Boerner Does It Again! - Women’s Track 8th at NCAA Indoor III Championships / Men Place 11th
Saturday, March 12, 2011
COLUMBUS, OH - A fabulous foursome of track and field athletes packed a powerful punch for the Calvin men’s and women’s track and field teams Saturday at the NCAA III Indoor Track and Field Championships at Capital University. Behind a national championship finish by senior Rachel Boerner in the 400 meters and a national runner-up performance by senior Sarah Reasoner in the shot put, the Calvin women’s team finished in eighth place with 18 points, marking Calvin’s second top 10 national finish in three years at the NCAA III Indoor Track and Field Championships. On the men’s side, Calvin used a national runner-up finish by sophomore Greg Whittle in the mile run and a fourth place finish by junior Nick Kramer in the 5,000 meters to finish tied for 12th place with 13 points.
Boerner and Whittle Advance to Saturday Finals at NCAA III Indoor Track & Field Championships
Friday, March 11, 2011
COLUMBUS, OH - A pair of Calvin athletes advanced to the finals out of their respective prelim heats Friday night at the NCAA III Indoor Track and Field Championships hosted by Capital University. Senior Rachel Boerner advanced to the finals of the women’s 400 meters while sophomore Greg Whittle advanced to the finals of the men’s mile run.The defending national champion in the 400 meters, Boerner (Bergenfield, NJ/Hillcrest Lutheran Academy) advanced to the finals with the fifth-fastest time (57.31) out the prelims. As a result, Boerner will run in the first of two heats of four on Saturday at approximately 5:35 p.m.
Whittle (Galesburg, IL/Galesburg HS) had the eighth-fastest time in the men’s mile prelims Friday, clocking in at 4:17.11. Whittle will be one of 10 individuals competing in Saturday’s finals, set to begin at 4:55 p.m. A live video stream of Saturday’s competition will be available online at: Video Stream
Boerner Named Women’s Great Lakes Regional Indoor Track Athlete of the Year by USTFCCCA
Wednesday, March 09, 2011
Calvin College senior Rachel Boerner has been named the Division III Women’s Great Lakes Regional Indoor Track Athlete of the Year by the United States Track and Field Cross Country Coaches Association. The senior from Bergenfield, N.J., recorded the second-fastest time this season in NCAA Division III over 400 meters, a season-best of 56.38 seconds. At the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Indoor Invitational, Boerner had a hand in 22½ team points. She won the 60 meters and the 200 meters and ran a leg on the Knights’ winning 4×400-meter relay to help lead Calvin to the women’s team title. A graduate of Hillcrest Lutheran Academy, Boerner is set to compete in the 400 meters this weekend at the NCAA III Indoor Track and Field Championships at Capital University in Columbus, Ohio.
