Track and Field Opens Season With Record Performances   (2/12/05)
The track and field teams opened their indoor season at an 11-team indoor meet at Taylor University (IN). In just their first appearance the Trolls had some great individual performances and set six school indoor records. 

The women's team picked up some team points as Ashley Afman, Rachel Ooms, Carrie Flowers, and Sandra Hoekstra finished in 5th place in the 4 X 800 meter relay. Their time of 10:43.01 was good enough to break the school record in that event. Kaitlin Merrow dashed to a school record in the 200 meter with a time of 28.84. Ashley Afman's time of 1:08.10 in the 400 meter put her in the TCC record book. In the middle distance races, Sandra Hoekstra set a school record in the 600 meter with a time of 1:51.71. Kathleen Boeringa qualified for the finals in the shot put and ended in 9th place with a throw of 32'10.25". 

The men got in the team standings as Rich Visser finished in 8th place (2:43.61) in the 1000 meter run. Jesse Marlink led the way in the sprints with a school record performance in the 400 meter at 54.64. Thomas Donovan found a school record in the shot put with a throw of 40'1.5" for a 13th place finish. 

The Trolls will compete this coming weekend in an invitational at Lewis University on February 18-19.    
 

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