ALBION, Mich. - The Alma College track and field teams closed out the MIAA Championships on Friday (May 6) from Albion College. The women finished sixth, while the men took seventh in the team standings.
On the women's side, Ericka Bigham was the MIAA champion in the 400-meter dash with a time of 57.63 seconds, while Victoria Gotaas was fifth in 1:03.69. Bigham was also runner-up in the 200-meter dash in 25.83 seconds.
Bailey Hoffman claimed runner-up honors in the discus event with a toss of 36.65 meters. The 4x100-meter relay team of Victoria Gotaas, Bigham, Andrea Taghon, and Jenna Belmas was seventh with a time of 52.97 seconds, while Taghon was sixth in the 100-meter hurdles in 16.84 seconds.
In the women's 800-meter run final, Cornelia Gotaas was seventh in 2:21.57. She was ninth in the 1500-meter run in 5:01.57. In the 4x400-meter relay, Bigham, Taghon, Victoria Gotaas, and Cornelia Gotaas took fifth in 4:14.44.
Joey Gonzales was fifth in the men's triple jump with a mark of 13.00 meters. The men's 4x400-meter relay team of Gonzales, Ross McNeel, Landon Jennings, and Andersen Strand took seventh in 3:37.93.
From Head Coach Matt Chovanec:
"A very promising couple of days for us. Lots of personal bests in almost every event. And given the youthfulness on our team, I hope we will take what we've done and continue to build on it for the future. I like where we are at with what we have returning next year and who we have recruited. So, as we get to the next couple of years here, we will need to take steps forward. Proud to be a Scot!"
Up next:
Alma will travel to Grand Valley State University and North Central College for last chance meets in an attempt to qualify for NCAA DIII Nationals. Stay tuned to almascots.com for updates.
