Sullivan, Okpalaoka Win Individual Events at Blizzard Buster

Friday, March 18

Oxford, Ohio

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University of Toledo

Miami Blizzard Buster

Sophomore Sarah-Rose Sullivan (left) won the 800m and freshman Amara Okpalaoka (right) won the long jump at the Blizzard Buster in Oxford, Ohio on Friday.

Sullivan, Okpalaoka Win Individual Events at Blizzard Buster

3/18/2022 5:47:00 PM | Women's Track and Field

Blizzard Buster Results

OXFORD, Ohio – Sophomore Sarah-Rose Sullivan and freshman Amara Okpalaoka each won events for Toledo's women's track & field team at Miami University's Blizzard Buster in Oxford, Ohio on Friday. It was the first meet of the outdoor season for the Rockets.

Sullivan captured the 800m with a time of 2:16.38. Okpalaoka won the long jump with a leap of 5.72 meters, well beyond the best jump of second-place finisher Elle Miller of Miami (5.57m).

Other Toledo top-five finishes came from sophomores Promise Cross (2nd/high jump) and Paige Embaugh (3rd/800m).

Members of Toledo's men's cross-country team also competed in the Blizzard Buster. Top participants for the Rockets were juniors Cooper Losey who finished eighth (3:59.25) in the 1500M, and Jonathon Hrivnak who took seventh (8:43.14) in the 3000M.

The Rockets head to Raleigh, NC next weekend to participate in the NC State Raleigh Relays. The event will take place on Thursday-Saturday, March 24-26.

Miami Blizzard Buster
Oxford, Ohio | Friday March 18
George L. Rider Track

Toledo Results
Javelin
8. Promise Cross, 30.88m
13. Mayson Bates, 24.16m
15. Allison Vogl, 22.74m

Long Jump
1. Amara Okpalaoka, 5.72m

High Jump
2. Promise Cross, 1.65m

4x100 Relay
6. Toledo (A), 48.79

Men's 1500m
8. Cooper Losey, 3:59.25
13. Ben Towler, 4:02.64
24. Gavin Lammers, 4:10.80

Women's 1500M
23. Amanda Tremains – 4:52.81
32. Megan Burmeister – 5:01.89
38. Jordyn Boyer – 5:10.34

100m Hurdles
9. Alexia Moehling, 14.97
11. Mayson Bates, 15:11

400M
13. Megan Massmann – 1:05.94

100M
11. Meyah Haywood – 12.74
25. Shianne Johnson – 13.21

800M
1. Sarah-Rose Sullivan – 2:16.38
3. Paige Embaugh – 2:19.45
6. Audrey Witham – 2:23.74

400m Hurdles
9. Alexia Moehling, 1:09.91

200M
20. Ava Moran – 26.33
21. Rayna Horner – 26.41
22. Shianne Johnson – 26.42
23. Promise Cross – 26.45
26. Meyah Haywood – 26.83
27. Mayson Bates – 26.88
37. Amara Okpalaoka – 28.06

Men's 3000m
7. Jonathon Hrivnak, 8:43.14

Women's 3000M
8. Emma Heslop – 10:07.64
16. Hannah Sponaugle – 10:20.12
23. Maya Hannagan – 10:47.14

4x400M Relay
2. Toledo (A), 4:06.61
3. Toledo (B), 4:23.07