Men's Track and Field | 2/4/2012 8:52:00 PM

    MARIETTA, Ohio – The West Liberty University men's and women's track teams turned in several impact performances during Friday night's Marietta Open 3 indoor meet at Marietta College's Dyson Baudo Recreation Center.
    Justin Frazier won the 200-meter dash in a time of 22.51 seconds and finished third in the 55-meter dash in 6.47 seconds while Travis Beihl also placed in two events, running a strong second at 300 meters and finishing third in the 400.
    The Hilltoppers' two 4x400 relay teams finished third and fourth in that event while Aaron Schneid highlighted WLU's field performances, placing seventh in the shot put and eighth in the weight throw.
    Kylie Emfinger led the way for the West Liberty women, winning the weight throw with a heave of 14.13 meters.
    Other top performances on the women's side included a second-place finish by Megan Blevins in the 5,000-meter run, a third-place finish by Alyssa Meadows at 3,000 meters and a third-place showing by Chelsea East in the mile.
    The Hilltopper track teams head for Columbus, Ohio on Feb. 11 to compete in Capital University's Crusader Invitational.
    Following is a list of all West Liberty placers from Friday's meet in Marietta.
 
TRACK AND FIELD
MEN
West Liberty Placers
    55: 3. Justin Frazier 6.47
    200: 1. Justin Frazier 22.51
    300: 2. Travis Beihl 38.30
    400: 3. Travis Beihl 53.41; 4. Brendan Kacor 53.50
    800: 5. Dylan Schafer 2:04.00; 8. Taven Rohrbaugh 2:04.86
    5000: 7. Kyle Lutz 18:39.85
    4x400 Relay: 3. West Liberty B (Kacor, Schafer, Frazier, Kelly) 3:39.82; 4. West Liberty A (Beihl, Rohrbaugh, Piergallini, Johnson) 3:40.75
    Shot: 7. Aaron Schneid 12.63m; 8. Early Brogdon 12.24m
    Weight Throw: 7. Connor Leckey 13.95; 8. Aaron Schneid 13.20m
 
WOMEN
West Liberty Placers
    Mile: 3. Chelsea East 6:04.38; 8. Erica Smith 6:49.42
    3000: 3. Alyssa Meadows 11:33.39; 7. Tessa Gretchen 12:23.25
    5000: 2. Megan Blevins 20:48.44; 4. Catherine Parker 22:25.95
    High Jump: 5. Amanda Mortis 1.42m
    Weight Throw: 1. Kylie Emfinger 14.13m; 6. Lindsay Broadwater 9.54m