ALLENDALE, Mich. - A trio of seniors for Grace's track and field team set school records at the Bill Clinger Classic at Grand Valley State.
The Lancers had multiple athletes hit NAIA standards during the meet as well.
Dimitri Margaritidis broke the first record in the mile. He broke Grace's indoor mile record from 2012 (Randy Sterk), racing to a time of 4:08.49. His time is good for the second-fastest mark in the NAIA this season.
Margaritidis also teamed up with Logan Rufenacht, Tanner Sallee and Luke Smith to run a 3:25.66 in the 4x400-meter relay.
Bryan Hernandez-Rios set Grace's second record of the day. He ran a time of 8:19.65 in the 3,000, the fifth-fastest time currently in the NAIA.
The third record came in the field events. Mackenzie DeLong won the shot put with a heave of 41-feet-5.25. Her mark broke Bridget Byers's school record set in 1997, a mark that stood for 25 years.
Brandon Kleber was runner-up in the 5,000 (15:08.30), and Justin Van Prooyen was ninth in the race (15:34.78).
The 800 event had four Grace finishers in the top 25. Logan Rufenacht (1:52.74) led the way in fourth place with Tanner Sallee (1:52.91) one spot behind. Luke Smith (17th place, 1:58.46) and Brady Hunsberger (22nd, 1:59.01) also impressed.
The shot put saw Zaryn Rumfelt (47-feet-11.5) and Brock Lengacher (46-9) finish fourth and fifth respectively, and Rumfelt was also 10th in the weight throw.
In the 3,000 open run, Korry Hamlin nabbed a fourth-place showing at 8:43.97, and Noah Zimmerman was fourth in the long jump at 21-8.75.
On the women's side, Kylie Sauder hit the NAIA "A" mark in the 800 with a time of 2:16.12. It's the third-fastest time in the NAIA. Anna Hulstedt (2:19.45), Heather Plastow (2:20.01) and Tara Friesen (2:23.44) finished in a tight group in the race.
During the 5,000, Carmen Trier hit the NAIA "B" standard when she finished in second place at 18:21.13. Mallory Hiatt (18:27.73) was not far behind in third place, and Katie Acker was ninth at 18:53.33.
The women's 4x400 relay team of Sauder, Plastow, Friesen and Hulstedt placed fifth with a time of 4:08.06.Olivia Adkins was busy with a 20th-place finish in the 400 (1:01.94) and 35th-place showing in the 200 (27.57).
To see complete meet results, click here.
The Lancers will head to Indiana Wesleyan on Feb. 4 for their next meet before shifting into postseason competition. Grace will compete at NCCAA Indoor Nationals on Feb. 10-11 at Cedarville.
