February 09, 2009
Contact: Evangel University Athletics 865-2815, Ext. 7282
Springfield, MO – Evangel runners Nicholas Hestand and Max Schuman broke the school’s eight-year old record in the 5000 meter run and Kristin Ostrem broke the school’s record in the women’s mile and finished second in the Mule Relays at the University of Central Missouri this weekend.
Hestand finished eighth in the mile with a time of 15:49.26 and Schuman ended 12th with a time of 15:57.40. Both finishes broke mark of 16:19.17 set by Clint Davis on Jan. 26, 2001.
Kristin Ostrem was just three-tenths off the winning pace in the mile finishing with a time of 5:27.98, breaking the school record previously held by Andrea Galer at 5:32.36.
A complete list of Evangel finishers is listed below:
| Event | Athlete | Pos. | Time/Dist. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 meter | Julie Boyack | 43 | 9.40 |
| 1 Mile | Kristin Ostrem | 2 | 5:27.98 * |
| 400 meter | Kimberly Pasche | 21 | 1:04.55 |
| 400 meter | Julie Boyack | 32 | 1:09.58 |
| 800 meter | Amanda Zgrablich | 15 | 2:43.46 |
| 200 meter | Kimberly Pasche | 40 | 28.70 |
| 200 meter | Julie Boyack | 52 | 31.08 |
| 3000 meter | Kristen Ostrem | 5 | 11:01.5 |
| 60 meter hurdles | Kimberly Pasche | 26 | 10.36 |
| High Jump | Taylor Viles | 11 | 4-11.50 |
| Triple Jump | Taylor Viles | 13 | 32-05.75 |
| Shot Put | Tiffany Gifford | 21 | 32-05.50 |
| Event | Athlete | Pos. | Time/Dist. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 meter | LaMarcus Hunter | 48 | 7.50 |
| 5000 meter | Nicholas Hestand | 8 | 15:49.26 * |
| 5000 meter | Max Schuman | 12 | 15:57.40 |
| 400 meter | Jon Fouch | 26 | 55.01 |
| 400 meter | Andrew Lowery | 33 | 58.73 |
| 800 meter | Wesley Dingman | 32 | 2:18.08 |
| 800 meter | Andrew Lowery | 35 | 2:24.49 |
| 1 mile run | Austin Jacobs | 9 | 4:36.97 |
| 1 mile run | Wesley Dingman | 26 | 5:00.37 |
*- Evangel University record
For additional information, contact:
Ed Beach, Evangel University Athletics, (417) 865-2815, ext. 7417