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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 9, 2001 CONTACT: B.J. Schneck Shultz Breaks NCCAA National Record; Ferrell Wins Wheeler Award; GC Women Place Fifth NationallyGREENVILLE, ILL. - Greenville College junior Andrea Shultz not only won the Women's Hammer Throw at the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) Track & Field Championship; she did it in national record fashion. Shultz's throw of 151' 5" bested the old record by two feet and was six feet farther than the next competitor. Senior Amy Ferrell became a first time recipient of the prestigious Wheeler Award presented each year to the male and female Track & Field student-athlete that best exemplifies Christian character, athletic excellence, and campus leadership. Ferrell also had a successful weekend on the track, placing second in the 10,000-Meter Run and eighth in the 5000-Meter Run. The Lady Panthers concluded the national meet with their strongest finish in history as they placed fifth overall with 76 points, just nine points out of third. Malone College (Canton, Ohio) won the women's team competition. In addition to Shultz and Ferrell, several other athletes contributed to the overall team effort. Meredith Deters placed third in the 1500-Meter Run and the 800-Meter Run. She was also a member of the fourth place 4x400-Meter Relay team and the school record-breaking 4x800-Meter Relay team. Joined by Misty Mesecher, Miriam Fisher, and Val Ernst, the ladies ran 9:38.89, breaking the old school record by over seventeen seconds. Erica Gaesser received an At-Large All-American honor for her efforts in the 200-Meter Run, 400-Meter Run, 4x100-Meter Relay, and 4x400-Meter Relay. Gaesser's times in the 200 (25.80) and 400 (58.23) were both school records and fourth place finishes. As anchor of the relays, her teams finished fourth. Jenny Svoboda set a school record in the 400-Meter Low Hurdles as her time of 1:06.47 edged out her own school record. The effort placed Svoboda fourth in her event. Val Ernst was another component of Greenville's potent middle distance squad. Ernst placed fourth in the 800-Meter Run and was a member of the 4x400-Meter Relay as well. Stephanie Weiss, Jada Hogg, and Nicki Stone contributed points by placing in the Shot Put, Javelin, and Heptathlon, respectively. At the conclusion of the meet, Greenville produced one national record, four school records, ten lifetime best efforts, and eleven season records. Three women were named Academic All-Americans. Amy Ferrell, Miriam Fisher, and Tiffany Weiner all posted grade point averages of approximately 3.75 on a four-point scale. -- www.greenville.edu/athletics
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