Kristen Mumper
The Wittenberg men's and women's indoor track and field teams
competed against a loaded field at Ohio State University over the
weekend and turned in a host of outstanding individual performances
in the Scarlet & Grey Invitational. No team scores were
kept.
Two individuals stood out above the rest, much as they have all
season. Junior Skip Ivery (Columbus,
Ohio/Groveport-Madison) was beaten in the high hurdles for
the first time this season, but it took a field of Division I
scholarship athletes and unattached club team competitors to do it.
Ivery broke his own school record in the 55-meter hurdles with a
blistering time of 7.60, good for an NCAA Division III provisional
qualifying time. He currently stands second in the nation in that
event.
Junior Kristen Mumper (Cincinnati, Ohio/Purcell
Marian) broke her own school record in the triple jump for
the second straight week, going an NCAA Division III provisional
qualifying 36 feet, seven inches. She finished fourth in the event
with that personal-best mark. Mumper also claimed fourth place with
a personal-best mark of 17-0 in the long jump, fourth in the 400
meters with a personal best 1:00.16 and ninth in the 200 with a
school record and personal-best time of 27.34.
Skip Ivery
There were plenty of other notable performances and personal
bests turned in during the meet as well. Among the men, junior
Demetrius Ellison (Cleveland, Ohio/Garfield Heights
Trinity) set a school record with a 23.03 in the 200,
followed closely by sophomore Joe Rumschlag (Maumee,
Ohio/Toledo Christian) with a 23.04, which was also under
the old mark. Ellison also placed fifth in a tough 400 field with a
51.52, Rumschlag wound up seventh in the long jump and third in the
triple jump (both with personal best marks), freshman Jered
Glover (Middletown, Ohio/Middletown) took seventh in the
triple jump with a personal best mark and senior Adrian
Crane (Indianapolis, Ind./Ben Davis) added an eighth place
finish in the triple jump, also with a personal best.
On the women's side, personal-bests were turned in by sophomore
Tina Valerius (Cincinnati, Ohio/Mt. Notre Dame)
and sophomore Marissa Davoll (Cincinnati,
Ohio/Anderson) in the 55 hurdles, Valerius, Davoll and
freshman Anna Finkelstein (Whitehall,
Mich./Reeths-Puffer) in the 200 and freshman Beth
Hurst (Loveland, Ohio/Cincinnati Sycamore) in the shot
put.
Rounding things out was senior Abi Gerstle (Kettering,
Ohio/Fairmont), who finished second in the 3,000 with a
personal best time of 11:05.98 and third in the mile in 5:24.83.
For her outstanding efforts, Gerstle was named NCAC Women's Indoor
Track and Field Distance Events Athlete of the Week. Wittenberg has
had an indoor track and field athlete of the week every week since
the season started Jan. 18.
Next: 3/1 at DePauw Invitational