Nicole Bailey
The Wittenberg men's and women's indoor track and field teams
have come to the biggest point of the 2005 season with what Head
Coach Steve Shutt hopes is a head of steam.
At last weekend's Anderson Invitational, the Tigers women finished
sixth of 11 teams and the Tiger men took fifth of nine. While the
team finishes were middle-of-the-pack, several high-quality
individual finishes stood out.
Leading the charge for the women was freshman Nicole Bailey
(Cincinnati, Ohio/Summit Country Day) set a school record
and also shattered the meet and Anderson Indoor Fieldhouse record
with a winning time of 7.31 in the 55 meters. That was good for an
NCAA Division III provisional qualifying time, the 10th best in the
nation heading into the final weekend of regular season
competition.
On the men's side, the 800-meter relay of freshman Sean
Gouch (Columbus, Ohio/Mifflin), junior Gregg
Carter (Wellsville, Ohio/Wellsville), freshman
David Emrath (Elsmere, Ky./Lloyd) and senior
Joe Rumschlag (Maumee, Ohio/Toledo Christian) set
a school record with a time of 1:31.75 to place second in the meet
and freshman Mike Echols (Springfield, Ohio/North)
set a school record in the 3000-meter steeplechase in a time of
10:18.06, which placed him fifth in a strong field.
The Tigers are at Denison for the NCAC Championships Friday and
Saturday. The NCAA Division III Championship meet is next weekend
at Illinois Wesleyan University.
Next: 3/4-5 NCAC Relays @ Denison