NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- Meja Lindberg, Riana Hayes, and Thea Ring highlighted some top performances for the North Park Women's Track & Field Team at North Central's Chicagoland Intercollegiate on Friday.
Ring was the top performer in the 60m Hurdles, racing a season-best mark of 8.97 to showcase as one of just two sub 9.0 performers. She duplicated that performance in the finals, with an 8.98, securing the top spot among Division III competitors and placing second only to UIC's Nyarai Terry who ran an 8.94. Ring also ran a season best time of 57.61 in the 400m to place second to NCC's Lindsey Novak.
Hayes and Lindberg qualified for the 60m Finals with respective marks of 7.85 and 7.92 in the Prelims. Hayes ran the exact same time in the Finals to place third while Lindberg improved on her time with a PR of 7.87. Hayes also placed third in the 200m with a 25.90 as the second-best Division III sprinter in the event.
Season Bests
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400 Meters
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Personal Records
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NPU Top-10 List Update:
- Thea Ring is set the school record holder in the 400-meter Dash
- Meja Lindberg is now 3rd all-time in NPU History for the 60-meter Dash
- Mariana Costa is now 5th all-time in NPU History for the 60-meter Dash
- Kimoria Oliver is now 6th all-time in NPU History for the Triple Jump
- Lauren McKnight: is now 10th all-time in NPU History for the Weight Throw
What's Next?
The Vikings stay in Chicago for the Margaret Bradley Invite on Saturday, Feb. 22, competing in their final meet before the CCIW Indoor Championships.
