NIACC women’s track and field team finishes 12th in the nation

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This news story was published on May 30, 2011.
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The NIACC women’s track team placed 12th at the NJCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. |The NIACC women’s track team placed 12th at the NJCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

In the 400 hurdles on Saturday, NIACC’s Tanesha Edmond finished fifth in a time of 1 minute, 3.54 seconds while teammate Sammy Nelson placed seventh in a time of 1:04.83.

Anna Buenneke was unable to compete in the 5K due to injuries.
On the men’s side, Lance Maxwell just missed the stand with a ninth place finish in the discus with a throw of 142 feet, 8 inches.

“They performed well,” coach Curtis Vais said. “We had many personal bests, team records and 4 all-Americans. It was a great way to end the season.”