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THROWERS REACH PROVISIONAL MARKS AT HEARTLAND CLASSIC

5/1/1999 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field

theThree of Minnesota's throwers reached NCAA provisional qualifying marks Saturday during the Heartland Classic at Bierman Field.

Beth Howard won the hammer throw by nearly 50 feet with a throw of 184 feet, 11 inches, the fourth time in five meets she has surpassed the provisional mark of 180-5.

Aubrey Schmitt won the shot put and reached posted her second provisional mark of the season with a throw of 49-2 1/2, beating out teammate Nicole Chimko by nearly three feet.

Chimko, who has automatically qualified this season in the javelin, finished third in the discus with a provisional throw, her second of the season, of 169-3.

Tiffany Barron, competing in her first outdoor meet of the season, cruised to victory in the 5,000-meter run in 19 minutes, 3.70 seconds for the Gophers' only other win of the day.

HEARTLAND CLASSIC

May 1, 1999

100 Meter Dash: 1. Amanda Olson, St. Olaf, 12.65[+0.6w]; 2. Amanda Garceau, St. Cloud State, 12.71[+0.6w]; 3. Eva Castellanos, St. Cloud State, 12.78[+0.6w]; 4. Angie Goldenstein, St. Cloud State, 12.88[+0.6w]; 5. Anne Parker, Unat, 12.97[+1.9w]; 6. Carie Muntifering, St. Thomas, 13.16[+0.6w]; 7. Angena Christopherson, Minnesota, 13.18[+0.6w]; 8. Danielle Simons, St. Cloud State, 13.21[+1.9w]; 9. Bree Wertz, St. Thomas, 13.34[+0.6w]; 10. Missy Roos, Minn State Mankato, 13.36[+1.9w]; 11. Holly Janson, St. Cloud State, 13.40[+1.9w]; 12. Jennifer Beltz, St. Catherine, 13.47[+0.6w]; 13. Haley Rekucki, St. Benedict, 13.49[+1.9w]; 14. Erica Findlay, Unat, 13.54[+1.9w]; 15. Laura Caldwell, St. Benedict, 13.56[+1.9w]. 200 Meter Dash: 1. Jen Higgins, St. Cloud State, 24.94[+1.0w]; 2. Laura Prechel, Minn State Mankato, 25.19[+1.0w]; 3. Amanda Olson, St. Olaf, 25.91[+1.0w]; 4. Amanda Garceau, St. Cloud State, 26.15[+1.0w]; 5. Angie Goldenstein, St. Cloud State, 26.60[+1.0w]; 6. Jenny Ewertz, St. Benedict, 26.62[+0.8w]; 7. Angena Christopherson, Minnesota, 27.20[+0.9w]; 8. Kelly Stewart, Winona State, 27.40[+0.9w]; 9. Carie Muntifering, St. Thomas, 27.41[+0.8w]; 10. Missy Roos, Minn State Mankato, 27.58[+1.0w]; 11. Bree Wertz, St. Thomas, 27.61[+0.9w]; 12. Jennifer Beltz, St. Catherine, 27.65[+0.8w]; 13. Haley Rekucki, St. Benedict, 27.89[+0.9w]; 14. Laura Caldwell, St. Benedict, 28.40[+0.9w]; 15. Emma Sandberg, Carleton, 28.52[+0.9w]. 