DC competes in Anderson University Easter Invitational

ANDERSON, Ind. – Before the three day weekend hit, DC Track and Field decided to hop into one more meet.  They participated in the Anderson University Easter Invitational in Anderson, Ind.

The meet featured very tough competition as three of the six teams competing were NAIA schools.

DC had a very nice meet all the same.  Seven individuals broke into the scoring column for the Yellow Jackets.

Brooke Lime (Defiance, Ohio / Defiance) led the way for DC, gaining points in two events.  She clocked in at 16.96 in the 100-meter hurdles to claim second place in the event.  She also finished second in the 400-meter hurdles.  She put a time up of 1:08.37 in that event.

In the 1,500-meter run, DC fans were in for quite a showing.  Eme Miller (Portland, Ind. / Jay County) not only finished fifth, but she broke the oldest record in the book.  Miller finished the race with a time of 4:57.14, breaking DC's Women's Track and Field's oldest record set by Patty Schiwebert in 1978.  Miller beat Schiwebert's record by three seconds.

Another record nearly fell, as Sam Cook (Raiford, Fla. / Bradford County) now sits in second in the DC record books after her shot put performance.  She tossed for a distance of 12.30 meters to pick up a fourth place finish.

Jessie Bell (West Salem, Ohio / Northwestern) picked up the only other top three finish for the Yellow Jackets outside of Lime's two second place finishes.  Bell finished third in the 400-meter dash with a 1:05.89.

In the javelin, Kim Maro (Tunkhannock, Pa. / Tunkhannock) threw for a distance of 28.96 meters to pick up a fourth place finish.

Waverly Weaks (Liberty Center, Ohio / Liberty Center) also had a top five finish for the Yellow Jackets.  In the long jump she jumped a distance of 5.02 meters to pick up the fifth place finish.

Rounding out the scoring for DC was Kelsey Bowling (Sidney, Ohio / Houston).  She placed sixth in the 5,000-meter run with a 22:44.90.

The Yellow Jackets have the weekend off for Easter but will be back in action next weekend.  They will host the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships on Friday beginning at 3 p.m.