{"id":19637,"date":"2014-03-24T11:38:32","date_gmt":"2014-03-24T15:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=19637"},"modified":"2014-04-04T15:20:32","modified_gmt":"2014-04-04T19:20:32","slug":"chappell-dick-takes-gold-to-open-outdoor-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2014\/chappell-dick-takes-gold-to-open-outdoor-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Chappell-Dick takes gold to open outdoor season"},"content":{"rendered":"

The EMU track and field teams had a very successful start to the outdoor season and landed 28 ODAC qualifiers over two different meets over the weekend.\u00a0 The majority of the Royals were in Lexington, Va., for the W&L Carnival, and a trio of throwers went to Salem, Va., for the Roanoke College Invitational.<\/p>\n

Sophomore\u00a0Hannah Chappell-Dick<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Bluffton, Oh.\/Bluffton) had the only gold for the weekend, winning the 800m in 2:17.21.\u00a0 She was nearly two seconds ahead of her nearest competitor in a large field of 41 women.\u00a0 Chappell-Dick also finished fifth in the 400m, clocking at 1:00.72.\u00a0 That race had a tight finish, as she was within a quarter of a second of third place.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere for the women in Lexington,\u00a0Juni Schirch<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Goshen, Ind.\/Goshen) and\u00a0Hannah Patterson<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Puyallup, Wash.\/Mountainview International) qualified for ODAC in the 400m, crossing in 1:04.99 and 1:07.12, respectively.\u00a0 Schirch also earned a ticket in the 800m with a time of 2:27.70.<\/p>\n

The Royals qualified three runners in the 5000m, led by\u00a0Lanae Kreider<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Harrisonburg, Va.\/Broadway) in 11th place with a time of 19:32.58.\u00a0\u00a0Krista Rittenhouse<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Mt. Pleasant, Pa.\/Mt. Pleasant Area)crossed in 19:52.71 and\u00a0Patty Danaher<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Matoaca, Va.\/Matoaca) clocked at 20:33.23, easily breaking the 21-minute barrier for the first time in her career.<\/p>\n

Alyssa Bane<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Strasburg, Va.\/Strasburg) and\u00a0Becca Borg<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Gig Harbor, Wash.\/Peninsula) participated in the Roanoke meet, and both had runner-up finishes there.\u00a0 Bane took second in the discus with a PR throw of 33.20m (108-11ft).\u00a0 She just missed third in the hammer throw, settling for fourth at 34.95m (114-8ft).\u00a0 Borg PRed in the javelin, taking silver with a distance of 30.78m (101-0ft).<\/p>\n

The men had the second- and third-place finishers in the high jump at the W&L Carnival.\u00a0 Sophomore\u00a0Drew Vrolijk<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Harrisonburg, Va.\/Eastern Mennonite) took silver with the No. 5 jump in EMU history, clearing 1.97m (6-5.5ft).\u00a0\u00a0Jordan King<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Dalton, Oh.\/Central Christian) earned the bronze, having a best height of 1.92m (6-3.5ft).<\/p>\n

Jared Nisly<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Lancaster, Pa.\/Lancaster Mennonite) took a conservative approach to his first 3,000m steeplechase experience but still came through with an ODAC qualifying time of 10:45.01 which places him seventh on the EMU top-10 list.<\/p>\n

Jacob Landis<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Sterling, Ill.\/Sterling) made his outdoor 5,000m debut a solid one as the junior came through with a time of 15:25.08 which was good for seventh place. The time also places him No. 2 on the EMU top-10 list. \u00a0Ryan Gehman<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Millersville, Pa.\/Lancaster Mennonite) now sits at No. 5 on the EMU list with his time of 15:33.46. \u00a0Jonathan Nisly<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Bluffton, Oh.\/Bluffton) also had a solid showing in his outdoor 5000m debut running a personal best time of 16:16.43.<\/p>\n

Alec Thibodeaux<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Staunton, Va.\/Fort Defiance) finished third in the 800m, clocking at 1:57.06.\u00a0 He was just over one second out of first place.\u00a0\u00a0Tyler Denlinger<\/a><\/strong>(Perkasie, Pa.\/Christopher Dock) crossed seventh in 1:58.62.\u00a0 Both men also qualified for ODACs in the 400m, with Thibodeaux registering a time of :52.30 and Denlinger coming in at :52.79.<\/p>\n

Sophomore\u00a0Jonathan Bush<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Pottstown, Pa.\/Owen J. Roberts) led a large EMU contingent in the event, taking tenth in :51.65.\u00a0\u00a0Philip Watson<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Philadelphia, Pa.\/La Salle) wasn’t far behind in :52.03, while\u00a0Londen Wheeler<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Nelson, Va.\/Nelson County) was the last of the five Royals in :53.46.<\/p>\n

Sprinter\u00a0Rashan Winters<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Mechanicsville, Va.\/Atlee) was sixth in the 200m, timing at :22.62, and was tenth in the 100m in :11.31.\u00a0\u00a0Terry Dotson<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Appomattox, Va.\/Appomattox) also qualified for ODACs in the 200m, coming in at :23.16.<\/p>\n

Jeremy Heizer<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Staunton Va.\/Riverheads) highlighted his day by taking third in the shot put in Roanoke, landing at 11.96m (39-3ft).<\/p>\n

Coach Jason Lewkowicz said he was very pleased with the start to the outdoor season.<\/p>\n

“We had a hard week of training across the board and to see the team perform this well on tired legs is a great sign,” he explained. \u00a0“We were blessed with great weather and great competitive atmospheres.\u00a0 With such a young team, it is important that we take each opportunity to go out, compete, and show consistent improvement. \u00a0This weekend was a great step in the right direction.\u00a0 We look forward to having a lot of fans come out to support us next Saturday at Bridgewater!”<\/p>\n

The Eastern Mennonite track teams give their fans the best chance of the year to see them participate next Saturday, when they compete at the Dr. Harry GM Jopson Invitational hosted by Bridgewater College.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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