400 Meter Dash: 1. Laura Prechel, Minn State Mankato, 59.44; 2. Ellie Rock, St. Cloud State, 60.29; 3. Betsy Murray, Unat, 60.77; 4. Stacy Fiejak, St. Cloud State, 61.33; 5. Kelly Stewart, Winona State, 62.24; 6. Jackie Wendlandt, St. Benedict, 62.58; 7. Emma Sandberg, Carleton, 62.85; 8. Miranda Jopp, St. Thomas, 63.37; 9. Sydney Larson, St. Catherine, 63.45; 10. Courtney Merhiy, St. Thomas, 63.81; 11. Amanda Peters, St. Thomas, 64.02; 12. Stacy Boatman, Bethel, 64.31; 13. Nicole Bergh, St. Cloud State, 64.39; 14. Megan Moen, St. Catherine, 65.49. 800 Meter Run: 1. Lizzy May, St. Thomas, 2:16.88; 2. Monika DeRoussel, Unat, 2:18.86; 3. Rachel Bjorklund, Bethel, 2:21.49; 4. Kristi Miller, Minn State Mankato, 2:22.39; 5. Carla Fredrick, St. Benedict, 2:23.77; 6. Rochelle Clark, Minn State Mankato, 2:27.31; 7. Erica Litschke, St. Benedict, 2:27.40; 8. Patty Hunt, St. Benedict, 2:28.08; 9. Julie Schmitz, St. Benedict, 2:29.44; 10. Rebecka Tvachsel, St. Cloud State, 2:30.06; 11. Jennifer Hoffman, Bethel, 2:32.86; 12. Kristin Baker, St. Thomas, 2:35.68; 13. Becky Money, St. Thomas, 2:41.77; 14. Cheyenne Ferguson, Winona State, 2:52.49; 15. Julie Kinzler, Winona State, 2:55.05. 1500 Meter Run: 1. Katie Huntley, Minnesota Duluth, 4:42.17; 2. Yarrow Moench, Macalester, 4:45.66; 3. Jenni Mooney, St. Thomas, 4:50.87; 4. Erin Ward, St. Thomas, 4:52.54; 5. Amanda Beckman, Bethel, 4:57.78; 6. Kristine Hartmark, Minnesota, 5:02.04; 7. Rebecka Tvachsel, St. Cloud State, 5:02.76; 8. Jamie Luetschunger, St. Cloud State, 5:03.83; 9. Amanda Doman, Minn State Mankato, 5:07.47; 10. Angie Voight, Bethel, 5:11.20; 11. Katie Fuhrman, St. Catherine, 5:16.82; 12. Cathy Fredrick, St. Benedict, 5:17.19; 13. Sadie Knickrehm, Minn State Mankato, 5:19.04; 14. Emily Anderson, St. Cloud State, 5:22.31; 15. Cheyenne Ferguson, Winona State, 5:45.25; 16. Krissy Johnson, St. Catherine, 5:49.27. 3000 Meter Run: 1. Erin Potts, Minn State Mankato, 10:54.57; 2. Emily Nelson, St. Benedict, 10:56.25; 3. Collette Marotto, Unat, 10:58.87; 4. Ann Marie Bartleson, Minn State Mankato, 11:05.78; 5. Eve Kummerfeld, Minn State Mankato, 11:11.15; 6. Amber Fairbanks, Minn State Mankato, 11:24.26; 7. Shelly Anderson, Minn State Mankato, 11:58.15; 8. Nicole St Claire, St. Benedict, 12:01.69; 9. Anne Ceronsky, St. Benedict, 12:01.78; 10. Heather Wilson, Bethel, 12:03.15; 11. Amy Edelskin, Bethel, 12:04.64; 12. Kelly Pugsby, St. Cloud State, 12:10.40. 5000 Meter Run: 1. Tiffany Barron, Minnesota, 19:03.70; 2. Jenni Tushhaus, St. Thomas, 19:47.25; 3. Jill Guenther, Winona State, 19:49.17; 4. Mary Stein, St. Benedict, 20:04.22; 5. Danielle Giusti, Minnesota, 20:10.52; 6. Sheri Licht, Winona State, 20:42.80; 7. Julie Cousins, Winona State, 20:43.15; 8. Sam Runde, Winona State, 20:47.52; 9. Lisa Price, St. Thomas, 21:57.84; 10. Meredith Nordberg, Winona State, 22:04.80; 11. Sarah Nelson, St. Benedict, 22:37.27. 