NAIA Standard and School Record Highlight SF Performance at Iowa
IOWA CITY, Iowa - The University of Saint Francis (Ind.) men's and women's track and field teams competed against a strong field at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational, hosted by the University of Iowa on January 23–24.
The Cougars closed out the weekend with an NAIA B Standard mark, a new school record and multiple additions to the Saint Francis top-10 performance lists.
Kiara Bahena recorded an NAIA B Standard in the 800m, finishing with a time of 2:16.90.
Hannah Boersema broke the Saint Francis school record in the women's shot put, posting a throw of 12.59 meters (41' 3.75").
Freshman Andrea Pfau turned in two top-10 performances during the meet. She opened the invitational with the fourth-fastest 3,000m time in program history at 10:16.61, then followed with the fourth-fastest mile time in school history at 5:14.99.
Linda Koech added another top-10 mark in the mile, finishing ninth all-time with a time of 5:25.24, while Lauren Moore ran a personal-best 2:25.54 in the 800m to crack the Saint Francis top-10.
Up next, the Cougars will compete at the Joe Banks Invitational hosted by Ohio Northern University on January 30.
Founded in 1890 in the Catholic Franciscan tradition, the University of Saint Francis offers more than 60 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs through the College of Health Sciences and the College of Arts, Sciences, and Business. In addition to its traditional programs, Saint Francis designs focused curricula for working adults in Fort Wayne, Crown Point, Lafayette and online. Saint Francis Downtown houses the music technology program while offering enhanced internship and networking opportunities for students. The University of Saint Francis, recognized as an NAIA Five-Star Champion of Character institution, has 21 athletic programs boasting two individual and four team NAIA national championships. More than 1,900 students from a broad geographic region attend Saint Francis.
