Bingley and George Named Honorable Mention All-HCAC

GREENWOOD, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference has announced that Defiance College sophomores Kim Bingley and Kali George were named Honorable Mention All-HCAC for their performances at the HCAC Outdoor Championships.

Bingley started off the championships with a fourth-place finish in the shot put on day one. On day two, Bingley added another impressive display for Defiance by earning fourth place in the 200-meter dash with a time of 28.20. She was fifth in the 100-meter dash at 14.04, and wrapped up her day with a sixth-place mark of 97-00 in the javelin.

George began with a fourth-place showing in the long jump at 33-03.35. She then placed in six events on the second day to lead the Yellow Jackets. George provided the best performance of the day in the javelin, where she claimed second place with a throw of 114-00. The sophomore athlete added a third-place finish in the 400-meter dash by crossing the line at 1:02.75. George was fourth in the long jump at 15-10.50, and took seventh in the high jump with a mark of 4-09.75.

Bingley and George teamed up with junior Katie Heitkamp and senior Courtney Swabb in the 4x400-meter race. The team finished the event with a time of 4:14.85. George and Bingley then combined with freshman Brooke Lime and freshman Morgan Redick to take third in the 4x100-meter relay with a finish of 52.01.

Following the meet, Swabb was also named to the HCAC All-Sportsmanship Team. Swabb finished ninth in the 400-meter dash to go along with the second-place 4x100 result.

Defiance will compete again on Thursday, May 10 at the Dr. Keeler Invitational held in Naperville, Illinois. The meet is scheduled to begin at 12:00 pm.