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Track & Field Concludes Indoor Season at GLIAC Indoor Championships

Jacob Pigeon's record breaking run highlighted the Rangers second day at the event.

2/28/2021 4:49:00 PM

UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. -  The Parkside Track and Field team wrapped up their indoor season Sunday afternoon at the GLIAC Indoor Championships in University Center, Mich. 
 
The Rangers will leave Michigan with two all-conference awards, as well as two broken school records. Senior Jacob Pigeon won a Second Team All-GLIAC spot for his 48.44 400-meter dash, which also qualifies as the all-time Parkside best. Freshman Daksh Arora was the other Ranger with an all-conference award, as he came in third in the Pole Vault with a 4.40m. Freshman Alaura Busch broke the women's Pentathlon record for the second time this season, this time setting the bar at 2,841 points.
 
The men's team finished the weekend sixth with 33.5 points, and the women finished eighth with 11.
 
SUNDAY'S HIGHLIGHTS 
Men's  
  • Pigeon placed second in the 400-meter dash with a time of 48.44.  
    • Pigeon also placed sixth in the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.15. 
  • Sophomore Thomas Doherty placed fifth in the high jump with a mark of 1.90m. 
  • Freshman Riley Williams placed fifth in the Triple Jump with a mark of 12.33m. 
  • Redshirt-senior Brock Eves took eighth in the mile run with a time of 4:13.13. 
    • Eves also took tenth in the 3000-meter run with a time of 8:36.80. 
  • Pigeon, Josh McLinn, Jared Furman, and Sean Masterson took sixth in the 1600-meter relay with a time of 3:29.56.
 
Women's 
  • Katja Bauerle placed sixth in the mile run with a time of 5:08.16. 
    • Bauerle also placed eighth in the 800-meter run with a 2:20.62.
  • Busch placed ninth in the high jump with a measure of 1.54 m. 
  • Junior Emma Meyer took sixth in the 3000-meter run with a time of 10:37.18. 
  • Taylor Hallam, Busch, Bauerle and Janay Brown took sixth in the 1600-meter relay with a time of 4:11.74 
FULL RESULTS

HEAR FROM COACH MAAS
"We had some very positive things come out of this weekend," said head coach Nick Maas. "Jacob Pigeon scored in two open events and on a relay, setting a school record in the 400-meter. We had several people score points unexpectedly which is always fantastic, including Riley Williams in the Triple Jump and Daksh Arora in the Pole Vault. On the women's side we had several points from Katja in the middle distances and a great surprise scoring opportunity from Emma Meyer in the 3,000-meter."
 
"There's a lot of great things to take away," Maas continued. "The biggest being the team's chemistry and energy! We were incredibly supportive of one another and had the loudest cheering section. I am definitely looking forward to this outdoor season."
 
WHAT'S NEXT 
Although, the Rangers won't have anyone competing, the NCAA Indoor National championship will take place March 12-13 in Indianapolis, Ind. Parkside will get back to action in about a month with their outdoor season starting at the Drake Jim Duncan Invitational in Des Moines, Iowa on March 26-27.   
 
 
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