MEET: 2021 HCAC Women's Indoor T&F Championships
LOCATION: Terre Haute, Indiana – RHIT Sports & Recreation Center
WOMEN'S FINISH: 5th of 10 teams (47 pts.)

THE SHORT STORY: Lyndsey Hermes won the 400m dash to claim an individual title for Earlham College women's track & field at Saturday's Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships, held at Rose-Hulman's Sports & Recreation Center.

Hermes clocked a time of 1:02.30 to take 10 points for Earlham in the meet.

Earlham finished fifth out of 10 teams with 47 points – edging out sixth-place Bluffton (46.5 pts.) and placing just behind fourth-place Bluffton (47.5 pts.).

"We had eight women today and all of them stepped up and did some big things in their events," said Emily Lawrence, Earlham's head men's and women's track and field coach. "There was lots of over-performing and scoring more points than projected, especially Elena (Stirn) in the mile and 800, Yenelis (Husband-Flores) in the hurdles, our 4x400m relay, and Madison (Huelskamp) in the long jump. They competed well and all of their hard work and grit showed."

OTHER RESULTS

• Madison Huelskamp placed second in the long jump with a leap of 4.93m (16-2 1/4), and fifth in the triple jump with a mark of 9.40m (30-10 1/4). Esther Mano also picked up points for the Quakers in the field events with her fourth-place result in the triple jump, breaking the 10-meter mark with an effort of 10.06m (33-0 1/4).
• On the distance and middle distance events, Elena Stirn was fourth in the 800m run with a time of 2:32.20, and paired that result with a time of 5:52.06 and eighth-place finish in the mile run. Shianna Bellingham was sixth in the 3000m run with a time of 11:31.41.
• Also on the track, Yenelis Husband-Flores was fourth in the 60m hurdles with a time of 10.59 seconds, picking up five points for Earlham.
• In the relays, the Earlham team of Jennifer Douyere, Stirn, Bellingham, and Mano posted a time of 4:35.73 and finished third in the 4x400m relay to add six points to the Quakers' score.
• Hermes was a First Team All-HCAC honoree by virtue of her individual title in the 400m, while Huelskamp was a Second Team All-HCAC selection in the long jump. Douyere, Stirn, Mano, and Bellingham were Third Team All-HCAC honorees.

Rose-Hulman won the HCAC indoor crown with 189 points, capturing its third HCAC title in the last four seasons. Manchester University (137 points) was second, followed by Hanover College (100 points).