RESULTS  |  HIGHLIGHTS

HANOVER, Ind. - Carsyn Koch was part of three meet records and Nicole Perez set another as the Lady Jackets claimed the team championship at the Hanover Invitational.

Koch won the 800 and 1,500 meters plus was part of the winning 4 x 400 meter relay squad. Perez cruised to victory in the 3,000 meter steeplechase.

Koch led a 1-thru-4 CU finish in both the 800 (2:09.72) and 1,500 (4:32.29). The marks met the NCAA Division II provisional standard in both events.

Her winning time in the 1,500 took more than 15 seconds off of the previous meet record and rates 8th all-time at CU. She shaved more than nine seconds from the 800 invitational mark with the 10th-fastest performance in school history.

Koch was joined by Olivia Esbenshade, Christy Jesson, and Sarah Hoffman to win the 4 x 400 meter relay in 3:55.78 for another meet record. Their time ranks #10 at Cedarville.

Perez won the steeplechase in 11:13.80 to take a more than 31 seconds off of the previous best invitational standard. Additionally, it was her personal best by more than 11 seconds.

Grace Norman ran to the victory in the 5,000 meters in 18:17.14. Courtney Kohler took first in the javelin with a heave of 115-7 (35.22 meters).

The Lady Jackets racked up 164 points to win the 15-team event. Indiana Wesleyan was the runner-up with 148 points and Taylor had 99.

Quotable: Head Coach Jeff Bolender

"Our men's and women's teams did very well today with many outstanding performances. We set several stadium records in the process of the women's win and the men's second place finish.

"Many of our athletes set personal bests which is excellent this early in the season and we had a few NCAA DII provisional marks.

"Overall, I was very proud of our teams. I thank the Lord for the blessings of safe travel and so many wonderful marks."

Next Up: April 7 at Marian (Ind.) Open, 11:00 a.m. EDT.

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