FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Mark Albanese, Assistant Sports Information Director, 630-637-5324

Men's Championship Field

Women's Championship Field

Mar. 7, 2011-- The North Central College track & field programs will be well represented at the 2011 NCAA Division III Indoor Championships in Columbus, Ohio on Mar. 11-12, landing 14 entrants across eight events on the men's side and six entrants across six events on the women's side.

The top-ranked Cardinal men's squad landed 14 total entrants, including four entries in the pole vault. Robert Kapustka was a qualifier in both the weight throw and shot put while Jon Howard and Daniel Benton will both be represented in the 400-meter dash and as a member of the 4x400-meter relay.

Men's Qualifiers:
Jon Howard - 400-meters
Daniel Benton - 400-meters
Michael Spain - 5,000-meters
Neal Klein - 5,000-meters
Dan Kerley - 5,000-meters
4x400-meter relay (Benton, Howard, Bai Kabba, Jonathan Caron & relay alternate Randal Ellison)
Robert Kapustka - Shot Put
Robert Kapustka - Weight Throw
Zachariah Heerspink - High Jump
Peter Geraghty - Pole Vault
John Wood - Pole Vault
Josh Winder - Pole Vault
Thomas Stacey - Pole Vault
Matt Borchardt- Pentathlon

Sheila Walsh qualified for three events for the fifth-ranked Cardinal women's team, earning a spot in the field in the 400-meter dash and as a member of the distance medley and 4x400-meter relays. Amanda Laesch will represent the team in both the 5,000-meter run and in the distance medley relay while Kala Bingham, Lauren Brightmore and Krista Cota will be represent North Central in both relays.

Women's Qualifiers:
Kayla Murphy - 55-meters
Sheila Walsh - 400-meters
Amanda Laesch - 5,000-meters
4x400-meter relay (Kala Bingham, Lauren Brightmore, Krista Cota, Walsh)
Distance Medley Relay (Bingham, Brightmore, Cota, Laesch)
Carolyn Kalafut - Pole Vault

The 2011 Championships hosted by Capital University will get underway at 9:30 a.m. (Eastern Time) on Friday.