ANGOLA – Grace’s track and field teams enjoyed a banner day at Trine’s Keith Turner Alumni Invitational on Saturday.

The Lancers combined to win 11 events throughout the day and set a new school record. The men’s team finished second while the women were third overall.

Heather Plastow etched her name in the record books. She won the mile race in a school-record time of 5:20.82.

“This was a great result for an early-season race for Heather,” said Grace head coach Jeff Raymond. “She has improved dramatically in the past year and continues to reach for higher goals.”

Isaac Brown won two events by himself. He hit the NAIA “A” qualifying standard in the high jump, clearing 6-feet-8.25. He also won the triple jump with a distance of 41-3.75.

Nordia Campbell also won two events. She claimed the 60-meter dash at 8.03 seconds and the 200 at 26.52. The Lady Lancers swept the first five places in the 200.

Grace won both of the 4×400 relays. The men’s team of Brady Willard, Dylan Felger, Kyle Smith and Zach Johnson won in 3:30.38. The women’s foursome of Suzanne Sickafoose, Julia Malson, Campbell and Ashley Stoltzfus won in 4:08.64.

Rylin Bagarus won the 60 hurdles in 9.72 for the women, and Smith won the men’s 800 in a time of 2:00.07.

Dimitri Margaritidis, Logan Rufenacht, Isaac Beatty, Korry Hamlin and Luke Smith went 1-2-3-5-6 in the mile, all finishing in an eight-second span. Dylan Felger also claimed the 200 title after crossing the finish line in 23.19 seconds.

“This was probably one of the best early-season meets that we’ve had,” Raymond continued. “It wasn’t necessarily about records or qualifiers, but I just love the way everyone competed. If we continue to work this hard, good things will happen this season.”

The indoor season continues next Saturday with the IWU Invitational.