ALLENDALE, Mich. - The Parkside track & field team continued their outdoor season with a trip to Allendale, Mich. for the GVSU Al Owens Classic. There were numerous personal bests for the Rangers, the biggest highlight was Brock Eves beating a 44-year-old Parkside record in the 1500 meter run with a time of 3:49.62, which is also a provisional qualifying time for NCAA DII National Championships.
 
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• Senior Justin Steward took sixth in the 100-meter dash with a time of 11:06.
• Freshman Ellery Pleier took second in the 5000-meter run with a time of 15:53.05.
• Redshirt-senior Brock Eves took third in the 1500-meter dash with a time of 3:49.62.
• Senior Jacob Pigeon took second in the 400-meter dash with a time of 47.91 followed by Freshman Josh McLinn in eighth place with a time of 52:15. Pigeon also finished fourth in the 200-meter dash with a 21.90.
• Sophomore Uriah Aili took seventh in the 800-meter run with a time of 1:54.79.
• Josh McLinn, Uriah Aili, Justin Steward and Jacob Pigeon took fourth in the 4x400 meter relay.

WOMEN'S

• Freshman Lexy Sams placed fifth in the 5000-meter run with a time of 19:08.84 followed by freshman Dijiana Mitrovic in seventh place with a time of 19:45.31.
• Freshman Amber Tomazevic took fifth in the pole vault with a measure of 3.15m.
• Redshirt-senior Amanda Johnson took sixth in the 1500-meter run with a time of 4:39.82.
• Freshman Katja Bauerle finished 10^th in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:20.65.
• Sophomore Taylor Hallam took ninth in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:09.96.
• Freshman Ella Rondeau took seventh in the 3000-meter steeplechase with a time of 12:05.95.
• Alaura Busch, Katja Bauerle, Amanda Johnson and Sophia Martinez took ninth in the 4x400 meter relay with a time of 4:20.39.

 
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HEAR FROM COACH MAAS
"Heck of a day for the Rangers! I am extremely proud of the grit we showed" head coach Nick Maas said. "We ended day with 16 personal bests, one massive school record and a national qualifying mark from Brock Eves in the 1500."
 
"The conditions could not have been better and we had great energy as we lead into the back half of the season," Maas said. "I am so proud of the work by our teams and my amazing assistant coaches, Carly Fehler, Bo Brasseur, Jack Diamond and Jessika Smith. Go Rangers!"
 
WHAT'S NEXT
Next weekend the Rangers will be split up at the Drake Relays on April 22-24, and the Marquette Triangular on Saturday, April 24.