University of Minnesota Athletics
SEARS SETS SCHOOL RECORD AT NORTHWEST OPEN
1/9/1999 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
Sears recorded a time of 8.79 seconds in the 60 hurdles, breaking the mark of 8.82 set by Lisa Hansen in 1981. Yvette White placed second in the event with a time of 8.89.
Sophomore Stacie Blaskowski recorded the second-best pole vault mark in Minnesota history by winning the event with a mark of 10 feet, 2 inches (3.10 meters), a meet record.
Sophomore Aubrey Schmitt won the shot put with a toss of 49 feet, 3 3/4 inches (15.03), while junior Nicole Chimko placed second at 45-7 (13.89). Schmitt also placed second in the weight throw with a mark of 54-9 1/2 (16.70).
Senior Kim Heath placed second in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.74 seconds and sophomore Pattie Galle placed third in the 400 in a time of 60.99.
Women's Results
60m Dash: 1. Ameerah Bello, Unattached, 7.57; 2. Kim Heath, Minnesota, 7.74; 3. Carly Lambert, Nebraska- Omaha, 7.87.
200m Dash: 1. Natalie Rose, Flying M Athletics, 25.83; 2. Donna Kaye, Manitoba, 26.14; 3. Melissa Habok, Manitoba, 26.15.
400m Dash: 1. Karissa Foight, Nebraska-Omaha, 58.18; 2. Reisha Vanterpool, Nebraska-Omaha, 59.72; 3. Pattie Galle, Minnesota, 60.99; 4. Jessica Shuster, Minnesota, 61.00; 7. Jenny Moylan, Minnesota, 63.36; 8. Anna Chalin, Minnesota, 64.38.
600m Dash: 1. Missy Berg, North Dakota, 1:38.00; 2. Stephanie Joycey, Manitoba, 1:38.62; 3. Melodie Kraushar, Manitoba, 1:38.88.
800m Run: 1. Ameerah Bello, Unattached, 2:15.72; 2. Traci Korynta, North Dakota State, 2:17.32; 3. Lisbeth Pedersen, North Dakota, 2:20.98; 10. Neketa Sears, Minnesota, 2:28.45; 12. Yvette White, Minnesota, 2:29.48.
Mile Run: 1. Tara Biltoft, Nebraska-Omaha, 5:13.10; 2. Lisbeth Pedersen, North Dakota, 5:13.18; 3. Niki Dorcas, Nebraska-Omaha, 5:25.18.
3000m Run: 1. Jennifer Ervick, Manitoba, 10:17.38; 2. Cosette Taylor, Manitoba, 10:29.34; 3. Michelle Patterson, Nebraska-Omaha, 10:41.4.
60m Hurdles: 1. Neketa Sears, Minnesota, 8.79; 2. Yvette White, Minnesota, 8.89; 3. LaShonte McReynolds, Nebraska-Omaha, 9.11.
4x400 Relay: 1. Nebraska-Omaha, 3:55.30; 2. Mebraska- Omaha, 3:57.6; 3. Manitoba, 4:02.7.
Distance Medley Relay: 1. Nebraska-Omaha, 12:53.70; 2. Lakehead, 13:59.95.
Long Jump: 1. Melissa Habok, Manitoba, 17-10 3/4 (5.45m); 2. Melanie Gregg, Manitoba, 17-2 (5.23); 3. Rochelle Gordon, Nebraska-Omaha, 16-5 3/4 (5.02).
Triple Jump: 1. Rochelle Gordon, Nebraska-Omaha, 36-0 1/4 (10.98); 2. Sarah Brockberg, Minnesota State- Mankato, 35-9 1/4 (10.90); 3. Stephanie Borck, Minnesota-Duluth, 33-5 1/4 (10.19).
Shot Put: 1. Aubrey Schmitt, Minnesota, 49-3 3/4 (15.03); 2. Nicole Chimko, Minnesota, 45-7 (13.89); 3. Jill Ryback, Flying M Athletics, 41-1 (12.52).
Weight Throw: 1. Beth Howard, Unattached, 56-8 (17.27); 2. Aubrey Schmitt, Minnesota, 54-9 1/2 (16.70); 3. Noreena Bodaglo, Manitoba, 52-5 1/2 (15.99); 4. Brenda Meyer, Minnesota, 51-2 1/4 (15.60); 6. Angie Hill, Minnesota, 46-8 3/4 (14.24).
High Jump: 1. Sandy Derby, Nebraska-Omaha, 5-5 (1.65); 2. Melanie Gregg, Manitoba, 5-3 1/4 (1.61); 3. Becky Hoffman, Minnesota-Duluth, 5-1 3/4 (1.57).
Pole Vault: 1. Stacie Blaskowski, Minnesota, 10-2 (3.10); 2. Nichole Bergh, St. Cloud State, 10-2 (3.10); 3. Janie Billingham, Manitoba, 10-2 (3.10).
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