FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- April 16, 2005
CONTACT: Jason Mucher, Director of Athletic Communications (585) 567-9648

ANOTHER TRACK RECORD FALLS AT ROBERTS

HOUGHTON, N.Y. – Sophomore Meghan Radimer continues to re-write the Houghton record books in the field events as she set a new mark in the discus at the Roberts Wesleyan Invitational on Saturday.

Radimer bettered her previous school record by nearly seven feet with a throw of 115-2. She also had another automatic nationals qualifying performance in the javelin with a throw of 130-6.

Teammate Kerri Koch ran a qualifying time of 4:45.6 in the 1500 meters.

The women finished 6th out of 15 teams, while the men grabbed a 9th place finish out of 15 teams.

Complete Houghton 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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