Anderson Set to Host Inaugural HCAC Indoor Championships
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GREENWOOD, IN – Anderson University will serve as host for the inaugural HCAC Indoor Track and Field Championships this Saturday. All ten institutions will take part in the indoor event. The Rose-Hulman men were selected by the coaches to win the 2011 indoor title, while the Franklin women were tabbed to capture the women’s title.
The Rose-Hulman men have been successful this indoor season, posting the top performances in 10 of the 16 indoor events. The Engineers are ranked No. 3 in the Great Lakes Region and stand No. 14 overall in Division III in the Dual Meet Rankings.
Junior Sutton Coleman (Lebanon, Va./H.S.) has posted the conference’s best mark in the 200-meters, 400-meters, 55-meter hurdles, and triple jump. Coleman is also a member of the 4 X 400 meter relay squad that ranks No. 1 in the conference and 13th nationally. The junior standout has provisionally qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships in the 55-meter hurdles (7.68 seconds).
Senior Derek Bischak (Angola, Ind./H.S.) holds the top mark in the 800-meters and mile run, while Micah Aldrich (Indianapolis, Ind./Warren Central) leads the HCAC pack in the 5,000-meters.
The Franklin women’s track team will try to pick up where they left off last spring as HCAC outdoor champions. The Grizzlies have only posted one top mark in the conference so far this indoor season. Senior Heather Waterman (Shelbyville, Ind./Morristown) holds the top time in the women’s 5,000-meters with a mark of 17:46.28.
The Rose-Hulman women’s squad has six top performances this indoor campaign. Sophomore Liz Evans (Bicknell, Ind./North Knox) automatically qualified for the National Indoor Championships and currently holds the top mark in all of Division III in the high jump, clearing 1.72 meters. Evans also holds the conference’s top mark in the long jump with a leap of 5.14 meters.
Manchester has been paced by the efforts of senior Jessica Bremer (Howe, Ind./Prairie Heights) this indoor season. Bremer holds the HCAC top marks in the 800-meters and mile run.
The event will be held at Kardatzke Wellness Center on the campus of Anderson University beginning at 1:00 PM Saturday afternoon.
Saturday, February 19
1:00 PM Women’s Weight Throw
Men’s High Jump
Women’s Long Jump
Men’s Pole Vault
1:30 PM Women’s Distance Medley Relay
1:45 PM Men’s Distance Medley Relay
2:00 PM Women’s 55 Meter Hurdles Semifinals
2:15 PM Men’s 55 Meter Hurdles Semifinals
2:30 PM Women’s 55 Meter Dash Semifinals
2:45 PM Men’s 55 Meter Dash Semifinals
Men’s Weight Throw
Men’s Long Jump
3:15 PM Women’s 4 X 200 Meter Relay
3:25 PM Men’s 4 X 200 Meter Relay
3:35 PM Women’s Mile Run
3:55 PM Men’s Mile Run
4:15 PM Women’s 55 Meter Hurdles Finals
4:25 PM Men’s 55 Meter Hurdles Finals
4:30 PM Women’s Shot Put
Women’s High Jump
Women’s Triple Jump
Women’s Pole Vault
4:35 PM Women’s 400 Meter Dash
4:55 PM Men’s 400 Meter Dash
5:15 PM Women’s 55 Meter Dash Final
5:20 PM Men’s 55 Meter Dash Final
5:25 PM Women’s 800 Meter Run
5:40 PM Men’s 800 Meter Run
5:55 PM Women’s 200 Meter Dash
6:15 PM Men’s 200 Meter Dash
Men’s Shot Put
Men’s Triple Jump
6:35 PM Women’s 5,000 Meter Run
7:00 PM Men’s 5,000 Meter Run
7:20 PM Women’s 4 X 400 Meter Relay
7:35 PM Men’s 4 X 400 Meter Relay
8:00 PM Awards Ceremony
NCAA Provisional and Automatic Qualifiers
MEN (Provisional Marks)
55M Tony Johnson, AU 6.48
800M Derek Bischak, RH 1:54.56
1 Mile Derek Bischak, RH 4:13.84
55M Hurdles Sutton Coleman, RH 7.68
High Jump Forrest Prichard, FC 2.02 m
Long Jump Georard Mitchell, FC 6.95 m
Shot Put Chad Wertman, EC 15.57 m
Weight Randall Mitchell, MSJ 17.77 m
WOMEN (Automatic Marks)
High Jump Liz Evans, RH 1.73 m
