RESULTS

ALLENDALE, Mich. – The Calvin women's track and field team put together a monster set of performances together at the Grand Valley State Big Meet on Saturday.

Highlighting the day was the performance of graduate student Sydney Radigan (Portland, Ore./St. Stephen's Academy) who raced to the win in the 60 meter dash with a school-record time of 7.57. The time surpassed her own school mark of 7.61 set back on December 5. Her time ranks fourth on the NCAA III Indoor performance list.

Radigan was part of three Knights in the 60 meter dash with sophomore Jessica Bossenbroek (Holt, Mich./Holt HS) taking 33^rd (8.13) and freshman Kaitlyn DiMaggio (Dearborn, Mich./Dearborn HS) 36^th (8.17).

In the distance medley relay, the Calvin relay team of freshman Ayla Holben (DeWitt, Mich./DeWitt HS), freshman Abby Lambers (Hudsonville, Mich./Unity Christian HS), junior Hailey Erickson (Arlington Heights, Ill./Prospect HS) and senior Sophie Bull (Denver, Colo./Denver Christian HS) placed 12^th with a season-best time of 11:59.85 that ranks fourth on the NCAA III Indoor performance list.

In the 60 meter hurdles, senior Mia DeJonge (Bellevue, Wash./Bellevue Christian HS) was fifth (9.02), freshman Ava Sanchez-Mustapha (Okemos, Mich./Lansing Christian HS) was 19^th (9.34), sophomore Cadence Drougal (Rockford, Mich./Rockford HS) 20^th (9.35) and Lambers 25^th (9.45).

Freshman Lola Davey (Cedar Springs, Mich./Rockford HS) was 29^th with a personal-best time of 1:00.46.

Sophomore Peyton Ludwig (Ada, Mich./Forest Hills Central HS) took seventh in the 800 meters with a season-best time of 2:16.98 that ranks 70^th nationally and near the top of the MIAA performance list. Freshman Emma Wierenga (Grafton, Mass./Whitinsville Christian HS) was 16^th in a season-best time of 2:17.54 with her time ranking 79^th nationally and in the MIAA's top group. Sophomore Kennedi Wood (Comstock Park, Mich./Sparta HS) was 16^th in a season-best time of 2:19.87 with Erickson 22^nd in a season-best time of 2:22.47 and Holben 25^th in 2:23.50.

Wood was also 36^th in the mile with a season-best time of 5:30.94 with senior Catie Kramer (Pickerington, Ont./Dunbarton HS) 43^rd in 5:36.04.

In the women's high jump, sophomore Ava Epley (Commerce Charter Township, MI/Walled Lake Northern) was 13^th in a season-best mark of 5-0 ¼ with freshman Natalie Hensel (Battle Creek, Mich./Penfield HS) 20^th (4-10 ¼).

Calvin's 4x400 relay capped off the meet by placing seventh in a season-best time of 3:59.70 that ranks 33^rd nationally. The relay team consisted of Bossenbroek, Davey, freshman Jillian Tunnicliff (St. Joseph, Mich./St. Joseph HS) and sophomore Emerson Nordbeck (Livonia, Mich./Franklin HS).

COACHES COMMENT: "A great day for our women's track and field team," said Calvin head track and field coach Adam Haldorson. "It was great to see Sydney get out on the track and set another record. The rest of our team was excellent as well. We had many season-best performances. Our distance medley relay was a nice surprise and our 4x400 relay picked it up another gear. Great to see without a doubt. We are looking forward to the competition that lies ahead of us in the coming weeks."
NEXT UP: Calvin will send a group of athletes to compete in the first-ever MIAA Multi-Event Championships Monday at Alma College. Four members of the Calvin women's track and field program will compete in the (five event) pentathlon competition. The results will count into the final point totals in the full MIAA Indoor Track and Field Championships scheduled for February 27 and 28 at Trine University.