Six Huskies Earn All-GLIAC Honors in Track and Field

Posted: 05.05.2012 at 2:11 PM

Read more: Sports, Michigan Tech Track and Field, GLIAC, College

ALLENDALE -- (Courtesy of MTU Athletics) The Michigan Tech track and field teams had six student-athletes earn All-GLIAC accolades on the final day of the GLIAC track and field championships Friday (May 4).

Quinn Parnell earned all-conference honors after finishing third in the 200 and fourth in the 100. His time of 21.5 in the 200 was a personal-best and the fifth fastest time in school history. His time of 10.67 in the 100 was the eighth fastest in school history.

Dylan Anderson ran the seventh fastest time (1:52.77) in school history in the 800 to finish fourth.

Nate Hood finished eighth in the triple jump with the ninth-best jump (44-9.5) all-time by a Husky.

Tech had two women post eighth place finishes. Anastasia Fokina ran a season-best and the third fastest in school history in the 1,500 (4:42.59). Molly Wiltzius threw 144-7 in the discus. The throw was the fifth-best in school history.

Wiltzius also had the fifth-best throw in school history in the shot put (39-4.5) to finish 13th. Teammate Natalie Berrymen finished one spot back with the seventh-best toss (39-1.25) in school history.

Natalie’s brother Jared finished 12th in the shot put with a mark of 42-5.5.

Jonathan Kilpela crossed the line 16th in the men’s 5,000 in a time of 15:44.59.

The men’s team finished eighth and the women finished 11th.

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