FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Trine University women's track and field team traveled down the road to Indiana Tech to partake in the Strive for Greatness Indoor Meet on Friday.
Evie Bultemeyer [Fort Wayne, Ind. / Homestead] shattered her own school record in the 3000-meter run at the event with a time of 9:43.13. She took 17 seconds off her previous mark in the record book. Bultemeyer won the race by 23 seconds.
In middle distance events, a pair of freshmen, Erin Downing [Columbus Grove, Ohio / Columbus Grove] and Hannah Hawkins [Fort Wayne, Ind. / Bishop Luers] were each able to set career marks while being the first Thunder athlete across the finish line in their events. Downing was eighth in the 800-meter run at 2:33.84 and Hawkins third in the mile run with a time of 5:41.93.
Kennedi Sternberg [Kouts, Ind. / Kouts] and Stephanie Hartpence [Elkhart, Ind. / Concord] were top finishers in the other running events. Sternberg completed the 200-meter run with a time of 26.81 seconds and Hartpence the 400-meter run at 1:04.03.
Haley Livingston [Fort Worth, Texas / Everman] bested her career mark in the triple jump on Friday with a fifth-place 11.23 meters (36' 10.25"). A pair of Thunder athletes were also in the top five in field events, including Valerie Obear [Fishers, Ind. / Hamilton Southeastern] coming in second in the weight throw (16.53 meters / 54' 2.75") and Madelyn Summers [Kendallville, Ind. / East Noble] placing third in the shot put (11.65 meters / 38' 2.75").
The Thunder are off for Christmas break and return to action with a home meet on Saturday, January 15, the Sean Brady Alumni Open.