2008-09 Women's Track and Field News
DC Track Places Two on Academic All-District Team
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Defiance College’s Samantha Higdon and Brad Zarembski were each named as ESPN The Magazine First-Team Academic All-District IV selections. The honor is voted on and announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America.
June 05, 2009
DC Competes at Billy Hayes Invitational
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The Defiance College track and field team sent a handful of athletes to compete in Indiana University's Billy Hayes Invitational this weekend. The Jackets had a pair of individuals record top-six finishes, as Blake Witherspoon and Brad Zarembski each scored in the meet.
May 08, 2009
DC Track Has 12 Receive All-HCAC Honors
GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference announced its Track and Field awards last week, as Defiance College had 12 athletes earn individual recognition following their performances at the 2009 HCAC Championships.
May 04, 2009
Trivett Paces DC at Multi-Event Meet
DEFIANCE, Ohio – Austin Trivett won the decathlon at Defiance College’s first-annual Multi-Event Meet on Saturday, scoring a personal record 5,496 points. Goshen College’s Abri Houser claimed the heptathlon with 3,867 points in the two-day meet.
May 02, 2009
Lady Jackets Grab Five Event Titles in Second-Place Finish
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The Defiance women’s track and field team recorded its highest point total, 132.50, since 2003, finishing a close second to Manchester College at the 2009 HCAC Championships. The Jackets fell just 1.50 points shy of its fourth HCAC title since joining the league in 2000.
April 25, 2009
Jackets in First Place After Opening Day
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The Defiance College women’s track and field team racked up 52.50 points in the opening day of the 2009 HCAC Championships, leading all conference schools heading into the final day of events. The Jackets will look to use this momentum to carry them to their fourth HCAC crown.
April 24, 2009
Rolander and Trivett Garner HCAC Weekly Honors
GREENWOOD, Ind. – Marlea Rolander and Austin Trivett each garnered individual titles at the Spartan Classic on Saturday and have been named the HCAC Athletes of the Week. Defiance has now tallied nine of the 20 weekly honors awarded this season.
April 20, 2009
DC Claims Three Individual Titles at Spartan Classic
N. MANCHESTER, Ind. – Emily Cole, Marlea Rolander and Kaitlin Switzer each claimed an event crown at the Spartan Classic on Saturday, helping the Defiance College women record 13 top-ten finishes at the meet held on the campus of Manchester College.
April 18, 2009
Tooley Named HCAC Field Athlete of the Week
GREENWOOD, Ind. – Junior Amanda Tooley garnered All-Ohio honors for the second consecutive year and has been tabbed as the HCAC Field Athlete of the Week. Defiance has now earned the conference weekly honor seven times this season, four more than any other HCAC institution.
April 14, 2009
Six Jackets Earn All-Ohio Accolades
DELAWARE, Ohio - The Defiance College women’s track and field team finished tenth at the 2009 All-Ohio Outdoor Championships on Saturday, totaling 27 points in the meet. The Jackets tallied six All-Ohio performances on the afternoon, their highest total in over three years.
April 11, 2009
HCAC Honors DC’s Higdon and Rolander
GREENWOOD, Ind. – Junior Samantha Higdon and freshman Marlea Rolander each won an event title at the Manchester Invitational and have been tabbed as the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Athletes of the Week.
April 06, 2009
Throwing Events Power DC to Third Place at Manchester Invite
N. MANCHESTER, Ind. – The Defiance College women’s track and field team tallied 136 points on its way to a third-place finish at the Manchester Invitational on Saturday, April 4, claiming four individual crowns in the meet.
April 04, 2009
Zarembski and Stein Earn HCAC Weekly Award
GREENWOOD, Ind. – Brad Zarembski and Holly Stein each tallied event titles at Indiana Wesleyan’s Polar Bear Invitational and have been named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Field Athletes of the Week.
March 30, 2009
Zarembski Clears NCAA Qualifying Mark at Polar Bear Invite
MARION, Ind. – Brad Zarembski provisionally qualified for the 2009 NCAA Championships in the high jump for the third consecutive year, headlining Defiance College’s list of impressive performances at the Polar Bear Invitational.
March 28, 2009
Rolander, Witherspoon Earn HCAC Weekly Honors
GREENWOOD, Ind. – Freshmen Marlea Rolander and Blake Witherspoon each won event titles at the 15th-annual Dick Small Track and Field Invitational and have been tabbed as the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Track Athletes of the Week.
March 23, 2009
Cole and Rolander Win Individual Crowns at Dick Small
DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College women’s track and field team tallied 87 points at the 14th-annual Dick Small Invitational, finishing fourth in the seven-team meet. The Jackets had seven top-three performances in the meet, while having two individuals win their respective events.
March 21, 2009