4 x 400 Relay Team Comes In Fifth

May 28, 2005

The 4 x 400 Relay team (Stephanie Allers, Kim Lorenzen, Shannon Bambach, and Cathi Velzen) ran a 3:49.72 to finish fifth and vaulted the Golden Eagles into 16th place with 19.5 points after 24 events.

Burmaster Ties For Third In The High Jump

May 28, 2005

Shannon Burmaster jumped 5-5.00 and tied with three other athletes for third place and earned All-American honors. Burmaster also was an All-American in Indoor Nationals. Burmaster earned 4.5 points for the Golden Eaglesto give them a total of 15.5 points …

Velzen and Allers Earn All-American Honors

May 27, 2005

Cathi Velzen came into Day 2 with two point lead over Annette Ekberg of Hastings (NE) but she couldn't hold the lead. Eckberg won the Javelin Throw and gained 98 more points than Velzen in that event. Eckberg also picked up points in the Long Jump. Velzen …

Velzen Leads Heptathlon After Four Evens

May 27, 2005

Senior Cathi Velzen is leading the Heptathlon after winning two of the first four events on Thursday. Velzen won the 200 Meter Dash and the High Jump and leads Annette Ekberg of Hastings by just two points. Velzen has accumulated 3042 points through four …

Twelve Golden Eagles Head Off To Nationals

May 24, 2005

Senior Cathi Velzen will be busy as usual as she leads a group of twelve women to the NAIA Track & Field Championships in Louisville, KY beginning Thursday, May 26th. Velzen will be competing in the Heptathlon and is a member of the 4 x 100 Meter and …

Four School Records Fall at Ferris

Apr 9, 2005

The Cornerstone Women’s Track & Field team enjoyed a warm sunny day at the Bulldog Invitational, coming away with four school records and four national qualifying performances. Sophomore, Stephanie Allers, claimed two automatic marks, winning …

Allers and Velzen Post Qualifying Marks in the Hurdles

Apr 2, 2005

The annual meeting of West Michigan College Track & Field teams produced some good early season marks for Cornerstone and good competition with Calvin, Aquinas and Grand Valley. Sophomore, Stephanie Allers led the way winning the 100 meters hurdles …

Golden Eagles a Close Second at Defiance

Mar 25, 2005

On a mild and pleasant day in Grand Rapids, the Cornerstone University Track & Field team traveled to Defiance, OH for the 10th Annual Dick Small Invitational where the weather alternated between rain and snow most of the day. Bad weather is expected …

King Breaks Oldest CU T&F Record

Mar 12, 2005

Val King’s first attempt of the season in the javelin, broke a twenty-one year old school record at the Coastal Carolina Invitational. The junior from Grandville let fly with a 120’ 1” effort, eclipsing the old record or 119’ set by …

Shannon Burmaster Finishes Second In High Jump

Mar 5, 2005

Shannon Burmaster had to settle for second place as she narrowly missed winning the High Jump at the Indoor Track & Field Championships in Johnson City, TN today.  Burmaster set an indoor school record of 5'7" as she earned All-American …

Bambach Sets School Record In 600 Meter Run

Mar 4, 2005

Shannon Bambach ran 1:38:22 inthe 600 Meter Run prelims to set a new school record. Bambach finished 12th overall in the event. Nicole Daniels advanced out of the 55 Meter Hurdlesprelims by running 8.65. She went on to run 9.18 in the Semi-Finals and did …

4 x 800 Relay Team Runs To A School Record

Mar 3, 2005

The NAIA National Indoor Track & Field Championships began in Johnson City, TN today.  Cornerstone's 4 x 800 Relay Team (Amy VanderSloot, Becca Busfield, Shannon Bambach, and Margaret Pelz) set a new school record by running 9:32:61.  The team …

Women's T&F sends 11 Student-Athletes to NAIA Nationals

Feb 23, 2005

    Next week the Women's Track and Field team will be sending 11 student-athletes to compete at the NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships in Johnson City, Tennessee.    The following athletes have qualified …

WOMEN WIN REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Feb 12, 2005

The Cornerstone University women's Track & Field team claimed their first Indoor team title at the NAIA Regional Championship at Taylor University. By scoring at least ten points in ten out of eighteen events, in addition to scoring in all but four events, …

Cornerstone Third at Tiger Invitational

Feb 5, 2005

On the strength of winning four events, the Cornerstone University Women's Track & Field team finished third at the DePauw University Tiger Invitational. Six of the seventeen teams competing, are scheduled to meet February 12 at Taylor University for …

Records Fall, Qualifiers Rise at Findlay

Jan 29, 2005

The Cornerstone University Women's Track & Field team entered the Findlay Indoor Track & Field Classic ready to accomplish great things. When it was over there were three school records, two freshmen records, eight personal bests, three NAIA automatic …

4 x 400 Relay Wins at SVSU

Jan 21, 2005

Kim Lorenzen, Margaret Pelz, Amy VanderSloot and Shannon Bambach entered the 17th Annual Saginaw Valley State University with one thing in mind: post a national qualifying time in the 1600 meter relay. At the gun, Lorenzen charged to the front and held the …

Burmaster Breaks School Record

Jan 15, 2005

Senior, Shannon Burmaster shattered her own school record and put herself at the top of the NAIA performance list in the high jump at the EMU Invitational. Competing for only the second time this season, Shannon cleared 5' 7" which ties her outdoor school …

Burmaster Debuts with Automatic Mark at Chippewa Open

Jan 8, 2005

Senior Shannon Burmaster transitioned from Volleyball to Track & Field by securing a spot at the NAIA Indoor national championships in her first competition of the season.   After leading the Golden Eagles to their first appearance at the NAIA Volleyball National Tournament in December, the outside hitter became the first CU athlete to earn both Volleyball and Track & Field All-American.With teammate Renae Zuiderveen having already qualified for nationals, nearly breaking Burmaster's indoor …

Two Hit NAIA Auto Marks, Two Records Broken in Track Opener

Dec 10, 2004

After a week of final exams and a semester of training, the Cornerstone Women's Track & Field team made the most of their first chance to run jump and throw at the Saginaw Valley State University Holiday Open Indoor Classic.Last season's CU T&F Athlete …