FORT WAYNE, Ind. - At the Horizon League Indoor Track & Field Championships this weekend,
Olivia Kennedy etched her name into the conference record book. The junior from Jackson, Ohio set not only a new personal best in the 800m finals but broke a 23-year long-standing record at the league's indoor championships, earning a conference title for the Norse.
Apart from Kennedy's 2:12.04 run in the 800m finals, plenty of other Norse recorded outstanding performances on the day.
THE BASICS
RESULTS: Women: 6th (34 points) | Men: 6th (26 points)
MEET: Horizon League Indoor Track & Field Championships
LOCATION: Lutheran Health Fieldhouse - Fort Wayne, Ind.
NOTABLES
- Kennedy's record-breaking run was the standout performance of the day for the Norse, marking their only championship victory.
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Cameron Bitterman recorded a second-place finish in the 400m run, running a 56.88 and falling just 0.03 seconds short of a conference title.
- NKU's 4x400m relay squad earned a second-place podium finish with a time of 3:53.03.
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Julia Pohl finished in third in the high jump, leaping 1.66m.
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Kaden Gardner had a great performance in the Heptathlon, winning the high jump at 1.94m and finishing third overall in the event.
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Colton O'Hara earned seven points for the Norse, finishing fourth in the 3000m run (8:33.23), and grabbing a seventh-place finish in the 5000m (14:36.14).
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Jacob Messer (1:56.00) and
Brady Messer (2:01.16) both earned points in the 800m, finishing seventh and eighth in the finals, respectively.
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Alden Williams lept 12.93m in the triple jump, an eighth-place finish.
NEXT UP
Select participants will head to Virginia Beach, Va. on March 14 for the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships.
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