Coyote tracksters kick off outdoor season at Southwestern
By: David Toelle, KWU Sports Information

The Kansas Wesleyan University track and field team kicked off the outdoor portion of the schedule on Friday at the Southwestern Invitational.

Several athletes received top ten honors led by Amy Waterman and Russell Simon.

Waterman placed third in the women’s shot put with a throw of 40-9.5. She also placed seventh in the hammer throw with a throw of 117-8. Simon placed third in the men’s shot put with a throw of 45-8. He also placed sixth in the discus with a throw of 131-10.

Other Wesleyan athletes placing in the top ten of their respective events are:

Gabriel Russell – Men’s Steeplechase – 8th – 11:41.48
Seth Schooley – Men’s 10000m – 10th – 39:01.04
Camia McDaniels – Women’s 100m – 9th – 12.94
Camia McDaniels – Women’s 200m – 10th – 27.40
Kara Walker – Women’s 400m – 10th – 1:04.85
Sarah Williams – Women’s 800m – 4th – 2:35.58
Nicole Heptig – Women’s 800m – 8th – 2:40.63
Nicole Heptig – Women’s 1500m – 4th – 5:21.18
Nicole Nicastro – Women’s 1500m – 10th – 5:39.23
Sarah Williams – Women’s Steeplechase – 7th – 12:40.03
Yeleny Torres – Women’s 5000m – 6th – 20:21.51
Vicki Kennedy – Women’s 100m Hurdles – 10th – 18:01
Amy Grace – Women’s 400m Hurdles – 7th – 1:13.04

The Coyotes are back on the track next Saturday.

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