Falcons' Track Teams Compete on the National Level
Jaime White
Issue date: 4/30/09 Section: Sports
Sophomore thrower Jared High says, "Track is just a great opportunity for me to clear my mind of anything and everything. It gives me a chance to just compete and give the team my best every time I'm out on the field. I think our coach has done a great job preparing us for our meets and I am really going to miss this when it is over." First-year student Erin Horst says, "I really like the time I have to myself when I run. It gives me a good chance to thank God for all he has done for me. And every time I step out there on the track, I remember that I'm running for his glory and not my own."
This past weekend, April 23-25, a few select Falcons competed in the prestigious 115th running of the Penn Relays, held at the University of Pennsylvania stadium in Philadelphia. On Thursday night, senior Francis Eanes set a new school record in the 5,000 meter run with a time of 14:48.98--shattering the six year old record held by Edward Doreau by almost 12 seconds. Eanes finished in 25th place out of 47 athletes in the Olympic Development race.
Junior Kristen Bates also set a new school record in the East Coast women's college triple jump. Her leap of 39 feet and 1/4 inches bettered her own school record by 3 and 1/2 inches. Bates finished third overall, earning her first medal at Penn Relays. Bates also earned a spot in the finals in the 100 meter hurdles, ending with a time of 14.43 seconds, just off of her Division III best.
The men's 4x400 meter relay of sophomore Jesse Weidemann, junior Eddy Palmer, junior Peter Shenk and senior Patrick Roach took third in their College Men's Pop Haddleton MAC heat, clocking in with an incredible time of 3:24.55. The women's 4x400 meter relay, consisting of sophomore Grace Kaste, freshman Lauren Harte, freshman Brooke Airey and sophomore Megan Sisson took 10th in the College Women's Centennial/MAC heat with a time of 4:14.71.
On Saturday afternoon, the men's Falcon 4x800 meter relay team took 5th in their heat with a time of 7:40.08. Roach led off, followed by Palmer, who gave the baton to Weidemann. Freshman Tyler Newhook anchored the team with a strong performance.
This past weekend, April 23-25, a few select Falcons competed in the prestigious 115th running of the Penn Relays, held at the University of Pennsylvania stadium in Philadelphia. On Thursday night, senior Francis Eanes set a new school record in the 5,000 meter run with a time of 14:48.98--shattering the six year old record held by Edward Doreau by almost 12 seconds. Eanes finished in 25th place out of 47 athletes in the Olympic Development race.
Junior Kristen Bates also set a new school record in the East Coast women's college triple jump. Her leap of 39 feet and 1/4 inches bettered her own school record by 3 and 1/2 inches. Bates finished third overall, earning her first medal at Penn Relays. Bates also earned a spot in the finals in the 100 meter hurdles, ending with a time of 14.43 seconds, just off of her Division III best.
The men's 4x400 meter relay of sophomore Jesse Weidemann, junior Eddy Palmer, junior Peter Shenk and senior Patrick Roach took third in their College Men's Pop Haddleton MAC heat, clocking in with an incredible time of 3:24.55. The women's 4x400 meter relay, consisting of sophomore Grace Kaste, freshman Lauren Harte, freshman Brooke Airey and sophomore Megan Sisson took 10th in the College Women's Centennial/MAC heat with a time of 4:14.71.
On Saturday afternoon, the men's Falcon 4x800 meter relay team took 5th in their heat with a time of 7:40.08. Roach led off, followed by Palmer, who gave the baton to Weidemann. Freshman Tyler Newhook anchored the team with a strong performance.
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