6.3.10 - SPARTAN MEN'S TRACK AND FIELD/CROSS COUNTRY TEAMS COMBINE FOR A SEVENTH PLACE NATIONAL FINISH
The U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) awards one men's institution with the Al Carius Division III Men's Program of the Year Award. This year's award went o North Central College in Naperville, Ill. based on their combined finishes at the NCAA Championships meet in cross country and both indoor and outdoor track and field.

All three teams represented Manchester College at the NCAA Championships this year. Cross country finished 26th in the country, led by two-time conference MVP Andy Williams, while John Kimmel's second place finish at both indoor and outdoor, along with Korey Bucher's eighth place finish in the 400 meter dash placed MC 27th and 26th in indoor and outdoor, respectively.

5.29.10 - HONN BECOMES MC'S SIXTH NATIONAL CHAMPION IN HIGH JUMP, KIMMEL PLACES SECOND AND BUCHER EIGHTH AT NCAA NATIONAL MEET
Manchester College junior Kailey Honn became the sixth National Champion for Manchester, winning the women's high jump event at the 2010 NCAA Division III National Outdoor Championships.

Honn, a Westfield, Ind., native broke her own school record with a height of 1.78 meters (5'-8"), defeating conference rival Elizabeth Evans of Rose-Hulman by one inch. Defending national champion John Kimmel took second in the high jump, falling to Monmouth's Tyler Hannam by judges decision, as both cleared 2.12 meters (6-11 1/2). Korey Bucher took eighth in the men's 400 meter dash, finishing the race in 48.35 seconds.

Honn, Kimmel and Bucher earn All-American honors, as Kimmel and Bucher were All-Americans last season and Honn earns her first All-American honor this year. She joins Brenda Ramsey in women's track and field and cross country, Darrell Carr in wrestling, David Glassburn in track and field and Amy Petersime in track and field.

5.28.10 - BUCHER ADVANCES TO SATURDAY'S 400 METER FINALS, KIMMEL AND HONN TO COMPETE IN HIGH JUMP
Manchester College senior Korey Bucher placed the fourth best time in the 400 meter dash on Friday to qualify for finals in that event at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships, hosted by Baldwin-Wallace.

Bucher posted a time of 47.87, with the fastest recorded time being 47.12 by Luke Reschke of Monmouth . Bucher will race at 2:20 p.m. on Saturday. High jump action starts at 2:30 p.m. for Kimmel and Honn. Keep up to date with all action here.

5.24.10 - BUCHER, KIMMEL AND HONN TO COMPETE AT NCAA DIII OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Manchester College will have three track and field student-athletes compete at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships this weekend. John Kimmel, the defending national champion in the high jump will look to defend his title, while Kailey Honn will compete in the women's high jump and Korey Bucher returns to the NCAA Championships in the 400 meter dash. All three represented Manchester at the national meet last year.

Kimmel, a Fort Wayne, Indiana native shares the best recorded height in the nation at 2.11 meters (6-11) heading into the championships. Bucher, a Plymouth, Indiana native, will compete in the men's 400 meter dash, and has the 10th best time in the country at 48.00 after competing in last week's Last Chance Meet at North Central. Honn, a Westfield, Indiana native has the third best height going into competition at 1.71 meters (5-7 1/4).

Bucher will run the trial heat in the 400 meters starting Friday afternoon, while the high jump trials and finals take place on Saturday. Baldwin-Wallace is the host school for the event. For more information visit http://www.bw.edu/athletics/10tracknationals/.

5.14.10 - BUCHER PROVISIONALLY QUALIFIES FOR NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP, MC 4X100 SETS NEW SCHOOL RECORD
Manchester senior Korey Bucher provisionally qualified for the 2010 NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships on Friday, as he finished the 400 meter dash in 48.05 seconds. His time ranks him in fifth in the nation with one more week of qualifying. He looks to join John Kimmel in the men's high jump and Kailey Honn in the women's high jump at nationals. The Spartan 4x100 team of Kimmel, Bucher, Jermiah Jones and Andre Lee set a new school record in the men's 4x100 with a time of 42.88.

Manchester returns to North Central for the last chance meet next Friday and Saturday before the Nationals.

5.1.10 - MC MEN SECOND, WOMEN THIRD AT HCAC CHAMPIONSHIPS AS EIGHT WIN EVENTS
Manchester's track and field team took part in the HCAC Track and Field Championships, hosted by Mount St. Joseph on Saturday, where the men finished second and the women took third.

Individual champions for Manchester were Lindsey Machamer in the shot put, Jen Beakas in the 10,000 meter run, Jessi Bremer in the 400 meter hurdles and Kailey Honn in the high jump.

For the men, Andy Williams took first in the 5,000 meters, Korey Bucher won the 400 meter dash, Kyle Pletcher won the 10,000 meters and John Kimmel won the high jump.

