Six indoor track and field student-athletes participate in GVSU “Big” Friday Meet

ALLENDALE, Mich. – A small group of Olivet College men's and women's indoor track & field student-athletes competed today at the Grand Valley State University "Big" Friday Meet.

• Senior Lillian Albaugh was the lone Olivet women's team member to compete. She posted a season-best mark of 42 feet, 1-1/2 inches in the shot put. The performance placed her ninth of 24 competitors.

• Junior Chase Mendham completed the 5,000-meter run in 15:45.72.
• Junior Jordon Brown and senior Kyle McDowell ran in the 400-meter dash. Brown clocked-in with a personal-best indoor time of 49.60 seconds. McDowell finished the race in 50.27 seconds.
• Brown also posted a personal-best indoor mark of 22 feet, 5 inches in the long jump.
• Sophomore Hayden Germain recorded a personal-best time in the 800-meter run at 1:55.58.
• Brown, McDowell, Germain and junior Tyler Chavalia capped the meet with a season-best time of 3:24.54 in the 4x400-meter relay.

• The entire team is back in action next Saturday, February 19, at the Hillsdale College Open. Field events will get under way at 11 a.m., followed by running events at 1 p.m.