(Photo courtesy of Geoff Henson, Olivet College Sports Information)

ALBION, Mich. – The Calvin women's track and field team took fourth at the MIAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a final team score of 102 points. Hope took the team title with 192 points with Albion second (171 points) and Trine third (156 points). 

Calvin crowned two event champions on Friday with sophomore Jenna Allman (Ann Arbor, Mich./Saline HS) winning the 3,000 meter steeplechase and sophomore Delaney Sall (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian HS) winning the 800 meter run. 

Allman led a 1-3 Calvin finish in the steeplechase, winning the race in a career-best time of 10:55.71 which currently ranks ninth in Division III women's track and field this spring. Senior Brynne Winiarski (Naperville, Il./Neuqua Valley HS) took third in a career-best time of 11:52.37. 

In the 800 meters, Sall won in thrilling fashion, coming from behind to edge Trine All-American Evie Miller for the win in a time of 2:13.62 with Miller second in 2:13.78. Miller had won the 10,000 meters Thursday morning and later came back to win the 1500 meters earlier on Friday and raced into the lead with 200 meters to go but in the final stretch, Sall was able to chase Miller down and power past for the win. Senior Sadie Heeringa (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian HS) was third (2:16.31) while freshman Natalie Tebben (Lansing, Mich./Lansing Christian HS) was eighth (2:23.09). 

Heeringa took second in the 1500 meters in a time of 4:33.17, finishing a second-and-a-half behind Miller. Sall was third in 4:35.63. 

In the 4x400 meter relay, the team of junior Katie Georges (Bartonville, Il./Limestone Community), freshman Cora Moore (Phoenix, Az./North Phoenix Prep), Heeringa and Sall took fourth in 4:05.72. 

Calvin's 4x100 meter relay of Moore, Georges, senior Kelli Mannes (Traverse City, Mich./Traverse City Christian HS) and senior Renee Miller (Marlette, Mich./Marlette HS) took fourth in a time of 50.99. 

Moore placed fourth in the 200 meter dash with a time of 26.38 while Miller was fourth in the 100 meter hurdles (16.11). 

Freshman Jessye Vanden Akker (Whitinsville, Mass./Whitinsville Christian HS) was second in the triple jump (34-8 ¼) and seventh in the 400 meter hurdles (1:12.62). 

Freshman Lindsey Kossick (Greenwood, Ind./Centergrove HS) added points in the discus, taking sixth with a throw of 113-6.