Brett Sears continues to lead the Ravens, scoring third in the weight throw with a toss of 14.56 meters and shot put with a throw of 11.09 meters. Emily Williams placed second in the shot put with a throw of 11.28 meters. Candace DeLong contributes a second place in the steeplechase with a time of 11:53.57.

Other top five finishers were Ashley Bordner in the mile (4^th 5:39.42), 800 meter relay team (3^rd 2:00.91) and mile relay team (4:36.44).

AU travels to the Mt. Union Indoor Invitational on Mar. 5 at 4 p.m.

AU Finishers

400 – 13. Maggie Lucas, 1:09.34

200 – 18. Alisha Sink, 29.93

SP – 7. Megan Prater, 10.13 meters

WT – 7. Emily Williams, 11.49 meters; 10. Megan Prater, 11.21 meters

HJ – 9. Rena St. Clair, 1.42 meters

PV – 7. Candice Huntsman, 2.59 meters

Brett Sears led the Ravens placing first in the weight throw with a toss of 47-09 and first in shot put with a throw of 36-10.  Candace DeLong placed first in the 5,000 meters with a time of 19.38.04.

Other top five finishers were Emily Williams in the weight throw (4^th 12.40m) and the Sear800 meter relay team (5^th 2.02.76).

AU hosts the Fred Wilt Memorial Invitational on Saturday at the Kardatzke Wellness Center at 3 p.m.

AU finishers

Mile – 7. Ashley Bordner, 5:40.86

200 – 13. Maggie Lucas, 29.65; 14. Alisha Sink, 29.77; 24. Tierany Stewart, 30.99

Mile relay – 6. Anderson, 4.37.04

Weight – 9. Megan Prater, 36-04

SP – 6. Emily Williams, 34-09; 13. Megan Prater, 30-00

Pole Vault – 8. Candice Hunstman, 8-06

Brett Sears led the Ravens, placing second in the shot put with a throw of 11.14 meters and fourth in the weight throw with a toss of 13.54 meters. Candace DeLong placed first in the 3,000 meters with a time of 11.17.56. Emily Williams took second place in shot put with a throw of 11.29 meters.

Other top five finishers were Ashley Bordner in the mile (3^rd 5.43.67), Amanda Coty in the 55 meter hurdles (4^th 10.45) and the 800 meter relay team (4^th 1.56.92).

AU hosts The Hoosier-Buckeye Invitational on Saturday at 3 p.m.

For complete team and individual results go to the 2010 Schedule/Results page on the Track and Field page of the AU athletic web site.

Emily Williams finished ninth in the shot put with a throw of 36-3 1/2 to lead the Ravens. Other top 10 finishers were Candice DeLong in the 3,000 meters (10th, 11:21.49) and Brett Sears in the weight throw (10th, 44-0 3/4).

AU hosts the Indoor Invitational on Saturday at the Kardatzke Wellness Center at 3 p.m.

AU finishers

60 – 24. Morgan Webster, 9.06

200 – 39. Rena St. Clair, 29.83; 41. Alisha Sink, 30.39; 42. Maggie Lucas, 30.67; 45. Amanda Coty, 31.90

3,000 – 10. Candice DeLong, 11:21.49; 15. Ashley Bordner, 11:48.18

60 H – 16. Candice Huntsman, 11.02; 18. Amanda Coty, 11.19

800 relay – 6. Anderson, 1:59.90

SP – 9. Emily Williams, 36-3 1/2; 12. Brett Sears, 35-2 1/2; 27. Megan Prater, 27-9 1/2

Weight – 10. Brett Sears, 44-0 3/4; 22. Emily Williams, 39-1 3/4; 30. Megan Prater, 33-2

Boyland also finished seventh in the weight throw (15.04).His distance in the shot put was a meet record as well.

Other AU men that participated were Leonard Wells in the shot put (3rd, 14.87) and weight throw (13th, 13.53), Caleb Collier in the shot put (8th, 12.93) and weight throw (17th, 12.21) and Adam Tindall in the shot put (12th, 11.73) and weight throw (19th, 9.76).

Brett Sears and Emily Williams each finished sixth in the weight throw (13.99) and shot put (10.55), respectively. Sears also finished ninth in the shot put (10.11) and Williams was 18th in the weight throw (10.74). Williams distance in the shot put was a personal best.

“Our throwers opened up the indoor season and they had a good meet,” said AU coach Scott Wilson. “It was a good to test ourselves in a competitive environment.”

Megan Prater also competed in the shot put (13th, 8.64) and weight throw (19th, 9.88).

AU runs again this Saturday at Indiana Wesleyan at noon.

The 2009 class includes Valerie (Bingham) Williams, Larry Hocker, Phil Kalbaugh, Kurt Moreillon and Dorcas Stegelmann.

Williams earned four letters in cross country and four in track while at AU and was a team captain in both sports. In cross country, she was named team MVP, All-Conference, NAIA All-American and was a two-time NCCAA All-American.

In track, she was team MVP, All-Conference and a four-time All-American in both indoor and outdoor. She was named the Outstanding Senior Female Athlete in 1991 and still holds the school record in the marathon.

Hocker earned four letters in track, two in wrestling and one in football, but it was on the mat that he earned his reputation and became just the third wrestler inducted into the AU Athletic Hall of Fame. He was also named the Oustanding Senior Male Athlete in 1966.

