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Rochester, NY- The men's and women's team competed this last Saturday at the Rochester Institute of Technology Invitational recording 10 PR's including 3 school records and 2 provisional qualifiers to the Indoor Nationals.

Junior Naomi Christensen broke the school record in the 55m Dash with a time of 7.67 (previously held by Kim Gehl at 7.74) and the 200m school record with a time of 27.00 (previously held by Jamie Mason at 27.37).

Junior Rachel Rhodes broke the school record for the 3000m Race Walk with a time of 17:30.13 (beating her own record).

Rachel Rhodes qualified for the Indoor Nationals in the Race Walk and Senior Ryan Fadden in the 800m Run with a time of 1:56.95.

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 -- January 20 2007 CONTACT: Glyn Turner 585,567,9648

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- January 20 2007
CONTACT: Glyn Turner 585,567,9648