The women’s track and field team traveled to Otterbein on Saturday, Feb. 9, to compete in the All-Ohio Championships. JCU took seventh out of 18 teams, tallying up 54 team points. They were 10 points out from a top five finish.  

The leading scorer for the Blue Streaks was freshman Sara Johnson. She single-handedly scored 19 team points. She took first in the 60-meter dash, nearly setting a John Carroll record.

After setting a new personal best in the prelims, Johnson told The Carroll News, “It really boosted my confidence in my ability to go out and really compete.” She was just .04 seconds away from breaking the record.  

“I knew once I got out of the blocks, my time was going to be pretty quick,” said Johnson. She also took third in the 200-meter and sixth in long jump.  

In the 400-meter dash, senior Ashura Powell led the Blue Streaks, taking second with a sub-one minute time. Freshmen Autumn Hale and Mary-Clair Smeltzer finished within the top 10, taking eighth and ninth respectively.  

Junior Kendall Miller was one second away from of a top 10 finish, taking 11th with a 1:01.30 time. Sophomore Amy Morris finished right behind Miller, taking 12th.

Other top 10 finishes included Lucia Cannata in sixth in the 200-meter dash and Junior Nikki Linn took 10th in high jump. Freshman Cameron Bujaucius finished sixth in the mile run,  with a time of 5:12.48. Junior Jamie Amoroso finished 12th and freshman Megan Casselberry finished 15th in the mile.

Sophomore Karrah Spencer took fourth in 60-meter hurdles, and Courtney Phoennik was the runner up in the triple-jump. Maria Deluca and Katelyn Frandanisa followed her, finishing fourth and eighth respectively.  

The women’s track and field team will be running at Kent State this Saturday, Feb. 16, for their annual “Tune-Up” competition.