ASHEVILLE, N.C. - The Olivet Nazarene University men's and women's outdoor track and field teams had a strong finish to their season at the NAIA Championships in Asheville, North Carolina. Led by the men's 4x400 relay team that captured gold, the Tigers accumulated several podium finishes both on the track and in the field. 

Men

The men's 4x400m relay team team consisting of Eric White, Connor Price, Noah Mack, and Darrin Dussett blazed to a first-place finish and earned the program's only gold medal of the week. Two strong legs to start the race put Mack in third-place when he received the baton. By the time Dussett took the track for the final leg, the Tigers were in the lead and he would not relinquish it. The Tigers finished with a time of 3:10.27 to secure the title.  

In the shot put, Marcus Robinson and Okenoko Pascall both scored for the Tigers. Robinson only had one successful attempt, but he made it count. His mark of 16.93m secured him fourth place overall. Pascall improved his mark on each of his first three attempts, eventually landing at 16.73m to put him at sixth place in the overall standings. 

Additional Results for the ONU Men include the following:

• Noah Mack finished 8th in the 200m prelims (21.14) and 16th in the 100m prelims (10.65)
• Okenoko Pascall finished 17th in the Discus (44.46m)
• 4x800m relay team consisting of Connor Price, Charlie Bardwell, Flynn Prather, and Austin Tice finished 20th in prelims (7:40.22)

Women

In the women's 1500m finals, Heidi Heldt set the pace early and held the lead with two laps two go. Approaching the final lap, two other runners broke away from the lead group and passed Heldt. Heldt maintained a strong position down the backstretch though, and as the runners entered the final stretch Heldt continued to battle and finished in sixth place. 

In the final race for the women, the Tigers' 4x400m relay team finished strong with a seventh place result. Carsyn Burdine, Kristen Garth, Olivia Lentz, and Teleyah Covington ran to a time of 3:47.98 in the finals to earn points for the team. 

Additional Results for the ONU Women include the following:

• Heidi Heldt finished 12th in the 800m prelims (2:12.34)
• Olivia Lentz finished 13th in the 400m Hurdles prelims (1:01.11)
• Amanda Gustafson finished 16th in the Shot Put (13.17m)
• Kaylah McCall finished 20th in the 100m Hurdles prelims (14.21)
• Haylee Whitcraft finished 22nd in the Javelin (38.63m)
• Carsyn Burdine finished 22nd in the 400m prelims (57.47) and 26th in the 200m prelims (24.84)
• Teleyah Covington finished 25th in the 200m prelims (24.69)

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