02.16.08 - HU
competed at the DePauw Indoor Classic and three Forester men brought home
a first place finish as well as qualified for the NAIA Indoor Track and
Field National Championships to be held in Johnson City, Tennessee March
6-8. In the men's competition, HU finished seventh of 22 teams and the
women were 13th of 22.
Lucas Beach won the shot
put with a mark of 16.26 meters. Joel Sanders crossed the line first
in the 1000 meter run with a qualifying time of 2:31.76 and Tobias Sauter
took first in the 5000 meter run with his time of 15:11.46. Dan
Lindbloom finished second in the 3000 meter run in 8:53.81 and met
NAIA provisional standards with his time. Nick Johnson was right
behind Lindbloom in third place in the 3000 with his time of 8:58.79.
The University of
Indianapolis won the men's title with 76.5 points followed by Illinois
Wesleyan (67) in second, Illinois College third (60) and Cumberlands and
Bethel tied for fourth.
In women's action, Bethany
McGraw was HU's top finisher with three fifth place finishes in the 200 meter dash (27.03), the long jump
(5.17 m) and the triple jump (10.68 m). Jill Roughia was sixth in the 1000 meter run with a
time of 3:19.60.
Austin Peay won the
women's event with a score of 137.5. Rounding out the top five places was
Illinois Wesleyan second with 131 points, Alabama-Huntsville third with 67
points, Rhodes fourth with 64 points and Bethel fifth with 59 points.
For complete results, see Results. |
