LC Sports:  Three School Records Broken at Track Nationals
Records broken in 600 meters, shot put,4x400 relay
 

[March 10, 2017]   The Lincoln College Track and Field team entered six athletes to compete at the Indoor National Track and Field Meet hosted by Pittsburg (Kansas) State March 3-4. Three school records were broken during the meet.

Sophomore Earl Armstrong (Toledo, OH) was the first of the Lynx to post a personal and school best time. Armstrong broke the Lincoln College record in the 600. His time of 1:20.69 placed him 12th in the nation.

On the Women's side, freshman throwers Bralon Mack (Colp) and Carrissa Tinsley (Colfax) took turns breaking the school record in the shot. First, Mack recorded a throw of 12.52 meters (41’01”) placing her 13th in the event. Tinsley followed up Mack's record toss by raising the mark to 12.70 meters (41’8”). Her record setting throw placed her 11th in the nation.

In the final race of the meet, three sophomores and a freshman set the school record in the 4x400 relay. Sophomores Earl Armstrong (Toledo, OH), Roman Hampton (Peoria), Dontae Adams (Hammond, IN) and freshman Dwight Johnson (South Holland) posted a time of 3:19.9 placing them 11th in the nation. Their finish beat the old school record by almost three seconds.

Lincoln College Track and Field Coach Brian Herron said, “I was very pleased at how well our athletes performed at this meet. Every athlete beat their best time of the year and beat the school record in their event. Coach Oldham and Coach Richardson did an excellent job of getting their athletes ready for this meet. This will be a great springboard as we head in to our outdoor season. I can’t wait to see how many more records we can take down!”

The Lynx will be in action again on March 25th at the Bill Smith Invite hosted by Vincennes University.

[Mark Gordon/Christian Xamis, Lincoln College]