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TRACK & FIELD: Percival and Jackson To Represent Alma College at Nationals

May 21, 2008

Alma, Mich.- For the second consecutive year, Alma College 100 meter dash record holder, Kyle Percival (Lansing/Waverly) has qualified for the NCAA DIII National Championships and this year will be accompanied by freshman high jumper Taylor Jackson (Sanford/Meridian)

Percival enters the competition with the second seed after a qualifying time of 10.50 seconds and will be looking to improve on his eighth place finish a year ago.

 Jackson qualified with a jump of 2.09 meters and is ranked fourth in the nation.

The Championships are hosted by the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh and will take place May 22-24.

Click the links below for more information on the event.

Seed Sheets 

Championship Website 

Posted: Wed, May 21st, 2008 at 8:43AM

 

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Chris Hamstra

Chris Hamstra

Coach Hamstra graduated from Hope College in 2004 with a B.A. in Accounting. During his time at Hope, Hamstra was a four year student-athlete, received All-MIAA honors and was also named to the All-American team. Hamstra was also a member of MIAA Championship teams and brings that winning attitude and work ethic to his new position.

After graduation, Hamstra served as an assistant coach for Hope’s Swimming and Diving Program under Dr. John Patnott. Hamstra credits Dr. Patnott with helping him to understand the science of swimming and also the importance of season long work out plans. “As an assistant in his program, I was given the freedom to implement my own workouts into the system, providing me with insight into what it takes to develop season long plans.”

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