Posted: Apr 02, 2016
HANOVER, IN – The Wilmington College track & field teams competed at the Hanover Invitational Saturday. The men's team placed seventh of 16 teams, while the women's team was 14th of 16 teams.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Senior Marissa Bolen (Gibsonburg, OH/Gibsonburg) brought home the lone women's victory, winning the shot put (13.23). Bolen also scored in the discus, placing sixth (35.38).
- Junior Angela Dorsett (Pittsburgh, PA/West Mifflin) was seventh in the triple jump (9.34).
- Sophomore Pierce Burnam (New Richmond, OH/New Richmond) recorded the only men's victory, winning the 400 hurdles (55.40). He added a third-place finish in the 110 hurdles (16.05) and a seventh-place finish in the high jump (1.78).
- Burnam was joined by sophomore Travis Scheadler (Goshen, OH/Goshen), sophomore Eric Flynn, Jr. (Cleveland, OH/Central Catholic) and freshman Elliot Phillimore (Old Fort, OH/Old Fort) to place fifth in the 4x400 relay (3:35.53).
- Scheadler added a sixth place finish in the 200 (23.41) and senior Antone Truss (Yellow Springs, OH/Yellow Springs) was second in the high jump (1.93)
QUOTES
"Great win for Marissa in the shot put, finishing in front of two indoor All-Americans," said Wilmington head coach Ron Combs.
"Unbelievable run for Pierce in the 400 hurdles, in some of the windiest conditions I've ever been in at a meet," said Wilmington head coach Ron Combs. "It was a dominant run and his personal best in conditions that don't yield good times."
WHAT'S NEXT
Wilmington travels to Springfield Saturday to compete in the Wittenberg Invitational.
