George Joins Qualifying Ranks, Seddon Breaks Record at Kansas

William Penn University Athletics

Lawrence, Kan.–Buoyed by the best competition they will likely face all year, several Statesmen track and field athletes came up with huge performances at the Kansas Relays Wednesday through Friday.

Earl George (Sr., Gaithersburg, Md., Biology) recorded 5,780 points in the decathlon, moving him into 11th place in the NAIA; the top 16 individuals at year’s end qualify for nationals. The senior’s efforts were highlighted by 830 points in the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.14 seconds. He also tallied over 600 points in the long jump (20-10), high jump (5-10), and discus (122-1).

Derek Seddon (Sr., Knoxville, Iowa, Physical Education) has already punched his ticket to nationals, but improved his mark in the discus with a new school record of 189-0, nearly throwing a foot longer than the previous record.

Derek Robinson (Jr., Jenks, Okla., Communications) was also in the top 10 in the discus, taking eighth at 155-4, while the 4×100-meter relay squad finished in eighth as well in 42.41 seconds.

Tristen Elmore (Fr., Ovied, Fla., Physical Education) was 10th in the 200 (21.80) and Payton Busch (Sr., Centerville, Secondary Education) was 14th in the 800-meter run (1:56.28) to highlight the other top outings by the navy and gold.

Next Up: The remainder of William Penn’s track and field athletes will travel to Pella Saturday to compete in the Central Invitational.