RENNSELAER, IN --- Krissy Finley is the the "veteran" of GLVC Championships, as she has been the top performer in all five championships she has contested in the first two years of the program.  Finley finished fifth in the 800m run with a school record time of 2:19.39.   The previous best was held by Lexi Yoggerst of 2:19.48. To reach the finals, she ran a strong qualifying time on Friday which earned her one of the eight spots into the final, where she ran a time of 2:19.77.  
 
Her 800m finish tallied the programs four points which earned the team a 12th place finish of the 14 schools.  Lewis won the meet with 194 points over runner up Indianapolis with 118.
 
Lexi Yoggerst narrowly missed the finals of the 400m dash, placing ninth in the prelims held Friday, with a time of 58.25, as eight finishers moved to the final.
 
Finley and Yoggerst teamed up with Olivia Rohr and Maddie Logsdon to place 10th in the 4 x 400m relay with a school record time of 4:14.28.  The previous record was 4:16.24, set at Augustana in March.
 
Logsdon was the only other qualifier in and individual event with a 16th place finish in the javelin throw with a mark of 23.32m, 76' 6".
 
Coach Mike De Witt had these comments:  "This was the ladies team first appearance at the Outdoor Championships and thanks to Krissy Finley's efforts we were able to work into the scoring and be on the board.  Krissy races strong and confident and leads the way on the track for the full program, both men and women.  She showed great patience in the final and moved up over the final 200m to secure her placing.  Earning a trip to the conference meet is an important step in the growth of the program.  Each of the four ladies are just a notch away from breaking into the scoring individually and considering that the outdoor roster is all freshmen and sophomore athletes, we are on our way to moving up over the next couple of seasons."