Milligan advances three more to NAIA
finals
JOHNSON CITY, TN
(March 9, 2007) ---
The Milligan College men's and
women's track and field teams advanced three more athletes to the
finals of the NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships after
solid performances Friday afternoon. The finals are set to begin
Saturday morning inside ETSU's Memorial Center.
Senior
Josh Ferry
(Bloomington, Ind.) finished second in his heat of the 600 meters
and earned a spot in Saturday’s final at 1:10 p.m. His time of
1:20.12 was a lifetime best and new Milligan school record.
In the women's 1,000
meter run, junior Kortney Goulds
(Johnson City, Tenn.) also used a new lifetime best of 2:59.81 to
earn a berth in Saturday's championship. The women’s 1,000 meter
final is scheduled to start at 1:45 p.m. Junior
MacKenzie LaBonte (Port
Charlotte, Fla.) will line up in the women's 3,000 meter final by
virtue of her time of 10:15.13, a new personal best, in her
semifinal race. The final of the 3,000 meter will go off at 2:05
p.m. Saturday.
Junior
Brittany Bales
(Kingsport, Tenn.) failed to make the final of the women's 800
meters, but did record a new indoor best time of 2:21.54.
Also competing in
Saturday's final will be sophomore
Jacklyn Talbert (Mt.
Carmel, Tenn.) in the mile at 12:25 p.m. and freshman
Rebecca McDowell
(Mechanicsville, Va.) at 2:45 p.m. in the 5,000 meters. Talbert,
Bales, Goulds and LaBonte will also line up in the final of the
women's distance medley relay set to begin at 3:30 p.m.
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