100 Meter Hurdles: 1. Danielle Simons, St. Cloud State, 15.13[+1.9w]; 2. Katie Bestul, St. Thomas, 15.23[+1.9w]; 3. Carrie Stuart, Carleton, 15.36[+1.9w]; 4. Amanda Spurgeon, Minnesota Duluth, 15.75[+1.9w]; 5. Emily Menden, St. Thomas, 16.09[+1.9w]; 6. Holly Janson, St. Cloud State, 16.96[+1.9w]; 7. Bree Wertz, St. Thomas, 17.19[+1.9w]; 8. Kari Candell, St. Catherine, 18.29; 9. Missy Novak, Minn State Mankato, 18.53. 400 Meter Hurdles: 1. Janet Hengel, St. Olaf, 65.39; 2. Andrea Thompson, St. Olaf, 67.76; 3. Emily Menden, St. Thomas, 68.47; 4. Mary Pulling, St. Thomas, 71.12; 5. Amanda Spurgeon, Minnesota Duluth, 73.06; 6. Jen Meise, Winona State, 77.53; 7. Kari Candell, St. Catherine, 77.94; 8. Missy Novak, Minn State Mankato, 85.17. 4x100 Meter Relay: 1. St. Cloud State "A", St. Cloud State "B", 48.06; 2. St. Thomas, St. Thomas, 51.03. 4x400 Meter Relay: 1. St. Thomas, St. Thomas, 4:11.89; 2. Mankato State, Minn State Mankato, 4:14.04; 3. Winona State, Winona State, 4:51.50. Long Jump: 1. BriAnne Erpelding, St. Benedict, 17-0 1/2[+0.8w] (5.19m); 2. Carrie Stuart, Carleton, 16-11 1/2w[+2.5w] (5.17m); 3. Kelly Klecker, St. Benedict, 16-8 3/4[+2.0w] (5.10m); 4. Tonya Ashfeld, St. Benedict, 16-7 3/4w[+2.2w] (5.07m); 5. Crystal Pautzke, St. Cloud State, 16-6[+0.8w] (5.03m); 6. Rochelle Clark, Minn State Mankato, 16-2 1/2[+1.1w] (4.94m); 7. Colleen Mensing, St. Benedict, 15-11 3/4[+1.4w] (4.87m); 8. Christi Osborne, St. Thomas, 15-8 1/4w[+2.4w] (4.78m); 9. Karmyn Tuma, St. Benedict, 15-1 1/2w[+2.9w] (4.61m); 10. Elin Schoenfelder, St. Thomas, 14-2 1/2w[+5.1w] (4.33m); 11. Jaime Peterson, St. Benedict, 14-1 1/4w[+2.6w] (4.30m); 12. Sarah Rishmiller, St. Benedict, 14-0 1/4[+2.0w] (4.27m); 13. Stacy Thomsen, Minn State Mankato 9-11[+0.9w] (3.02m). Triple Jump: 1. Shiah Damyanovich, Minnesota Duluth, 38-2 1/4 (11.64m); 2. Nicki Fohey, Minnesota Duluth, 36-5 3/4 (11.12m); 3. Rochelle Clark, Minn State Mankato, 34-8 1/2 (10.58m); 4. Bree Wertz, St. Thomas, 33-10 3/4 (10.33m); 5. Holly Janson, St. Cloud State, 33-4 1/2 (10.17m); 6. Stacy Thomsen, Minn State Mankato, 33-1 (10.08m); 7. Sarah Rutkowski, Minnesota, 32-10 1/2 (10.02m); 8. Christi Osborne, St. Thomas, 31-7 1/4 (9.63m); 9. Jaime Peterson, St. Benedict, 30-8 1/4 (9.35m); 10. Karin Schoeneberg, Winona State, 28-6 1/2 (8.70m); 11. Kim Blum, Unat, 27-8 1/4 (8.44m). Shot Put: 1. Aubrey Schmitt, Minnesota, 49-2 1/2 (15.00m); 2. Nicole Chimko, Minnesota, 46-3 1/2 (14.11m); 3. Nicole Fischer, Winona State, 40-4 (12.29m); 4. Nora Prom, Winona State, 37-2 1/4 (11.33m); 5. Amanda Hovey, Minn State Mankato, 36-4 3/4 (11.09m); 6. Robin Schuette, St. Benedict, 35-5 (10.79m); 7. Sarah Nelson, Winona State, 33-3 (10.13m); 8. Rhianna Johnson, St. Catherine, 31-3 3/4 (9.54m); 