Hill, Nail, Schroeder qualify at Fighting Bee Invitational
DAVENPORT, Iowa -- Mount Mercy had three new NAIA national qualifiers over the weekend as Abby Hill, Bre Nail, and Jordan Schroeder punched their tickets at the Fighting Bee Invitational hosted by St. Ambrose.
Hill finished third in the 3,000 meter race walk with a time of 17:27.03. That hit the NAIA "B" standard and puts her fifth in the Heart of America Athletic Conference and 15th in the NAIA this season.
Nail also reached the NAIA "B" qualifying distance in the shot put and she will make her fourth appearance at the indoor national meet in as many years. She was runner-up at St. Ambrose and her toss of 13.26 meters ranks third in the Heart and 14th in the nation.
Schroeder, a first-time national qualifier, ran the fastest time in the Heart this season while placing third at St. Ambrose in 1:21.58. It's a personal best and is the second-fastest time in school history.
Mustangs also brought home three individual titles from the Fighting Bee Invitational. Keegan Thompson won the 400 meters with a personal best and school record of :50.14, while Luke Nickelson took the long jump (6.90m) and triple jump (14.15m) titles.
Women's Fighting Bee Invitational highlights:
Corinne Gadient: 600m (2nd/1:41.50)
Abby Knepper: 1,000m (5th/3:11.27)
Emma Althoff: 3,000m (2nd/11:07.72)
Abby Hill: 3,000m race walk (3rd/NAIA B/17:27.03)
Annie Leopold: 60m hurdles (5th/:09.94)
4x800m relay - Overton, Knutson, Knepper, Jennings (2nd/10:09.42)
Brooklyn Johnson: long jump (3rd/5.29m), triple jump (4th/PR/MMU #2/10.35m)
Bre Nail: shot put (2nd/NAIA B/13.26m)
Ava Conrad: shot put (3rd/12.68m)
Ellen Kangas: shot put (PR/12.76m)
Jaela Demery: shot put (PR/10.10m)
Jzonie Jones: weight throw (4th/PR/14.73m)
Grace Kelly: weight throw (PR/12.75m)
Men's Fighting Bee Invitational highlights:
Keegan Thompson: 400m (1st/PR/School Record/:50.14)
Jordan Schroeder: 600m (3rd/PR/MMU #2/NAIA B/1:22.80)
Nate Keiper: 600m (PR/1:28.02)
Ryan Clancy: 5,000m (3rd/PR/School Record/15:16.85)
Luke Nickelson: long jump (1st/6.90m), triple jump (1st/14.15m)
Caleb Rutherford: shot put (3rd/15.70m), weight throw (PR/15.81m)
Alexander Paulson: shot put (PR/12.60m)
Mitch Miller: weight throw (2nd/17.03m)
Ky Kaufmann: heptathlon (3rd/PR/School Record/3,756)