RIPON, Wisc. – Two more Trolls punched their tickets to the NCCAA Indoor Track & Field National Championships over the weekend, while another became the first this season to hit an NAIA qualifying mark, as Trinity Track & Field competed at the Ripon (Wisc.) Red Hawk Invite.
National Qualifiers
• Alyssa Busker secured an NAIA national qualifier spot, in the 200 meters, as the senior won both sprint events on the day. Busker ran a 25.64 in the 200m Dash, good for an NAIA "B" standard. Busker also won the 60 meters, with a time of 7.74 seconds in the 60m final.
• Sophomore thrower Alexa Velazquez secured a personal record and an NCCAA qualifying mark in the women's shot put, with a toss of 35' 10.5" (10.93m).
• On the men's side, senior distance runner Zac Maher posted a time of 4:26.90 in the Mile to set a new personal best and an NCCAA qualifying time, placing 6th in the field of 34 runners.
Personal Records
• Over 20 individual P.R.s were set throughout the meet, including seven Trolls in the men's 800 meters alone. Andrew Ardon (2:06.00), Trenton Brown (2:07.41), Aitor Mateo (2:08.97), Mateo Arredondo (2:14.34), Jesus Portilla (2:14.66), Nathaniel Macias (2:21.07), and Jeremiah Klompien (2:44.41) all posted personal bests in the indoor event.
• Zachary Scott earned a pair of personal bests, in the 60 meters (8.10) and in the 200 meters (27.11). Robert Turner earned a P.R. in the 400 meters, posting a time of 55.02.
• In the women's events, Ashley Lopez set a new personal best in the 60 meters (9.20), while Ella Johnson did the same in the 400 meters (1:05.74).
• Four mid-distance records were set, with Leah Lisowski (2:32.43) and Angelina Calvillo (2:47.47) setting new standards in the 800m Run, and Jordyn Fleener (5:23.05) and Catrina Farris (5:39.32) recording new lows in the Mile.
• In the field events, both Trolls in the women's high jump set new personal bests, with Abigail Hoekzema clearing 4' 11.5" (1.51m), and Aalyssa Gunn jumping 4' 9.5" (1.46m).
Next Up
• A field of 18 qualifiers will compete in the NCCAA Indoor Track & Field National Championships, held in Cedarville, Ohio and starting on Friday, February 9.