For a complete list of individual place winners, view the results page. Manchester resumes competition Saturday as they travel to the Indiana St. meet.

4.24.10 - KIMMEL BECOMES SECOND SPARTAN TO QUALIFY FOR NATIONALS IN HIGH JUMP
Manchester took part in the Taylor Invitational on Saturday, where the men finished fourth overall and the women placed fifth.

For the women, Kailey Honn won the high jump, while Jessi Bremer took second in the 400 meter hurdles. Third place went to Emily Ballinger in the pole vault and Lindsay Machamer in the shot put. Annaleza Jones took fourth in the 3000 meter steeplechase and Casey Loshe was fourth in the high jump.

Senior John Kimmel automatically qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships and set a new track record at Taylor with a height of 2.12 meters (6-11 1/2) as he won the high jump. Andy Williams took first in the 1500 meter run, Zach Bradley was first in the javelin and the Spartan 4x400 relay team also took first. Korey Bucher was second in the 400. Third place went to Andre Lee in the 100 meter dash and John Fagan in the pole vault.

Manchester prepares for this week's HCAC Conference Championships on Friday and Saturday, hosted by Mount St. Joseph.

4.17.10 - HONN QUALIFIES FOR NATIONALS AT SPARTAN CLASSIC
Manchester College junior Kailey Honn qualified for her second trip to the NCAA National Championships in the high jump as she hit the automatic qualifying mark of 5-7 at the Spartan Classic on Saturday.

Winners for MC women's team included Meredith Cors in the 1500, Tiffany Alva in the 5000, Jessi Bremer in the 400 meter hurdles, and Honn in the high jump. Second places went to Megan Miller in the 1500, Casey Loshe in the high jump and Emily Ballinger in the pole vault. Third place awards went to Jessica Fauser in the 100 meter hurdles and 200 meter dash, along with Jennifer Beakas in the 5000 meters.

On the men's side, winners for Manchester included Jermiah Jones in the 100 meters, Korey Bucher in the 400 meters, and John Kimmel in the high jump. Zach Bradley in the javelin, and Bucher in the 200 meters took second place, while Zeth Baker in the 800, Braden Nelson in the 5000 meters and Eric Moreland in the high jump and javelin took third in their events.

Manchester travels to Taylor on Saturday.

4.10.10 - MC WOMEN 11TH, MEN 14TH AT LITTLE STATE MEET
Manchester College's women's track and field team placed 11th overall, while the men took 14th at the 2010 Little State Meet hosted by Indiana Wesleyan University.

Top place winners for the women were Megan Miller, who took 8th in the 5000 meters, Jennifer Beakas 8th in the 10,000 meters, Emily Ballinger tield for sixth in the pole vault, Casey Loshe took sixth in the high jump, Jessi Bremer fifth in the 400 meter hurdles and sixth in the 400 meter hurdles. Kailey Honn took first in the high jump with a height of 5-5.75, which ranks her in the top five nationally.

On the men's side, Cole Jackson took seventh in the 3000 meter steeplechase and Zach Bradley took fifth in the javelin. John Kimmel won the high jump with a height of 6-6.75.

Manchester returns to action Saturday at home as they host the annual Spartan Classic, starting at 11 a.m.

3.20.10 - SPARTAN WOMEN PLACE FIRST, MEN SECOND AT DEFIANCE INVITE
Manchester's track and field teams started their outdoor season on Saturday with the women placing first and the men second at the Defiance College Dick Small Invitational.

Winners for the women included Jasmyne Ahmad in the long jump, Liz Curtis in the 400 meter, Meredith Cors in the 800, Megan Hammel in the 1500 meter, Megan Miller in the 5,000 meter, Ashley Kopla in the 10,000 meters, Jessi Bremer in the 400 meter hurdles, Kailey Honn in the high jump, Lindsey Machamer in the shot put and the women's 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams. Second place finishes came from Ahmad in the 100 meter dash, Katherine Herrington in the 1,500 meter run, Tiffany Alva in the 5,000 meters, Jennifer Beakas in the 10,000 meters, Jess Fauser in the 100 meter hurdles, Madi Gregory in the 3,000 meter steeplechase and Casey Loshe in the high jump.

On the men's side, Korey Bucher took first place in the 400 meter, as did Dan Nave in the 800, Braden Nelson in the 1,500 and John Kimmel in both the high jump and long jump. Second place finishes went to Ryan Marshall in the 400, Andy Williams in the 1,500, Kyle Pletcher in the 10,000 meters, Cole Jackson in the 3,000 meter steeple chase, Zach Bradley in the long jump and Eric Moreland in the javelin.

Manchester returns to action April 3 at the Anderson Invitational.

3.13.10 - KIMMEL TAKES SECOND IN HIGH JUMP AT NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
Manchester College senior John Kimmel finished second overall in the men's high jump at the 2010 NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships hosted by DePauw University on Saturday.

