BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Shenandoah University finished eighth and tenth Saturday afternoon at the MAC Indoor Track & Field Championships hosted by Elizabethtown College.
The SU women, led by the MAC champion distance medley relay team of Tracey Swope (1200 meters), Brandi Sobanko (400), Roni Frye (800) and Amy Smith (1600), finished eighth of nine teams and the men 10th of 11.
The four women turned in a time of 13.06.23 to win by 5.56 seconds over Messiah College.
Sobanko also earned All-MAC first team honors in the pentathlon, registering 2579 points in the event that combines the high jump, hurdles, shot put, long jump and 800 meters. Her best finish came in the 800 meters, where she finished second, and she tied for third in the high jump.
Freshman Amanda Theall, who set a new school record in the weight throw last week, earned All-MAC honors in the event this week with a toss of 11.48 meters. She bested teammate Kelley Mitchell by 2.1 centimeters to grab sixth place and the final All-MAC spot.
However, Mitchell was not denied an All-MAC spot as she posted a 10.78 in the shot put to finish fifth overall.
Sophomore Amy Smith rounded out the women's individual All-MAC honorees with a fifth place showing in the 5000 meters. She ran a 19:34.83.
The final All-MAC runners for the women came in the 4 x 800 meters where the team of Smith, Frye, Swope and Justine Hastings finished fifth with a 10:59.47.
On the men's side, senior E.J. Brown earned All-MAC honors in the high jump with a leap of 1.87 meters. He tied for fourth and was just six millimeters from a tie for second.
The men's 4 x 200 meter relay team of Terrence Jones, MeQuel Phillips, Kevin Johnson and Philip Volz missed by just .01 seconds from an All-MAC performance. Misericordia recorded a 1:37.65 to the Hornets 1:37.66 to claim the sixth and final All-MAC spot.
Both teams will compete on Wednesday at Christopher Newport in a last chance meet.
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