Pierre-Jerome wins twice to lead Men's Outdoor Track & Field at OAC Black Split Meet at Wilmington

By Tim Glon

WILMINGTON — Sophomore Francisque Pierre-Jerome swept the 100 and 200-meter dash events to lead the Ohio Northern men's outdoor track & field team at the 2012 OAC Black Split Meet at Williams Stadium on Saturday.

The Polar Bears (9-5) finished third out of five teams with 134 points.

Heidelberg won the meet with 189 points, Wilmington was second with 144 points, Otterbein was fourth with 82 and Capital was fifth with 51.

Pierre-Jerome won the 100 in :11.02 and took the 200 in :22.32.

Senior Joe Gutter and sophomore Mark Berton also won events for Ohio Northern.

Berton won the 3,000 steeplechase in 9:43.61 and Gutter won the hammer throw with a heave of 172' 8".

Gutter also finished second in the discus with a toss of 138'.

Junior Ben Ankrom was second in the 800 in 1:58.49, sophomore Mathew Johnson was second in the 5,000 in 15:55.09 and the ONU 4x100 relay team was second in :42.88.

The Polar Bears will return to action April 14 at the All-Ohio Championships at Ohio Wesleyan.