CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR APRIL 4, 2009
Men's and Women's Track and Field Teams Compete at MSU Spartan Invitational
MEN'S AND WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD
EAST LANSING -- The Calvin men's and women's track and field teams competed at the Michigan State Spartan Invitational on Saturday and produced a handful of strong performances.
On the men's side, sophomore Eric Michel (Naperville, IL) posted a career-best and NCAA III provisional qualifying performance of 15-9 in tying for first place with Bryant Wilson of Grand Valley State. Also taking first place for Calvin was junior Aaron Goodman (Milwaukee, WI) in the 3,000 meter steeplechase (9:31.84) while senior Nate DeHaan (South Christian HS) was second in the 1500 meters (4:02.75). In the javelin throw, sophomore Joel Klingenberg (Sarasota, FL) just missed an NCAA III provisional qualifying mark in the winning the event with a career-best throw of 187-4.
In the women's competition, senior Lauren Bergstrom (Rochester, MN) won the 800 meters with an NCAA III provisional qualifying time of 2:11.60. Junior Sarah Dugan (Freeland HS) also won the 5,000 meters with a season-best time of 18:01.07. Also winning for the Knights were sophomore Gretchen Braymer (Erie, PA) in the 3,000 meter steeplechase (11:31.97), senior Julie Bratt (Lynden, WA) in the triple jump (36-10 1/4).
Full women's results can be found on-line at: http://msuspartans.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/msu/sports/c-track/auto_pdf/WomensResults
Full men's results can be found on-line at: http://msuspartans.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/msu/sports/c-track/auto_pdf/MensResults
Both teams return to action next Saturday when they compete at an MIAA jamboree hosted by Adrian College.
Jeff Febus
Sports Information Director
Calvin College
(616) 526-6169 Office
(616) 526-8551 Fax
Received on Sat Apr 4 23:33:11 2009
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