Jamie Michel Third in 800 Meters Run
Published on February 4 2013 12:52 pm
Last Updated on February 4 2013 12:52 pm
Written by Millie Lange
The Millikin women’s and men’s track and field team competed at the Bob Keck Invite at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Ill. Feb. 2. No team scores were kept.
In women’s action, Ariel Robinson (Decatur, MacArthur H.S.) was second in the 200 meters in a school record time of 25.65 seconds and was second in the 60 meters in 7.89 seconds.
Jamie Michl (Newton, H.S.) was third in the 800 meters in 2:20.65, which places her third on the Millikin Indoor Track Top 10 Performance list.
LeAnn Spesard (Paris, H.S.) was third in the shot put in 13.84 meters (45-5.00).
In the men’s competition, Justin Brooks (Bloomington, H.S.) won the triple jump in 13.76 meters (45-1.75), which is number three all-time on Millikin’s Indoor Track Top 10 performance list.
Alex Kemp (Tuscola, H.S.) was second in the 200 meters in 22.84 seconds, which places him #6 on the Millikin Indoor Track Top 10 performance list.
Millikin was fourth in the distance medley relay team in 11:01.48, which was number seven on the Millikin Indoor Track Top 10 performance list. Team members included Patrick Tharp (Decatur, Mt. Zion H.S.), Kyle Shartzer (Illiopolis, Sangamon Valley H.S.), Kevin Martin (Bradley, Bradley Bourbonnais H.S.) and Andrew Bandelow (Willard, Mo., H.S.).
Millikin will compete at the DePauw University Invitational Feb. 9 in Greencastle, Ind.