Spring Break
Track and field continues successful season
Blake DuDonis
Issue date: 2/18/09 Section: Sports
Participating in Tiger Paw Invitational at Clemson University Friday and Saturday, Gardner-Webb's track and field team turned in several impressive performances.
For the men, newcomer Jason Wenzel cruised in the 800 meter run, finishing in a personal best 1:55.36, which put him in fourth-place.
Wenzel, a transfer from Indiana-Wesleyan, topped his sixth place performance from GWU's last meet, has been showing improvement in every race in his first season at the Division One level.
Another top 10 performance by the men was put in the books by junior Paul Steinke in the 400 meter dash. Steinke strolled across the line in a time of 50.56, a personal best, and good enough for ninth place.
Johnathan Rucker, a sophomore, is another Bulldog who has consistently improved in every meet this season. This time, Rucker set a new personal best in the 60 meter hurdles, finishing in a time of 8.48.
On the women's side, Caryn Daane turned in a sixth-place performance in the shot put.
Daane's toss of 12.64 meters is a new personal best.
Other notable finishes were Dina Nshisso's 400 meter dash time of 1:05.97, also a personal best, and Elisabeth Sawyer's personal best 2:29.97 in the 800 meter run.
Gardner-Webb's next meet will be the Big South Conference Championship at Clemson from Feb. 26-27.
For the men, newcomer Jason Wenzel cruised in the 800 meter run, finishing in a personal best 1:55.36, which put him in fourth-place.
Wenzel, a transfer from Indiana-Wesleyan, topped his sixth place performance from GWU's last meet, has been showing improvement in every race in his first season at the Division One level.
Another top 10 performance by the men was put in the books by junior Paul Steinke in the 400 meter dash. Steinke strolled across the line in a time of 50.56, a personal best, and good enough for ninth place.
Johnathan Rucker, a sophomore, is another Bulldog who has consistently improved in every meet this season. This time, Rucker set a new personal best in the 60 meter hurdles, finishing in a time of 8.48.
On the women's side, Caryn Daane turned in a sixth-place performance in the shot put.
Daane's toss of 12.64 meters is a new personal best.
Other notable finishes were Dina Nshisso's 400 meter dash time of 1:05.97, also a personal best, and Elisabeth Sawyer's personal best 2:29.97 in the 800 meter run.
Gardner-Webb's next meet will be the Big South Conference Championship at Clemson from Feb. 26-27.
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