The Parkside track & field team wrapped up day three at the GLIAC Outdoor Track & Field Conference Championships on Friday, May 5 in Grand Rapids, Mich. The Rangers came away with an incredible team performance, with the women's team scoring their highest point total at a conference championship meet in 18 years and the men earning the highest team score in program history.
 
TEAM SCORES – MEN
Grand Valley State – 288
Davenport - 131
Saginaw Valley - 129
Parkside – 99
Michigan Tech – 76
Purdue Northwest – 45
Ferris State – 25
Lake Superior State – 19
 
TEAM SCORES – WOMEN
Grand Valley State – 258
Saginaw Valley - 135
Wayne State - 126
Northern Michigan – 73.5
Davenport - 71
Parkside – 63
Michigan Tech – 37.5
Ferris State – 24
Purdue Northwest – 18
Lake Superior State - 12
 
POINT SCORERS FOR THE WOMEN'S TEAM
Katja Baeuerle placed second in both the 800m and 1,500m finals. She ran 4:27.01 and followed it up with a 2:11.21 in the 800. Both times were NCAA provisional qualifiers.
 
Rachel Blaskowski placed third in the 100m dash, breaking the school record with a time of 12.10 seconds.
 
Victoria Lendal placed fourth in the triple jump with a mark of 11.14 meters. Mckenna Armstrong place fifth at 10.84 meters.
 
Grace Mildice finished fifth in the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:04.85
 
The 4x400m relay, composed of Sonja Mitrovic, G. Mildice, R. Blaskowski, and K. Baeuerle, placed fifth with a 4:02.15 performance.
 
The 4x100m relay, which featured Emily Mikkelson, Arianah Carroll, V. Lendal and R. Blaskowski, finished sixth with a time of 49.58.
 
Michelle Barnvos earned a sixth place finish in the discus with a throw of 37.53 meters.
 
Iyana Simmons placed seventh in the high jump, clearing 1.56 meters.
 
S. Mitrovic placed eighth in the 400m with a time of 59.17
 
POINT SCORERS FOR THE MEN'S TEAM
Sean Waldvogel placed second in the 800m with a time of 1:53.01.
 
Nic Davy placed third in the 100m and 200m finals. He clocked a 10.55 in the 100m, before finishing in 21.52 in the 200m.
 
Tommy Martin placed third in the 400m, running 49.31 in the finals. Fischer Schneider placed eighth with a time of 51.45.
 
The 4x100m relay team, which featured Khalil McLain, Brody Nyffenegger, Zachary Neumann, and N. Davy, earned a third-place finish with a combined 41.81.
 
The 4x400m relay team, made up of T. Martin, N. Davy, Michael Cabaltera, and S. Waldvogel, finished third in 3:21.23.
 
Walker Miller used a strong final lap to earn a fourth-place finish in the 5,000m with a time of 15:09.74. Grady Davis finished seventh with a time of 15:17.04.
 
Simon Dominic finished fourth in the high jump, clearing 1.90 meters. He went on to finish fifth in the 110m hurdles with a time of 14.99.
 
Brody Nyffenegger placed fourth in the triple jump with a jump of 12.94 meters. Riley Williams came in fifth place with a jump of 12.77 meters.
 
Michael Hendrix placed fifth in the 400m hurdles with a time of 55.13. He also placed eighth in the pole vault by clearing 4.36 meters.
 
Uriah Aili placed seventh in the 1,500m with a time of 4:00.11.
 
 
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WHAT'S NEXT
The Rangers head into "Last Chance Week" and will send athletes to meets at North Central and Saint Francis on Friday, May 12. For more information, visit parksiderangers.com.