ANGOLA, Ind. -- The Alma College track and field teams competed at the MIAA Indoor Championship meet at Trine University on Saturday (Feb. 26). Both the men's and women's teams placed seventh in the team standings, while the host Trine swept the team titles.
Ericka Bigham took home an MIAA title when she won the women's 400-meter dash with a time of 59.15 seconds. She was runner-up in the 200-meter dash in 26.46 seconds.
Bailey Hoffman placed second in the weight throw with a toss of 16.78 meters, breaking her own school record.
In the women's 60-meter hurdles finals, Jenna Belmas placed sixth with a time of 10.40 seconds.
The women's distance medley relay team of Cornelia Gotaas, Victoria Gotaas, Elizabeth Gotaas, and Caleigh Winters placed sixth, crossing the line in 13:54.24. The 4x400-meter relay team of Bigham, Andrea Taghon, Victoria Gotaas, and Cornelia Gotaas finished fifth with a time of 4:23.34.
On the men's side, senior Jacob Eck placed seventh in the shot put with a toss of 13.26 meters. The DMR team of Cliff Maginity, Jacob Campbell, Andersen Strand, and Sean Pauley earned a fifth-place finish in 11:22.11.
Strand, Campbell, and Maginity teamed up with Ross McNeel to finish seventh in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:47.93.
From Head Coach Matt Chovanec:
I've said it all season, we're young. We had a great number of freshman and sophomores who competed today. Although it doesn't show in the results point wise, we had a number of personal bests in many events. If we can continue to grow and learn from these types of meets, our future is bright. We are definitely looking forward to transitioning into outdoor season where we will have more opportunities to get better.
Up next:
Alma will send athletes to last chance meets next weekend to qualify for the NCAA DIII Indoor National meet. Stay tuned to almascots.com for updates.