Hocker was All-Conference, Indiana Little State Champion, team captain and team MVP. During his senior year, he was undefeated and unscored on in dual meets, finishing with a 15-0 record at the 123-pound class. On the track, he was team captain and set the school record in the triple jump, long jump and 330 intermediate hurdles.

Kalbaugh earned four letters in football and was twice named All-Conference, All-District, All-American and team MVP in 1978-79. He was also named the NAIA District 21 Player of the Year in and America’s Outstanding Names and Faces in 1979.

He still holds the school record for tackles in a season (168) and solo tackles in a season (91) and ranks third on the career tackles list (303), fourth in solo tackles (151) and assist tackles (152), despite the fact defensive stats weren’t kept before 1978.

Moreillon earned four letters in basketball and was twice All-Conference, All-District, team captain and team MVP. He also played in the Indiana College All-Star game in 1979.

He led the Ravens in scoring for three straight years and is one of only eight athletes to score 600 points in a single season. He is third on the career scoring list (1,733), second in career field goals (766) and fifth in season field goals made (274) in 1978-79.

Stegelmann came to AU in the fall of 1956, an era before women’s sports were recognized by Title IX, the NCAA or NAIA. She received a just a certificate for her participation in athletes at AU. In addition to basketball, softball and tennis, she was also active in the band, piano and the Women’s Recreation Association.

Wells threw the discus a national provisional distance of 161 feet, which was the 17th best in the country this season. It was the third best distance in school history.

Moffitt rans a personal best 12:01.63 in the 3,000 steeplechase and Roth went 35-8 1/2 in the triple jump. Roth holds the school record in the triple jump at 37-6.

“It is always fun to compete at a meet like this that has so many good athletes,” said AU coach Scott Wilson. “Our people did well for where they have been and they can be proud of the way they competed.”

Michelle Roth and Stephanie Stichter were named All-Conference after winning the triple jump (37-6) and shot put (40-0), respectively. Roth also finished second in the long jump (17-2 3/4) and third in the 100 hurdles (16.21).

Other top five finishers were Brett Sears in the hammer (2nd, 142-10), Brittany Stafford in the discus (4th, 106-9), Erica Moffitt in the 5,000 meters (2nd, 19:28.91) and 3,000 steeplechase (5th, 12:22.35), Mollie Ringer in the 10,000 meters (4th, 43:29.52), Candace DeLong in the 400 hurdles (2nd, 1:11.23) and 100 hurdles (5th, 16.90), Dani Rufenacht in the 400 meters (5th, 1:04.35) and 800 meters (4th, 2:32.69) and the 1,600 relay (3rd, 52.66) and 1,600 relay team (4th, 4:20.08).

Team scores – Manchester 134, Defiance 132.5, Franklin 131, Anderson 107, Rose-Hulman 81, Mt. St. Joseph 72, Hanover 51, Bluffton 45.5, Transylvania 26.

For complete AU individual results go to the 2009 Schedule/Results page on the AU athletic web site.

Stichter won the shot put (38 1 1/2) while McCollum was victorious in the high jump (4-9 3/4) and Roth the triple jump (37-3 3/4).

“I was pleased overall by our performances,” said AU coach Scott Wilson. “We had many people hit personal bests and two seniors had standout performances. Michelle Roth broke our school record in the triple jump with a big jump of 37-4, which was a personal best for her by nearly two feet.  John Rigsby had a personal best in the pole vault with a jump of 14-feet.”

AU runs in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships next Friday and Saturday in Terre Haute.

For complete individual results from the Pre-Conference meet go to the 2009 Schedule/Results page on the Women’s Track and Field site.

Leonard Wells led the Ravens with a fifth place finish in the discus with a toss of 144-2. The freshman was also 12th in the shot put (45-9) and 21st in the hammer (118-9).

Other top 10 finishers were John Rigsby in the pole vault (9th, 12-5 1/2), the 400 relay team (9th, 46.15) and the 1,600 relay team (9th, 3:32.36)

AU hosts the Pre-Conference Invitational on Saturday at Macholtz Stadium at 11 a.m.

AU finishers

100 – 24. Baba Fahnbulleh, 23.68

400 – 21. Logan Wilhelm, 52.77

800 – 12. Tanner Johnson, 1:59.71, 18. Matt St. Amour, 2:01.36, 39. Emby Duncan, 2:06.43, 42. Dan Malloy, 2:08.36

1,500 – 17. Emby Duncan, 4:18.61, 21. Marc St. Amour, 4:19.85, 29. Drew Beaty, 4:31.17

5,000 – 19. Matt Helm, 15:46.05, 30. Taylor Holmes, 16:13.59

10,000 – 17. Jake Wyatt, 34:20.50

400 H – 25. Andrew Rodriguez, 1:01.85

3,000 SC – 17. Matt Dougherty, 10:15.49

400 relay – 9. Anderson, 46.15

1,600 relay – 9. Anderson, 3:32.36

PV – 9. John Rigsby, 12-5 1/2

LJ – 17. Baba Fahnbulleh, 18-0 1/4

SP – 12. Leonard Wells, 45-9

Discus – 5. Leonard Wells, 144-2

Hammer – 21. Leonard Wells, 118-9