Allers All-American in 200, Runs For School Record in 100 Hurdles

May 27, 2006

Stephanie Allers finished 2nd andgarnered All-American honors in the 200 running a 24.36 in the finals. Nickesha Anderson from Missouri Baptist won the event with a 23.86 time. Allers ran a 14.16 and set a school record in the 100 Meter Hurdles. Allers finished …

Allers Finishes Second in 200 Meter Dash

May 26, 2006

Stephanie Allers finished second and earned All-American honors in the 200 Meter Dash with a time of 24.36.Nickesha Andersonof champion Missouri Baptist won the event with a time of 23.86.TheGolden Eagles finished 26th overall with nine points.

Allers, Brusie, Advance to Semi-Finals

May 26, 2006

Julie Bruise advanced to the semi-finals of the 400m hurdles with a PR of 1:04:03. Stephanie Allers finished first in her head of the 200m dash with a 3rd best time of 24:95. The 4 x 800m relay team of Eliza Nyblad, Tracy Dykstra, Becca Busfield and Shannon …

Eleven Golden Eagles Headed For Nationals

May 16, 2006

Stephanie Allers leads a contingent of eleven student-athletes headed for the NAIA National Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Allers can potentially compete in five different events (100 hurdles, 200 meters, 400 hurdles, 4 x 100, 4 x 400).Each athlete and their event(s)are listed below. Lynae Baker (Marathon) Julie Brusie (400 hurdles, 4 x 100, 4 x 400) Rebecca Busfield (4 x 800) Tracy Dykstra (4 x 800) Solena Helm (4 x 100) Eliza Nyblad (4 x 800) Samantha Smith (4 x 100) …

4 x 100 Relay Qualifies for Nationals

May 10, 2006

The past three seasons the Golden Eagles have qualified the 4 x 100 meter relay for the NAIA Outdoor National Championships. This year achieving the automatic standard of 48.84 seconds has been elusive. At the Michigan State and Eastern Michigan meets, …

Allers Shatters 200 Meter Record

May 5, 2006

Stephanie Allers got a good look at what the competition will be like at the NAIA Outdoor National Championships later this month while competing at the Billy Hayes Invitational hosted by Indiana University. The combination of good NCAA Division I schools as well as top NAIA programs from McKendree and Missouri Baptist meant nearly all events were deep in talent. In the 4 x 100 meter relay, Allers, Julie Brusie, Samantha Smith and Solena Helm placed third behind Indiana University and Missouri Baptist. …

Women Earn Six National Qualifying Marks at Hillsdale

Apr 29, 2006

The 40th Annual “Gina” Relays hosted by Hillsdale College proved once again to be an ideal setting for national qualifying marks. Cornerstone’s women took full advantage of the fast track and great competition. On Friday evening, Stephanie …

Rain can’t stop 4 x 4 at EMU

Apr 22, 2006

What began as a nice day for a Track & Field meet turned ugly during the heats of the women’s 200 dash. In the first heat, freshman, Nichelle Engels ran 30.30 with a 1.1 meters-per-second tailwind. By the third heat, Solena Helms managed a 27.22 …

Smeltzer PR’s in Three Events

Apr 15, 2006

After setting personal bests in the snow and rain earlier in the season, Kara Smeltzer had no trouble improving on those performances in warm, sunny conditions at the Spartan Invitational hosted by Michigan State University. The third year senior from Marcellus, began with a 126’ 9” effort in the hammer throw followed by a 97’ 10” toss in the Javelin. Her mark of 110’ 3” in the discus put her just three inches off the school record in that event. Stephanie Allers …

Allers Hits Automatic in 100 Hurdles

Apr 8, 2006

Stephanie Allers won the 100 meter hurdles at the Bulldog Invitational hosted by Ferris State University. Her time of 14.68 was well under the NAIA automatic qualifying standard of 14.90. Allers, a two-time All-American in the event earned her third trip to the NAIA Outdoor National Championships on May 25-27 in Fresno, CA. The sun shone all through the meet, but the air was cold, with a stiff breeze blowing on the backstretch. In spite of the conditions, Cornerstone’s sprinters ran well. The relay …

Allers Leads Women to Three Provisional Marks

Apr 1, 2006

Chilly conditions and a brisk wind made for less than ideal conditions but that didn’t keep Stephanie Allers from hitting NAIA provisional qualifying marks in two events and helping a relay team get a third. The junior from Marne began the day running the second leg on the 4 x 100 relay. The combination of Solena Helm to Allers to Cassie Donley to Julie Brusie got the stick around in 49.33, just under the NAIA “B” standard of 49.35 and good for third. Stephanie went on to win both …

