SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – On Saturday, the Berea College Mountaineers finished their indoor regular season at the Wittenberg Invitational at The Steemer. The Mountaineers finished the indoor season out strong with seven new school records and ten new personal best at the meet.

The Mountaineers finished the indoor season with 53 total personal bests marks.

Berea won one event title in the women's 5k (Carah Anteck) and had four additional podium finishes.

Freshman Carah Anteck (18:38.65) had one for the history books, finishing the women's 5k in first place with the third-best mark in school history and all-time best mark indoors in school history. Sophomore Kymiah Blair joined her, setting the all-time 60m (7.90) and 200m (25.63) indoor marks for women. In addition, Berea women set other top-10 marks in a variety of events.

In the men's 200m Calib Collier-Smith (22.93) and Christoff Mendy (23.09) ran the fastest and second fastest 200m indoor times in school history. Mendy in addition to his 200m mark, set the indoor 400m school record. Robert Immell (15:05.71) lowered his own personal best to set the all-time indoor school record in the 5k. Alexis Arreola (1:58.51) ran the fifth fastest indoor 800m time in school history. Larry Branch continued his strong start setting a new school record in the long jump (6.76m/22'2.25") and tying the school record in the triple jump 13.36m/43'10"). Finally in the men's 4x400 relay the team of Branch, Arreola, Mendy and Collier-Smith (3:31.68) finished with the second fastest time in school history in the event.
 
Next up, the Mountaineers travel to Berry College for the opening weekend of outdoor track & field on March 4^th.
 
Wittenberg Invitational Meet
Finals Recap
Long Jump
Women- Jerneisha Lewis started the Mountaineer's day in the long jump, finishing 9^th place with a jump of 4.90m.
Men- Larry Branch once again started off with a bang in long jump. With his first jump of the day, Branch reset the indoor record books with a jump of 6.76m. He repeated that same mark with his second jump of the day. Branch took 2^nd overall in the event.

Triple Jump
Men- Larry Branch took 2^nd place in the event. Branch jumped a season best and tied his personal best with a jump of 13.36m. Branch's marks ties his own indoor school record.

Shot Put
Women- Elise Kemp (9.19m) throw an indoor personal best to finish 27^th.

400m
Men- Making his season debut, Christoff Mendy took 4^th place in the men's 400m dash. Mendy finished with a personal best time of 50.53, setting the new indoor 400m record in the process.

800m
Men- Alexis Arreola continued his strong indoor season. Arreola (1:58.51) took 5^th in the event setting a new personal best. Arreola's time puts him 5^th all-time in the school indoor record books.

200m
Women-Kymiah Blair (25.63) took 2^nd place in the 200m dash running an indoor personal best. Blair lowers her own indoor school record and ran .14 off her all-time best.
Men- Mountaineer men had two runners 200m and they both reset the indoor record books. Calib Collier-Smith (22.93) finished ahead of teammate Christoff Mendy (23.09). Collier-Smith set a new personal best and an indoor school record. Mendy ties the previous indoor school record and set a new personal best.

5000m
Women- Carah Anteck finished her indoor season with an all-time race for the Mountaineers. Anteck took 1^st place in the event setting a new personal best and indoor school record of 18:38.65. Anteck's mark is a one minute and 18 seconds faster than her previous personal best.
Men- Robert Immell lead the way for the Mountaineer men and new personal best in the 5000m and indoor school record. Running a time of 15:05.71, Immell finished 4^th place in the event.

4x400
Men- Berea's relay team of Larry Branch, Alexis Arreola, Christoff Mendy and Calib Collier-Smith ran a season best time of 3:31.68 taking 2^nd place. The team finished .24 seconds from breaking the indoor 4x400 school record.
 
Qualifying Recap:
60m
Women- Kymiah Blair took first in her heat with a time of 7.90 setting a new personal best and school record to qualify for the 60m finals. Blair would not run the finals
Men- Calib Collier-Smith ran 7.34 to qualify for the next round of the 60m. Collier-Smith would run 7.36 in the semis to finish his day in the 60m dash.
 
 

Wittenberg Invitational Saturday, February 18 (Q denotes qualifying. All others are finals)
Event	Place, Mountaineer (Time/Distance), Notes
Long Jump (W)	9. Jerneisha Lewis (4.90m/16'1")
Long Jump (M)	3. Larry Branch (6.76m/22'2.25"), Personal Record, Indoor School Record
Triple Jump (M)	2. Larry Branch (13.36m/43'10"), Personal Record, Indoor School Record
Shot Put (W)	27. Elise Kemp (9.19m/29'10.75")
60m (W) Q	2. Kymiah Blair (7.90), Personal Record, School Record
60m (M) Q	8. Calib Collier-Smith (7.34)
400m (M)	5. Christoff Mendy (50.53) Season Debut, Personal Record, Indoor School Record
60m (M) Q	31. Calib Collier-Smith (7.36)
800m (M)	5. Alexis Arreola (1:58.51), Personal Record
200m (W)	2. Kymiah Blair (25.63), Indoor Personal Record, Indoor School Record
200m (M)	15. Calib Collier-Smith (22.93) Personal Record, Indoor School Record 19. Christoff Mendy (23.09) Personal Record
5000m (W)	1. Carah Anteck (18:38.65), Personal Record, Indoor School Record
5000m (M)	4. Robert Immell (15:05.71), Personal Record, Indoor School Record 12. Noah Reasoner (16:11.34)
4x400 (M)	2. Larry Branch, Alexis Arreola, Christoff Mendy, Calib Collier-Smith (3:31.68), Season Best