OU rides fast track in Ontario Invitational

The men’s track team wom five events at the Don Wright Invitational in London, Ontario to finish second. School records were broken by Joe Goike in the 600-meter, Jason Bigelow in the 1500-meter, Jack Coleman in the 300-meter dash and Adam Grubis in the 35 lb. weight. The 800-meter relay team (Randy Moore, Brandon Elliott, Garrett Taffe and Khalid Wells) and the 1600-meter relay squad (Wells, Coleman, Andy Baurhenn and Goike) also squashed school records.

On the women’s side, the Golden Grizzlies accumulated 52 points for a third-place finish.

In total, seven school records were broken, including individual performances by Melissa Martinez in the 300-meter dash, Dayne Cline in the 1500, Jenna Leach in the 600, Maria Mets in the 60-meter hurdles, Marisa Nay in the triple jump and Sasha Whitaker in the 60-meter dash.The 800-meter relay team (Shannon Murray, Whitaker, Jenna Kempf and Jessica Ferguson) and 3200-meter relay team (Sara Leiblin, Claire Leigh-Monstevens, Elizabeth Jones and Cline) also set school records.

—Brittany Ochtinsky, Senior Reporter