04.21.07 - The
Foresters earned seven first place finishes at the Wilmington College Invitational.
Six came on the women's side and led the
team to a second place finish with 152 points, while the men came in
seventh with 66 points.
Bethany McGraw and Jill Roughia both earned two top spots
for the women. McGraw was first in the long jump (5.14 m) and the triple jump
(10.43 m) while Roughia won the 1500 meter run (4:59.40) and the 800 meter
run (2:28.98). Emily Holliday met NAIA provisional qualification
standards with her winning time of 11:46.92 in the 3000 meter steeplechase
and the women's 4x400 relay (Brittany Fillman, Michelle Kyler, Lauren
Davenport, Katie Crandall), just missed provisional standards (.70) with a
winning time of 4:00.21. In men's action, Lucas Beach
brought home the final top finish. He qualified for NAIA Outdoor
Nationals in May with his winning toss of 15.67 m in the shot put.
There also were several
second place finishers for the Foresters. Katie Crandall had two with one
in the 100 hurdles (16.05) and one in the 400 hurdles (1:06.00), which
also met NAIA provisional qualification standards. Holliday added a
second in the 5000 meter run with her time of 19:30.97. Joel Sanders
posted an outstanding time of 4:00.10 in the 1500 meter to finish second.
Cody Hannie was second in the 800 meter run (1:58.61) and Joseph Njeri
took second in the 5000 meter run with his time of 15:44.98.
Baldwin-Wallace won the
women's event with 178 points followed by HU (152), Wilmington (146),
Heidelberg (81), Earlham (72), Wittenberg (42), Mount St. Joseph (21) and
Muskingum (16).
On the men's side,
Wilmington took the team title with 142 points followed by Wittenberg
(131), Heidelberg (119), Baldwin-Wallace (94), Muskingum (86), Earlham
(68), HU (66), Shawnee State (13) and Mount St. Joseph (8).
For complete results, see
Results. |
