University of Minnesota Athletics
WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD TEAM WINS BAYOU CLASSIC
3/27/1999 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
Nicole Chimko's performance in the javelin highlighted the meet. Chimko, a returning All-American in the event, placed first with a Classic record and NCAA automatic qualifying mark of 180 feet, 2 inches. The throw betters her career high by over three feet. She also placed third in the discus with a throw of 155-4.
Aubrey Schmitt provisionally qualified for the NCAA outdoor championships in winning the shot put with a toss of 49-5 3/4. Schmitt added a second-place finish in the discus with an effort of 160-9 and a third-place finish in the hammer with a mark of 162-11.
Beth Howard contributed the Gophers' third title in the throwing events, winning the hammer with a distance of 176-1.
Winning the Gophers only title on the track was Corinne Nimtz, who won the 3,000-meter run with a time of 9 minutes, 58.30 seconds.
AGATE
Rice Bayou Classic
March 26-27, 1999
Team Scores
1. Minnesota 157
2. Illinois 120
3. Stephen F. Austin 96
4. Rice 89
5. Harvard 74
6. TNF Alumni Club 18
7. Texas-Pan American 8
100m: 1. Marlene Frazier, Unattached, 11.61; 2. Toya Brown, Unattached, 11.69; 3. Aleisha Latimer, Illinois, 11.81.
200m: Marlene Frazier, Unattached, 23.13; 2. Ameerah Bello, Unattached, 23.51; 3. Melissa Straker, TNF Club, 23.70.
400m: 1. Ameerah Bello, Unattached, 52.49; 2. Melissa Staker, TNF Club, 52.90; 3. Catherine Scott, Unattached, 54.04.
800m: 1. Amy Teteris, Rice, 2:08.00; 2. Andrea Blackett, TNF Club 2:10.47; 3. Rosey Edeh, TNF Club, 2:10.61.
1,500m: 1. Kari Vigerstol, Rice, 4:31.55; 2. Maria Ghizzoni, Houston Harriers, 4:33.10; 3. Rasa Michniovaite, Gophers, 4:33.11.
3,000m: 1. Corinne Nimitz, Gophers, 9:58.30; 2. Kacey Warrick, Texas-Pan American, 10:04.59; 3. Elaine Eggleston, Gophers, 10:09.19.
5,000m: 1. Alexis Smith, Rice 18:00.20; 2. Shannon Lindquist, Stephen F. Austin State 18:13.05; 3. Deb Huddleston, Gophers, 18:23.63.
100m HH: 1. Cheryl Dickey, Unattached; 13.25; 2. Dawn Borsell, Unattached, 13.74; 3. Keitha Moseley, Rice, 14.55
400 IH: 1. Yvonne Harrison, Unattached, 58.24; 2. Tanisha Mills, TNF Club, 60.01; 3. Brenda Taylor, Harvard, 61.01.
4x100m relay: 1. Illinois, 45.95; 2. Rice, 46.02; 3. Gophers, 47.14.
4x400m relay: 1. TNF Club, 3:37.23; 2. TNF Club B, 3:38.52; 3. Rice, 3:39.54.
High Jump: 1. Dora Gyorffy, Harvard, 6-2. 2. Stacy Grant, Illinois, 5-8 3/4; 3. Jennifer Hoppe, Stephen F. Austin, 5-7.
Pole Vault: 1. Rhian Clarke, Rice, 12-5 1/2; 2. Stacie Blaskowski, Gophers, 10-0; 3. Loni Sherwin, Harvard, 8- 0 1/2.
Long Jump: 1. Flora Hyacinth, U.S. Army, 21-00.50; 2. Tisha Ponder, 19-06; 3. Tammy Booker, Unattached, 18- 07; 3. Kim Wise, 18-07.
Triple Jump: 1. Dennia Niambi, U.S. Army, 43-5 1/4; 2. Flora Hyacinth, U.S. Army, 42-8 1/2; 3. Tisha Ponder, Illinois, 38-8 1/4.
Shot Put: 1. Aubrey Schmitt, Gophers, 49-5 3/4; 2. Newsome Collinus, Illinois, 48-2 1/2; 3. Destine Smith, Stephen F. Austin, 45-3.
Discus: 1. Edie Boyer, Unattached, 176-7; 2. Aubrey Schmitt, Gophers, 160-9; 3. Nicole Chimko, Gophers, 155-4.
Hammer: 1. Beth Howard, Gophers, 176-1; 2. Brenda Meyer, Gophers, 164-4; 3. Aubrey Schmitt, Gophers, 162- 11.
Javelin: 1. Nicole Chimko, Gophers, 180-02; 2. Apasha Blocker, Gophers, 119-04; 3. Marcie Bianco, Harvard 103-10.
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