Horvath and Wilson set new program records at GVSU

ALLENDALE, Mich. - The Defiance College men's and women's track teams each had standout performances as in the team's first road competition of the year at Friday's Bill Clinger Classic at Grand Valley State.

The women's competition saw junior Mira Horvath set her third program record in the 600 meters, running the race in 1:45.81 for a 14th-place finish. Her time broke the previous record by nearly 4 seconds (1:49.60) set in 2012 by Erika DeBos.

On the men's side, Xavier Wilson racked up two more event victories in the 60 meter dash and 200 meter dash. His time in the 200 meters bettered his newly-minted program record after a run in 21.58 seconds and was also an NAIA B Standard. Additionally, Jesse Brown recorded a top-5 finish in the high jump with a top mark of 1.97 meters.

Defiance also saw multiple personal bests in addition to the new records: Zawadi Debola in the 600 meters, J'Vontae Barnes in the 200, and Marcus Snell in the 200 meters.

WOMEN'S TRACK RESULTS

• 60 meters: Rakel Thompson, 8.28 (32nd, Prelims)
• 200 meters: Rakel Thompson, 26.99 (36th), Mira Horvath, 28.06 (66th), Israa Khamis, 29.76 (75th)
• 400 meters: Shelby Clements, 1:07.78 (49th)
• 600 meters: Mira Horvath, 1:45.81* (14th), Zawadi Debola, 1:51.52* (24th)
• Mile: Adeline Niyonkunda, 6:09.66 (68th)
• 60 meter hurdles: Israa Khamis, 10.24 (37th)

WOMEN'S FIELD RESULTS

• Long Jump: Amira Knight, 4.26m (33rd)
• Shot Put: Kanaya Keister, 10.07m (22nd), Mira Horvath, 8.03m (39th)

MEN'S TRACK RESULTS

• 60 meters: Xavier Wilson, 6.85 (1st), Marcus Snell, 7.32 (47th, prelims), Amir Spikener, 7.48 (60th, prelims)
• 200 meters: Xavier Wilson, 21.58 (1st), J'Vontae Barnes, 22.72* (29th), Marcus Snell, 23.14* (52nd)
• 400 meters: J'Vontae Barnes, 51.65 (27th)
• 600 meters: Jajuan Hall, 1:30.68 (32nd), Yafet Mehari, 1:33.70 (34th), Eli Fortman, 1:36.96 (36th)

MEN'S FIELD RESULTS

• High Jump: Jesse Brown, 1.97m (5th)
• Long Jump: Dalen Selmon, 5.77m (28th)

UP NEXT
Defiance heads to Wittenberg next Saturday for the Steemer Showcase at 11 a.m.

-JACKETS-