RESULTS

ALLENDALE, Mich. – The Calvin women's indoor track and field team had a record-breaking Friday at the Grand Valley State Holiday Open. Graduate student Sydney Radigan (Portland, Ore./St. Stephen's Academy) shattered her own school indoor records in both the 60 meter and 200 meter dash events.

Radigan opened the day by lowering her 60 meter dash mark with a time of 7.67 in the prelims, breaking her previous mark of 7.78. In the championship finals, she cranked out a time of 7.61 that was good for third place in a field filled with Division I, II and NAIA competitors. The time is the also the second-fastest time in Division III women's indoor track and field this season. She followed with an electrifying 200 meter dash performance, winning the race in a school-record time of 24.13, breaking her previous record of 25.06. Her time is the top mark in Division III this season and stands as the four-fastest indoor 200 meter time in NCAA III women's track and field history.

Senior Mia DeJonge (Bellevue, Wash./Bellevue Christian HS) had a standout day, taking sixth in the 60 meter hurdles with a career-best time of 9.01 that ranks fifth on the NCAA III Indoor Track and Field performance list. She also placed 34^th in the 200 meters with a career-best time of 26.47.

Freshman Alison Bailey (Petoskey, Mich./Petoskey HS) was 20^th in the 200 meters with a time of 25.85 that ranks seventh on the NCAA list. Sophomore Jessica Bossenbroek (Holt, Mich./Holt HS) was 32^nd in 26.33. Her time ranks 18^th on the NCAA performance list.

Senior Sophie Bull (Denver, Co./Denver Christian HS) had a big night, taking second in the 5,000 meter run in a time of 16:48.88 less than two weeks after her All-America fifth place finish at the NCAA III Cross Country Championships. Bull made a bid for the win in her 5K race, moving from fifth up to first over the final five laps. She was edged at the wire by Claire Anderson of Washington and Jefferson who clocked in at 16:48.20. The times by Anderson and Bull rank 1-2 on the current NCAA III performance list.

Calvin had several strong performances in the 400 meters. Freshman Abby Lambers (Hudsonville, Mich./Unity Christian HS) led the way by placing 26^th in 1:00.61. Sophomore Emerson Nordbeck(Livonia, MI/Franklin) was 31^st (1:01.62), freshman Jillian Tunnicliff (St. Joseph, MI/St. Joseph) 32^nd (1:01.67) and freshman Lola Davey (Cedar Springs, MI/Rockford) 37^th (1:01.94).

The Calvin 4x400 meter relay team of Tunnifcliff, Nordbeck, Bailey and Bossenbroek took 10^th in a strong season-opening time of 4:06.17.

In the field events, Calvin had a fine day in the jumps. Freshman Dasha Mason (Graham, WA/Graham Kapowsin) led the way, placing fourth in the triple jump with a mark of 37-8 ½ that ranks fourth nationally. Senior Julienne Strydom (Meyerton, South Africa) was fifth (35-7 ¾) with a jump that ranks eighth nationally. Sophomore Alina Veltkamp (Lynden, Wash./Lynden Christian HS) was sixth (35-4 ½) with her mark ranking 11^th nationally. Sophomore Emma Tubergen (Hudsonville, Mich./Unity Christian HS) was 10^th with a jump of 33-6 ½.  In the long jump, Tubergen had a career-best mark of 16-0 ¼ to place 21^st. Sophomore Ella Easterling (Norton, OH/Norton) was 24^th in 15-10 ¼ and senior Rachel Post 27^th in 14-7 ¼.

Freshman Natalie Hensel (Battle Creek, Mich./Pennfield HS) was 16^th in the high jump (5-0 ¼) with senior Katie Seinen (Jenison, Mich./Unity Christian HS) taking 13^th in the pole vault (10-2 ¾).

Calvin had a good day in the throws. Sophomore Lily Burns was 18^th in the weight throw with a personal-best heave of 44-6 while senior Mikah Bazuin (Byron Center, Mich./Byron Center HS) was 21^st (43-2 ½). Easterling was 16^th in the shot put (34-11) while Burns was 20^th (32-0 ¾).