Siana Emery highlighted a group of four Maple Leaf track and field competitors with a fourth place finish in the national championships last Friday in Brookings, South Dakota. The junior race walker finished with a time of 15:39.98, her second fastest time of the season.
She finished as the first athlete not from Judson University, as the Eagles claimed the top three spots of the event.A fellow race walker, first-year Hayley Bickford finished with a time of 17:33.51, good enough for 11th place overall. She was the second finisher among first-year competitors.
Sophomore weight thrower Suzette Rodriguez continued her impressive 2018-2019 season with a 51 feet 2 inch throw, giving her a 22nd place finish.
In the final event for the Maple Leafs, freshman high jumper Simon Graber Miller looked to improve on what was already a standout first season. Graber Miller did just that, tying the Goshen school record clearing 6 feet 7.5 inches. He finished one height away from being able to call himself an All-American. In the end, he finished 14th overall.
As the indoor season comes to a close, track and field athletes get a well-deserved break before the outdoor season starts on March 23 at the Indiana Wesleyan University Polar Bear Invitational.
