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Women's Results – North Central
Four different members of the Capital University track and field teams competed in two different meets in the state of Illinois on Thursday and Friday as three school records were set.
Senior Emma McCarron (Mansfield, Ohio) posted a school-record time of 11:00.68 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase to place second at the North Central Gregory Final Qualifier in Naperville, Ill. The two-time NCAA Cross Country qualifier currently holds the 17th-fastest time in the nation, breaking her own program record set last month.
Senior Emily Sheets (Gahanna, Ohio) also bested her own previous school mark in the discus throw at the Augustana Twilight meet in Rock Island, Ill. Her toss of 139-08 is currently No. 23 in the nation. Sheets also took part in the discus throw event on Thursday at North Central, recording a toss of 134-10.
On the men's side, senior Benjamin Herbert (Bainbridge Township, Ohio) improved his school-record time in the 800-meter run. He ran a 1:52.90 in the event Friday at North Central, placing third in the meet.
Senior Erik Barenwald (Bainbridge, Ohio) won the discus throw Thursday at North Central with a personal-best toss of 153-06. He finished third in the shot put Friday with a throw of 51-08.50.
