Rio Grande Sports Information
    CEDARVILLE, Ohio - Jordon Cummings had a record-setting performance and two of his teammates earned spots in the NAIA National Championships later this year as the University of Rio Grande men's track and field team earned a second place tie at Friday's Cedarville University Collegiate Indoor Invite.
    Cummings, a freshman from Columbus, Ohio, captured first place in the high jump competition with a meet- and fieldhouse-record effort of 6-09.50. His jump bettered the previous top mark of 6-08.25 set by T.J. Chesterfield in 2012.
    Meanwhile, sophomore Nate Kosnich (Pickerington, OH) and freshman Matt Hodge (Lucasville, OH) punched their respective tickets to the national championship by meeting the "B" qualifying standard in the 55-meter hurdles of 7.87.
    Kosnich, who had the top time (7.82) in the preliminaries, and Hodge finished second and third, respectively, in a time of 7.85 in the finals.
    The NAIA National Indoor Track & Field Championships are scheduled for March 5 in Geneva, Ohio.