Track & Field: Relay Runners Qualify for Nationals

​The men's 4x800 meter relay broke the school record and qualified for the NAIA National Track Meet with their second place finish on Saturday at the Jim Dutcher Memorial Track Meet in Crete, Nebraska. Their time of 7:47:38 has them currently the 11th fastest time in the NAIA so far this season. The team is comprised of Mason Held (FR/West Fork, Ark), Matthew Gastineau (SR/Hershey, Neb), Brennan Jarvis (JR/Colorado Springs, Colo), and Caleb Magner (SO/York, Neb).
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The Panthers travel to Wichita, Kansas May 5-6 to compete in the KCAC Outdoor Track Conference Championships.

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York College has 14 athletes that have qualified for the NCCAA (National Christian College Athletics Association) national meet in Rome, Georgia.

Women's

Forrest Burr (SR/Bird City, Kan) - Shot Put
Ashley Dugan (SO/Spring Hill, Fla) - Triple Jump, Heptathlon
Camery Nielsen - High Jump, 100m hurdles, Heptathlon
Jaimee Stutz - High Jump, 100m hurdles, Heptathlon

Men's

Jeff Cathey (JR/Gary, Ind) - 100m dash, 200m dash, 4x100m relay
Brandin Fry (JR/West Fork, Ark) - Long Jump, High Jump, 100m dash, Javelin, Decathlon, 4x100m relay
Matthew Gastineau - 4x800m relay
Mason Held - 200m dash, 400m dash, 4x800m relay, 4x400m relay, 4x100m relay
Corey Holmes (JR/Colorado Springs, Colo) - Javelin
Peyton Horton (SO/Centralia, Mo) - 4x400m relay
Brennan Jarvis - 4x800m relay, 4x400m relay
Caleb Magner - 800m run, 4x800m relay, 4x400m relay
Kermit Thomas (SO/Wichita, Kan) - 4x100m relay
Joseph Ventry (JR/Omaha, Neb) - High Jump, Triple Jump, Decathlon