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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- May 14, 2007
CONTACT: Glyn Turner 585,567,9648

Track & Field Completes Regular Season At Allegheny College Invitational

Meet Results

Allegheny, PA- The men's and women's track and field team ended their regular season schedule, Thursday May 10th at the Allegheny College Invitational. Four senior's finished their careers on the day; Meghan Radimer, Heather Hutton, Jamie Mason and Joe Mason.

Meghan Radimer- finishes her career as the current school record holder for 5 throwing events including; the 20 lb. Weight Throw, the Indoor Shot Put, the Discus, the Hammer, and the Javelin. Radimer was also a 3-time competitor at the NAIA Outdoor Nationals in the Javelin Throw.

Heather Hutton- completes her first year as a track athlete.

Jamie Mason- leaves after 4 years of service currently holding 3 individual jumping records at Houghton College including the; Indoor Long Jump, Indoor Triple Jump and Outdoor Triple Jump. As a runner she is part of 4 school relay records including; the Indoor 4x200, the Indoor 4x400, the Outdoor 4x100, and the Outdoor 4x400. During her time Mason qualified for the NAIA Indoor Nationals once in the long jump.

Joe Mason- finishes his career holding 5 school records including the; 35 lb. Weight Throw, the Indoor Shot Put, the Discus, the Hammer Throw, and the Outdoor Shot Put. During his time he qualified twice for the NAIA Indoor Nationals in the Shot Put.

On the day, Meghan Radimer reset her existing school record in the Discus Throw improving her record to 130' 1" and Rachel Rhodes continued to make huge gains shaving nearly ten seconds off her automatic qualifying time in the 3K Race Walk with a time of 16:12.89.

The Highlander Track and Field team competes next in the 56th Annual NAIA Outdoor Track & Field National Championships May 24-26, 2007 - Fresno Pacific University - Fresno, California.


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.