Three
Mustangs Honored by MCC
Posted
1/30/06 4:38 PM
CEDAR
RAPIDS, Iowa -- After strong performances Saturday at the Cornell
College Dual, three Mount Mercy College standouts were honored
as Midwest Classic Conference Track & Field Athletes of the
Week for Jan. 30, the league announced.
Junior Bryan
Jones, who won the 55 meter dash (:06.87) and finished third while
setting a school record in the 500 meter dash (1:10.95), was named
MCC Men's Track Athlete of the Week. Junior Liz Lange won the
55 meter dash (:07.58) and 200 meter dash (:27.59) to claim the
MCC Women's Track Athlete of the Week award, while senior Christine
French earned the MCC Women's Field Athlete of the Week honor
by finishing second and setting a school record in the pole vault
(6'-6") and placing third in the triple jump (30'-4.25").
Four other
Mustangs won events at Cornell's Multi-Sport Center. On the women's
side, sophomore Katie Larsen was first in the mile run (5:38.50)
and 3,000 meter run (11:30.35). Sophomore Diana Meyer set a school
record while winning the 400 meter dash (1:03.15), while Channing
Weigel also shattered a school mark while claiming the 500 meter
dash (1:24.61). Senior Kaylon Spengler was the men's 3,000 meter
champion with a time of 9:44.09.
Mount Mercy's
men's and women's track & field teams go back to Cornell Saturday
for the Hilltop Invitational at 10:00 a.m. After that, the Mustangs
head to Monmouth, Ill., on Saturday, Feb. 11 for the Fighting
Scot Invitational beginning at 10:00 a.m. at the Huff Athletic
Center.
