COLUMBUS, Ohio – Two members of the Geneva College track team headed west on Friday to compete at the Ohio State Jesse Owens Track Classic, and despite facing mainly NCAA Division I runners, sophomore Kevin Arseneaux won the 1500m race in rainy conditions. Freshman Carmen Medvit also performed well for the Golden Tornadoes in the 5000m race.
Arseneaux surprised a group of mainly Division I runners by pulling out a victory in the 1500m race with a time of 3:51.86 seconds. That time is two seconds off his own school record, but extremely impressive considering the rainy conditions that made for slower times for everyone. Arseneaux finished just ahead of runners from Cincinnati University, Wright State University and Ohio State University.
Medvit competed in the 5000m race, and she placed 23rd out of 42 runners, finishing with a time of 17:52.24. She was the only runner that wasn't running for a Division I school.
Both Arseneaux and Medvit, along with the rest of their teammates, will now prepare for the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Championships, scheduled for next Thursday and Friday at West Virginia University.
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