MARION, Ind. – Campbellsville University men and women combined to set five school records and post six NCCAA qualifying marks Saturday at the season-opening Indiana Wesleyan Indoor Track & Field Invitational. No team scores were kept.
"It was a great first meet for us as a team to get our feet wet and get back into racing again. Everyone performed really well and gave them a chance to establish good marks and times to start the indoor season. I'm real proud of how we went out and performed today."
Junior sprinter Kelsey Feltner and Deja Thompson, a freshman from Adairville, Ky., both set school records for the women, while juniors Dylan Ford, Joey Hartlage and Aaron Johnson set program-best times and marks for the men.
Feltner's record came in the women's 60-meter dash, edging teammate JaNaiqua Horne to finish second with a time of 8.12 seconds. She and Horne (8.17 seconds) each qualified for next month's National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) Championships in the event. Horne also went on to post NCCAA qualifying marks in the long jump (5.32 meters) and triple jump (10.72 meters).
Thompson's record came in the women's weight throw with a distance of 10.03 meters. Johnson set the men's weight throw record at 13.99 meters to finish second and qualify for the NCCAA Championships. The Tigers also qualified for the NCCAA long jump with a distance of 5.93 meters.
Ford placed third in the 1,000-meter run to set the school record at 2:45.77, and Hartlage's record-setting mark came with a third-place finish in the 3,000-meter run at 9:07.38.
Campbellsville will travel to the Cedarville University Invitational in Cedarville, Ohio on Friday, Jan. 30.
Complete Meet Results
CU Men's Results
400 Meter Dash: 8, Boulware, 54.73
800 Meter Run: 8, Ross Allen, 2:15.09
1000 Meter Run: 3, Dylan Ford, 2:45.77
Mile Run: 6, Ford, 4:43.96. 14, Allen, 4:56.44.
3000 Meter Run: 3, Joey Hartlage, 9:07.38. 4, Adam Sandidge, 9:19.46. 11, Wade Harris, 9:56.76.
Long Jump: 7, Christian Thurman, 5.93m.
Triple Jump: 4, Thurman, 12.30m.
Shot Put: 15, Stuart Nichols, 11.19m. 17, Aaron Johnson, 10.84m.
Weight Throw: 2, Johnson, 13.99m. 4, Nichols, 12.72m.
CU Women's Results
60 Meter Dash: 2, Kelsey Feltner, 8.12. 3, JaNaiqua Horne, 8.17.
200 Meter Dash: 3, Feltner, 27.65.
800 Meter Run: 15, Abby Wicke, 2:54.41.
Mile Run: 14, Wicke, 6:11.41.
3000 Meter Run: 8, Sarah Johnson, 11:45.98. 16, Brandi Thomas, 12:58.03.
Long Jump: 2, Horne, 5.32m.
Triple Jump: 2, Horne, 10.72m.
Shot Put: 6, Deja Thompson, 10.03m. 12, Jianeshia Stockton, 8.51m.
Weight Throw: 10, Thompson, 10.94m. 13, Stockton, 9.29m.