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APR.
16 — Williams
Breaks Record Again At Taylor Invite
Junior
sets new mark in pole vault; Petkova
returns with top finish in 5,000 |
Upland, IN — With the Mid-Central
Conference Championship meet just a week ahead, the Goshen College
women’s track and field team made good use of this weekend’s
Taylor University Invitational as final preparation for the league
event, setting a new school record in the pole vault while taking
a first-place finish in the 5,000-meter run.
Junior Erin Williams once again broke her program mark in the pole
vault event, replacing her school record of 10 feet even with a
clearance of 10 feet, 6 inches on Saturday, coming just six inches
away from the NAIA National qualifying mark in the process. Williams
joined men’s team member Don — also a junior, but not
related — in setting school records at the Trojans’ meet,
as Don broke a 30-year old Goshen record in the high jump (click
here for related story).
“The interesting thing about both Don and Erin’s efforts
was that they both were performing at the same time on Saturday,
and
the records fell within three minutes of each other,” said
Rick Clark, Goshen head coach. “As has been the case all
season, Erin continues to soar in the pole vault. She made a really
good effort at the national qualifying mark of 11 feet.”
It was the fourth time this season that Williams had either tied
or broken the Leafs’ pole vault record, an incredible feat
considering that she has only competed in five official outdoor
meets.
Goshen also received a boost from sophomore Petrana Petkova at
the day-long invite, as the All-American distance runner returned
from a mild case of strep throat to dominate the 5,000-meter run,
taking the event title in a time of 18:29.28. Senior Melissa Lehman
was next in line finishing third in a time of 19:16.96, while sophomore
Laura Her ran to a fifth-place finish in a clip of 19:38.94. The
Leafs also benefited from freshman Kelsy Glick’s performance
in the triple jump, as the freshman placed sixth with a distance
of 30 feet, 7 inches.
“Petrana led a steady group for us in the 5,000-meters,” Clark
said. “We have been getting very solid performances from
our distance runners over the last few meets. Melissa and Laura
each had strong finishes today.”
As a team, Goshen finished in eighth place with 35 team. St. Joseph’s
College won the event with 194 team points. For a complete list
of team and individual results, click here.
Goshen will next travel to Indiana Wesleyan University on Friday
for the MCC Championship meet. The two-day long event is slated
to begin with both running and field events at 3 p.m. in Marion,
Ind.
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  Junior
Erin Williams
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