placed first and second. Southall was timed in 11:08.80. Textoris also placed second in the 5000 meter run in 18:31.99.

In addition, senior Tara Gruskiewicz (Williamsfield/ Pymatuning Valley) won the 800 meter run in 2:14.96, senior Lynn Katanik (Parma Padua) won the 5000 meter run in 18:28.37 with she and Textoris placing first and second, and senior Nicole Drouhard (Canfield/ Austintown Fitch) won the 10,000 meter run in 37:48.07.

For the men, senior Tim Budic (Eastlake North), junior Alex Johnson (Olmsted Falls), sophomore Jon Shoffstall (Lakeview/ Indian Lake) and senior Brad Geletka (Kirtland) all placed second. Budic was second in the 3000 meter steeplechase in 9:10.60 and second in the 5000 meter run in 15:25.73. Johnson was second in the discus in 149'4" and was fourth in both the shot put (48'11") and javelin (162' 10"). Shoffstall was second in hammer with a throw of 151-feet. Geletka was second in the 10,000 meter run in 31:56.91.

The Yellow Jacket track teams will return to action next Saturday when they host the annual Baldwin Wallace University Invitational Meet at The George Finnie Stadium in Berea. The meet is set to begin at 8:00 a.m.

2003 All-Ohio Intercollegiate Championship Meet

at Ohio Wesleyan University

in Delaware, Ohio

Women's Team Scores: 1. Otterbein, 116; 2. Baldwin Wallace, 114; 3. Oberlin, 78; 4 (tie). Mt. Union and Denison, 68; 6. Ohio Northern, 64; 7. John Carroll, 44; 8. Wilmington, 36; 9. Ohio Wesleyan, 35; 10. Muskingum, 34; 11. Kenyon, 24; 12. Bluffton, 23; 13. Case Western Reserve, 21.5; 14. Hiram, 18; 15. Defiance, 17; 16. Capital, 12.5; 17. Wooster, 6; 18. Heidelberg, 1.

Women's Winners: 400 Relay: Mount Union, 49.44; 3000 Steeplechase: 15Textoris (BW), 10:40.89*; 1500 Run: Allen (Ott), 4:38.26*; 100 Hurdles: Dight (ONU), 14.58*; 400 Dash: Moore (Musk), 57.80*; 100 Dash: Stackhouse (Obe), 12.95; 800 Run: Gruskiewicz (BW), 2:14.96*; 400 Hurdles: Dight (ONU), 1:00.14*; 200 Dash: Berner (Den), 25.35*; 5000: Katanik (BW), 18:28.37; 1600 Relay: Ohio Northern, 3:57.29*; Long Jump: Walker (Ken), 18' 00.25*"; Pole Vault: Branam (JCU), 10'6"; Discus: Finkes (Den), 136' 1"*; High Jump: Grzybowski (JCU), 5'4.5"*; Shot Put: Finkes (Den), 42' 10.25"; Javelin: Enderle (Obe), 132' 3"; Triple Jump: Somoles (MUC), 35' 8"*; Hammer: Risenburg (Def.), 141' 7"*; 10000 Run: Drouhard (BW), 37:48.07*.

* - denotes NCAA Division III national qualifying distance.

Men's Team Scores: 1. Otterbein, 115; 2. Mt. Union, 114.5; 3. Baldwin Wallace, 102.5; 4. Wilmington, 72; 5. Defiance, 66; 6. Muskingum, 60; 7. John Carroll, 52; 8. Ohio Northern, 43; 9. Capital, 27; 10. Kenyon, 22; 11. Bluffton, 19.5; 12. Heidelberg, 16; 13. Ohio Wesleyan, 15; 14 (tie). Wooster and Case Western Reserve, 13; 16. Oberlin, 11; 17. Denison, 10; 18. Hiram, 4; 19. Marietta, 3.5.

Men's Winners: 400 Relay: Muskingum, 42.44; 3000 Steeplechase: Less (MUC), 9:07.12*; 1500 Run: Eby (Mt. Union), 3:58.50; 110 High Hurdles: Wolf (Wilm), 15.10; 400 Dash: Dunklin (JCU), 48.66; 100 Dash: Biacofsky (MUC), 11.07; 800 Run: Gadfield (Ott.), 1:54.34; 400 Hurdles: Nuesmeyer (Musk), 53.52*; 200 Dash: Douglass (Musk), 22.21; 5000: Hostetler (MUC), 15:21.41; 1600 Relay: John Carroll, 3:18.53; High Jump: Swanson (Ott), 6'4"; Shot Put: Basich (MUC), 54' 1.25"*; Javelin: Chaney (JCU), 178' 2"; Pole Vault: Wolf (Wilmington), 16' 4.75"*; Long Jump: Dixon (Def), 22' 1.75"; Discus: Basich (MUC), 157' 1"*; Triple Jump: Jones (Capital), 44' 5.5"; Hammer: Horn (ONU), 153' 2"; 10000 Run: Hildebrand (Ken), 31:56.91.

FOR MORE Baldwin Wallace University SPORTS INFORMATION, please call Sports Information Director Kevin Ruple at 440-826-2327, FAX him at 440-826-2329 or e-mail him at kruple@bw.edu. To contact Head Track & Field Coach Dr. Bill Taraschke, please call him at 440-826-3322, FAX him at 440-826-2192 or e-mail him at wtarasch@bw.edu.

To check out all of the latest BW indoor track & field information, please log onto our Internet Web site at www.bw.edu/athletics and then go to the indoor track & field pages. Updated indoor season bests, meet results and meet and stories can be accessed on the schedule page.