OFFICIAL STORY

Wheaton, Ill. – Two members of the Wheaton College Track & Field teams will compete at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships this Friday and Saturday at Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa. Junior Luke Vance be representing the Wheaton men's track & field program. Senior Jaime Orewiler will be running for the Thunder women's program.

Vance will compete in the prelims of the men's 800-meter run on Friday at 6:45 PM and the top-nine from the prelims will compete in the finals at 4:55 PM on Saturday. Vance qualified for Nationals with a school-record time of 1:52.90 at the NCC Cardinal Classic on February 17. Vance earned All-American honors in the outdoor men's 800-meter run at the 2011 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Delaware, Ohio.

Orewiler will run in the prelims of the women's one-mile run at 5:15 PM on Friday, with the top-10 times from the prelims advancing to the finals at 3:40 PM on Saturday. Orewiler qualified for Nationals with a school-record time of 4:59.53 at the NCC Cardinal Classic on February 17.

Thunder head coach Scott Bradley notes of his program's two qualifiers, “I am really excited for both Jaime and Luke.  This will be the first opportunity for both athletes to compete at indoor nationals after both had the opportunity to run at this meet outdoors a year ago.  Considering the limited number of indoor meets that we compete in and the facility limitations that we have, it is a real tribute to their talent and racing ability that they will be at the indoor championships.  The competition will be steep, but I expect both athletes to compete well.”