The Lancaster Bible College Men's and Women' Track & Field teams traveled to Grantham, Pa. from Thursday, April 10 until Saturday, April 12 as athletes competed in the Messiah Multi/Invitational. The Chargers saw a multitude of personal records set by their younger class of athletes and eight total Top-10 finishes, with two more school records falling as well.

Men's Track & Field

• Emery McCombs set a school record in Discus with a throw of 34.75 meters, finishing 27th overall in the event.
  • McCombs also competed in the Shot Put with a best throw of 11.83 meters and the Hammer with a throw of 33.17 meters.
• Freshman Kyle Durkin placed 4th overall out of 40+ athletes in the Javelin with a mark of 52.44 meters.
• Junior David Helms finished in 5th place out of 21 in the 5,000-Meters with a time of 15:53.66.
• Junior Micah Richardson finished in 6th place in the Decathlon with 4,539 total points, setting a personal mark in the Javelin at 39.80 meters
  • Sophomore Benjamin Cornish rounded out 9th place with 3,525 points, tying his personal mark in the Shot Put (8.32m) and setting a new personal record in Javelin (28.22m).
• Other Personal Records:
  • Joey Benedict --> 400-Meters (55.20)
  • Amari Williams --> 200 Meters (24.86)

Women's Track & Field

• Freshman Seana Dougherty finished 5th overall in the 10,000-Meters, setting a new school record with a time of 39:21.85.
• Sophomore Martha Weaver had a pair of top-10 finishes, earning 5th place in the Shot Put with a throw of 10.78 meters and 9th place in the Hammer with a throw of 39.14 meters.
• Freshman Cadee Cameron earned 7th place in the 5,000-Meters with a personal-best time of 20:18.76.
• A pair of Chargers took on the Heptathlon in sophomore Faith Garber and freshman Emma Cassel.
  • Garber earned 2,104 total points and set personal bests in the High Jump (1.20m) and Shot Put (5.76m).
  • Cassel earned 1,991 total points, setting a personal mark in the Shot Put at 6.70 meters.
• Other Personal Records:
  • Emma McMurray --> Pole Vault (2.81 Meters)
  • Lizzie Dimov --> 100 Meters (13.59), 200 Meters (28.00)
  • Koisha Frazier --> Shot Put (6.24 Meters)
  • Vera Innerst --> Shot Put (9.36 Meters), Discus (26.88 Meters)
  • McKayla Vetterani --> Discus (23.82 Meters)

Up Next: The Chargers travel to York, Pa. to compete in the York Twilight Meet hosted by York (Pa.) on Wednesday, April 16.
 
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