Yellow Jackets Finish 14th At All-Ohio
DELEWARE, OHIO – The Defiance College men’s track and field team traveled to Delware, Ohio to compete at Ohio Wesleyan University in the All-Ohio DIII Championships and finished 14th with a team score of 16 points.
DELEWARE, OHIO – The Defiance College men's track and field team traveled to Delware, Ohio to compete at Ohio Wesleyan University in the All-Ohio DIII Championships and finished 14th with a team score of 16 points.
Defiance was led by freshman Darius Spinks (Washington, Pa. /Washington) who had two second place finishes for the afternoon. Spinks finished with a time of 10.80 seconds in the 100-meter dash and 21.81 seconds in the 200-meter dash. Spinks also competed in the long jump and finished ninth with a 21' 2" leap.
Freshman Aaron Schwarzbek (Sherwood/Fairview) crossed the line in 57.81 seconds in the 400-meter hurdles to take home a tenth place finish.
Rounding out the top-ten finishes for the Purple and Gold was senior Jacob Rodriguez (Ligonier, Ind. /West Noble). Rodriguez catapulted the hammer 143' 1" to finish in tenth place.
The Yellow Jackets will return to action on Saturday, Apr. 18 when they travel to Ada, Ohio for the Ohio Northern Invitational. The meet is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m.