Track and Field Wraps Up Indoor Season  (3/2/07)
The track and field team completed the indoor portion of their schedule at the Gill Last Change Meet hosted by Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin. A quartet of freshman established a total of six school records in the competition.

Joshua Muzuma paced the men's team by placing third in the 800 meter run with a school-record time of 1:59.92. Sophomore Andy Jellema was close behind in eighth place in a time of 2:02.13. The two also teamed with Josh Seegert and Joseph Muzuma to take fifth in the 4 x 400 relay in 3:40.02.

In other action, Mike Burr finished third in the 400 meters in 53.93 and took 15th in the 200 meters in 24.88. Joey Lerner ran the 5,000 meters and placed 10th in 18:58.57.

On the women's side, freshman Megan Van Hofwegen set a pair of school records. She established a mark of 7.72 in the 55 meter dash and came back to place fifth in the 200 meters in 27.92.  Emily Buter also topped two Trinity records, running 9.54 in the 55 meter hurdles and 1:01.42 in the 400 meters to finish third. The final school record came from Katie VanderArk who finished second in the long jump with a leap of 16'00.5". She was also fourth in the high jump at 4'11.75". 

In other results, Rita DeJong came in seventh in the 800 meters in 2:32.83 and ran a leg on the 4 x 400 relay which placed fourth in 4:33.60. The other relay members were VanHofwegen, Laura Simpson and Michelle Evers. Ashley Biesboer placed 10th in the shot put with a distance of 31'1.73".

The Trolls established a total of 17 school records during the indoor season. Nine of those came on the men's side and eight for the women. 

The team will start their outdoor season during spring break when they compete at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee on March 24.
 

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