*Story by David Wahl III
WILMINGTON, Ohio - The Wilmington College women's track & field team heads to Alliance, Ohio for the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) Indoor Championships hosted by Mount Union University.
The Schedule:
DAY ONE: Field events start at noon with track events shooting off at 4:00 PM.
DAY TWO: Field events start at 10:00 AM followed by track events at 2:30 PM.
The Teams: Wilmington will be joined by all OAC teams: Mount Union, Otterbein, Ohio Northern, Marietta, John Carroll, Muskingum, Capital, Baldwin Wallace and Heidelburg.
The Coach: Ron Combs continues his 24th season as the head coach of Wilmington's men's and women's track and field teams. Combs has been named Coach of the Year, twice by the Heartland Athletic Conference, and once by the OAC. In 2002, he led the men's indoor team to a sixth-place finish at NCAA DIII Championships.
Who to Watch: Kayli Sullivan is ranked in the top three in the OAC in both weight throw and shot put and will be throwing in both events. Madison Dietz will be competing in the long jump and triple jump after a great indoor season in both events. Milena Wahl is in the top 8 in the OAC in the mile and will be competing in that as well as the 3,000-meter run and the Distance Medley Relay (DMR). The Quaker DMR squad consists of Wahl, Savannah Rhodes, Kylee Schafer and Kolby Gluchowski.
Tickets:
Two-Day Pass
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Adults - $12
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Seniors & Military - $8
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Non-OAC students - $5
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OAC Students - FREE with ID
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OAC Lifetime Passes - FREE
Single-Day Pass
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Adults - $8
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Seniors & Military - $6
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Non-OAC students - $3
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OAC Students - Free with ID
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OAC Lifetime Passes - FREE
Coverage: Meet information is available - visit the link above. Results will be available after the conclusion of the meet.
Social Media: Wilmington athletics is represented on Facebook (Wilmington College Athletics), Twitter (@DubCQuakers) and Instagram (@DubCQuakers). Follow all the happenings of Wilmington College on social media by using the hashtag "#WeAreDubC".
Up Next: The Quakers will have multiple athletes travel to last chance meets before NCAA Indoor Championships on March 11.
