Ring leads the way at Outdoor Championships

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – The North Park men’s and women’s track & field teams competed in the 2024 CCIW Outdoor Championships on Friday and Saturday, both teams placing ninth. The NPU women tallied 26 points while the men had four. Thea Ring was the lead story for the Vikings, as the sophomore broke North Park’s 100-meter hurdles record with a time of 14.44 to place first in the event. Ring also finished second in the heptathlon with a point total of 4,706 – a new career best. She also PR’d in the 200 (24.97) and in the javelin portion of…