[Track & Field] Bears Compete at a Cold Blizzard Buster Meet

It was a cold and rainy one for the track and field teams at the Blizzard Buster meet hosted by Miami University yesterday. Despite the weather, the teams were able to post some outstanding times. Starting off with the women's team, Jozi Brown (SR/McConnelsville, Ohio) and McKenna Pannell ran in the 5000m race. Brown claimed 3rd place with a time of 17:57.38 and Pannell finished in 12th with a time of 19:22.79. In the 1500m race, Mikella Meddock (JR/Ashville, Ohio) finished in a time of 5:13.77 (28th place), Sarah Letchford (SO) finished in a time of 5:32.92 (33rd place), and Shari Ritchey (FR/Wooster, Ohio) finished in a time of 5:41.78 (34th place). Sydney Reed (SO), Elizabeth Middleton (FR/Olive Hill, Kentucky), and Deanna Hall (SR/Proctorville, Ohio) ran in the 3000m race. Reed finished in 37th (11:39.25), Middleton finished in 38th (11:52.89), and Hall finished in 39th (12:13.08). To finish off the cold day, Mikella Meddock, Shari Ritchey, and Sarah Letchford came back to race in the 800m. Meddock finished in 18th place with a time of 2:38.51, Ritchey finished in 20th place with a time of 2:42.91, and Letchford finished in 21st with a time of 2:43.27.