04.29.06 - The Foresters competed in the Mid-Central
Conference Championships on the weekend and the men finished fifth with 69
points and the women were sixth with 93.5. Bethel College's men and
women swept the two championships. On the men's side, Bethel scored
175.5 points to finally break Taylor's 11-year strangle hold on the title.
Indiana Wesleyan was second with 171 points followed by Taylor (160.5)
Goshen (91.5), HU (69), Marian (55), St. Francis (41), Spring Arbor (28.5)
and Grace (14). In women's action, Bethel nipped the four-time
defending champion Indiana Wesleyan Wildcats 159 to 155 for the title.
Taylor finished third with 117 points followed by Goshen (112.5), Marian
(100), HU (93.5), Spring Arbor (32), St. Francis (26) and Grace (14).
Three women brought home first place finishes
and All-Conference honors for the Foresters. Brittany Fillman was
the lone runner to break the one minute mark in the 400 with her winning
time of 59.81. Lisa Isabelli bested her previous personal record in
the hammer throw by more than 12 feet to win the event with a mark of 146'
6" and Emily Sealscott nipped the runner-up in the 3000 meter steeplechase
by .25 seconds with her winning time of 11:46.75.
Two of HU's relay teams earned second place
finishes. The 4x400 team of Heidi Christner, Lauren Davenport,
Fillman and Katie Crandall finished with a time of 4:01.51 and the 4x800
team of Crandall, Jill Roughia, Davenport and Fillman crossed the line in
9:37.85. Crandall also added a third place in the high jump (1.55 m)
and a fourth in the 400 hurdles (1:06.63), Isabelli was third in the
javelin (103') and Christner ran a 13.14 100 to finish fourth.
Crandall and Christner also received All-Conference honors based on the
number of points they each scored. Crandall placed in six different
events to earn 33.5 points and Christner also scored in six events
tallying 28 points.
Dan Lindbloom was the lone individual champion
for the Forester men, legging out a 9:45.69 to win the 3000 meter
steeplechase. Lucas Beach, who joined Lindbloom on the
All-Conference team, added a second in the shot put (49' 6")
and a third in the hammer throw (148' 8"). Joel Sanders took third
in the 800 with a time of 1:53.84 and Michael Lehman finished fourth in
the steeplechase (10:02.35). HU's 4x800 relay ran to a third place
finish with a time of 7:57.24.
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