Feb. 7, 2009

Tisia and Kagarise Set School Records at Notre Dame Invite

    South Bend, Ind. -- Junior Adam Kagarise and freshman Kiplangat Tisia both set school records in individuals events as well as in the distance medley relay at the two-day Notre Dame Meyo Invitational on Friday and Saturday.
    Kagarise and Tisia along with seniors Michael Perri and R.D. Goodright set the school record in the DMR (Distance Medley Relay) with a time of 9:58.61, good for third place at the meet.

    Kagarise also beat his previous-best and school record time in the 400m by running a time of 47.62m, finishing fifth.

    Tisia won his heat and set the school-record in the 3,000m with a time of 8:18.59, finishing 16th overall.

    Other Penguins who had personal-best days include sophomores Kayla Witmer and Jake Lape as well as senior J.D. Sheppard,

    Witmer competed in the 5,000m and ran a time of 18:04.10, good for fourth in school history. Lape claimed ninth all-time in school history after finishing the 800m with a time of 1:55.56.

Sheppard ran a time of 2:33.45 in the 1,000m, which now ranks sixth all-time in school history.

    The Penguins will return to action when they compete in the two-day Akron Invitational which starts on Friday.