NORTH CANTON, Ohio - With the 2022 Great Midwest Outdoor Track & Field Championships coming up next week in Owensboro, Kentucky, the Walsh Cavaliers women's track and field team competed in the Walsh Tune-Up on Thursday (April 28). 

A handful of student-athletes competed at the Ashland Alumni Open on Friday (April 29) and Saturday (April 30). 

In the home meet, Walsh had 18 podium finishes with five event wins. There were five provisional marks reached by three different student-athletes for the weekend. Kelsey Hartsock bettered her Thursday mark with the 12th best mark in Division II at Ashland. Ndidiamaka Anaraodo moved to third in D2 in the Shot Put. Alexa Leppelmeier hit her fourth different provo mark of the season.

Ashland Alumni Open

2nd Place Finishes 

• Kelsey Hartsock (Pole Vault): 4.03 meters - NCAA Division II Provisional Mark, 12th in Division II

Walsh Tune-Up

1st Place Finishes

• Kelsey Hartsock
  • 100 Meters: 12.51 seconds
  • Pole Vault: 3.78 meters - NCAA Division II Provisional Mark
• 4x100 Relay (Kelsey Hartsock, Claire Martin, Talia McLin, Style Henry): 48.21 seconds
• Ndidiamaka Anaraodo
  • Shot Put: 15.65 meters - NCAA Division II Provisional Mark, 3rd in Division II
  • Hammer Throw: 54.44 meters - NCAA Division II Provisional Mark

2nd Place Finishes

• Style Henry (100 Meters): 12.73 seconds
• Alexa Leppelmeier (800 Meters): 2:11.87 - NCAA Division II Provisional Mark, 35th in Division II
• Peyton Knoch (100 Hurdles): 15.02 seconds 
• 4x400 Relay (Rebecca Bodo, Lexie Engstrom, Julie White, Madelyn Marquess): 4:16.77
• Toni Denmark (High Jump): 1.56 meters
• Claire Martin (Triple Jump): 10.88 meters

3rd Place Finishes

• Laura Rodgers (1500 Meters): 4:51.11
• Aeryn Walters (3000 Steeplechase): 12:15.56
• Elena Bell (High Jump): 1.51 meters
• Style Henry (Long Jump): 5.22 meters
• Brooke Lumpkin
  • Shot Put: 13.38 meters
  • Javelin Throw: 32.74 meters
• Reagan Garrett (Discus): 41.39 meters

4th Place Finishes

• Talia McLin (100 Meters): 12.93 seconds
• Skyler Stewart (100 Hurdles): 15.86 seconds
• Madelyn Marquess (400 Hurdles): 1:15.00
• Sara Kittle (Shot Put): 12.96 meters
• Samantha Watkins (Discus): 39.01 meters

5th Place Finishes

• Talia McLin (200 Meters): 26.56 seconds
• Laura Rodgers (800 Meters): 2:22.88
• Skyler Stewart (Javelin Throw): 30.70 meters

6th Place Finishes

• Rebecca Bodo (400 Meters): 1:03.34
• Natalie Boyden (5000 Meters): 19:24.79
• Lauren Moses (Pole Vault): 3.13 meters
• Claire Martin (Long Jump): 4.95 meters
• Bree Lumpkin (Shot Put): 11.27 meters
• Madison Webb (Hammer Throw): 46.37 meters
• Samantha Watkins (Javelin): 30.65 meters

8th Place Finishes

• Julie White (400 Meters): 1:05.70
• Hannah Groff (5000 Meters): 19:54.82
• Toni Denmark (100 Hurdles): 16.64 seconds
• Lauren Moses (Long Jump): 4.77 meters
• Brooke Lumpkin (Hammer Throw): 43.80 meters

The Great Midwest Track Championships will take place, starting on Wednesday (May 4). 

-WC-