Markau Places Fourth at HCAC Championship
Defiance College junior Lisa Markau logged a fourth-place finish in the 60-meters on Saturday afternoon at the Heartland Conference Women's Indoor Track Championship. As a team Defiance finished ninth with a total of 12 points. Hosts Rose-Hulman won the league title with a total of 189 points followed by Manchester with 137 and Hanover with 100.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Defiance College junior Lisa Markau logged a fourth-place finish in the 60-meters on Saturday afternoon at the Heartland Conference Women's Indoor Track Championship. As a team Defiance finished ninth with a total of 12 points. Hosts Rose-Hulman won the league title with a total of 189 points followed by Manchester with 137 and Hanover with 100.
Markau ran a time of 8.55 in the preliminaries and that time was fast enough to earn her an at-large bid for the finals. She took advantage of the opportunity and clocked a time of 8.49 seconds to earn Defiance five points with a fourth-place finish.
"Lisa had a big day for us. It's the first time she's scored at a championship as an individual so it's a big step for her. We were proud of her and her progression this season." said Defiance head coach Nathan Christianson.
Markau earned the Yellow Jackets an additional two points with a seventh-place finish in the 200 with a time of 28.93 seconds.
The 4x200 relay team of Markau, Shi'Nique Lawrence, Destiny Oshodin, and Katelyn Smith placed fifth with a time of 2:03.21, the fastest in the event by Defiance this season. The same team also set a new season-best in the 4x400 with a time of 5:22.78.
"I am really proud of the effort today from all the ladies. They all competed really hard and got some PRs. Our relays competed really hard and it is a great way s small ladies' team to bound and build for future seasons." remarked Christianson.
Lawrence narrowly missed out on the finals of the 60-meter hurdles, finishing ninth with a new personal best time of 11.10 seconds.
"Our goal was to beat a team or two with our limited numbers and we mixed it up a bit. Everyone was happy to be able to compete today after the last several months of not knowing if we would have a conference championship," Christianson said. "It is time to heal up and prepare for outdoor season. Hopefully, we can get some more consistent training for the next month and be ready to go in April."