IWU  Athletic News
Outdoor Track & Field - Sun, May. 20, 2012

MARION, Ind. -- There will be 22 Wildcats representing Indiana Wesleyan University this weekend at the 2012 NAIA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships that are being held in Marion, Indiana.

The 22 Wildcats will be competing in 13 different events. Indiana Wesleyan will have two relay teams competing, the men's and women's 4x800-Meter Relay teams. Darrian Mikell is the only Wildcat in two events as he will be in the Men's High Jump and Long Jump. Two events will feature a pair of Wildcats, the Men's 110-Meter Hurdles with Andy Lipiec and Jake Smith, and the Men's High Jump, with Darrian Mikell and Nick Brown.

Below is the list of Indiana Wesleyan student-athletes who will participate in the NAIA National Championships with dates and times when they compete.

 
Women's Hammer Throw
Victoria Lee
2nd Place - 179 feet 11 inches
 
Women's Heptathlon
Kyla Morgan
Thursday: 9th after 4 Events with 2,538 Points
Friday: 8th Place with 4,267
  

Men's Hammer Throw

James Schortgen
5th Place - 191 feet 7 inches

Men's 110-Meter Hurdles
Andy Lipiec and Jake Smith
TRIALS: Andy Lipiec - 14.49 seconds (Qualified for Finals)     |     Jake Smith - 14.97 seconds (DNQ for Semifinals)
SEMIFINALS - Andy Lipiec - 14.79 seconds (DNQ for Finals)
  
Women's 4x800-Meter Relay
Beka Bentle, Amanda Johnson, Tracey Tiernon, Christina Sandberg
TRIALS - 9:32.65 (DNQ for Finals)
 
Men's 4x800-Meter Relay
Andrew Albert, Eric Brown, Hansen Martin, Matt Mitchell)
TRIALS - 7:50.83 (DNQ for Finals)
  
Men's Long Jump

Darrian Mikell
5th Place - 24 feet 0.25 inches

 
Men's Discus
James Allen
24th Place - 149 feet 4 inches
 
Men's High Jump

Darrian Mikell and Nick Brown
Brown: T-9th at 6 feet 6 inches
MIkell: Did not clear 6 feet 6 inches

 
Men's Shot Put
Kyle Abney
10th - 54 feet 3.25 inches
 
Women's High Jump
Stephanie Colter
T-14th - No Height
 
Women's 3,000-Meter Steeplechase
Kayla Ewert
15th - 12 minutes 5.22 seconds
 
Women's Discus
Paige Smith
22nd - No Mark (3 fouls)

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