Track & Field Meet Summaries 2005-2006
April 29
University of Rochester
Invitational
[Full
results]
Rochester, N.Y. – Junior
Meghan Radimer qualified for NAIA Outdoor Nationals with her
throw of 132’6” in javelin at the University of Rochester
Invitational held Saturday, April 29.
This marks the third time that
Radimer has qualified at the national level for the javelin
event. She joins fellow teammates Mary Gibson and Rachel Rhodes
as members of the Highlander track and field team who will make
an appearance at Outdoor Nationals in Fresno, Ca. on May 25-27.
The
Highlanders will compete in their final meet of the season at
Roberts University on Saturday, May 11.
April 21-22
AMC Championships
[Full
results]
Cedarville, O.H. – Houghton
College senior Mary Gibson was named American Mideast Conference
Female Track Athlete of the Meet for the women’s teams at the
AMC Track and Field Championships held at Cedarville University
on April 21-22.
Gibson shared this award with
Chelsea Shelnick, a sprinter from Tiffin University.
Gibson won both the 800m and 1500m
races, setting new AMC meet records in each event with times of
2:14.79 and 4:37.67, respectively. Her record-breaking times
automatically qualified her for NAIA Outdoor Nationals in
Fresno, Ca. on May 25-27.
Gibson was also the lead-off
runner for the women’s 4x400m relay team which placed 4th
and set a new school record of 4:08.49.
Sophomore Rachel Rhodes broke the
school record with her time of 15:50.36 in the 3k race walk.
She also automatically qualified for Outdoor Nationals in May.
The women’s team finished sixth
out of nine teams with 62 total points.
On the men’s side, junior Joe
Mason broke two school records with his throws in the discus and
shot put events. His throw of 46’10” in shot put breaks a
29-year old record formerly held by Steve Harris.
The men’s 4x800m relay team broke
the school record with a time of 7:56.27.
Freshman Aaron Williams broke the
school record in pole vault with a vault of 13’6”.
The men’s team
finished eighth out of ten teams with 37 total points.
April
1
SUNY Brockport Invitational
[Full
results]
Brockport, N.Y.
– Houghton College juniors Joe Mason and Meghan Radimer both
broke school records at the SUNY Brockport Invitational held
April 1.
Joe Mason broke the school record
in discus with a throw of 132’ 7”. He also finished third in
shot put.
Meghan Radimer broke the record
for the hammer toss with a throw of 125’ 3”. She also finished
first in javelin and second in shot put.
For the women, senior Mary Gibson
finished second in the women’s 800m and third in the 1500m.
Naomi Christensen, Kim Gehl, and Jamie Mason took the fourth,
sixth, and seventh places respectively in the 200-meter dash.
Sarah Whipple finished second in the 100m hurdles with a time of
16.67.
On the men’s side, senior Nick
Ruiz finished first in the 800m with a time of 1:59.78. Stephen
Scott took second place in the 400m hurdles and fourth place in
long jump.
March 25
Susquehanna
Invitational
[Full
results]
SUSQUEHANNA,
Pa. –
Mary Gibson finished first in two events to lead
Houghton at the Susquehanna Invitational on Saturday.
Gibson
qualified for nationals in the 1500m with a school record time
of 4:40.78. She also provisionally qualified for the 800m with a
time of 2:17.10.
Sarah Whipple
finished second in the 100mHH, Danie Knapp finished 2nd in the
400mIH and Meghan Radimer finished 3rd in both the discus and
the javelin.
On the men's
side, Ryan Fadden finished 1st in the 800m, Joe Mason finished
4th in the shot put and the discus, and Aaron Williams finished
5th in the pole vault. Williams broke the pole vault record set
in 1989 with a vault of 13' 0", while Mason broke a 30-year-old
record in the discus (132' 6") and also set a new mark in the
hammer throw with a toss of 134' 1".
March 9-11
NAIA Indoor
Nationals
JOHNSON CITY,
Tenn. –
Houghton College senior Mary Gibson (Grosse Pointe Park, Mich. /
Grosse Pointe South) ran to All-America honors in the 1000
meters and one mile run at the NAIA Indoor Track and Field
Championships on Saturday, March 11.
Gibson
finished fifth in both events, with the top-six finishers
earning points and being named All-America.
She ran the
1000 in 2:55.34 and set a school record in the mile with a time
of 5:03.25.
