Results

Meadville, PA – Members of the Oberlin College track and field team tried to punch a ticket to the NCAA Championships at the Allegheny College Gator Invite.
 
Junior mid-distance man Joshua Urso clocked a new school record in the 800-meter run, while the rest of the company of Yeomen and Yeowomen put together a solid showing, but missed out on NCAA qualifications.
 
Urso led the band of Yeomen and Yeowomen who traveled to Pennsylvania by beating the men's 800-meter record, which has gone untested since 1980. The Washington, Pennsylvania native, crossed the line at 1:53.71, besting the previous program record of 1:54.40 held by Todd Portune. Up against some of the nation's best, Urso finished fifth overall.
 
First –years Lilah Drafts-Johnson and Ana Richardson also made the trek to Meadville to compete in the 400-meter hurdles and discus respectively.
 
Following an All-NCAC, second-place performance at the NCAC Championships a week ago, Drafts-Johnson finished seventh at the Gator Invite with a time of 1:03.16.
 
Drafts-Johnson went on to run the first leg of the women' 4x400 –meter relay that also earned All-NCAC accolades last week in Delaware, OH. The women's 4 x 400 team consisting of Drafts-Johnson, Deirdre Haren, Ashley Parish and Margaret Miller finished third with a time of 4:00.09, shaving two seconds from their conference championship performance last week.
 
Richardson was one of two Oberlin throwers competing at the Gator Invite as senior Conor Narovec also made the trip. Richardson landed a throw of 135-00.0 (41.14m) in the women's discus to finish fifth.
 
Navorec, after he re-broke his own school record at the NCAC Championships, finished seventh at the Gator. Navorec finished with a mark of 150-00.0 (45.27m).
 
Track and field will continue their trek towards the National Championships at the Ron Althoff Invitational in Delaware, Ohio. Ohio Wesleyan will host the Althoff on Monday and Tuesday May 11-12.