Bauserman and Smith compete at Pointer Final Qualifier
Olivet College seniors Connor Bauserman and Mitchell Smith competed today at the Pointer Final Qualifier, hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
March 4, 2017
STEVENS POINT, Wis. – Olivet College seniors Connor Bauserman and Mitchell Smith competed today at the Pointer Final Qualifier, hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Bauserman won the 800-meter run with a time of 1:55.61 to finish .19 seconds ahead of the runner-up finisher Evan Hatton from Bethel (Minn.) College. There were 32 total runners in the race.
- Today's time was not an improvement on his best time this season, which is 1:54.24. The time ranks 17th on the NCAA Division III Performance List.
- Smith was eighth in his flight and 18th overall in the shot put with a 42 feet, 7 inch toss.
UP NEXT
- The field for the 2017 NCAA Division III National Indoor Track & Field Championships will be announced on Monday morning.
- The Comets will open the outdoor portion of their 2017 schedule Friday and Saturday, March 17-18 at the Emory (Ga.) Invitational. Friday's events are scheduled to start at 2 p.m., while Saturday's action gets under way at 8:20 a.m.