Metzler, Votapka compete in NAIA nationals

Fallbrook High School graduates Christina Metzler and Lane Votapka competed for Point Loma Nazarene University in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics track and field national meet May 24-26 at Fresno Pacific University.

Metzler competed in the women’s 400-meter hurdles and the women’s 4x400 relay while Votapka represented Point Loma in the men’s pole vault.

Metzler’s hurdles time of 65.22 seconds in her preliminary heat May 24 was one of the top 18 times in the preliminaries, advancing her to the semifinals. Her time of 64.59 seconds in the semifinals May 25 placed 14th. The...