Natalie Gordon finishes third at NAIA National Track Meet
Senior Natalie Gordon finished her track career with a third place finish in the 400-meter hurdles at the NAIA National Track Championships held in Edwardsville, Ill.
Gordon entered the event ranked 13th overall with a time of 63.85. She ran a personal best time of 62.77 in the quarterfinals and a 62.94 in semifinals. In the finals she set another school record and another personal best with a time of 62.08 good enough for a third place finish.
“ I was really surprised to finish so high,” said Gordon. "When I was getting into my blocks for the finals I just prayed God, I didn’t
really expect to get this far, so I guess whatever we do from here is just
bonus”.
Gordon finishes her chapter as one of the elite competitors in Sterling track history.
Sophomore Chris Morr also made the trip to nationals and came home with a 13th place finish in the 110 High Hurdles.