RESULTS  |  HIGHLIGHTS

ADA, Ohio - Carsyn Koch won the 800 meters in an NCAA automatic qualifying time and Olivia Esbenshade hit the provisional mark to pace the Lady Jackets to a runner-up finish at Ohio Northern.

Koch, the defending Division II indoor 800 meter champion, was a winner in 2:07.38. It set meet and ONU Sports Center records plus rates #2 on Cedarville's all-time list.

With the conversion to 2:05.93 for the national meet, the Washburn, Maine native currently has the top time in the country.

Esbenshade was 3rd in the 800 in 2:11.90 to meet the provisional qualifying standard. It was her second-fastest time ever, ranks #7 at CU, and the conversion of 2:10.40 places her 9th in the nation.

Koch and Esbenshade teamed up with Carly Rose and Lyndsey Smith to win the 4 x 400 meter relay in a meet record 3:58.69. It's the 8th-fastest performance in Lady Jackets' history.

Christy Jesson won the mile in 5:11.88 with Rose as the runner-up in 5:15.74.

Olivia Kundo led a 1-2-3 CU finish in the 3,000 meters with a winning effort of 10:23.97. Alaina Spears (10:25.94) and Kayla Casaletto (10:33.73) placed 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

Smith was the 200 meter runner-up in 26.40 seconds. Samantha Reece took 3rd in the 60 meter dash in a personal-best 8.07 seconds.

The host Polar Bears won the 15-team meet with 121.50 points. Cedarville totaled 107 points while Otterbein was 3rd with 68.

Quotable: Head Coach Jeff Bolender

"We had many excellent performances and a few qualifiers for the Division II national meet. I'm happy for all those who had such a good day.

"We have many young athletes on our team and our goal is to help them continue to train and teach them to compete well."

Next Up: Feb. 10-11 at Grand Valley State Big Meet, 10:00 a.m. EST.

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