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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- March 19, 2005
CONTACT: Jason Mucher,
Director of Athletic Communications (585) 567-9648
TRACK TEAM
OPENS OUTDOOR SEASON
MARION, Ind. -- Houghton athletes broke three school records at the
annual Polar Bear Invitational at Indiana Wesleyan University on March 19.
Jamie Mason set a new mark in the Triple Jump with a jump of 34' 7.75", and
Meghan Radimer set new marks in the Hammer (122' 11.5") and Discus (108' 9.5").
She shattered the hammer throw record by more than 20 feet. Radimer also
qualified for nationals automatically in the Javelin with a throw of 133'
10.5".
Houghton athlete
results.
Houghton, a
Christian college of 1,300 students
in Western New York, is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate
Athletics and
the American Mideast
Conference. Houghton has been named
a Champions of Character Institution for the past four years for its active
involvement in the NAIA’s Champions of Character Initiative, a program that
aims to teach the character values of respect, integrity, responsibility,
servant leadership,
and sportsmanship
through athletics.
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