ROCHESTER, Mich. -- The Alma College track and field teams competed at Oakland University this weekend (Apr. 8 and 9). Despite the cold weather, the Scots posted several solid performances.
Bailey Hoffman broke her own school record in the women's hammer throw, finishing third in the event with a toss of 47.04 meters and breaking her old record of 46.20 meters from last year.
Ericka Bigham took home first-place in the women's 400-meter dash with a time of 59.00 seconds, while finishing eighth in the 200-meter race in 26.89. She was also apart of the 4x100-meter relay team with Andrea Taghon, Jenna Belmas, and Victoria Gotaas that took sixth with a time of 54.32 seconds.
Victoria Gotaas added a 10th-place finish in the 400-meters with a time of 1:05.81, while also finishing 10th in the high jump with a mark of 1.40 meters.
In the women's 5000-meter race on Friday evening, Caleigh Winters broke 20 minutes for the first time with a time of 19:56.74. Rachel Whitt and Elizabeth Gotaas also in the 5k competed with times of 21:21.55 and 21:29.18.
On the men's side, Devyn Ramirez was eighth in the shot put event with a toss of 12.29 meters.
Joey Gonzales added a seventh-place finish in the triple jump with a mark of 11.73 meters, while Landon Jennings was 10th in the 100-meter dash in 11.47 seconds, and 10th in the 200-meter race in 23.71.
Jennings was also apart of the men's 4x100-meter relay team with Chandler Holloway, Anthony Spears, and Kenneth Williams. They took third with a time of 45.05 seconds.
From Head Coach Matt Chovanec:
"It was a long and cold two days with a late night drive thrown in the middle of it all, and yet we found a lot of reasons to smile. Like I told the team before we stepped off the bus, never throw an opportunity away to compete because there was a time not too long ago where we didn't get to do it. We really can't wait to see what happens once this weather breaks. All of the coaches believe we are in a very good place at this point in the season."
Up next:
Alma will compete at the Don Kleinow Invitational hosted by Siena Heights University on Thursday ( Apr. 14) from O'Laughlin Stadium in Adrian, Mich.