Gibson is now
a four-time All-America performer, having previously earned the
honor with a fourth-place finish in the outdoor 800 meters as a
freshman and a third-place finish in the indoor 1000 meters as a
sophomore.
Also competing
at the national championships for the Highlanders:
Sophomore
Rachel Rhodes (Salamanca, N.Y. / Cattaraugus-Little Valley),
3000 Meter Race Walk, 12th (17:32.36)
Sophomore
Sarah Whipple (Canandaigua, N.Y. / Marcus-Whitman), 60 Meter
Hurdles, 29th (9.77)
Junior Ryan
Fadden (Hyde Park, N.Y. / Franklin D. Roosevelt), 1000 Meters,
13th (2:32.69)
Junior Nick
Ruiz (Sicklerville, N.J. / Triton Regional), 800 Meters,
Disqualified
Junior Joe
Mason (Fillmore, N.Y. / Fillmore), Shot Put, 28th
(45-10.75)
February 18
Cornell
University Deneault Invite
[Full
results]
ITHACA, N.Y. –
The men’s and women’s track programs closed the
indoor regular season with good results at Cornell on Saturday.
Several team members will now turn their attention to NAIA
Nationals in March.
At Cornell,
four women set PRs, while the men had 11 personal bests.
Mary Gibson
broke the school record in the 400m for the second time this
season with a time of 1:00.04. This is a provisional qualifying
time for nationals. Gibson also ran her best time of the season
in the 1000m with a time of 3:00.77. She has secured automatic
times for nationals in the 800, 1000, and Mile and has a
provisional time in the 400m.
The women's
4x400 Relay (Audrey Seldomridge, Jamie Mason, Mary Gibson, and
Kim Gehl) also improved their school record with a time of
4:12.41.
While the
men's team didn't come away with any school records or
qualifying times, Nick Ruiz finished first in the 800m and Ryan
Fadden finished first in the 1000m.
February 11
Cornell
University Kane Invite
[Full
results]
ITHACA, N.Y. –
The women's 4x400 relay team of Audrey
Seldomridge, Jamie Mason, Mary Gibson, and Kim Gehl took a
little more time off of its school record with a run of 4:15.49
at the Cornell University Kane Invitational on Saturday.
Sarah Whipple
also provisionally qualified for nationals in the 60m hurdles
with a time of 9.65, while Nick Ruiz and Ryan Fadden both
provisionally qualified in the 800 with times of 1:58.07 and
1:57.64, respectively.
Jamie Mason
improved her pentathlon score to 2710.
February 4
Fredonia State
[Full
results]
FREDONIA, N.Y.
–
Highlander track and field athletes broke three
more school indoor records at the Fredonia State Invitational on
Saturday.
Kim Gehl set a
new mark in the 55m with a time of 7.74. Mary Gibson broke the
record in the indoor 400m with a converted time of 1:00.61. The
time was also a provisional qualification for nationals. And Joe
Mason is three for three in shot put records as he broke his own
record with a throw of 48' 5.5" to provisionally qualify for
nationals.
January 28
Colgate
University
[Full
results]
HAMILTON, N.Y.
–
Joe Mason broke both school records he set a week
ago, with a Weight Throw of 48' 3.5" and a Shot Put of 47' 6.25"
at Colgate University.
Mary Gibson
ran automatic qualifying times in both the Mile (5:11.37) and
the 800 (2:20.70). Her mile time was also a school record.
Another school
record set was by the women's 4x400 Relay, which consisted of
Audrey Seldomridge, Kim Gehl, Jamie Mason, and Mary Gibson, with
a time of 4:15.70.
Note: Rachel
Rhodes competed independently at Findlay University in the 1
Mile Racewalk with another nationals qualifying time of 8:37.83.
January 21
Rochester
Institute of Technology
[Full
results]
ROCHESTER,
N.Y.
– The 2006 indoor track season got off to a great start for the
Highlanders as two athletes recorded automatic qualifying times
for NAIA Nationals, another two times were good enough to
qualify provisionally, and two school records were set at the
RIT Invitational.
Automatic
Qualifiers
Mary Gibson,
1000 meters (3:03.75)
Rachel Rhodes,
1 mile racewalk (8:35.7
Provisional
Qualifiers
Mary Gibson,
mile (5:16.79)
Nick Ruiz, 1
mile racewalk (8:49.4)
School Records
Joe Mason,
shot put (45-11.75)
Joe Mason,
weight throw (47-11.75)
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