FAIRFAX, Va. – The Point Park track & field teams turned in three top-5 finishes on day one of the ECAC/IC4A Outdoor Championships hosted by George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.
Collins Eze headlined day one for the Pioneers with a fourth-place finish in the high jump with a mark of 1.95m. In the men's 3000m steeple, Jannik Windelband finished fifth with a time of 9:23.43. Additionally, Dunya Van den Tooren finished in a tie for fifth in the women's high jump with a mark of 1.64m.
In the 110m hurdles prelims, Kamar Sutherland finished second in his heat with a school-record time of 14.23 seconds. He qualified for Sunday's final with the third-fastest time in the event during prelims.
Maxwell Goode also finished with a top-10 mark of 6.98m in the long jump, a mark that ranks fourth in school history.
In addition to her fifth-place finish in the high jump, Van den Tooren finished 11
th in the long jump, while Emma Roemer finished 12
th in the 100m hurdles. Diamond Rush also turned in a pair of top 20 finishes in the 100m prelims (15
th place) and 400m run (19
th place).
Day two of the ECAC/IC4A Outdoor Championships begin at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday.
TOP PERFORMANCES
WOMEN'S
- 100m (Prelims) – 15th – Diamond Rush (12.18)
- 100m Hurdles (Prelims) – 12th – Emma Roemer (14.84)
- 400m – 19th – Diamond Rush (58.81)
- 800m – 19th – Allison Plassio (2:16.71)
- High Jump - 5th - Dunya Van den Tooren (1.64m)
- Long Jump – 11th – Dunya Van den Tooren (5.52m)
MEN'S
- 110m Hurdles (Prelims) – 4th – Kamar Sutherland (14.23 Qualified) – SCHOOL RECORD
- 800m – 16th – Chase Bowen (1:54.30) – 4th in school history (PR)
- 3000m Steeple – 5th – Jannik Windelband (9:23.43)
- High Jump – 4th – Collins Eze (1.95m)
- Javelin – 13th – Chevaughn Fletcher (53.59m)
- Long Jump – 7th – Maxwell Goode (6.98m) – 4th in school history