Women Set 9 Indoor Records
The Grace women's track team finished its regular indoor season with its usual strong performances at the Indiana Wesleyan Invitational.
In a change for this year, the women will now run 60 meters for the dash and hurdles as the standard distance for NAIA. This meet was the first opportunity to compete at those distances. Kirah Fifield finished second in 9.53 in the 60m hurdles to establish a school record in that event. In the 60m dash, Joscelyn Buford ran a 8.28 to finish second and Fifield ran 8.39 to finish third. Fifield also ran a 8.28 in preliminaries so her and Buford share the 60m dash record at this time.
Jenna Freeman finished 10th in 8.97. Amy Misak took almost 7 seconds off the school record in the 1000 running a third place finishing time of 3:15.77. MariJean Wegert, Heather Vaughn, Ashley Thomas and Amy Misak also set a school record in the 4x800 with a 4th place time of 10:38.20.
Others placing in the meet were MariJean Wegert in the 400. A 7th place finish of 1:04.21. Mary MacLeod and Jenie Neuenshwander placed 7th and 8th in 2:55.94 and 3:09.97. Kristin Hawkins was 3rd in the 3000 in 11:29.14. Caryn Britton place 5th in the weight throw with a toss of 34' 5.5" and Samantha Bergsma placed 8th with a throw of 33' 6". Erica Bare, Leah Jennys, Jenie Neuenshwander and Mary MacLeod finished 3rd in the 4x400 in 5:05.64 and Fifield, Freeman, Bare and Buford placed 2nd in the 4x200 in 1:56.25.
This completes the regular indoor season. The women set a total of 9 school records plus two records for new events. This sets them up for a great outdoor season. Several will compete at the NCCAA Indoor Nationals at Cedarville University next Saturday. Names and events will be posted by Tuesday.
Complete Results
60m dash
Joscelyn Buford 4'th 8.28 School Record
Kirah Fifield 5'th 8.39
Jenna Freeman 10'th 9.97
60m hurdles
Kirah Fifield 2'nd 9.53 School Record
200 Joscelyn Buford 8'th 28.35
Jenna Freeman 10'th 29.98
Erica Bare 11'th 30.27
Leah Jennys 13'th 35.32
400
MariJean Wegert 7'th 1:04.21
Heather Vaughn 9'th 1:06.01
800
Mary MacLeod 7'th 2:55.94
Jenie Neuenshwander 8'th 3:09.79
1000
Amy Misak 3'rd 3:15.77 School Record
3000
Kristin Hawkins 3'rd 11:29.14
4x200
Fifield, Freeman, Bare, Buford 2'nd 1:56.25
4x400
Bare, Jennys, Neuenswhander 3'rd 5:50.54
4x800
Wegert, Vaughn, Thomas, Misak 4'th 10:38.20 School Record
Weight Throw
Caryn Britton 5'th 34' 5.5"
Samantha Bergsma 7'th 33' 6" Personal Record