Kimmel, the defending outdoor high jump national champion tied Dillon Binkley of Illinois College with a height of 2.08m (6-9 3/4), but Binkley cleared his third mark of 2.05 meters on his first try while Kimmel needed his second attempt and decided the tie-breaker.

Kimmel was announced Thursday as the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches of America's (USTFCCCA) Great Lakes Regional Field Athlete of the Year after provisionally qualifying in every indoor meet this year also had just one defeat in the high jump all season heading into nationals. He becomes a two-time All-American for the Spartan track and field team with his second place finish.

The track and field outdoor season begins Saturday, March 20, at the Defiance College Invite.

3.12.10 - HONN PLACES 10th AT NCAA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Junior Kailey Honn took 10th place at the 2010 NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships on Friday. Honn's best mark of 1.61 meters (5' 3-1/4") put her in a three-way tie for 10th place amongst the field of 16 participants. This marks her second trip to the NCAA National Championships after qualifying for the Outdoors in 2009 where she placed 12th.

Defending outdoor national champion John Kimmel will compete in the men's high jump on Saturday.

3.6.10 - HONN JOINS KIMMEL AT NATIONALS AFTER QUALIFYING SATURDAY
Junior Kailey Honn will join John Kimmel at the 2010 NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships on Friday and Saturday, hosted by DePauw University. Both student-athletes represented Manchester at the 2009 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships last May in the high jump where Honn took 12th and Kimmel winning the national championship. Honn won the women's high jump with a height of 1.67 meters (5-5.75"), and broke her own school record by two inches.

Joining her at the NCAA Championships is John Kimmel, who qualified last week with his jump of 2.10 meters. Kimmel placed fourth overall at the Last Chance meet with a height of 2.00 meters.

The NCAA Championships will begin on Friday, March 12. Visit the NCAA Championships site for live video or for information on the meet.

2.27.10 - KIMMEL QUALFIES FOR NATIONALS, WOMEN 2ND AND MEN 4TH AT ANDERSON
Manchester College senior John Kimmel hit the automatic qualifying standard in the high jump on Saturday at the Anderson University Fred Wilt Invitational. Kimmel set a new meet record with a height of 2.10 meters (6' 10-3/4") and posted the best height in the nation this season. He qualified for his fourth trip to the NCAA Championships. Other highlights from the meet included Korey Bucher breaking his own record in the 200 meter dash with a time of 23.13 and Kailey Honn set a new school indoor record in the high jump with a height of 5' 3.75".

The women finished in second place overall, led by second place finishes from Megan Miller in the 5000, Meredith Cors in the 800 meter, Jessi Bremer in the 200 meter, Emily Ballinger in the pole vault and Kailey Honn in the high jump. Third place finishes came from Jasmyne Ahmad in the long jump.

The men finished in fourth place and along with Kimmel's win in the high jump, Manchester's Cole Jackson took first in the 3000 meter steeplechase, Korey Bucher in the 400 meter dash. Garrett Singer placed third in the 1000 meters.

Manchester returns to action Friday at the DePauw Qualifier Meet.

2.20.10 - MEN 5TH, WOMEN 6TH AT HOOSIER-BUCKEYE MEET
Manchester's men's track and field team placed fifth overall, while they women took sixth at the Hoosier-Buckeye Invite hosted by Rose-Hulman on Saturday.

Manchester had two individual winners in John Kimmel in the high jump and Andy Williams in the 5,000 meter run in the men's events. Other place winners for the men include Korey Bucher's second place in the 400 meter, Kyle Pletcher's second place in the 5,000 meter run, Kimmel fifth in the long jump, Calvin Cook sixth in the 5,000 meter run, Dan Nave sixth in the 800 and John Fagan seventh in the pole vault.

On the women's side, Jessi Bremer led the way with a second place finish in the 400 meter. Emily Ballinger took third in the pole vault, Meredith Cors was fourth in the 800 meter, Casey Loshe was fourth in the high jump, Megan Miller took fifth in the mile run and Lindsay Machamer was sixth in the shot put.

Manchester returns to action Saturday at Anderson.

2.3.10 - KIMMEL WINS HIGH JUMP AT TAYLOR INVITE
Senior John Kimmel won the high jump at Saturday's Indoor Invite hosted by Taylor University. Kimmel won the event with a height of 2.03 meters.

Other top place winners for Manchester included Jordan Redding, second in the women's long jump, John Fagan, who was fifth in the men's pole vault and Korey Bucher's sixth place finish in the men's 400 meter dash.

Jessi Bremer tied for sixth in the women's 400 meter dash, as did Casey Loshe in the women's high jump. Meredith Cors took seventh in the women's 1000 meter, while Dan Nave took eighth in the 1000 meter and Braden Nelson took eighth in the men's 3000 meter.

Manchester returns to action Feb. 20 at Rose-Hulman.

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