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Ithaca, NY- Sr. Joe Mason set the school record in the 35 lb. weight throw with a toss of 49' 5.5" at the Kane Invitational at Cornell University. This breaks his previous throw of 48' 6.25" from a year ago. He was also 6.5" away from qualifying for nationals in the weight throw

In other action the Highlander Track and field team set 21 PR's, including 1 automatic qualification for Nationals by Sr. Ryan Fadden who improved upon his 800m time to 1:55.46. This time gave Fadden a new PR and was good enough to bump his provisional bid for National's to an automatic qualification.

The team will complete once again at Cornell University on Feb. 17 which will be their last indoor meet before Indoor Nationals.

Houghton College has deep and solid roots in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, where our teams use their commitment to excellence, both on the field-of-play and in the classroom, as a platform for their strong and unique emphasis on Sports Ministry. Their goal is to make a difference for the Kingdom on campus, in Allegany County, in the Northeast and around the world. Houghton is one of only 13 institutions who have been hand-selected by the NAIA to serve as "Champions of Character" Program Centers, opening the door for Houghton to be a leader, both in the Northeast and nationally, in character education. Through hands-on, innovative community outreach initiatives, Houghton coaches and student-athletes are working together to change the culture of sport and to change our culture through sport.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- February 2 2007 CONTACT: Glyn Turner 585,567,9648

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- February 2 2007
CONTACT: Glyn Turner 585,567,9648