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Records Fall for Messiah at Bucknell University

1/28/2017 7:06:00 PM

Results

Lewisburg, PA – Messiah's Nathaniel Pardoe and Brandon Straley each broke school records to highlight strong performances by the Falcons' men's and women's track and field teams this weekend at Bucknell University.
 
Pardoe set College record in the 1000 meter run with a time of 2:34.90. The mark beat Phil Headland's time of 2:35.21 that was set just last season. Straley beat a seven-year record in the 500 meter dash, taking down Drew Melnick's time of 1:07.56 by just four-hundredths of a second (1:07.53).
 
Straley took third in the event overall, though the two runners in front of him were Division I athletes. Pardoe was third in his event as well, and third among Division III competitors. The two records came within just 15 minutes of each other at the Bison Open.
 
"The records are really exciting," said Messiah head coach Dale Fogelsanger. "Those guys prepared well and performed well, and it's great to see our team competing so well at this point in the season."
 
Another big finish from the weekend included Tim Moses' first placeshowing in the pole vault. The six-time All-American collected a season-best clearance of 16'6.75" to finish more than nine inches ahead of his closest competition.  
 
Other highlights from the weekend include:
  • Alyssa McMinn took 14th in the shot put among many Division I and II competitors with a throw of 37'6"
  • Rebecca Querfeld took 10th in the pentathlon with 2,763 points, good for a season-best mark and her second-best mark ever behind her score from last year's Indoor MAC Championships
  • Donnell McNair finished fifth in the heptathlon with 4,290 points. He won the high jump with a mark of 6'1.5" and also the 1000 meter run with a time of 2:43.68. Dane Cornelius (4,228) and Aaron Gray (4,200) finished in eighth and ninth place, respectively.
  • Leanne Weaver finished ninth in the 800 meter run with a time of 2:22.58. She was fifth among Division III runners.
  • Messiah's men's 4x400 relay (Braden Miller, Donnell McNair, Jeremy White, Max Whitehead) took fifth overall with a time of 3:30.84.

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