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Track & Field Teams Win 8 Events, Set 2 School Records at 2020 Opener

1/17/2020 12:00:00 AM

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology combined for eight men's and women's track and field wins in a strong performance at the Friday Night Spikes Opener at the Sports and Recreation Center.

Both the men's and women's team scores finished exactly in the same order, with Washington University winning the meets and Rose-Hulman placing second.  Hanover, Manchester and DePauw rounded out the five-team meet scoring.

Two Rose-Hulman school records fell with nationally ranked performances.  Nathan Schrader snapped the men's weight throw school record with the No. 3 mark in NCAA Division III this season (58' 10 3/4") to win the event.  Mary-Helen Shomba added a school record with the No. 5 ranked time in NCAA Division III in the 60-meter hurdles (9.13 seconds) to pick up first place honors.

Cameron Prisby added the No. 6 ranked mark in NCAA Division III in the pole vault to add another victory, clearing 15' 0".  Men's winners also included Kyle Brownell in the high jump (6' 4 3/4") and Tim Youndt in the triple jump (43' 3 1/4").  Schrader added a second victory in the shot put (47' 2 1/2").

On the women's side, other winners included Dara Smith in the high jump (5' 2 1/4") and the 4-x-200 meter relay team of Adekite Oladipupo, Shomba, Katrina Agustin and Christina Rogers in 1:52.30.

Rose-Hulman returns to action at the Friday Night Invitational next weekend at the Sports and Recreation Center.

 

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