The Bison men's and women's track and field teams competed at the Capital Invitational, with the women finishing fifth out of 11 teams and the men tying for fourth out of 10 teams. Senior Desiree Finley had two first place finishes, winning the pole vault and being part of the winning 4x400 relay team. For the men, freshman Arkangelo James won the 800 meter run and placed second in the 400 meter run, while the 4x400 relay team took third place. Several other athletes earned top finishes in field events.

1. Anthony Sparks
The Tower
Bison Track and Field at Capital Invitational
The Bison men’s and women’s Track and Field Teams traveled to Bexley, Ohio on
Friday, February 11th to participate in the Capital Invitational at Capital University, and many
had outstanding performances. The Bison women finished fifth out of the 11 teams participating
by scoring 52 points, while the men tied for fourth out of 10 teams being responsible for 62
points.
The most outstanding performance for the Bison was for senior Desiree Finley, by
recording 2 of the 3 first places the Bison had at the meet. She cleared 10-0 in the pole vault to
jump ahead of all of the other competitors, and also into the BC record books to set a new indoor
record. The other first place event for Finley was in the 4X400 relay, teaming up with freshmen
Hayley Acree, junior Kaitlyn Black, and freshmen Paige Prado with a time of 4.29.03.
In field events for the women, junior Cassie Allen tied for second in the high jump (4-6),
and worked herself into fourth place in the triple jump with a jump of 29-4.75.
The men’s team had a great performance by freshmen stand-out Arkangelo James, by
winning the 800 with a time of 2:05.62, then placed second in the 400 with a 52.78. The 4X400
relay was fast enough claim bronze finishing in 3:44.01, including Arkangelo James, freshmen
Lamaine Balde, sophomore Kendon Noel, and sophomore Raymear Pinchom. Junior Joe
Douglas placed in multiple events, including third in the mile (4:51.62) and fifth in the 500
(1:13.92).
In the field for the men, senior Ken Barrows finished with second place in the high jump
(5-8). Junior Seth Myers threw himself into third place in the shot put (40-7.5), and a pair of BC
jumpers placed in the long jump; senior Danny Farray in fourth and freshmen Shane Stout in
sixth.