Competing on their home track at the Kerr-Pegula Fieldhouse, Houghton University athletes delivered a strong set of performances at the Houghton Last Chance Qualifier, highlighted by event wins, podium finishes, and depth across all disciplines as the indoor season reached its final stretch.

Women's Highlights

• 5,000m: Noelle Linenfelser and Rachael Smith finished 1st and 2nd in near-identical times of 19:47.91 and 19:47.97. This was Smith's first time going under 20 minutes in the 5k.
• Mile: Amy Collins won the event in 5:40.92.
• 400m: Kyra Binney earned the victory in 1:02.30, which is 8^th all-time for Houghton.
• Women's Shot Put: Maggie Almeter won with a throw of 10.59 meters.

Men's Highlights

• 800m: Henry Sardina won in 1:57.45.
• Mile: Connor Little came in at 4:30.84, landing him at 10^th all time in the history books.
• 5,000m: Luke Ellis claimed the event victory in 16:30.26.
• 4x200m Relay: Houghton finished second behind PSU-Behrend, smashing the previous school record with a time of 1:32.07. This time qualified them for AARTFC's.

Houghton All Time Top-10 Marks:  
1^st – Kealon Knight, Tim Gordon, Michael Solomon, Claveze Robinson: 4x200m Relay: 1:32.07
4^th - Luke Waterhouse: 60m: 7.23
4^th – Maggie Almeter: Shotput: 10.59m
5^th – Jenna Binney: 800m: 2:22.00
8^th – Kyra Binney: 400m: 1:02.30
9^th - Jozie Zickafoose: 60m: 8.32
10^th: Connor Little: Mile: 4:30.84


"The coaching staff couldn't be happier with how our last regular season meet ended," said Head Coach Austin Beauregard. "We saw some really big breakthroughs this weekend. 34 Personal Bests by my count, 7 new all time top 10 marks, and great momentum going into our conference championship at Nazareth."