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Findlay, Ohio - The Grace College men's track and field team competed at the National Christian College Athletic Association Indoor Track and Field National Championships Friday.
The Lancer men finished in fifth place with 46 points and won three events at the meet. The Lancer women ended in 10th place.
Freshman James Kennedy won the mile with a time of 4:20.94, four seconds better than the nearest competitor. One hour later, he came back to win the 3,000-meter race in a time of 8:49.96. Kennedy was the only two-event winner in the men's championship.
Chris Frisbie won the men's triple jump with a leap of 44-9.75. He outdistanced his nearest competitor by more than a foot. Frisbie also finished fifth in the 200 meters with a time of :24.07 and led off the 800 relay team that placed third with a school record time of 1:36.07.
Aaron Engle, Duane Erickson and Brett Gerhart also competed on the relay team that broke the school record by more than three seconds.
Gerhart placed fourth in the 400 meters with a time of :52.97, and freshman Brian Harshman finished sixth in the shot put with a toss of 42-7. Harshman's throw was a new school record.
The men's 1600 relay team also broke a school record with a time of 3:39.38. The team of Michael Schaadt, Jamie Bakken, Eric Frenchak and Brett Gerhart finished in sixth place.
The Lancers will begin their outdoor season at Centre College in Kentucky Saturday before heading to Orlando, Fla., to volunteer at Give Kids the World for Spring Break. During the week, the team will stop in Atlanta to compete in the Moorehouse College Relays.
Team Results (top 10) - 1. Malone College 144, 2. Robert Wesleyan 67, 3. Greenville College 65, 4. Olivet Nazarene 50, 5. Grace College 46, 6. Geneva College 28, 7. Indiana Wesleyan 12, 8. Spring Arbor 4, 9. Bethel College 3, 10. Concordia College 1.
Grace men's results
Mile - 1. James Kennedy, 4:20.94
3000M - 1. Kennedy, 8:49.96
Triple Jump - 1. Chris Frisbie, 44-9.75
200M - 5. Frisbie, :24.07
4x200 Relay - 3. Grace (Frisbie, Aaron Engle, Duane Erickson, Brett Gerhart), 1:36.07
400M - 3. Gerhart, :52.97
Shot Put - 6. Brian Harshman, 42-07
4x400M Relay - 6. Grace (Michael Schaadt, Jamie Bakken, Eric Frenchak, Gerhart), 3:39.38
Grace women's results
55M Hurdles - 5. Patricia Wood
Triple Jump - 6. Wood
