Huntington College's John Ngure represented
his college and the Mid-Central College Conference well at the 2003 NAIA Track
& Field Championships by winning the 10000 Meter and the Marathon a day and
half later. With those feats, Ngure took home the 2003 Outstanding
Performer award. Ngure won the 10000 M with a time of 30:17.72 and the
Marathon with a time of 2:28:27.00.
In the final team standings, Taylor University led the way for the MCC,
finishing 6th overall with 34 points, tied with Mid-American Nazarene
University. Lindenwood University won the team championship with 65
points. Huntington College finished 14th with a score of 20 points.
Goshen College finished tied for 20th with 15 points and Bethel College finished
tied for 39th with a score of 8.
John Karanja was the champion in the 400 M Hurdle with a time of
50.70. Sininsa Ercegovac of Taylor Univeristy won the Men's Shot
Put with a distance of 16.47 M (54-00.50 ft). Other top finishers from the
MCC include:
John Wachtmann Taylor University 800 M run 3rd
1:52.40
Michael Kuria Marian College 1500 M run 9th
4:00.84
Bret Glover Taylor University 5000M run 8th
15:13.40
Matt Sneed Indiana Wesleyan University 10,000M run
32:53.46
Bryan Jackson Taylor University 400M hurdles 6th
52.84
Spencer Findley Taylor University 5000M Walk 5th
25:02.32
John Miles Taylor University High Jump 2nd
2.15M (7-00.50 ft)
Kevin Langlois Bethel College Pole Vault 3rd 4.80
M (15-09 ft)
Sheldon Smith Bethel College Triple Jump 7th 14.25 M
(46-09 ft)
Anderson Browne Indiana Wesleyan University 20th 50.48M
(165-07 ft)
Marathon:
Justin Gullette Goshen College 4th 2:33:08.00
Mark Davidhizer Bethel College 23rd 2:57:46.01
Paul Paschal Grace College 26th 3:03:10.01
4X400 M relay
Taylor University 7th 3:17.27
Mark Voss, Richie Gibbs, Bryan Jackson, John Wachtmann