College Roundup

GOSHEN - Grace College's men's and women's track teams competed in the Goshen Track and Field Invitational Saturday, with the men finishing second and the women coming in third.

Jerid Stoffel led the Grace men with a first-place time of 4:08.62 in the 1500-meter run. Stoffel's time set a new Eigsti Field record and qualified him for the NCCAA national championships.

Dennis Simmons also qualified for nationals with a winning time of :51.12 in the 400. He also placed third in the 200.

Freshman Barry Meisel placed in five events for Grace, taking second in the long jump and high jump, third in the 100 and fifth in both the 200 and triple jump. His performances in the long jump and high jump qualified him for nationals.

Michael Schaadt qualified for two events at nationals, placing second in the 400 hurdles and fourth in the high jump.

Other Lancers to qualifiy for the national meet include Mike Chavez (javelin), Brian Harshman (shot put) and David Robertson (400 hurdles).

On the women's side, Andria Parker took a first in the javelin, a fifth in the hammer and sixth in both the discus and shot put for the Lancers. Parker's throw in the javelin qualified her for the NCCAA national meet.

Andrea Hostetler placed first in the 400 with time of 1:06.92, good enough to set a new Eigisti Field record and qualify her for the national meet. Hostetler also qualified for the national meet in the 100 hurdles.

Also qualifying for the national meet for the Lancers were Tonya Christl in the pole vault and Patricia Wood in the triple jump.

Chrissy Moyer placed third in the 5000-meter run, with her time of 20:25.26 good enough for a new school record, breaking her own record by five seconds.

The women's 3200 relay team placed first with a time of 10:40.00

Grace's men's and women's teams will be in action again April 7 at Anderson.

Men's team scores - 1. Tri-State 208, 2. Grace 158, 3. Bethel 142, 4. Goshen 98

(Grace leaders) -ÊJerid Stoffel 1st 1500 (4:08.62); Paul Paschal 1st 800 (2:01.53); Dennis Simmons 1st 400 (:51.12), 3rd 200 (:23.69); Barry Meisel 2nd long jump (20-05), 2nd high jump (6-2), 3rd 100 (:11.83), 5th 200 (:24.33), 5th triple jump (38-1.5); Michael Schaadt 2nd 400 hurdles (:57.70), 4th high jump (6-0); Art Woodruff 2nd 800 (2:03.3), 2nd steeple chase (11:08.66); Tim Sprankle 2nd 5000 (16:21.67); Mike Chavez 2nd javelin (166-05); Brian Harshman 3rd shot put (42-2), 4th javelin (142-10), 6th discus (110-0), 6th hammer (113-9); David Robertson 3rd 400 hurdles (:59.54), 4th 110 hurdles (:17.22); Michael Reeves 6th 100 (:12.17); Pete Gross 4th steeple chase (12:01.07); 1600 relay team of Reeves, Paschal, Schaadt, Simmons 1st (3:28.46); 3200 relay team of Stoffel, Woodruff, Paschal, Njenga 1st (8:20.28); 400 relay team of Reeves, Meisel, Gerhart, Simmons 4th (:46.25)

Women's team scores - 1. Bethel 204, 2. Goshen 161, 3. Grace 98, 4. Tri-State 75,

5. St. Mary's 64

(Grace leaders) -ÊAndria Parker 1st javelin (99-6.5), 5th hammer (90-10), 6th discus (93-11), 6th shot put (30-11); Andrea Hostetler 1st 400 hurdles (1:06.92), 6th 100 hurdles (:17.01); Tonya Christl 2nd javelin (90-8.5), 3rd pole vault (8-0); Chrissy Moyer 3rd 5000 (20:25.26), 5th 3000 (11:54.00); Patricia Wood 4th triple jump (32-0), 4th long jump (14-11), 6th javelin (81-7.5); Brittany Raber 4th 400 (1:04.99); Christy Groff 5th 1500 (5:36.42), 6th 3000 (12:10.18); Cassandra Hudyk 6th 1500 (5:31.21); Jessica Houston 5th 800 (2:40.92); Erin Russell 6th 800 (2:45.05); 3200 relay team of Groff, Moyer, Russell, Houston 1st (10:40.00); 1600 relay team of Wood, Christl, Raber, Hostetler 3rd (4:14.65); 400 relay team 3rd (:53.12)

SOFTBALL

Saturday

Manchester College's softball team split a doubleheader Saturday with Dominican University. The Spartans won the first game 3-1, but fell 2-1 in the second game. Nicolete Gasior improved her record on the mound to 4-3 with a win and nine strikeouts in the first game. In the second game, Manchester trailed 2-0 going into the seventh, where the Spartans put one run on the board. Manchester is now 4-10 on the season and will host Kalamazoo Tuesday.

MANCHESTER 3, DOMINICAN 1 (Game 1)

Manchester 102 000 0 - 3 7 2

Dominican 000 000 1 - 1 3 2

WP -ÊNicolette Gasior, W (4-3). LP -ÊChrista Anderson, L

Manchester batters - Tiffany Ozbun 3 for 3, 2 RBIs, 1 R; Gasior 2 for 3, 1 R; Kelly Phelps 1 for 3, 1 R; Katie Seward 1 for2

DOMINICAN 2, MANCHESTER 1 (Game 2)

Manchester 000 000 1 - 1 2 4

Dominican 000 002 0 - 2 8 2

WP -ÊHeather Pacini, W. LP -ÊGusta Wayne, L (0-3)

Manchester batters - Brooke Phelps 1 for 3, 1 R; Alicia Ladewski 1 for 3

BASEBALL

Saturday in North Manchester

Manchester College's baseball team hosted Thomas More Saturday in a doubleheader. The Spartans lost the opener 4-0, but came back and picked up a 5-1 win in the second game. In the win, the Spartans tied the game at one in the second before scoring four in the third. Manchester is now 7-11, while Thomas More falls to 9-10.

THOMAS MORE 4, MANCHESTER 0 (Game 1)

Thomas More 001 030 0 - 4 8 2

Manchester 000 000 0 - 0 4 2

WP -ÊAndy Layne, W (7 IP, 4 H, 1 BB). LP - Ryan Tait, L (7 IP, 8 H, 0 BB).

Manchester batters - Ryan Carr 2 for 3; Brian Minnix 1 for 3; Jared Kurtz 1 for 3

MANCHESTER 5, THOMAS MORE 1 (Game 2)

Thomas More 100 000 0 - 1 7 1

Manchester 014 000 X - 5 6 2

WP -ÊJustin Libey, W (7 IP, 7 H, 0 BB). LP -ÊAdam Freeman, L (6 IP, 6 H, 1BB).

Manchester batters - Darren Reed 2 for 3, 1 RBI; Jared Kurtz 1 for 3, 1 RBI; Thom Conover 1 for 3; Jeff Floyd 1 for 3