WICHITA, Kan. – Head Coach Aaron Yoder and his squad returned to action on Saturday after Christmas Break as the team traveled to Wichita, Kan. to compete in the Friends University First-Chance Qualifier at Wichita State’s Heskett Center.
“We are very excited about how the meet turned out coming off Christmas break”, stated Yoder. “Overall, we had eight personal bests, three event finalists, two event champions, and one runner up performance.”
Julianna Maxfield highlighted things on the women’s side of things, earning a 1st place finish in the 600m race with a time of 1:42.16, while taking 2nd and notching a personal best in the mile. Adrienne Selzer also took home an event title, earning a 1st place finish in the 3000m race with a time of 11:25.57.
“We will continue the trend of progress as we prepare for the next meet in 2 weeks at Pittsburg State for the NAIA/JUCO Challenge on January 24th. The weather is supposed to be nice this week, and we will look to take advantage of that and work to continue the trend of improvement and success.”
Personal Bests
| Athlete | Event | Time/Distance |
| Holly Unruh | Women’s Triple Jump | 9.94m |
| Julianna Maxfield | Women’s Mile | 5:19 |
| Kylie Arnold | Women’s Mile | 5:39 |
| Taegen Gallagher | Men’s 60m | 7.29 seconds |
| Taegen Gallagher | Men’s 600m | 1:24 |
| Sam Quiring | Men’s High Jump | 6’1.25″ |
| C.J. Buffalo | Men’s 60m Hurdles | 8.78 seconds |
Overall Event Results
| Athlete | Event | Time/Distance |
| Kaitlyn Drake | Women’s 60m Prelims | 9.65 seconds |
| Julianna Maxfield | Women’s 600m | 1:42.16 |
| Autumn Hickock | Women’s 1000m | 3:18.12 |
| Julianna Maxfield | Women’s Mile | 5:19.34 |
| Adrienne Selzer | Women’s Mile | 5:37.47 |
| Kylie Arnold | Women’s Mile | 5:39.58 |
| Sydnee Gardner | Women’s Mile | 6:04.98 |
| Daysha Allison | Women’s Mile | 6:16.32 |
| Kaylee DeAngelis | Women’s Mile | 6:20.40 |
| Lauren Aden | Women’s Mile | 6:27.39 |
| Adrienne Selzer | Women’s 3000m | 11:25.57 |
| Kaylee DeAngelis | Women’s 3000m | 12:53.03 |
| Daysha Allison | Women’s 3000m | 13:02.78 |
| Lauren Aden | Women’s 3000m | 13:21.36 |
| Kylie Arnold, Holly Unruh, Autumn Hickock | Women’s 4×400 Relay | 4:30.39 |
| Autumn Hickock | Women’s High Jump | 1.33m |
| Holly Unruh | Women’s Triple Jump | 9.27m |
| Taegen Gallagher | Men’s 60m Prelims | 7.29 seconds |
| Aiden Fasnacht | Men’s 60m Prelims | 7.31 seconds |
| Xavier Lee | Men’s 60m Prelims | 7.34 seconds |
| Taegen Gallagher | Men’s 600m | 1:24.68 |
| Darius DeWerff | Men’s 800m | 2:16.25 |
| Jacob Buller | Men’s Mile | 5:21.90 |
| C.J. Buffalo | Men’s 60m Hurdles | 8.78 seconds |
| Caleb Wehrman | Men’s 60m Hurdles | 9.59 seconds |
| Taegen Gallagher, Xavier Lee, Darius DeWerff, Aiden Fasnacht | Men’s 4x400m Relay | 3:37.73 |
| Sam Quiring | Men’s High Jump | 1.86m |
| Xavier Lee | Men’s High Jump | 1.76m |
| C.J. Buffalo | Men’s Long Jump | 5.90m |
| Caleb Wehrman | Men’s Long Jump | 5.65m |
| Brock Herrman | Men’s Shot Put | 12.17m |
For a full list of results, click here.
Bluejay Indoor Track and Field returns to action on January 24th, as the squad is set to compete at the NAIA/Juco Challenge in Pittsburg, Kan.
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Tabor College is a Christ-centered institution located in Hillsboro, Kansas. The Bluejays are members of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and compete in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC).
