Women's 4x400-relay team improves time in race to advance to nationals

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STEVENS POINT (March 7, 2015) - The UW-Stout women's 4x400-meter relay took off four seconds from their previous best time of the season to put themselves in position to advance to the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championship Saturday at the UW-Stevens Point NCAA Qualifier.

The team of Molly Brion, Alex Titterud, Laurisa Titterud and Jada Hamilton finished fourth in the meet with a time of 3-minutes, 53.02-seconds. The time currently places the Stout relay team as the fifth best team in Division III. Bids for the national championship will be announced Monday morning.

Jordan Kelch finished fifth in the mile run in a time of 5:06.63, but was unable to improve on her previous best time of the season.

Laura Mesenberg placed eighth in the pole vault with a height of 11-feet, 2.25-inches. On the men's side, Josh deBlock finished seventh in the pole vault (15-1.75).

The national meet is scheduled for March 13-14 in Winston-Salem, NC.