Results
AURORA, Ill. – The Calvin University women's track and field team sent a small group to the Aurora Grand Prix hosted by Aurora University on Saturday.
The Knights popped several strong times in short distance races, while also posting some results in the high jump event.
Alison Bailey (Petoskey, Mich./Petoskey) took eighth in the 400 meters in a personal-best time of 58.77, which ranks second on the all-time Calvin indoor top 10 list as well as second in the MIAA this season. She finished 18th in the 60 meter hurdles in 8.20, good for eighth place on the all-time Calvin list.
Abby Lambers (Hudsonville, Mich./Unity Christian) set a new personal-best in two different events. She ran the 60 meter hurdles in 9.53, which ranks ninth on the Calvin indoor top 10 list. She also finished 13th in the 200 meters in 26.49, which ranks second in the MIAA this season and sixth on the Calvin indoor top 10.
Lambers was followed in the 60 meter hurdles by
Cadence Drougal (Rockford, Mich./Rockford) in 9.54 in eighth place and
Ella Easterling (Norton, Ohio/Norton) in 13th place in 9.66. Drougal also took home a 23rd place finish in the 200 meters in 27.62. Easterling finished 23rd in the 200 meters in 28.14.
Natalie Hensel (Battle Creek, Mich./Pennfield) finished 27th in the 200 meters in 28.02.
Jessica Bossenbroek (Holt, Mich./Holt) led Calvin in the 60 meters with a personal-best time of 8.12 that finished 15th at the event, but fifth on the Calvin all-time top 10 list. She also took home a 13th-place finish in the 400 meters in 1:00.97.
In the high jump event,
Caralee Schipper (Mount Brydges, Ontario/Strathroy District Collegiate Institute) and Hensel each finished with a top height of 1.54 meters, which ranks tied for fourth in the MIAA this season and ninth on the Calvin all-time top 10. Eastling jumped a top height of 1.49 meters, while
Avery Brower (Holland, Mich./Holland Christian) finished with a height of 1.44 meters.
COACH'S COMMENT: "It was a fun weekend splitting time between GVSU and Aurora University," Calvin head coach
Adam Haldorson said. "The team performed well at both meets and we saw 15 new top 10 marks and a few close calls on school records. Not a bad way to open the main portion of the indoor season!"
NEXT UP: Calvin track and field will return to indoor action on Friday, January 30, when it competes at Aquinas College.
