HLG Runners Compete in Half-Marathon

RESULTS

The Hannibal-LaGrange College Track & Field team had three men and two women compete in a half marathon on Saturday, December 4. The meet was hosted by Midland University in Fremont, Nebraska. On a cold 30 degree day with 20mph winds, all 5 runners performed well.

Junior Philiph Tonui repeated his runner-up performance from a year ago, with a blistering time of 1:09:51. This effort cut 1:36 off of Philiph’s own school record for the distance and set an automatic qualifying time for the 2011 NAIA Outdoor Track & Field National Championships in May. Freshman Tyler Malone had a strong half marathon debut, placing 35^th in the talented-stocked men’s race in a time of 1:19:26. Sophomore Nathan Uding rounded out the effort for the men with a time of 1:26:38, which was good for 47^th place.

On the women’s side, sophomore Sarah Erickson made her debut at the 13.1 mile distance and performed well, placing 24^rd overall with a time of 1:40:12. Sarah’s effort places her 2^nd on the HLG record list for the distance. Fellow sophomore Liz Wilder ran a gutsy race and finished with a time of 1:47:27, which was good for 27^th place.

The Trojans will kick off the indoor track & field season on Friday, when the team travels to Ames, Iowa to compete in the Holiday Classic, hosted by Iowa State University.