Spring Arbor - Women Finish 4th, Men 6th at First-Ever CL Indoor Championships
Provided by Spring Arbor
MARION, Ind. – The Spring Arbor University women's track and field team finished fourth and the men's team earned sixth as the inaugural Crossroads League Indoor Championships concluded Saturday at Troyer Fieldhouse on the campus of Indiana Wesleyan University.
The SAU women's team totaled 101.5 points behind eight All-Crossroads League performances. The men's squad racked up 63 points with four league champions and five All-League efforts. The men's 4x400 meter relay team, consisting of Austin Hickerson, Jeremy Goodson, Max Whittredge and Joe VandePol, not only finished first in the event, but also hit the NAIA B standard to punch their ticket to the 2018 NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships
Taylor University secured the overall women's championship with 179 points with Indiana Wesleyan (162) and Marian University (134.5) coming in second and third. Indiana Wesleyan captured the men's championship with 151 points, followed by Taylor (128.5) and Bethel College (126.5).
THE BASICS
EVENT: Crossroads League Indoor Track & Field Championships
TEAM FINISH: Men 6th/10; Women – 4th/9
LOCATION: Troyer Fieldhouse | Marion, Ind.
CROSSROADS LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
Logan Robart, Max Whittredge, Trent Smith, Remington Clements – 4x800 meter relay
Austin Hickerson, Jeremy Goodson, Max Whittredge, Joe VandePol – 4x400 meter relay
Austin Hickerson – 200 meter dash
Austin Hickerson – 400 meter dash
ALL-CROSSROADS LEAGUE PERFORMERS (TOP 3 IN EACH EVENT)
Sarah Maschino – 60 meter hurdles
Jasmine Harper – 3000 meter run
Victoria Harper, Sarah Maschino, Jaydn Fuerst, Jasmine Harper – Distance Medley Relay
Kaitlyn Kilgore, Katie Rutkowski, Sarah Maschino, Jaydn Fuerst – 4x400 meter relay
Emily Clark – High Jump
Bethany Kuenzer – Pole Vault
Katrina Tovar – Pole Vault
Katrina Tovar – Triple Jump
Austin Hickerson – 200 meter dash
Austin Hickerson – 400 meter dash
Logan Robart, Max Whittredge, Trent Smith, Remington Clements – 4x800 meter relay
Austin Hickerson, Jeremy Goodson, Max Whittredge, Joe VandePol – 4x400 meter relay
Max Whittredge, Austin Hickerson, Trent Smith, Logan Robart – Dstance Medley Relay
UP NEXT
Spring Arbor will travel to Hillsdale College for the Hillsdale Tune Up in its final meet before the 2018 NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships on Mar. 1-3 in Pittsburg, Kansas.
