WICHITA, Kan. – The Bluejay Track and Field teams were back in action this past weekend at the KT Woodman Invitational in Wichita, hosted by Wichita State. The meet featured programs from NCAA DI, DII, DIII, NAIA, and NJCAA, as well as two club teams.
 
Sonya Zimmerman captured a top 10 finish on Friday in the women's 800m race with a time of 2:18.50, while Hannah Grover snuck into the top 20 in the women's 1500m race, running 4:50.01 and coming in 19^th.  Aubrey Bahner and Brooke Wiebe secured third and fourth respectively in the women's 5000m race, with times of 17:46.77 and 17:54.75.
 
D'myia Cox tied her all-time best in the long jump, finishing with a leap of 5.25m and earning ninth place overall, out of 27 athletes. Lillie Veer continues to impress, throwing for a distance of 37.90m in the javelin which was good for sixth place overall. Veer recorded a new personal record, after improving last week as well.
 
Dillon Callaway garnered a ninth-place finish in the men's 800m race, running a time of 1:54.74. Ryan Stade punched his ticket to the NAIA National Championships in the 10,000m race, coming in fifth with a time of 31:04.63. The men's 4x100m relay team, consisting of Jordy Dolloff, Ali Cannon, Taegen Gallagher, and Brandon Geyer ran their best time of the season, coming in at 42.38 seconds and finishing 10^th overall. 
 
Vance Shewey snagged his spot in the NAIA National Championships in the high jump, with a final jump of 2.04m, continuing his stellar season.
 
"All in all, it was a very successful weekend", praised Head Coach Dave Kroeker.
 
Distance Coach Rylan Hincher shared his thoughts on the meet, "Great weekend for our crew. On the men's side we had multiple personal and season bests. Apostolo and Darren had huge 1500s while Ryan Stade and Logan knocked huge chunks of time off their 10k personal bests. Ryan's time was good enough for a NAIA B standard and beat his previous school record by 42 seconds. Our women's crew had a huge day. Andrea, Kylie, and Sonya Zimmerman had 800 personal bests. Hannah, Julianna, and Adelia had 1500 personal bests. Adrienne Selzer ran 10k debut and crushed it! Kaylee and Brooke came away with 5k personal bests! Always feels great when there is a huge list of personal bests leaving the meet. Really glad that we took advantage of the opportunity to run fast in great weather!"
 
"It's amazing what calm winds and great weather can do. Really thankful that we could take advantage of the competitive meet Wichita State put together! Our team is in a great spot as we head into the final few weeks before KCACs!"
 
The Bluejays will head back to the track this weekend as they host the Tabor College Invitational on campus at Joel H. Wiens Stadium. The meet will start at 11am.
 
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Tabor College is a Christ-centered institution located in Hillsboro, Kansas. The Bluejays are members of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and compete in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC).