ZipAlumn Posted May 28, 2006 Report Share Posted May 28, 2006 Congratulations to Tomasz Smialek, John Russell, Natalie Sako, Ashley Kaufman, Randall Hafner, and Auston Papay for advancing to the NCAA Championships. Well Done !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRasor0200 Posted May 29, 2006 Report Share Posted May 29, 2006 I second that.CSTV and CBS will televise the nationals in two weeks from Sacramento.It's too bad the team doesn't have more support from the campus community. Maybe a national champion or two can change that.blogs.ohio.com/rasor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipboy Posted May 29, 2006 Report Share Posted May 29, 2006 Russell should have the best chance at a national title. The only surprise for me was Beata not making it. Seems like after CC season, they decided not to run her too hard this spring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Zip Posted May 29, 2006 Report Share Posted May 29, 2006 christi smith won the heptathalon in 2000 already and little recognition from the community -- not to be mean, but it's track and it's not a big spectator sport unless it is the national championship -- good luck to those going to nationals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZipAlumn Posted June 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 Major congrats has to go to those members of the University track team that went to the NCAA Championships in California.John Russell finished 6th in the Men's Pole VaultAshley Kaufman finished 8th in the Women's JavelinTomaz Smialek finished 8th in the Men's High JumpNatalie Sako finished 12 in the Women's High JumpAlthough Randall Hafner and Auston Papay did not make it into the finals they also should have our congratulations. These were the NCAAl Championships -- not the MAC Championships -- and definately not the Akron City Championships. So why wasn't this covered better by the Beacon ... the Canton Repository had better (and more accurate) coverage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipboy Posted June 10, 2006 Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 Everyone did about as expected. I had hoped that John may have gotten a top 3 finish. Hard to tell what the weather was like, but an 18 foot jump would have been nice. Never the less, an outstanding year for Akron track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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