9. Maureen Curl, Minn State Mankato, 26-4 1/4 (8.03m). Discus Throw: 1. Kris Kuehl, Unat, 202-2 (61.62m) (NCAA Div I provisional, NCAA Div I automatic); 2. Edie Boyer, Unat, 190-6 (58.06m) (NCAA Div I provisional, NCAA Div I automatic); 3. Nicole Chimko, Minnesota, 169-3 (51.60m) (NCAA Div I provisional); 4. Aubrey Schmitt, Minnesota, 165-7 (50.48m); 5. Heidi Crabtree, Unat, 139-10 (42.62m); 6. Jeanne Spannring, St. Catherine, 132-7 (40.42m); 7. Nora Prom, Winona State, 126-4 (38.50m); 8. Kristina Huisinga, Bethel, 126-2 (38.46m); 9. Sarah Nelson, Winona State, 121-9 (37.10m); 10. Robin Schuette, St. Benedict, 111-5 (33.96m); 11. Amanda Hovey, Minn State Mankato, 108-1 (32.94m); 12. Nelly Nehring, Bethel, 95-8 (29.16m); 13. Maureen Curl, Minn State Mankato, 69-2 (21.08m). Javelin Throw: 1. Sarah Diereks, St. Thomas, 105-0 (32.00m); 2. Amanda Hovey, Minn State Mankato, 102-9 (31.32m); 3. Nancy Eichten, St. Catherine, 98-7 (30.04m); 4. Karin Jolivette, St. Olaf, 98-4 (29.98m); 5. Crystal Pautzke, St. Cloud State, 96-10 (29.52m); 6. Karmyn Tuma, St. Benedict, 90-11 (27.72m); 7. Anne Ritland, Bethel, 86-7 (26.40m); 8. Sarah Nelson, Winona State, 75-4 (22.96m); 9. Jen Meise, Winona State, 65-9 (20.04m). Hammer Throw: 1. Beth Howard, Minnesota, 184-11 (56.36m); 2. Misty Smoot, St. Benedict, 137-2 (41.80m); 3. Aubrey Schmitt, Minnesota, 123-7 (37.68m); 4. Amanda Hovey, Minn State Mankato, 123-3 (37.56m); 5. Nora Prom, Winona State, 117-2 (35.72m); 6. Jennie Painter, Minn State Mankato, 113-8 (34.66m); 7. Nelly Nehring, Bethel, 111-10 (34.10m); 8. Nancy Eichten, St. Catherine, 102-9 (31.32m); 9. Kara Wickman, Bethel, 95-3 (29.04m). High Jump: 1. Kim Pellman, St. Cloud State, 5-3 3/4 (1.62m); 2. Kate Evon, St. Benedict, 5-1 3/4 (1.57m); 2. Joelle Farrell, Macalester, 5-1 3/4 (1.57m); 4. Bridget Schletty, St. Benedict, 5-1 3/4 (1.57m); 5. Laura Nunes, St. Cloud State, 4-9 3/4 (1.47m). Pole Vault: 1. Anne Parker, Unat, 11-3 (3.43m) (Bierman Field record); 2. Rhonda Swanson, St. Benedict, 11-3 (3.43m) (Bierman Field record); 3. Nikki Tuma, St. Benedict, 9-9 (2.97m); 4. Caroline Boatz, St. Benedict, 9-9 (2.97m); 5. Karin Jolivette, St. Olaf, 9-3 (2.82m); 5. Crystal Pautzke, St. Cloud State, 9-3 (2.82m); 7. Erica Finday, Unat, 8-9 (2.67m); 7. Nicole Bergh, St. Cloud State, 8-9 (2.67m); 9. Patty Herou, St. Benedict, 8-9 (2.67m); 10. Melodie Nannenga, Unat, 7-9 (2.36m); 11. Emily Erickson, St. Olaf, 7-9 (2.36m); 12. Meghan Hoff, Winona State, 7-3 (2.21m); 12. Katie Langer, St. Benedict, 7-3 (2.21m); 14. Abby Gurney, Macalester, 7-3 (2.21m); 15. Elin Schoenfelder, St. Thomas, 6-9 (2.06m); 16. Marne Brys, Winona State, 6-9 (2.06m).

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