2017 OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD
2017 OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD 2017 Dayton Track & Field Outdoor Schedule Date
Event
March 24-25 March 31- April 1 April 8 April 13-14 April 14-15 April 22 April 29 May 6-7 May 25-27 June 7-10
Location
Adidas N.C. State Raleigh Relays Oliver Nikoloff Invitational Redbird Invitational Bryan Clay Invitational All- Ohio Championships Illinois Twilight Redhawk Invitational Atlantic 10 Championships NCAA Regionals NCAA Championships
Raleigh, N.C. Cincinnati, Ohio Normal, Ill. Azusa, Calif. Cincinnati, Ohio Champaign, Ill. Oxford, Ohio Amherst, Mass. Lexington, Ky. Eugene, Ore
Finish N/A 2nd Place 2nd Place N/A N/A 2nd Place N/A 3rd Place
2017 Outdoor Results Lillian Cook ∙ Fr. ∙ Seven Valleys, Pa. Javelin 41.82 41.56 40.95 47.84*!#
7th/19 2nd/11 3rd/9 1st/15
Raleigh Relays 3/25 Redbird Invite 4/8 All-Ohio 4/15 Atlantic 10 5/6
Erin Reese∙ R-So. ∙ Mt. Prospect, Ill. SP
13.93 14.59 14.82*!
4th/19 Redbird Ivite 8th/13 All-Ohio 2nd/17 Atlantic 10
HT
56.76 5th/31 Raleigh Relays 3/25 52.56 2nd/14 Oliver Nikoloff 4/1 60.05 2nd/17 All-Ohio 4/15 63.43*!# 1st/17 Illinois Twilight 4/22 61.37 1st/20 Atlantic 10 5/6
Discus
47.47 50.87*!# 49.54 43.42 49.34 48.80
8th/37 1st/16 4th/16 8th/16 2nd/15 3rd/18
4/8 4/15 5/7
Raleigh Relays 3/25 Oliver Nikoloff 4/1 Redbird Invite 4/8 All-Ohio 4/15 Illinois Twilight 4/22 Atlantic 10 5/7
Jenni Rossi ∙ Jr. ∙ Middletown, Ohio (pronounced Ross-EYE) SP 14.25 13th/36 14.45 3rd/15 14.38 2nd/19 15.03 4th/13 15.14*!# 1st/22 15.05 1st/17
Raleigh Relays 3/25 Oliver Nikoloff 4/1 Redbird Invite 4/8 All-Ohio 4/15 Illinois Twilight 4/22 Atlantic 10 5/7
HT
51.60 11th/31 Raleigh Relays 3/25 50.60 3rd/14 Oliver Nikoloff 4/1 51.39 13th/17 All-Ohio 4/15 51.78 4th/17 Illinois Twilight 4/22 52.17 3rd/20 Atlantic 10 5/6
Discus
43.94 15th/37 45.88 2nd/16 49.64*! 3rd/16 45.20 6th/16 49.34 2nd/15 46.76 4th/18
Raleigh Relays 3/25 Oliver Nikoloff 4/1 Redbird Invite 4/8 All-Ohio 4/15 Illinois Twilight 4/22 Atlantic 10 5/7
*- denotes personal best ! - denotes Top 5 All-Time mark | # denotes school record
Dayton Track and Field Coaching Staff Sarah Haveman (Purdue ‘10) Director of Women’s Track & Field and Cross Country Brandan Bettenhausen (Wisconsin ‘11) Assistant - Throws 5th season at UD Keith Hopkins (Purdue ‘10) Assistant - Multi-, Jumps, Sprints, Hurdles 1st season at UD
2017 OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD Dayton’s 2017 NCAA Regional Qualifiers Lillian Cook ∙ Fr. Seven Valleys, Pa. Javelin • Competing in her first-ever collegiate event, Cook broke Dayton’s all-time record in the javelin at the Raleigh Relays. • Cook earned an individual Atlantic 10 title with another record-breaking performance in the javelin; a facility-best and UD-best mark of 47.84m. • Her mark of 47.84m is currently ranked 30th in the NCAA East Region and is the fourth-best mark this season by a freshman. • Cook was twice named A-10 Rookie of the Week for the 2017 outdoor season (March 28 & April 25).
Erin Reese∙ R-So. Mt. Prospect, Ill. Hammer Throw/Discus • Holds the Dayton hammer throw (63.43m) and discus (50.87m) records, both set this year. She broke the hammer throw record at the Illinois Twilight on April 22 and the discus record on April 1 at the Oliver Nikoloff Invite hosted by Cincinnati and took first in both events.
Jenni Rossi ∙ Jr. Middletown, Ohio
(pronounced Ross-EYE) Discus • Won gold in the shot put at the 2017 Atlantic 10 Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a mark of 15.05m. She also took third in the hammer throw (61.37m) and fourth in the discus (46.76m). • Rossi holds the Dayton record in the shot put (15.14m) set this season at the Illinois Twilight on April 22. • Her mark of 49.64m in the discus, set at the Illinois State Redbird Invitational, is ranked 44th in the NCAA East Region. It is the second-best mark in UD program history. • Rossi earned A-10 Performer of the Week honors on April 18, 2017. • She was the 2016 Atlantic 10 Most Outstanding Field Performer for the indoor and outdoor track and field seasons.
• Reese was named the 2017 Atlantic 10 Championship Field Performer of the Meet after taking first place in the hammer throw (61.37m), second in the shot put (14.82m) and third in the discus (48.80m). • Her PR of 63.43 in the hammer is ranked ninth in the NCAA East Region and is the second-best mark for a sophomore. Her PR in the discus is ranked 31st and is the third-best mark for a sophomore. • Twice named A-10 Performer of the Week for the 2017 outdoor season (April 4 & April 25).
