Track and Field At Olivet Nazarene  (4/23/05)
The Trolls braved the cold weather and the opponents at the Olivet Nazarene University Invitational. Despite fighting the elements the team put forth some good performances and placed in a number of events. Overall the women's team finished with 46 points for a 5th place finish and the men's team took 10th place with 10 points. 

The women broke two school records for the day. Jomyla KcKinnie took first place as she bested her own record with a throw of 39'00.25" in the shot put. Diana Brickman ran 20.14.58 in the 5000 meter for a school record and 6th place finish. Kaitlin Merrow finished with two 4th place finishes, in the 200 meter and the 400 meter. Also finishing in top spots were Esther Peters in the 100 meter hurdles (2nd place), Kathy Boeringa in the shot put (4th place), and McKinnie in the discus (3rd place).

The men's team had three individuals place in the top five in their event. Rich Visser took 4th in the 1500 meter with a time of 4.21.08, Matt Pfadenhauer took 4th in the javelin with a throw of 155'11", and Thomas Donovan was 5th in the shot put with a distance of 42'03.5".

The team's next meet is on Friday, April 29, at Concordia University (IL) at 10:00 am. 
 

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