RESULTS

ALLENDALE, Mich. – Calvin put together a record-breaking Saturday at the GVSU Extra Meet Invitational.

Graduate student Sydney Radigan (Portland, Ore./St. Stephen's Academy) shattered school marks in the 100 meter dash and 200 meter dash while senior Sophie Bull (Denver, Co./Denver Christian HS) broke a school record in the 5,000 meters.

Bull raced to a second-place finish in the 5,000 meters, clocking in with a time of 16:29.62 that ranks seventh in Division III women's outdoor track and field this spring. Her time breaks the previous Calvin (outdoor) 5K record of 16:39.23 set by Sadie Heeringa in 2022.

Radigan meanwhile burned up the Grand Valley track, winning the 100 meter dash in a school-record time of 11.40 and the 200 meter dash in a school-record time of 23.50. Both times sit No. 1 on the NCAA III outdoor performance list. Her time in the 100 breaks her previous school record of 11.90 set a year ago. Her 200 meter time breaks her previous school record of 24.19, also set last spring.

Radigan led a caste of Calvin sprinters in the 100 meter dash. Freshman Kaitlyn DiMaggio (Dearborn, Mich./Dearborn HS) was 12^th in 12.39 with freshman Rayn Rutley (Fenton, Mich./Fenton HS) 13^th in a personal-best time of 12.39. Senior Mia DeJonge (Bellevue, Wash./Bellevue Christian HS) was 19^th in a personal-best time of 12.57. Rutley and DiMaggio are tied for fourth place on the MIAA outdoor performance list.

Ratley also placed 17^th in the 200 meter dash in 25.90.

Also smashing through in a big way at Grand Valley on Saturday was senior RyAnn Rohrer (Ludington, Mich./Ludington HS) who won the shot put with a career-best throw of 45-2 1/2. The throw ranks 10th on the NCAA III outdoor performance list and No. 1 in the MIAA. She also took fourth in the discus with a career-best throw of 152-1 that ranks seventh on the NCAA III outdoor performance list and No. 1 in the MIAA. 

Sophomore Jessica Bossenbroek (Holt, Mich./Holt HS) took seventh in the 400 meters in a personal-best time of 58.23. Mia DeJonge was sixth in the 100 hurdles (14.45).

Graduate student Alaina Smith (Sterling, Il./Seoul Foreign School) was 13^th in the steeplechase with a personal-best time of 11:46.25.

Freshman Ayla Holben (DeWitt, Mich./DeWitt HS) was 17^th in the 15000 meters (4:44.05).

Sophomore Peyton Ludwig (Ada, Mich./Forest Hills Central HS) was 15^th in the 800 meters (2:16.29), freshman Emma Wierenga (Grafton, Mass./Whitinsville Christian HS) was 18^th (2:16.83), sophomore Kennedi Wood (Comstock Park, Mich./Sparta HS) 23^rd (2:17.54) and junior Hailey Erickson (Arlington Hts., Ill./Prospect HS) 26^th (2:19.56).

In the field events, senior Laura Robotham (Caledonia, Mich./Caledonia HS) was 13^th (9-6 ½) and junior Bethany Simons (Dexter, Mich./Dexter HS) 16^th (9-6 ½). Sophomore Ava Epley (Commerce Charter Township, MI/Walled Lake Northern HS) and freshman Gabig Kempf (Macomb, Mich./Lutheran North HS) both went 4-11 in the high jump.

Freshman Emily DeJonge (Bellevue, Wash./Bellevue Christian HS) was fifth in the triple jump (34-9) with senior Rachel Post (Wycoff, NJ/Eastern Christian HS) eighth (31-5 ¾) and sophomore Emma Tubergen (Hudsonville, Mich./Unity Christian HS) ninth (31-5 ½). Post was 15^th in the long jump (14-9 ¾) with Tubergen 16^th (14-7 ¾).

Calvin also sent competitors to the Olivet Nazarene Open on Saturday. Sophomore Lily Burns (Dexter, Mich./Dexter HS) was fifth in the hammer throw (133-8) with freshman Kate Bruining (Grand Rapids, Mich./South Christian HS) 13^th (120-5). Burns was seventh in the shot put (36-2).

COACHES COMMENT: "A tremendous day of track and field for our program," said Calvin head track and field coach Adam Haldorson. "Three school records and many personal-bests. We are doing good things right now and are looking forward to competing at our conference meet next week."

NEXT UP: Calvin will compete at the MIAA Championships next Thursday and Friday at Hope College.