Results
ALLENDALE, Mich. – For the final time this season, the Laker track and field teams wrapped up action at the Kelly Family Sports Center on Friday (Feb. 19). A combined two automatic marks and one provisional mark were met by both squads.
Freshman
Madelyn Allman finished third in the 60H with a time of 9.69 seconds. In the distance events,
Sarah May led the mile competition with a first-place finish of 5:00.77 while
Landyn Howell crossed the 3,000m line in 10:32.85, good for second place.
GLIAC Field Athlete of the Week,
Elli Kimes, picked up a third-place finish in the pole vault with a clear of 4.06m. Junior
Anna Obi posted an 11.22m leap in the triple jump, earning a second-place finish. In the throws,
Elizabeth Pyles (1
st; 13.86m) and
Emma Richards (2
nd; 13.35) showed strong marks in the shot put, while
Franesha Robinson-Mitchell collected a first-place mark of 18.01m in the weight throw.
Jack Duininck (1:55.04),
Talon Knauf (1:58.54) and
Derrick Egli (1:59.03) punched a 3-4-5 finish in the 800m. Junior Bennet Peterson defeated the mile competition with a time of 4:27.53, while freshman
Caleb Swart finished sixth in the 3,000m run with a time of 8:32.42.
Freshman
Myles Kerner officially punched his ticket to the Division II National Championships with a launch of 17.51m in the shot put, while
Hunter Harding placed his name at the No. 6 rank in the USTFCCCA weight throw leaderboard for the season with a 20.29m finish.
James Nutt (3
rd) and
Marcus Lubbers (4
th) both hit a 4.65m clear in the pole vault.
GVSU heads to Saginaw Valley State for the GLIAC Indoor Championships next weekend (Feb. 27-28) before taking a week off to prepare for nationals (March 11-13).