YSU hosts Horizon meet this weekend

YOUNGSTOWN -- Youngstown State will serve as the host for the 2006 Horizon League Indoor Track and Field Championships this weekend at the Kent State Field House in Kent, Ohio.
Events will begin at 9 a.m. both days and will last until 8:30 p.m. on Saturday and 4:30 p.m. on Sunday. Admission to the event is $10 per day for adults and $5 for students and senior citizens.
"Kent has a great facility, and having the Championship there will give us a huge home-field advantage," head coach Brian Gorby said.
YSU's women's squad will be looking to win its fifth straight league title at the meet while the men will look to win its first title since 2003.
Lots of local athletes
Both squads feature a large group of local athletes. The women's squad includes Katie Betts (Lakeview High), Jacquline Clonch (Newton Falls), Lindsay Cobey (Canfield), Jen Grayson (Maplewood), Stephanie Jarvis (Canfield) Genevieve Jerome (McDonald), Gina Mavrikis (Boardman), Nicole Robenolt (Struthers) and Darla Wilson (Boardman).
Local athletes on the men's squad include Justin Carolyne (South Range), Clarence Howell (Chaney), Adam Lewis (McDonald), Luke McCluggage (Western Reserve), Dave Mealy (Springfield), Aaron Merrill (Leetonia), Dan Nemergut (South Range) and Scott Streiner (Poland).
The 60-meter hurdles section of the women's pentathlon will start the meet on Saturday, Feb. 25, at 9 a.m. The rest of Saturday's schedule will consist of mainly preliminary heats and finals in the pole vault, long jump, weight throw, 5,000-meter run and distance medley relay.
The men's heptathlon will begin Sunday's events at 9 a.m. The meet will conclude around 4:30 p.m. with the women's 4x400m relay.