George, Lime, Heitkamp Lead Yellow Jackets at Adrian

ADRIAN, Mich. – Sophomore Kali George had three top-three finishes, while junior Katie Heitkamp and freshman Brooke Lime each added one third place and one fourth-place finish as the women's track and field team had a strong showing at the Adrian Invitational.

George finished second in the 400-meter run and the javelin, while also adding a third-place finish in the high jump. The sophomore ran a time of 1:01.67 in the 400-meter and had a throw of 35.22 meters in the javelin. Her day concluded with a 1.50m mark in the high jump.

Lime placed third in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 15.71. Her time of 1:09.41 in the 400-meter hurdles was good enough for fourth place. Heitkamp took home third place in the pole vault with a final height of 2.95m. The junior was fourth overall in the 400-meter run with a time of 1:04.22.

Junior Kim Bingley notched a pair of fourth-place finishes in the 100-meter dash and the javelin. Bingley finished with a time of 13.52 in the sprint, and earned fourth in the javelin with a toss of 32.63 meters. She also claimed sixth in the 200-meter dash at 27.57 seconds.

Senior Courtney Swabb was fifth in the 400-meter dash with a time of 1:05.36.

Defiance will be back in action on Saturday, April 14th when it travels to the All-Ohio Division III Championships hosted by Ohio Wesleyan University. The meet is scheduled to begin at 12:00 pm in Delaware, Ohio.