THREE RECORDS FALL AS PILOTS HIT SIX MORE STANDARDS

ALLENDALE, Mich. – The Bethel College track & field team returned to GVSU for their second indoor meet at the Kelly Family Sports Center of the indoor season and saw three records fall—two program and one facility—and six NAIA standards reached as the Pilots recorded 27 top ten individual finishes. Bailey Mott and Emma Jankowski set program records in the Men’s 600m and Women’s Mile, respectively, while Jordan Downs set the facility record in the Men’s Long Jump.

MEET VITALS

• GVSU Open: Hosted by Grand Valley State University
• Location: Kelly Family Sports Center | Grand Valley State University | Allendale, Mich.
• National Track & Field Ratings Index: Men – No. 19 | Women – No. 22

PROGRAM RECORDS

• Emma Jankowski | Women’s Mile | 4:59.68
• Bailey Mott | Men’s 600m | 1:23.33

NAIA STANDARDS

• Emma Jankowski | Women’s Mile | 4:59.68 (A)
• Jordan Downs | Men’s 200m | 22.09 (A)
• Jonah Lester | Men’s High Jump | 2.00m (B)
• Matt McCown | Men’s High Jump | 2.00m (B)
• Jordan Downs | Men’s Long Jump | 7.73m* (A)
• Thomas Jackson | Men’s Long Jump | 7.08m (A)

*GVSU’s Kelly Family Sports Center record

TOP 10 FINISHES – WOMEN

• 600m | Leah Gouwens, 7^th
• Mile | Emma Jankowski, 6^th
• 4x400m Relay | Alexis Jackey, Leah Gouwens, Emma Jankowski, Jessica Duvall | 7^th
• High Jump | Jessica Tuttle, 5^th

TOP 10 FINISHES – MEN

• 60m | Jamique Mitchell, 3^rd | Corey Jones, 4^th
• 200m | Jordan Downs, 1^st | Corey Jones, 5^th
• 400m | Travis Sperry 2^nd | Ben Zuercher, 4^th
• 600m | Bailey Mott, 1^st | Jack Fisher, 3^rd | John Ferrell, 4^th | Jalen Alexander, 5^th | Ian Smith, 8^th
• 60m Hurdles | Ezra Griffith, 6^th
• 4x400m Relay | Bailey Mott, Ben Zuercher, Travis Sperry, Jack Fisher | 2^nd
• 4x400m Relay | John Ferrell, Sebastian Alonso, Jalen Alexander, Trevor Miller | 10^th
• High Jump | Jonah Lester, 1^st | Matt McCown, 2^nd | Jacob Marsh, 5^th | Jason Foster, 8^th
• Pole Vault | Ryan Trick, 8^th
• Long Jump | Jordan Downs, 1^st | Thomas Jackson, 2^nd | Tyler Bensz, 4^th
• Triple Jump | Jason Foster, 3^rd

THOUGHTS FROM COACH NATALI:

• “Another good step forward tonight at a great meet against great competition at Grand Valley. Our depth is coming along and our top end continues to improve. Very proud of this group’s work ethic and attitude so far this indoor season. Looking forward to next Saturday at IWU.”

UP NEXT

• The Pilots travel to Marion, Indiana next Saturday, February 2 to take part in the IWU Midwest Classic hosted by Indiana Wesleyan.