By Caitlin Kelch
Ohio Northern Junior Allison Gastwas named the Ohio Athletic Conference Women's Indoor Track Athlete of the Week for the week of February 8-14.
Gast set a new school record in the 200-meter dash this past weekend at the Joe Banks Invitational with a time of :26.81, claiming a second place finish.
The junior broke the previous record of :26.90 set by Amy Wood on February 17, 1996.
She also won the 60-meter hurdles with a time of :09.21 and finished third in the 60-meter dash with a time of :07:98.
In the 4x200-meter relay, Gast teamed up with junior Meagan Ellinger, junior Michelle Mosler and sophomore Emily Richards to claim a second place finish and tie the school record with a time of 1:47.11.
The Ohio Northern women's track and field team claimed a first place finish of 15 teams in the meet.
The team will return to the track Saturday as they travel to Westerville to compete in the All-Ohio Championships.
