Rockets Overcome Challenging Conditions at Lenn Paddock Invitational to Finish Regular Season

Saturday, April 27

Ann Arbor, Mich.

All Day

University of Toledo

Lenn Paddock Invitational

Nehemiah Coleman Triple Jump MAC Track and Field Indoor Championship 2-24-24

Nehemiah Coleman was one of four Toledo athletes to PR in the 200m at the Lenn Paddock Invitational.

Rockets Overcome Challenging Conditions at Lenn Paddock Invitational to Finish Regular Season

4/27/2024 7:49:00 PM | Women's Track and Field

Toledo sets six personal records in Saturday's meet

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The Toledo track & field team faced windy conditions, but battled through the weather to set several personal records and seven top-five finishes in its final regular season meet at the Lenn Paddock Invitational in Ann Arbor on Saturday.

Toledo totaled six PRs on Saturday, with four in the 200m coming from sophomores Khamani Jones (24.69) and Laryah Worthy (25.29), and freshmen Rahzia Rios-Smith (25.59) and Nehemiah Coleman (26.87). Jones also set a PR in the 100m final, finishing in 12.05. In the field, freshman Nora Hark threw for a personal-best 42.20m in the javelin, achieving the score on her third throw.

Hark's 42.20m was good for the individual win, her third this year in the javelin and UT's ninth as a team in 2024. Toledo's top-five finishes on Saturday came from Hark, Jones (2nd, 100m); junior Krystal Clark (3rd, 800m); freshman Michaela McGill (4th, 1500m); junior Sydney Caddell (5.09m, long jump); freshman Nehemiah Coleman (10.03m, triple jump) and Rios-Smith (5th, 400m).

"This weekend was a great test to our athletes in facing adversity," said Assistant Coach Spencer Cameron-Pressley. "They were challenged with high winds from the first event to the last, which helped in some cases, but made longer-distance events and vertical jumps extremely difficult. Through this challenge, we accomplished some season-bests that will carry us well into the championship season.

Individually, senior Lou Trois will compete at the Virginia High Performance on Sunday. As a team, Toledo will turn its attention to the MAC Outdoor Championships, held in DeKalb, Ill. May 9-11.

Lenn Paddock Invitational
Ann Arbor, Mich.
U-M Track & Field Stadium
April 27

Long Jump
5. Sydney Caddell – 5.09m
8. Nehemiah Coleman – 4.97m

High Jump
T-7. Lexi Plott – 1.55m (third attempt)

Javelin
1. Nora Hark – 42.20m

Triple Jump
5. Nehemiah Coleman – 10.03m

Pole Vault
10. Jordyn Wright – 3.37m

1500m
4. Michaela McGill – 4:41.27 *PR*
8. Paige Embaugh – 4:56.28
10. Aubrey Duhaime – 5:01.20

800m
3. Krystal Clark – 2:11.82
6. Alex Bauer – 2:14.28
9. Margrett Watt – 2:15.92
15. Cadence Christie – 2:20.97

100m
Prelims
4. Khamani Jones – 12.17
8. Jimesha Ragland – 12.67
9. Isabelle Denny – 12.84

Finals
2. Khamani Jones – 12.05 *PR*
7. Jimesha Ragland – 12.56
8. Isabelle Denny – 12.82

400m
5. Rahzia Rios-Smith – 58.62
7. Laryah Worthy – 1:00.36
9. Shianne Johnson – 1:01.55
13. Sydney Caddell – 1:06.40
14. Izabella Frankart – 1:07.36

200m
7. Khamani Jones – 24.69 *PR*
11. Laryah Worthy – 25.29 *PR*
12. Rahzia Rios-Smith – 25.59 *PR*
15. Nehemiah Coleman – 26.87 *PR*
17. Izabella Frankart – 28.60