Chinn and Norton Lead Way as BW Track Teams Compete at Coastal Carolina Meet

Posted: Mar 12, 2010

Chinn won the 3,000m steeplechase
in an NCAA qualifying time.

BEREA, OHIO - Junior Kim Chinn (Zanesville/ West Muskingum) won two events and hit NCAA provisional qualifying standards in each and senior Erin Norton (Lakewood/ Senior) reset her own school record in the hammer throw as the Baldwin Wallace University men's and women's outdoor track and field teams ended its week of spring break by competing yesterday and today (Friday and Saturday, March 12-13, 2010) at the unscored Coastal Carolina University Invitational Meet in Conway, South Carolina.

Chinn highlighted the meet for BW as she won both the 1500-meter run in an NCAA Division III national provisional qualifying time of 4:38.15 and captured the 3,000-meter steeplechase in a national qualifying time of 11:06.21.

Norton tossed the hammer a school-record 144-feet and six inches to break her own mark of 140'1" set last spring. In fact, in addition to Norton, two other Yellow Jackets broke the previous school mark as freshmanStefani Graber (North Royalton/ Padua Franciscan), who threw the hammer 141'8", and junior Rachel Marinucci (Brunswick), who threw it 141'4", each eclipsed Norton's previous career-best.

The Yellow Jackets spent the early part of this week training in both Jacksonville and Orlando, Florida and then compete next weekend at North Carolina Charlotte in another unscored meet. The official spring outdoor season begins on Saturday, April 3 when they travel to Marietta College to compete in an OAC Split Squad Meet.

In addition for the women, senior D'Arcy Hlavin (Berea) placed third behind Chinn in the 1500 meters with a timing of 4:44.10 and freshman Sarah Rospert (Milan/ Edison) was ninth in the 10,000 meters in 40:09.44. Junior Karin Coyne (Columbia Station/Columbia) was 10th in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 19:44.21.

The men were led by sophomore Drew Beck (Canandaigua, N.Y./ Canandaigua Academy) placed fourth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 9:55.17 and sophomore Zach Szablewski (Tiffin/ Calvert) was sixth in the 10,000-meter run in 33:37.30. Freshman Mitchell Supan (Medina/Walsh Jesuit) was seventh in the discus with a throw of 149'6" and sophomore Miles Moore (Gettysburg, Pa./Delone Catholic) recorded a fouth place finish in the shot put with a mark of 47'3.50".

Alumni, media and fans are reminded that BW will host the 2010 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championship Meet from May 27-29 at The George Finnie Stadium in Berea. This is the fifth time that the College has hosted the NCAA Div. III Championship Meet. For more information, please visit the championship web site at http://www.bw.edu/athletics/10tracknationals/.

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