WHEELING, WV – The personal improvements are showing for
the Franciscan University of Steubenville track and field team
during Saturday's Wheeling Jesuit University's 2010 Bill Van Horne
Invitational. And head coach Vince Oliver couldn't be more
pleased.
"We had some very impressive showings this past
weekend,” Oliver commented. “What these men and
women are doing both in practice and in the arena of competition is
improving every day. They are seeing it and feeling it in
themselves by now and the overall results are showing
it.”
Baron sprint team captain, Patrick Meier,
continued his teammates' trend from the Grove City Mini-Meet of
breaking personal and school records. Competing in four
events, Meier broke three school records and bested his personal
marks in the 100 meter, 200 meter and 400 meter dashes. The
new school records set by Meier are now 11.96 seconds in the 100
meter dash, 23.89 seconds in the 200 meter dash and 51.79 seconds
in the 400 meter dash.
Tim Machaud again beat his personal best and the school record
in the javelin. Establishing a new record of 43.37 meters at
the Grove City Mini Meet on March 23, Michaud reset the record to
now stand at 44.07 meters.
Distance team co-captain, Kevin Codd, participated in a 5000
meter run and 3000 meter steeplechase at an Ironman competition
over the weekend. Codd broke his own school record by fifteen
seconds by running a time of 10:34:26 in the steeplechase
event.
Congratulations are in order for the following athletes who also
earned points for Franciscan University: Kailey Gotta, Kevin Leroy
and Katherine Manion who competed in the 5K run.
Oliver had these inspiring words for his athletes: “Keep
working hard, keep progressing and compete not only with your
opponents, but with yourself!”
