Thanks to Jason Dormeyer, SID at Concordia for the photo
NU's Ferguson 11th in 1000m, Breaks NU Record
GENEVA, Ohio – Northwest University’s freshman, Jonathan Ferguson of Pleasant Hill, Ore., didn’t let the bright lights of the SPIRE Institute bother him as he ran a NU school record 2:30.46 in the 1000m semifinals and finished in 11th place in the men’s 1000m run at the NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships Friday afternoon. Ferguson just missed qualifying for the championship finals with his record breaking time as he dropped over 3 seconds off his previous best this season.
On Thursday, Emily Sears, a freshman from Grants Pass, Ore., placed 19th and Meagan Governor, a junior from LaCenter, Wash., finished 20th in the 5000m event in the semifinals at the NAIA national meet. Sears ran the distance in 18:30.94 just ahead of teammate Governor who broke the tape at 18:34.11.
“Jonathan ran awesome today,” commented Coach Mark Mandi, NU head coach. “Even though it was his first national championship meet, he competed like a veteran and someone who belonged in the race. While he barely missed making the finals, Jonathan set a school record in finishing 11th overall. Along with the finish of our women runners in yesterday’s race, I’m proud of effort these student-athletes put out.”