College notes: Medina County natives play big role in Akron's MAC track title

Medina County natives played a big role in helping the University of Akron claim the Mid-American Conference outdoor track and field championship, as Isaac Baltic (Cloverleaf) and Owen Wendl (Highland) took home individual titles at the league meet. Redshirt senior Wendl won his sixth and seventh career MAC titles with a throw of 188 feet, 1 inch in the discus and 59-9.25 in the shot put to defend his titles in both events, with the discus being his third in a row. Baltic, a sophomore, tied Akron teammates Garrett Boe and Kaden Rambatt for the pole vault with a 15-11.75. Last season, Baltic finished second. Women's track and field Freshman Leah Hoover (Brunswick) was part of the Cleveland State 4x100 relay that finished eighth at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships and the 4x4 that finished ninth. Western Illinois junior Colleen Johnson Grunert (Medina) finished second in the pole vault at the University of Iowa Musco Twilight Meet with a career-best 3.90 meters. At the Ohio Valley Conference Outdoor Championships, she finished fourth with a 3.70. Men's track and field Malone junior Zach Bugner (Medina) finished eighth in the 5000 at the National Christian College Athletic Association Outdoor Championships. Malone junior Wyatt Royster (Black River) finished third in the 3000 steeplechase at the NCCAA Outdoor Championships. Softball Indiana University of Pennsylvania sophomore Emily Miller (Highland) had multiple hits in two of the final four games of the season and was named second-team All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference. Baseball Redshirt sophomore Tyler Biskup (Cloverleaf) finished his season with a double and a home run and three RBIs as Bryant & Stratton lost to Cuyahoga Community College. Cuyahoga Community College sophomore Nathan Hill (Medina) went 3-for-4 with a double and a homer, driving in four runs and scoring four more in a win over Bryant & Stratton. Tri-C freshman Zeylan Yanmaz (Medina) had a four-hit day in a win over Grand Rapids Community College, scoring three runs and driving in one. Ohio Northern junior Kyle Callahan (Brunswick) had a pair of hits and an RBI in a win against Baldwin Wallace at the Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament. Miami (Oh.) junior Jack Geiser (Medina) picked up the win against Massachusetts by throwing 1 1/3 innings, allowing two hits and one walk while striking out two. Redshirt sophomore Max Wagar (Highland) made the most of his final start of the season for Bryant & Stratton, tossing 6 2/3 innings and allowing one unearned run on three hits and four walks while fanning a season-high 13. Ohio sophomore Hunter Winston (Highland) threw six innings, allowing just one run on three hits and three walks with six strikeouts and left the game with a 4-1 lead in an eventual 9-4 loss to Eastern Michigan. Women's lacrosse Grand Valley State junior Ashley Drexler (Brunswick) scored a pair of goals for Ashland in a NCAA Division II Tournament first-round win and added two more in a loss to Indianapolis in the second round. She was named second-team All-Great Midwest Conference. Contact Ryan Isley at sports@medina-gazette.com.