YSU roundup

TRACK AND FIELD

Freshman Chad Zallow among record setters

AKRON

Chad Zallow, Amber Eles, Jaynee Corbett and Conner Neu each broke the school record in their events as they led the Penguins at the Zips Invitational on Friday.

Zallow ran an outstanding time of 7.69 seconds in the 60-meter hurdles to take first and tie the fastest time currently in the country. He is now ranked first in the nation. Along with lowering his school record, Zallow also broke the Akron Stile Indoor Track Facility record.

Eles broke the YSU school record in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.55 seconds to finish first.

Corbett improved her school record in the women’s shot put with a toss of 15.22 meters to take second.

Neu had a toss of 21.78 meters to take first in the weight throw and improve on his school record.

In the men’s 60-meter dash, Carl Zallow clocked a time of 6.89 seconds to place second and Lasander Washington took sixth with a time of 6.947 seconds.

For the women’s 60-meter dash, Nina Grambling ran a time of 7.58 seconds to place second and Taylor Thompkins took fourth with a time of 7.76 seconds.

BASEBALL

Penguins fall to WKU in season opener

BOWLING GREEN, KY.

Western Kentucky scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to rally for a 5-3 victory over the Youngstown State baseball team on Friday at Nick Denes Field.

The Penguins led 2-0 after three innings, and they held a 3-2 advantage after Jonny Miller’s two-out single in the top of the seventh. WKU had four of its seven hits in the game in the seventh inning to go up 5-3, and YSU came up empty in the final two innings.

Due to rain in the forecast, the Penguins and Hilltoppers will play a doubleheader today at 1 p.m. instead of single games today and Sunday.

YSU senior transfer Billy Salem singled in each of his first three at bats as a Penguin and finished 3-for-4, and Andrew Kendrick and Gerrad Rohan also had hits in their debuts.

After Salem provided the first hit of the season for YSU in the first inning, Kendrick’s solo home run to left field with two outs in the second put the Penguins up 1-0. YSU got another two-out run in the third to go ahead 2-0 as Alex Larivee singled, stole second and came in on Salem’s RBI single.

YSU starter Joe King retired the first 11 Hilltoppers he faced.

Staff reports