The Lancaster Bible College men's and women's track and field teams traveled to Ursinus College in Collegeville, Pa. on Saturday to compete in the Frank Colden Invitational at the Floy Lewis Bakes Field House. Both teams took advantage of the opportunity given as a tune up for the NCCAA Indoor Championships, which take place next weekend. The men finished 14^th out of a total of 23 teams, scoring 13 points on the day. The women competed well, finishing 7^th out of 24 teams and amassing 33.5 points.
 
The Chargers saw two more competitors qualify for the NCCAA Indoor Championships, which will take place next weekend. Mitchell Gray finished 7^th in the 5,000 meters with a time of 15:42.19, a time good enough to send him to Cedarville, Ohio where the championships will take place. Emma Rohn also had an impressive day, not only qualifying for the pentathlon, but setting a personal record which helped her earn 8^th overall with 2021 points on the day.
 
Kara Huber broke a school record in the pole vault at a height of 2.90 meters on Saturday as well, helping her finish 5^th overall.
 
The Chargers also saw several individuals place in their respective events including:

• Leah Bergey (60m Hurdles) – 1^st place with a time of 9.20.
• Leah Bergey (High Jump) – 1^st Place with a height of 1.62m (5'3.75").
• Jalen Glasgow (High Jump) – 8^th Place with a height of 1.73m (5'8").
• Jack Dearborn (Long Jump) – 5^th Place with a jump of 6.08m.
• Jalen Glasgow (Long Jump) – 6^th Place with a jump of 6.03m.
• Mitchell Gray (5,000m) – 7^th Place with a time of 15:42.19.
• Kara Huber (Pole Vault) – 5^th Place with a height of 2.90m.

 
The men's and women's relay teams also had exceptional performances:

• Women 4x200m – 4^th Place Overall | 1:54.44 (School Record) | Elizabeth Lieb, Kendal Ream, Janae Bergey, and Kara Huber
• Men 4x200m – 8^th Place Overall | 1:38.67 | Jack Dearborn, Devyn Kintzer, Adam Horning, and Jalen Glasgow
• Women 4x400m – 6^th Place Overall | 4:33.33 (School Record) | Elizabeth Lieb, Kendal Ream, Janae Bergey, and Kara Huber
• Men 4x400m – 7^th Place Overall | 3:46.05 | Logan Burkeholder, Adam Horning, Devyn Kintzer, and Mitchell Gray

 
From the Coach: "Our athletes really stepped up today with some big personal records. It was a good tune up meet for us heading into NCCAA Indoor Championships next weekend." – Head Coach Melissa Baughman
 
Up Next: The track and field program will look to build off their indoor success this season at the NCCAA Indoor Championships on February 10^th and 11^th hosted by Cedarville University in Cedarville, Ohio.