ANGOLA, IND. The Alma College track and field teams traveled to Indiana for an invitational at Trine University. The women finished in second place in the team standings while the men finished fifth.
The highlight of the day came for Bailey Hoffman who took first place in the weight throw with a 15.57-meter throw. The toss shattered her own previous school record of 14.95 meters.
The Scots had another winner today in Haley Trickey who won the 3000 meters race with a time of 12:09.35
In the women's 60-meter hurdles, Stephanie Davis earned second place with a time of 10.33 seconds and her teammate Andrea Taghon came home with third with a time of 10.45 seconds
Audrey Padilla finished second in the 400 meters with a time of 1:04.40 followed closely by teammate Victoria Austin who finished third with a time of 1:04.89.
In the women's 4x4 400m Relay, Alma took second place with a time of 4:28.06.
In the high jump, Grace Hearth came in third with a mark at 1.42 meters.
Julia Gotaas took third in the mile with a time of 6:46.83. Elizabeth Gotaas took third in the 3,000 meters with a time of 12:37.69. Cornelia Gotaas earned fourth in the 800 meters with a time of 2:31.39. Jasmyne Bush earned fourth place in the 60 meters event with a time of 8.88 seconds. Victoria Austin finished in sixth place with a time of 29.14 seconds in the 200-meter race.
In the throws, Mariah Dunkin took fourth in the weight throw while Charley Hengesbach finished fourth the shot put.
For the men, Nolan Rowland placed in a tie for second in the pole vault by clearing the 3.95-meter bar.
Ross McNeel placed fourth in the 400 meters with a time of 53.33 seconds.
Jacob Campbell finished sixth in the mile with a time of 5:10.66.
Sean Pauley earned seventh place in the 3,000 meters with a time of 9:30.36.
Devyn Ramirez grabbed eighth place in the shot put with a throw of 12.43 meters.
"We had a solid day. We seemed more comfortable competing and it showed with the performances. A number of athletes improved from last time, and we had a few lifetime bests in events. We are a young team with a number of freshman and sophomores on the roster, but they love to compete," Head Coach Matt Chovanec said. "We coaches are excited to see what they can do next week at the MIAA Indoor Championships."
Up next, the Scots will compete again in their conference Indoor Championships. The women's team will be on the road at Calvin University, Friday March 5th. The men's team will be on the road as well, going back to Trine University, Saturday March 6th.
