2/07/09

Perkins and Women's DMR Qualify for Indoor Nationals

Irvine, Calif – Rain storms and scattered showers that successfully eliminated most outdoor weekend sporting competitions could not stop Vanguard’s Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Teams. Competing at the Concordia University Indoor Qualifying Meet, the Lions had some quality marks despite the cold and rainy weather. Highlighting the day for the Lions, junior Azerone Perkins and the women’s Distance Medley Relay Team posted automatic qualifying marks for the NAIA Indoor Track and Field Championships.

Perkins, an NAIA Indoor All-American in 2008, met the automatic qualifying standard in the 60 meter high hurdles, winning the final in 8.31.

The women's distance medley relay team raced alone against the clock, yet managed to improve last week's mark by six seconds finishing in 12:36.36 (six seconds under the automatic standard). The team consisted of junior Rebecca Sopp 3:54.8 (1200m), sophomore Allie Armando 1:02.1 (400m) and a pair of freshmen, Chelsea Van Cott 2:26.6 (800m) and Megan Williams 5:12.6 (1600m).

Sopp, VU’s most veteran female runner and women’s team captain, also met a provisional qualifying standard in the 3,000 meter run with her 10:34.84 effort.

Other Vanguard results for the CUI meet are listed below, and a link to complete meet results is also available. Lion athletes still have a couple of upcoming meets to try to qualify for the NAIA Indoor Nationals to be held March 5-7, in Johnson City, Tennessee.

Vanguard’s next meet is the Azusa Pacific Indoor Qualifier Meet on Saturday, February 14th.

Vanguard Women’s Track and Field Results - Complete Meet Results

Vanguard University Men’s Track and Field Results - Complete Meet Results