Vikings Open 2019 #HLTF Outdoor Championships

Vikings Open 2019 #HLTF Outdoor Championships

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The Cleveland State track and field team opened competition at the 2019 Horizon League Outdoor Championships Friday, ending the first day of action sitting seventh with seven team points.

Heptathlon
After the first day of the Heptathlon competition Hannah Gaskins sits third overall with 2852 points, while Julianne Dorothal currently ranks seventh with 2563 points.

Gaskins' best finish came in the 200 Meter Dash, as she finished second overall with a time of 25.84, which ranks fourth in the CSU Record Book. Gaskins also recorded a pair of third place finishes in the 100 Meter Hurdles and High Jump.

Dorothal recorded a pair of fourth place finishes on the day in the High Jump and Shot Put, recording a mark of 1.53 in the high jump and a mark of 10.88 in the shot put.

Distance
Heather McArdle paced the Vikings in the 1500 Meter Run prelims Friday evening, finishing in a time of 4:59.85 which ties the fourth fastest time in program history – a mark that she set earlier this season. Graicen Riley (5:04.31) and Grace Holmes (5:13.55) also competed in the 1500 for the Vikings on the first day of the championships.

Field
Cleveland State finished fifth and sixth in the Javelin Friday, as Julianne Dorothal placed fifth with a program record mark of 35.62, and Hannah Gaskins finished sixth with a mark of 32.79 – the third best mark in program history.

Up Next
Action at the Horizon League Outdoor Championship will continue tomorrow (Saturday, May 4), with the Heptathlon beginning at 9:00 a.m., field events starting at 12:00 p.m. and running events slated for a 4:00 p.m. start.

2019 Horizon League Outdoor Championship Results
Heptathlon
100 Meter Hurdles
3.Hannah Gaskins, 15.13
9.Julianne Dorothal, 16.05

High Jump
3.Hannah Gaskins, 1.59
4.Julianne Dorothal, 1.53

Shot Put
4.Julianne Dorothal, 10.88
6.Hannah Gaskins, 9.43

200 Meter Dash
2.Hannah Gaskins, 25.84
10.Julianne Dorothal, 28.23

Heptathlon Overall
3.Hannah Gaskins, 2852
7.Julianne Dorothal, 2563
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Javelin
5.Julianne Dorothal, 35.62
6.Hannah Gaskins, 32.79
19.Lauren Zawie, 19.38

1500 Meter Run Prelims
18.Heather McArdle, 4:59.85
20.Graicen Riley, 5:04.31
24.Grace Holmes, 5:13.55