Women Win Six Events, Take Third at Defiance

Mar 25, 2006

With temperatures in the thirties and periods of sunshine, light rain and pelting snow - typical conditions for the Dick Small Invitational, the Cornerstone University women’s Track & Field team began their outdoor season, winning six events. The …

VanderSloot Runs Season Best

Mar 10, 2006

Sophomore Amy VanderSloot ended her Indoor Track & Field season by running a season best in the 600 meter semi-finals at the NAIA National Championship. Her time of 1:39.68 was nearly one second faster than her qualifying time. She placed fifth in her …

Powell Finishes Third In Pentathlon

Mar 9, 2006

Cathi Powell earned All-American Honors for the sixth time as she finished third in the Pentathlon at the NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships. Powell scored 3394 points finishing behind Nardina Marsh of Missouri Baptist and Katie Kosmos of Doane College. Cathi’s total broke her school record for the event by 108 points After completing the 60 meter hurdles, high jump and shot put, Powell broke the school record in the long jump. Her leap of 18’ 2.25” added 11.75” …

4 x 400 Relay Gets Automatic Qualifier

Feb 17, 2006

On the second to the last weekend of qualifying for the indoor season, the Cornerstone University Women’s Track & Field team had three relays on the national list, but none with automatic qualifying times. The Grand Rapids Championships hosted by …

Brusie Sets School Record, Adds Provisional Mark

Feb 11, 2006

Julie Brusie had a very productive meet at the Eastern Michigan University Classic. The junior from North Branch, MI broke the school record in the 60 meter dash and posted a provisional qualifying mark in the 400 meters. After running 8.26 in the …

Women Put Third Relay on National List

Feb 4, 2006

The quartet of Cathi Powell, Eliza Nyblad, Becca Busfield and Amy VanderSloot took second in the 4 x 800 relay at the Taylor Invitational in a provisional qualifying time of 9:53.28. For the first time since the 2001 season the Cornerstone Women’s Indoor Track & Field team has all three relays on the performance list for the NAIA National Championships. The Golden Eagles also won three events and eight women had personal bests. Powell led a 1-4-7 CU finish in the 55 meter hurdle finals. Nichelle …

Women Add Two More Provisional Marks at Findlay

Jan 28, 2006

The second day of the Findlay Classic resulted in two more NAIA Indoor National provisional performances, four personal bests and a freshman record. In the 55 meter dash, Julie Brusie and Samantha Smith lowered their personal best times. Brusie ran …

Distance Medley Relay Gets Provisional Mark

Jan 27, 2006

After running 13:12 at Saginaw Valley State last week, the distance medley relay needed to improve twelve seconds to reach the NAIA provisional standard. The Findlay Classic meet offered good competition and a fast track and the Golden Eagles took …

4 x 4 Gets Provisional Qualifying Time

Jan 20, 2006

Four meets into the Indoor Track & Field season, things are coming together for the Cornerstone University Women’s team. Five women set personal bests and the 4 x 400 squeezed under the NAIA provisional qualifying standard. Nicole Daniels …

Powell Sets Two School Records at CMU

Jan 13, 2006

Fifth-year senior, Cathi Powell continued her assault on the CU record book at the Chippewa Open hosted by Central Michigan University . In the first heat of the 60 meter hurdle preliminaries, Powell scorched a 9.15, knocking .15 seconds off …

Powell Leads Team at Chicago Opener

Jan 7, 2006

After a week of two-a-day practices the Cornerstone Women’s Track & Field team was noticeably tired, but there were several noteworthy performances at the University of Chicago Indoor Opener. Senior, Cathi Powel had a busy and productive day, winning the 55 meter hurdles in 8.79, finishing second in the 200 meters in 26.67 and setting a personal best of 34’ 11.75” to place fifth in the shot put. Just behind Cathi in the hurdles was Nicole Daniels, second in 8.91. The sophomore …

Track Season Starts With Two School Records

Dec 9, 2005

The 2005-2006 Indoor Track & Field season got underway at the Saginaw Valley State University Holiday Indoor Classic. Cornerstone women showed excellent early season fitness by setting seven personal bests, two school records, one freshman record and …

Baker Qualifies For Nationals Marathon

Nov 20, 2005

Lynae Baker became the first CU Track & Field athlete to qualify for the 2006 Outdoor National Championship meet next May by running 1:35:33 at the Fall Classic Half Marathon near Cleveland . The 13.1 mile course wound out and back twice through …