Indianapolis, Ind.----The Wingate University men's distance medley relay (DMR) quartet improved the school record by more than 28 seconds in the UIndy Last Chance indoor track and field meet Sunday at the Athletics and Recreation Center. Wingate's provisional qualifying time of 10:03.54 launches the Bulldogs into the NCAA Division II top 12.
 
UIndy Last Chance meet notes
 
- Wingate's DMR quartet included freshmen Bastian Mrochen, Tico Allen and Jakob Rettschlag and graduate student Jacob Willis
- Wingate defeated SAC foe Queens, host Indianapolis and Southern Indiana in the men's DMR final
- Meg Rapley won the women's 800 meters, breaking her school record with a time of 2:16.41
- Tai Smith won the men's 5000 meters with his triumphant time of 14:19.84
- Jan Bayona finished second in the men's 3000 meters with his 8:37.15 mark
 
Next on the Agenda
 
- The NCAA will announce the field for the indoor national championships later this week
- The 2021 NCAA Division II indoor national championship meet is March 11-13
- The event will be held in Birmingham, Alabama at the Birmingham CrossPlex
- Wingate will open the outdoor season on March 20 at the Lee (Tenn.) Invitational
- The Bulldogs will compete in the L-R Bears Open on March 21
 
WINGATE UNIVERSITY
 
Founded in 1896, Wingate University is a laboratory of difference-making that serves more than 3,600 students in North Carolina. Wingate offers 36 undergraduate majors as well as six master's and four doctoral programs. The University is home to the Cannon College of Arts and Sciences; the Levine College of Health Sciences; the Byrum School of Business; and the College of Professional Studies, which includes the Thayer School of Education and the School of Sport Sciences.
 
Wingate is the leading healthcare education provider in western North Carolina, and nearly one in five Wingate undergraduate students is preparing to be a pharmacist, physician assistant, physical therapist, occupational therapist or nurse. Athletes on Wingate's 23 teams compete in NCAA Division II and have brought home the SAC Echols Athletic Excellence Award for 13 years straight. The University's motto is "Faith, Knowledge, Service." View current news and videos at www.wingate.edu.