RESULTS
MENOMONIE, Wisc. – The Bethel Royals put up several MIAC-leading and nationally ranked performances on Friday night as they competed at UW-Stout.
TRACK
The Royals were led by wins in the 60m dash and the 4x400m relay.
Sarah Stellmach won the 60m dash for the 2
nd week in a row as she blazed her way to a personal best and MIAC leading 7.93 seconds. Teammate
Jireh Babalola took 4
th with a season best time of 8.09. At the end of the day, the team of
Hannah Sankey,
Kelsie Sealock,
Annessa Ihde, and
Makenna Brown won the 4x400m relay in a MIAC-leading time of 4:03.22. That time also stands as the 14
th best time in Division III this year.
Bethel got a pair of runner-up finishes from Sankey and Sealock in their individual events. Sankey earned 2
nd place with her season debut in the 400m. Her time of 59.10 is the 22
nd best time in Division III. Sealock ran a season best 8.90 in the 60m hurdles which ranks her 8
th on the Division III honor roll.
Mikayla Turek (60.54) and
Britta Nordberg (61.21) took 3
rd and 5
th in the 400m race, respectively.
Annessa Ihde ran a season best of 2:22.74 in the 800m to take 3
rd place for the Royals.
Mikayla Erlenborn was the 3
rd collegiate runner to cross the finish line in the 5000m run, as she ran a MIAC-leading 18:20.45.
FIELD
Bethel's top performance in the field events came in the pole vault.
Sadie Koelz vaulted to a season best 3.37m / 11'0.75" to take 2
nd place. Teammate
Jessica Lilland took 3
rd place as she cleared 3.22m / 10'6.75".
AnnaGrace Nelson had top finishes in the high jump and triple jump. Nelson was 2
nd in high jump with a leap of 1.56m / 5'1.25", and was 4
th in triple jump with a season best jump of 10.84m / 35'6.75".
Grace Perrenoud added two top-5 finishes in the jumps for Bethel. Perrenoud was 4
th in the long jump with her jump of 4.96m / 16'3.25" and 5
th in the triple jump with a leap of 10.65m / 34'11.25"
Emma Roethler had a big day in the shot put as she throw a lifetime best 12.98m / 42'6", which made her 4
th overall.
UP NEXT
The Royals finish up their indoor regular season next Friday, February 18
th, as they compete in the Snowshoe Open at the University of Minnesota. The following week brings Bethel to the MIAC Indoor Championships hosted by Carleton College.
