Clarke University senior
Morgan Bradford punched her ticket to the NAIA Indoor Track and Field National Championships Saturday, helping lead Coach Adam HInders' women's team to a second place finish in the 11-team field at the UW-Whitewater Rocky Roccoco Invite. Clarke's men's and women's team set several school marks at the event.
Bradford placed first in the pole vault and qualified for nationals by clearing the bar at 3.46m.
NAIA national qualifier
Brittany Demmer placed first in the weight throw with a toss of 15.58 meters.
Amy Bowden placed third in the 3000m run with a time of 11:16.76.
Lauren Palmer tied for third and broke the school record in the high jump with a jump of 1.53m. She also placed second in the 60m hurdles with a time of 9.81 seconds.
Tyler Ernst placed fourth in the 60m hurdles and bettered the Clarke record with a time of 8.99 seconds, while
Jordan Mendoza set a new Clarke record in the 60m dash with a time of 7.56.
Clarke's men's team finished seventh out of 13 teams.
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