MVNU Track & Field Set for NAIA Outdoor Championships

ASHEVILLE, NC. — The Mount Vernon Nazarene University track and field team is set to compete at the NAIA Outdoor Track & Field National Championships at the University of North Carolina Asheville on May 20-22.

For the women's team, Makenna Langford will compete in the 400m hurdle prelims on Wednesday, May 20 at 4:30 p.m. Langford hit the NAIA B standard with a time of 1:02.25 and is seeded at 23^rd overall. Finals for the 400m hurdles will be at 4:15 p.m. on Friday, May 22.

The women's 4x800m relay team of Allison Bonito, Jenna Brumbaugh, Louisa Hallabrin, and Ashley Yoder compete on Wednesday at 6:15 p.m. with finals being on Thursday at 6:10 p.m. should it move on from prelims. The 4x800m relay team is seeded 23^rd overall with a NAIA B Standard time of 9:23.35.

For the men's team Isaac Burns competes in the high jump finals on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. Burns is seeded at fourth in the nation with a NAIA B Standard jump of 2.07m.

The men's 4x800m relay team of Trent Koning, Daron Porter, Simon Rohwer, and Evan Hodkinson compete in prelims on Wednesday at 6:50 p.m. Finals will be the following day at 6:30 p.m. The team currently has the second fastest time in the nation with a NAIA A Standard mark of 7:30.41.

Hodkinson will also run in the 800m prelims on Thursday at 2:50 p.m. Finals for the event will be on Friday at 4:10 p.m. Hodkinson is seeded at 12^th overall with a NAIA A Standard time of 1:50.48.

Mason Hendrickson will run in the 3000m steeplechase on Wednesday at 7:55 p.m. Finals will take place on Friday at 2:45 p.m. Hendrickson hit the NAIA B Standard with a time of 9:19.64.

Tyler Shipley will compete in the pole vault finals on Friday at 11:00 a.m. Shipley is tied with the second highest jump in the nation with a NAIA A Standard mark of 5.10m.

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Mount Vernon Nazarene University is a private, intentionally Christian teaching university for traditional age students, graduate students, and working adults. With a 327-acre main campus in Mount Vernon, Ohio, MVNU emphasizes academic excellence, spiritual growth, and service to community and church. MVNU offers an affordable education both in-seat and online to nearly 2,200 students from 36 states, 1 U.S. commonwealth and 41 foreign countries.