RESULTS

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Sydney Radigan blazed her way into the NCAA III records books to highlight day one of the NCAA III Indoor Track and Field Championships for the Calvin women's track and field team.

Radigan advanced to the championship finals in both the 60 meter and 200 meter dash events by claiming the top time in both Friday prelim races.

Her winning time of 23.71 in the opening heat of the 200 meter dash prelims Friday shattered an NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field record and was nearly a tenth of a second faster than the rest of the field. It also shattered her own Calvin record of 23.98, previously set at the MIAA Indoor Championships on February 28. Radigan (Portland, Ore./St. Stephen's Academy) opened the day in the 60 meter prelims, taking the top seed with a school-record time of 7.50, breaking her own prior Calvin record of 7.57, also set the MIAA Indoor Championships on February 28. She will run in the 60 meter dash championship finals on Saturday at 11:55 a.m. and will run in the championship finals of the 200 meter dash at 6:15 p.m.

Calvin also competed in the distance medley relay with the quartet of freshman Emma Wierenga (Grafton, Mass./Whitinsville Christian HS), freshman Alison Bailey (Petoskey, Mich./Petoskey HS), sophomore Peyton Ludwig (Ada, Mich./Forest Hills Central HS) and senior Sophie Bull (Denver, Co./Denver Christian HS) took 10^th in a time of 11:52.79. The finish will earn the group USTFCCCA 2^nd Team All-America honors.

Bull will race in the 3,000 meter finals on Saturday with race time at 6:35 p.m. Also scheduled to compete on Saturday is freshman Dasha Mason (Graham, WA/Graham Kapowsin) in the triple jump which will begin competition at 3 p.m.

COACHES COMMENT: "A tremendous day for Sydney today in the sprints," said Calvin head track and field coach Adam Haldorson. "She's off to a great start and running well but there is still work to be done tomorrow so our focus will be on that. Our distance medley relay team ran well. The rest of the field was very strong this year and our (relay) team gave it their all. They can hold their heads high with their performance without question. Three of the four in the relay were making their first appearance at a national championship meet and they performed admirably and will grow from this experience. Sophie ran an outstanding final (mile) leg and will get to run again tomorrow which we are looking forward to."

NEXT UP: The second and final day of competition at the NCAA III Indoor Track and Field Championships is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. on Saturday.