GRAND RAPIDS - The Alma College track and field teams competed at the Davenport University Invitational on Friday and Saturday (Apr. 29 and 30). It was the final tune-up for the Scots before the MIAA Championships next week at Albion College.
Ericka Bigham won the women's 400-meter dash in 57.95, before taking second in the 200-meter race in 26.86 seconds. The 4x100-meter relay team of Bigham, Jenna Belmas, Andrea Taghon, and Victoria Gotaas took fourth in 53.40 seconds, while the 4x400-meter team of Bigham, Taghon, Victoria Gotaas, and Cornelia Gotaas took third in 4:25.40.
Bailey Hoffman was eighth in the women's hammer throw with a toss of 47.51 meters.
On the men's side, Sean Pauley led Alma in the 5000-meter race with a time of 16:10.74. Joey Gonzales was third in the triple jump with a mark of 12.87 meters.
In the relays, the 4x100-meter team of Chandler Holloway, Anthony Spears, Kenneth Williams, and Landon Jennings took fifth in 44.44 seconds. The 4x400-meter relay team of Jacob Campbell, Jennings, Gonzales, and Ross McNeel took seventh with a time of 3:38.90.
The MIAA Championships begin at noon Thursday (May 5) on the campus of Albion College.
From Head Coach, Matt Chovanec:
"If anything, this meet provided us with weather we hadn't faced yet this season. Before this weekend we had seen cold, snow, and wind. So, today it was rain. It definitely provided a unique challenge to our fine tuning for the MIAA Field Day next week. However, it once again taught us another lesson on how to persevere in difficult situations. We coaches believe we are very capable of producing some championship caliber performance come next Thursday and Friday. We're definitely looking forward to the opportunity."
