MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. - The Alma College track and field teams competed at SVSU on Friday (Jan. 28) and Central Michigan University on Saturday (Jan. 29). There were no team scores at either event, as the Scots head into February and the championship phase of the indoor season.
At SVSU on Friday, Sean Pauley ran an indoor personal best in the 5000-meter run with a time of 16:03.13. The time moved him to seventh on the Alma all-time indoor track and field top 10 list.
Also competing at SVSU on Friday was Vernonell Smith Jr. in the 60-meter hurdles. The junior ran a time of 9.98 seconds in the race.
On Saturday at CMU, Ericka Bigham won the women's 200-meter dash with a time of 26.82 seconds. Caleigh Winters took fifth place in the 3000-meter run with a time of 11:43.70. Bailey Hoffman was third in the weight throw with a toss of 15.89 meters. The senior added a fourth place finish in the shot put with a mark of 11.24 meters.
Ross McNeel was second in the men's 400-meter dash with a time of 54.11 seconds. McNeel was also apart of the 4x400-meter relay team along with Andersen Strand, Cliff Maginity, and Jacob Campbell. They earned a third place finish with a time of 3:43.51.
The men's shot put saw Elijah Jackson take second with a throw of 13.04 meters. Jacob Eck earned a pair of third place finishes in both throwing events. The senior had a toss of 12.90 meters in the shot put and had a mark of 12.63 meters in the weight throw.
From Head Coach Matt Chovanec:
"Another good weekend for us. CMU gave us the opportunity to simulate some things we may want to do come the end of the indoor season. Plus it was our first time on a 200 meter track which is the same type of track we will compete on at the MIAA indoor championships. We'll take this upcoming week off from competing to get some quality practice time under our belt as well as get some people back from being sick. We're definitely making progress and it's exciting for all of our coaches to see."
Up next:
Alma will have next weekend off before competing in the WHAC vs. MIAA Challenge at Aquinas College on Friday (Feb. 11). The meet will begin at 5:00 pm.
