Wilmington College track and field preview

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TEAM RECORD IN 2015

Women finished 5th/ Men finished 7th

HEAD COACH

Ron Combs 19th year at WC

COACH’S RECORD

63 All-Americans and 6 national champions in 19 year at Wilmington

COACHES in PROGRAM

Assistant coach Wayne Stacy (Sprints, Hurdles); assistant coach Kyle Wolf (pole vault); assistant coach Mike Reavis (throws); assistant coach Tricia Steffen (Distance, Middle distance)

STARTERS RETURNING

Zak Kreuer in the pole vault (OAC runner-up in 2015); Pierce Burnam in the hurdles (finished 5th in the OAC in 400H); Marissa Bolen in throws (OAC champion in shot put, national qualifier, finished 12th at nationals)

NUMBER OF RETURNING LETTERWINNERS

Women 4/Men 15

KEY NEWCOMERS

Antone Truss, finished 2nd in the high jump indoor 2016 OAC championship; Ethan Hurtt, 2015 OHSAA state qualifier in the shot and discus; Gino Hinton, 55m finalist in indoor

KEY PLAYERS LOST

Jake Simpkins, OAC runner-up in the 800/1500; Sarah Murphy, OAC champion in 100H; Tricia Steffen, OAC runner-up in the 10,000

RIGHT NOW I LIKE …

Our youth

RIGHT NOW WE NEED TO IMPROVE …

Our experience

OTHER THAN OUR TEAM, WHO WILL BE THE TEAM TO BEAT IN YOUR LEAGUE AND WHY

Mount Union for both men and women-very deep and experienced teams

ANYTHING ELSE YOU’D LIKE TO SAY ABOUT TEAM, SEASON

Wilmington will host a home meet on April 22 and the OAC Championship on April 29-30

SCHEDULE

MARCH

25-@Muskingum Inv TBA

APRIL

2-@Centre Ky Invitational; 9-@Wittenberg Invitational TBA; 16-All-Ohio Championship @Ohio Wesleyan 1130 am; 22-vs Night Moves Invitational 4 pm; 29-OAC Outdoor Championship @WC Noon; 30-OAC Outdoor Championship @WC 10 am

MAY

13-@Louisville Twilight 1130 am; 16-Ron Althoff Last Chance @Ohio Wesleyan Noon; 17-Ron Althoff Last Chance @Ohio Wesleyan Noon

ROSTER

MEN

Linden Ayoki JR Cin LaSalle; Matthew Baker FR Liberty Center; Tjay Burbage FR New Richmond; Pierce Burnam SO New Richmond; Kalvin Butts SO St John’s Mich; Jeffrey Cook SO Blanchester; Gage Egner FR Blanchester; Cameron Erwin SO Springfield Northwestern; Eric Flynn Jr. SO Cleve. Central Catholic; Gino Hinton FR Maple Heights; Ethan Hurtt FR Adena; Dominic King JR Bettsville; Zak Kruer JR Miamisburg; Chase Manica JR Shelby County; Elliott Phillimore FR Old Fort; Travis Scheadler SO Goshen; Griffin Stith SO Batavia; Hunter Stith SO Batavia; Leevi Stump SR Mount Vernon; Alex Tillapaugh SO Wickenberg Ariz.; Antone Truss SR Yellow Springs; Dustin Willey FR Leesburg Fairfield; Tony Wydra SO Miamisburg

WOMEN

Marissa Bolen SR Gibsonburg; Angela Dorsett JR West Mifflin Pa.; Stephanie Fetters JR Milton-Union; Brooke Gibbons FR Blanchester; Calla Henry FR Connersville Ind.; Cierra Johnson FR Fairfield; Shanaya Jones FR Cin. Mother of Mercy; Ashley Lovett SO Washington Senior; Brooklyn Payne FR Chicago Agricultural School, Ill.; Sarah Pierce FR Dominion Academy; Alexis Rhodes FR Old Fort

Zak Kruer is one of the returning athletes for the Wilmington College men’s track and field team.
http://aimmedianetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2016/03/web1_WCMTF.ZakKruer.jpgZak Kruer is one of the returning athletes for the Wilmington College men’s track and field team.

Compiled by Mark Huber

Reach Mark Huber at 937-556-5765, or on Twitter @wnjsports.

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