1999 Miracle Yearbook

Tratitelit FIELD Despite a very successful season,the Lady Yellow Jacket's reign atop the NCCAA came to a close this season when the women's track team tied for third with host Indian Wesleyan at the Championship Meet. The women did have two NAIA All- Americans. Freshman Kate Beatty tied for sixth place in the highjump at the meet in Palm Beach Gardens,Florida, while senior Jill Breckenfeld ran fifth in the marathon. The team placed second in the inau- gural American MidEast Conference Championship. The Jackets were aided by four first place finishes at the event. course of the season. Senior Alison Huizinga put the hammer mark at 148- feet, 10-inches. Junior Jodi Quint broke her own school record in the javelin. This year the team graduated four distance runners that have been consis- tently solid performers for the past four years. Becky Jordan(NAIA All- American,school record: 5,000 meters, 3,000 meters,3,000 steeplechase), Jill Breckenfeld(NAIA All-American— marathon), Jori Forward,and Christy Taylor. Next season will prove to be a test for the underclassmen to pick up the gaps in the distance events and set new marks in A number ofschool records fell in the the throws and sprinting events. SVeIi ldnarek Huck VILA- Track& Field(Row-1,l-r)Kelly Reitz,Jill8reckenfeld, Lind,/Mitckeit, Christy Taylor,Jori,Forward, Kelly Ford, tlec19/Jordan,, Huizingallennifer Walker.(Row-2)Assistant Coach,Elvin,King,En4Evans, Rebekah,Millet-,Jeoufer Heidenreick, Kristen,Nichols;JodyThonspson,,Jerif4kut,podbar,seu-akPollock,sluuutok Fries; ManagerJenelle,Forward,HeadcoackPaulOrchard. (Row-3)Mickelleitulthniuf.,,Jessica,A&xander,Sandy Kate Beatty,frd& Hardin,/ WendySonars, Corrie grorenloo, Elisabeth,Klawer, Katie,Livings-ivy. 0 ATHLETICS