COLUMBUS, Ohio - University of Dayton track and field competed on Friday at Saturday at the Jesse Owens Classic hosted by The Ohio State University. The Flyers had three first place finishers with Casey Bogues, Abby Carter and Kendall Johnson all winning on Friday. It was the third straight victory for Bogues in the javelin, Abby Carter crossed the finish line first in the 5000m and freshman Kendall Johnson won for the fourth time in the long jump. Dayton had multiple top five performers and several Flyers recorded personal bests.

COACH'S QUOTE

"This weekend was a great test of our competitive grit. We had a lot of great  performances along with a lot of gritty performances. The conditions were not the greatest, but as a staff we were thrilled to see the team's grit tested with a little adversity. We believe we are going to be rolling into A-10s ready to go. We have been building each week, piece by piece. It's going to be a great set up and we are looking to see some elite performances from the team." -Aaron Gordon-  

JESSE OWENS CLASSIC HIGHLIGHTS

• Casey Bogues impressive spring continued on Friday with another win. She threw 51.56m and grabbed her third straight win in three weeks. The redshirt junior holds the four best throws in the conference this season.
• Abby Carter continues to shine for Dayton as she won the 5000m with a time of 16:34.16. The victory marks her fifth in 2024 and the senior still holds the fastest 5000m in the conference at 16:15.45.
• Kendall Johnson now has the two longest jumps in the conference this year after winning again on Friday in the long jump (6.23). The freshman won twice during the indoor season and now owns two victories during the outdoor campaign.
• Jadyn Haywood was close to her personal best in both the 100m and 200m. The sophomore finished fourth in the 100m (11.70) and tenth in the 200m (24.51).
• Luisa Himmler collected another top five finish grabbing fourth in the javelin (39.80m).  The graduate student has finished top four in her last three competitions. 
• Grace Homan picked up a couple of fourth place finishes on Saturday with the shot put (14.40m) and the discus throw (45.95m). The senior now has seven top five finishes this spring during the outdoor season.
• Christierra Cici Williams finished fourth in the triple jump (11.61m) and Jailee Clemmons finished sixth with a personal best 11.36m.

FRIDAY RESULTS
Hammer

17. Jillian Yates - 49.64m
19. Anna Yater - 49.16m

Javelin 

1. Casey Bogues - 51.56m
4. Luisa Himmler - 39. 80m
26. Raegan Ernst - 21.83m

Long Jump

1. Kendall Johnson - 6.23m

400m Hurdles

15. Lauren Santiago - 1:04.85
20. Grace Felts - 1:06.43 PR
22. Raegan Ernst - 1:06.92

1500m                     

25. Cara Mooney - 4:38.95 PR
38. Sammie Wells - 4:46.06    PR                

200m 

10. Jadyn Haywood - 24.51 
27. Rayana Burns - 25.19
30. Anna Kessler - 25.22
34. Tamia Hameed - 25.43 PR
40. Lianna Shakoor - 25.53 PR
50. Sydney Workman - 25.91

5000m                     

1. Abby Carter - 16:34.16
14. Zoe Chappelle - 17:40.36                
15. Justine Smith - 17:41.45 PR
16. Marissa Pritchett - 17:41.97
23. Bryn Hothem    - 17:57.49                

SATURDAY RESULTS
Shot Put 

4. Grace Homan - 14.40m
17. Anna Yater - 12.52m
22. Jillian Yates - 11.69

Triple Jump 

4. Christierra Cici Williams - 11.61m
6. Jailee Clemmons - 11.36m PR

Discus

4. Grace Homan - 45.95m 
16. Anna Yater - 41.12m
24. Maggie Hofner - 37.73m
29. Jillian Yates - 36.60m

100m Hurdles

17. Raegan Ernst - 14.84

100m

4. Jadyn Haywood -11.70 - 3rd Fastest Time at UD
16. Anna Kessler - 12.16
22. Rayana Burns - 12.35
25. Tamia Hameed - 12.39

4x100

7. Dayton (Kessler, Burns, Johnson, Haywood) -47.13 

400m 

20. Lauren Santiago - 58.35
32. Mariya Washington - 59.91
36. Sydney Workman - 1:00.34

800m                                

13. Cara Mooney    - 2:16.74 PR            
28. Sammie Wells - 2:19.08
37. Jenna Eggleston - 2:22.13 PR
42. Anna Newkirk - 2:25.63 PR

3000m Steeplechase                                             

6. Olivia Kindbom- 11:31.60 PR

4x400 

6. Dayton (Johnson, Burns, Shakoo, Santiago) - 4:00.24 
7. Dayton (Felts, Kessler, Workman, Washington)  - 4:06. 32 

UP NEXT

Track and field will participate in two meets next week with some competing at the historic Penn Relays and others at the Miami Redhawk Invitational.  Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the location for the Penn Relays on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The Miami Redhawk Invitational is on Saturday in Oxford, Ohio at George L. Rider Track