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Event
March 24-25 March 31- April 1 April 8 April 13-14 April 14-15 April 22 April 29 May 6-7 May 25-27 June 7-10
Location
Adidas N.C. State Raleigh Relays Oliver Nikoloff Invitational Redbird Invitational Bryan Clay Invitational All- Ohio Championships Illinois Twilight Redhawk Invitational Atlantic 10 Championships NCAA Regionals NCAA Championships
Raleigh, N.C. Cincinnati, Ohio Normal, Ill. Azusa, Calif. Cincinnati, Ohio Champaign, Ill. Oxford, Ohio Amherst, Mass. Lexington, Ky. Eugene, Ore
Finish N/A 2nd Place 2nd Place N/A N/A 2nd Place N/A 3rd Place
2017 Outdoor Results Lillian Cook ∙ Fr. ∙ Seven Valleys, Pa. Javelin 41.82 41.56 40.95 47.84*!#
7th/19 2nd/11 3rd/9 1st/15
Raleigh Relays 3/25 Redbird Invite 4/8 All-Ohio 4/15 Atlantic 10 5/6
Erin Reese∙ R-So. ∙ Mt. Prospect, Ill. SP
13.93 14.59 14.82*!
4th/19 Redbird Ivite 8th/13 All-Ohio 2nd/17 Atlantic 10
HT
56.76 5th/31 Raleigh Relays 3/25 52.56 2nd/14 Oliver Nikoloff 4/1 60.05 2nd/17 All-Ohio 4/15 63.43*!# 1st/17 Illinois Twilight 4/22 61.37 1st/20 Atlantic 10 5/6
Discus
47.47 50.87*!# 49.54 43.42 49.34 48.80
8th/37 1st/16 4th/16 8th/16 2nd/15 3rd/18
4/8 4/15 5/7
Raleigh Relays 3/25 Oliver Nikoloff 4/1 Redbird Invite 4/8 All-Ohio 4/15 Illinois Twilight 4/22 Atlantic 10 5/7
Jenni Rossi ∙ Jr. ∙ Middletown, Ohio (pronounced Ross-EYE) SP 14.25 13th/36 14.45 3rd/15 14.38 2nd/19 15.03 4th/13 15.14*!# 1st/22 15.05 1st/17
Raleigh Relays 3/25 Oliver Nikoloff 4/1 Redbird Invite 4/8 All-Ohio 4/15 Illinois Twilight 4/22 Atlantic 10 5/7
HT
51.60 11th/31 Raleigh Relays 3/25 50.60 3rd/14 Oliver Nikoloff 4/1 51.39 13th/17 All-Ohio 4/15 51.78 4th/17 Illinois Twilight 4/22 52.17 3rd/20 Atlantic 10 5/6
Discus
43.94 15th/37 45.88 2nd/16 49.64*! 3rd/16 45.20 6th/16 49.34 2nd/15 46.76 4th/18
Raleigh Relays 3/25 Oliver Nikoloff 4/1 Redbird Invite 4/8 All-Ohio 4/15 Illinois Twilight 4/22 Atlantic 10 5/7
*- denotes personal best ! - denotes Top 5 All-Time mark | # denotes school record
Dayton Track and Field Coaching Staff Sarah Haveman (Purdue ‘10) Director of Women’s Track & Field and Cross Country Brandan Bettenhausen (Wisconsin ‘11) Assistant - Throws 5th season at UD Keith Hopkins (Purdue ‘10) Assistant - Multi-, Jumps, Sprints, Hurdles 1st season at UD
2017 OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD Dayton’s 2017 NCAA Regional Qualifiers Lillian Cook ∙ Fr. Seven Valleys, Pa. Javelin • Competing in her first-ever collegiate event, Cook broke Dayton’s all-time record in the javelin at the Raleigh Relays. • Cook earned an individual Atlantic 10 title with another record-breaking performance in the javelin; a facility-best and UD-best mark of 47.84m. • Her mark of 47.84m is currently ranked 30th in the NCAA East Region and is the fourth-best mark this season by a freshman. • Cook was twice named A-10 Rookie of the Week for the 2017 outdoor season (March 28 & April 25).
Erin Reese∙ R-So. Mt. Prospect, Ill. Hammer Throw/Discus • Holds the Dayton hammer throw (63.43m) and discus (50.87m) records, both set this year. She broke the hammer throw record at the Illinois Twilight on April 22 and the discus record on April 1 at the Oliver Nikoloff Invite hosted by Cincinnati and took first in both events.
Jenni Rossi ∙ Jr. Middletown, Ohio
(pronounced Ross-EYE) Discus • Won gold in the shot put at the 2017 Atlantic 10 Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a mark of 15.05m. She also took third in the hammer throw (61.37m) and fourth in the discus (46.76m). • Rossi holds the Dayton record in the shot put (15.14m) set this season at the Illinois Twilight on April 22. • Her mark of 49.64m in the discus, set at the Illinois State Redbird Invitational, is ranked 44th in the NCAA East Region. It is the second-best mark in UD program history. • Rossi earned A-10 Performer of the Week honors on April 18, 2017. • She was the 2016 Atlantic 10 Most Outstanding Field Performer for the indoor and outdoor track and field seasons.
• Reese was named the 2017 Atlantic 10 Championship Field Performer of the Meet after taking first place in the hammer throw (61.37m), second in the shot put (14.82m) and third in the discus (48.80m). • Her PR of 63.43 in the hammer is ranked ninth in the NCAA East Region and is the second-best mark for a sophomore. Her PR in the discus is ranked 31st and is the third-best mark for a sophomore. • Twice named A-10 Performer of the Week for the 2017 outdoor season (April 4 & April 25).
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