Results

SAN DIEGO - Several members of the Bethel University women's track and field team spent some of their spring break out in sunny southern California to participate in the Point Loma Nazarene University (PLNU) Collegiate Open.

Marie Borner (Sr., Cottage Grove, Minn.) won both the 800 meter run and the 1500 meter run with times of 2:10.9 and 4:27.74, respectively. Borner's time in the 800 breaks her own school record by four tenths of a second. Both her times were good for NCAA championship automatic qualifying standards. Teammate Heather Jelen (Sr., Sioux Falls, S.D.) wasn't far behind in either race, finishing the 800 meter in third place with a time of 2:17.2 and finishing second in the 1500 meter run with a time of 4:40.10.

Amy Neubauer (So., Rogers, Minn.) had a second place finish in the long jump with a distance of 4.99 meters (16 feet, 4.5 inches), and finished fifth in the 100 meter hurdles at 16.93 seconds. Leah Jackson (Sr., Fridley, Minn.) competed in the 100 and 200 meter races, finishing fifth and ninth with times of 13.10 and 27.28 seconds, respectively.

Bethel is scheduled to return home to compete in the Central Invitational, hosted by Central College of Pella, Iowa, on Saturday, April 4.