BEREA, OHIO -- Three Baldwin-Wallace College women throwers have qualified for the 2012 NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championship Meet this Friday and Saturday, March 9-10 at Grinnell (Iowa) College. The top 15 women qualify in each event for the national meet. You can view the Top-50 in each event at http://www.tfrrs.org/lists/771.html?gender=m.
The women's team will be represented by shot putters in freshman Danielle Torrence (Canton/ South) and senior Leslie Purnell (Springfield/ Central Catholic) and junior weight thrower Cristina Perrine (Middleburg Heights/ Midpark). Torrence busted a career-best throw of 44'0.25" yesterday at Mt. Union and is ranked 12th and Pernell is ranked 13th with a best toss of 43'10". Perrine, who competed at the 2011 NCAA Division III National Outdoor Track & Field Championship Meet last spring in the discus, is ranked 13th in the weight throw with a best toss of 55'9.75".
To learn more about this year's NCAA Division III National Indoor Track & Field Championship Meet, please visit the NCAA Championships web site at http://www.ncaa.com/DIIITrackField.
This winter, the Yellow Jacket women's indoor teams posted a 41-4 record and won three meet titles. The men posted a 36-7 mark and also won three meet titles.
In addition to the five national indoor competitors participating next weekend, the rest of the women's team is currently training in Jacksonville, Florida during the Annual Spring Break. The 2012 outdoor season opens next Friday and Saturday when B-W participates in the annual Coastal Carolina Snowbird Invitational Meet in Conway, South Carolina.
Three Women Throwers Qualify For Nationals
Posted: Mar 04, 2012
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