SPRINGFIELD, Oh. — The Asbury track and field teams delivered record breaking performances at the indoor meet hosted by Wittenberg College on Saturday, highlighted by multiple school records and a NCCAA national qualifier.
The women finished tied for 13th place while the men finished in 22nd at the event.
The team turned in a strong performance highlighted by multiple school records and a national qualifier. Emma Le Duc punched her ticket to the NCCAA National Championships in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 11:23.4. Brooke O'Carroll set a new school record in the 500-meter run, finishing in 1:27.0, while Bailey Gassmann broke her own school record in the 800 meters with a time of 2:23.6.
On the men's side, Caleb Payne trimmed one-hundredth of a second off his school record in the 200-meter dash, clocking 23.45. Coleman Anderson added another school record in the 500-meter run with a time of 1:10.1, and Jojo Ernst erased Wes Preston's mile record by more than a second, crossing the line in 4:36.3.
In the field events, Nathan Haglund and Matthew Wilson continued their strong seasons by improving upon their own school records in the triple jump and pole vault, respectively.
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"This was a huge meet with 26 schools competing, including a couple of NCAA division 1 teams and several division II schools. We didn't score many points but had a lot of outstanding performances. I was especially excited for Jojo to claim the school record in the mile. Bailey, Brooke, and Emma all ran great. Coach Stickel is doing an amazing job working with the distance squad this winter."
Randy Crist | Asbury Head Track and Field Coach
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