02.25.06 - When junior Cody Hannie crossed the finish line in
the 800 meter run, his time of 1:56.65 did more than garner him a first
place finish in the event. His winning time broke the school record
of 1:57.02 set by Joel Sanders earlier this month on February 4. The
time also broke Anderson University's fieldhouse record of 1:58.51, and
most importantly, met qualifying standards to compete in the
NAIA Indoor
Track and Field National Championships in March.
The Forester men
dominated the 800 meter race at the Fred Wilt Memorial Invitational today. Sanders finished second in 1:59.47 and David St.
Louis fourth in 2:00.00.
Other Forester highlights included another personal best for Lucas Beach in
the shot put. He continued his upward spiral in the event, winning
with a toss of 52' 1", another personal best for the freshman. Dan Lindbloom ran to a fifth place finish in the mile with a time of 4:29.36.
HU's 4x400 relay team of Adam Widener, Sanders, Hannie and St. Louis took
second in 3:31.58 and the Foresters' distance medley of Michael Lehman,
Alex Williams, Josh Barnett and Luke Andrews came in fourth with a time of
11:24.73. Host Anderson University won its own invite with 88
points. HU finished sixth with 46.5 points.
On the women's side, the Foresters' 4x400 relay of Heidi Christner,
Brittany Fillman, Jill Roughia and Katie Crandall picked up HU's only win
on the day. Their winning time of 4:11.69 was five seconds faster
than Anderson's runner-up mark of 4:16.46. Fillman also added a
third in the 400 with a time of 1:01.32 and was a member of the Foresters'
fifth place 4x200 relay (Christner, Fillman, Crandall, and Cassie Lehman)
that combined for a time of 1:52.27. Emily Sealscott posted a
3:22.04 to place third in the 1000 and teammate Laura Bowman came in sixth
in 3:26.29. Crandall added a fourth in the high jump with a leap of 4'
11". Roughia took fifth in the mile with a time of 5:33.53, and
Molly Andrews' time of 19:39.54 was sixth in the 5000. The women's
distance medley (Bowman, Leah Birkey, Sealscott, and Vanessa Macias) had
the third best time of 13:36.82. Tiffin took the women's title with
107 points while HU finished sixth with 38 points.
For complete results, see
Results.
National Championship Notes: Hannie joins Sanders (1000) and Beach (shot
put) as automatic qualifiers for the Indoor Track and Field National Championships to be held in
Johnson City, Tennessee on March 9-11. Nick Johnson (3000) and Jill
Roughia (1000) have both met the NAIA's provisional qualification
standards as did the men's 4x400 relay. For more information, see
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