May 2, 2021
NIACC's Bertry places 2nd in 5K
COUNCIL BLUFFS - NIACC freshman Sarah Bertry placed second in the 5,000-meter run at the NJCAA Region XI championships on Sunday.
Bertry earned her second-place finish in a time of 19 minutes, 21.11 seconds, which ranks fourth on the school's all-time 5K outdoor list.
NIACC's Lynn Hoeft was fifth in the 400 hurdles (1:21.36) and eighth in the 100 hurdles (17.22).
NIACC's Mercy Melly was sixth in the 1,500 (5:56.21) and Whitney Martin was eighth in the 800 (2:28.78).
The Lady Trojans' Brenna Paulson placed seventh with a toss of 34.62 meters.
NIACC placed fifth with 32 points. Iowa Western was the women's team champion with 292 points and Iowa Central was second with 172 points.
