Freshman Greta Robrahn Sets School Indoor Track and Field Record At Bill Clinger Classic

Freshman Greta Robrahn, pictured right, notched a new Hope College record in the indoor women's shot put event on Friday at the Grand Valley State University Bill Clinger Classic Meet.

Robrahn, a Zeeland, Michigan (Zeeland East HS) native, sent a throw for 12.59 meters (41 feet, 3 3/4 inches) to come in second place. Robrahn surpassed Jenna Brueker who set the bar at 12.26 meters in 2020.

Hope College School Records : Indoor & Outdoor

The non-scoring meet saw 19 top ten individual finishes for the women, and six top 5 finishes after 15 events.

Grace Behrens (Mishawaka, IN / Trinity School at Greenlawn) placed third in the 400 meter dash with a clocked time of 1:00.40.

In the long jump, Hope College produced three top ten finishes, two coming in the top five. Helen Dodge (4.64) grabbed fourth place, and Lily Kueber (4.35) placed fifth. Lauren Tocco would take home 6th place in the long jump with a distance of 3.54 meters.

Allison Schram (Fenton, Michigan / Hartland) grabbed the third spot in the triple jump at 9.46 meters.

Joining Robrahn in placement for shot put, Alana Policastro (10.32 meters) and Marlie McDonald (9.14 meters) came in seventh and tenth, respectively.

In the women's weight throw, Hope College had three finishers in the top ten with Emma Althouse (12.82 meters) taking home third place, Policastro (11.29 meters) grabbing seventh and Robrahn earning ninth place with a 10.73 meter throw.

The Naples, Florida (First Baptist Academy) native, Amanda Lines, topped the Hope 200 meter runners, placing 8th with a time of 27.03.

In the distance races, Heleyna Tucker (Midland, MI / H.H. Dow) clocked a 5:16.66 time in the 1 mile to come in 6th. Emily Scott finished in 10th place with a time of 5:22.42.

The 3000 meter run saw Rebecca Markham (Hoffman Estates, Ill / William Fremd) take home ninth place after running a time of 10:12.66 for the Flying Dutch.

In the only non-individual event, Hope College saw an 8th place finish in the 4x400 relay by a group made up of Grace Behrens, Julie Timperman, Anna Haseley, and Madeline Moore. The top ten finish by the foursome had a time of 4:13.36.

The women's high jump saw an 8th place finish from Schram (1.47 meters), and a tenth place finish from Lindsay Lane (1.37 meters).

Other Hope College finishers:

60m dash - Amanda Lines, 11th, 8.31; Helen Dodge, 12th, 8.33; Grace Behrens, 14th, 8.36
200m dash - Behrens, 13th, 27.38; Dodge, 15th, 27.51
400m dash - Julie Timperman, 11th, 1.04:10; Madeline Moore, 12th, 1:04.15; Sophie Hall, 13th, 1:05.50; Hayley Scollard, 14th, 1:05.88
800m - Ellie Jankowski, 14th, 2:21.22
1 mile - Olivia Quillan, 12th, 5:28.29; Elizabeth Gorman, 13th, 5:30.51
5000m - Julia Robleski, 11th, 20:16.69
60m hurdles - Scollard, 12th, 10.67
4x400m relay - Jankowski, Dodge, Maddy Struck, Jessica Schamanek, 13th, 4:24.35
4x400m relay - Sophie Hall, Lauren Sysol, Amanda Lines, Erin Kloostra, 15th, 4:31.66
Pole vault - Lindsay Lane, 13th, 2.60m; Bethany Colbrunn, 15th, 2.45m