Scott Overall, Genni Gardner Shine At Indiana Open

Jan. 28, 2007

Senior Scott Overall and junior Genni Gardner turned in spotlight performances for Butler's track and field squad at the non-scoring Gladstein Invitational hosted by Indiana University on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 26-27. Overall placed runner-up in the men's mile invitational, while Gardner finished second in the women's mile invitational.

Overall, running in his first meet of the indoor season, blazed to a second place finish with a time of 4:01.88. He was just 0.16 seconds behind mile champ Lex Williams of Michigan. Both runners topped the NCAA provisional qualifying time.

Gardner cruised in the women's mile invitational, coming in second with a time of 4:54.01. Collette Liss, who was running unattached, won the event in 4:37.84. Gardner's time broke the previous Butler school record of 4:54.12 for the mile run, set by Mary Reeves in 2003.

Butler also picked up a fifth place finish in the men's 3,000 meter run from senior Andrew Toward, who finished the race in 8:22.82. Senior Chad Ware placed 10th in the men's 5,000 meter run in 15:44.11.

Sophomore Jennifer Macke, competing in the women's pentathlon placed fourth in the high jump (1.58 m) and seventh in the 800 (2:33.46). Junior Kristi Hertzler, also competing in the pentathlon, was seventh in the 60 meter dash (9.46).