The Record Online

Spring/Summer 2001

GC Women Place 5th Nationally in NCCAA Track & Field
Shultz, Ferrell Earn Special Achievements

The men may be the national champions, but the women left their own mark on GC athletic history at the NCCAA National Track and Field Championships in May.

Junior Andrea Shultz not only won the Women’s Hammer Throw at the national championship; she did it in record fashion. Shultz’s throw of 151’ 5” bested the old record by two feet and was six feet farther than the next competitor.

GC 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, ath-letic 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, placing fifth overall with 76 points. Malone College (Canton, Ohio) won the women’s team competition.

In addition to Shultz and Ferrell, several other Lady Panthers contributed to the overall team effort with strong performances in various events, including Meredith Deters, Misty Mesecher, Miriam Fisher, Val Ernst, Erica Gaesser, Jenny Svoboda. Stephanie Weiss, Jada Hogg, and Nicki Stone contributed points by placing in their events as well.

When it was all over, the Greenville women’s squad had produced one national record, four school records, ten lifetime best efforts, and eleven season records.
Like their male counterparts, the GC women are also strong academically. Three were named Academic All-Americans: Amy Ferrell, Miriam Fisher, and Tiffany Weiner. They posted grade point averages of approximately 3.75 on a four-point scale.

Related Links:
Greenville College Women's Track & Field
Greenville College Men's Track & Field
Greenville College Men's Cross Country
Greenville College Women's Cross Country
Greenville College Athletics
Coach Brian Patton

Last updated: July 17, 2001