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Pictured, clockwise from top left, Nathan Woolum, Liam Danitz, Eli Meder, Joshua Ennen, Catherine Leahy, Erin Moran, Jasmine Zimmerman and Sara Schermerhorn

Men's Track and Field 5/16/2024 11:17:00 PM Alan Babbitt

Women's and Men's Track and Field Race to School Records in the 4x400 Relay

The Hope College women's and men's track and field teams both set school records in the 4x400 relay on Thursday in Rock Island, Illinois.

At Augustana College, the Flying Dutch's 4x400 relay of Catherine Leahy (Elk Rapids, Michigan / Elk Rapids HS), Erin Moran (Arlington Heights, Illinois / John Hersey), Jasmine Zimmerman (Byron Center, Michigan / Home School) and Sara Schermerhorn (Traverse City, Michigan / Traverse City West) clocked a seventh-place time of 3 minutes, 49.28 seconds.

The relay passed the 2023 Hope mark of 3:49.54 belonging to Julie Timperman, Schermerhorn, Moran and Grace Behrens, and is the 18th-fastest time in the nation this season.

The Flying Dutchmen's 4x400 relay of Joshua Ennen (Zeeland, Michigan / Zeeland West), Liam Danitz (West Branch, Michigan / Ogemaw Heights), Eli Meder (Williamston, Michigan / Lansing Catholic) and Nathan Woolum (Mattawan, Michigan / Mattawan recorded a 16th-place run of 3:16.29.

The relay eclipsed the 2010 Hope record of 3:17.13 from Frank Previch, Aaron Treiber, Elliot Barney and Nick Rinck, and is the 30th-fastest time in NCAA Division III this season.

Augustana's non-scoring Twilight Qualifier was Hope's final event before the field is finalized for the outdoor national championships later this month.

Sophomore Ian Petruska (Fort Collins, Colorado / Fort Collins) posted a PR in the men's 1,500 meters while winning in 3:56.42.

In the men's 400 hurdles, Woolum raced to a season-best time of 53.41 seconds.

In the 1,500-meter invite races, senior Olivia Quillan (Grandville, Michigan / Calvin Christian) took sixth in the women's event with a run of 4:34.35. Junior Connor Vachon (Jenison, Michigan / Jenison) finished ninth in the men's race at 3:49.96.

In the women's 100 meters, Schermerhorn finished 10th in 12.15 seconds.

In the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase, senior Dan Campbell (Brighton, Michigan / Brighton) placed 13th with a season-best run of 9:12.94.

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