University of Minnesota Athletics
THROWERS REACH QUALIFYING MARKS TO LEAD GOPHERS
5/15/1999 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
Beth Howard claimed one of Minnesota's five wins with a throw of 174-10 while Meyer was second at 166-9 while Schmitt claimed the shot put with an effort of 48-5 1/ 4.
Gopher seniors Kim Heath and Yvette White both posted victories in their final home meets. Heath won the 100- meter dash in 12.09 seconds and White was victorious in the 100-meter hurdles in 14.25.
Seven Gopher seniors, including Heath and White, were honored at Saturday's meet. Also being recognized were Danielle Giusti, Amy Hoel, Nikki Rassbach, Kari Thompson and Swantreca Taylor.
Minnesota Qualifier Results
100 Meter Dash: 1. Kim Heath, Minnesota, 12.09; 2. Michelle Munsen, South Dakota, 12.17; 3. Jesse Melland, North Dakota State, 12.46; 4. Kristen Bachmeier, North Dakota State, 12.48; 5. Laura Prechel, Mankato State, 12.56; 6. Pattie Galle, Minnesota, 12.80; 7. Swantraca Taylor, Minnesota, 13.20; 8. Agena Christopherson, Minnesota, 13.21; 9. Sara Grineski, Concordia (Moorhead), 13.30; 10. Julie Miller, Wisconsin Eau Claire, 13.50.200 Meter Dash: 1. Jill Theeler, North Dakota State, 24.47[+0.9w]; 2. Yvette White, Minnesota, 24.52[+0.9w]; 3. Kim Heath, Minnesota, 24.78[+0.9w]; 4. Laura Prechel, Mankato State, 25.27[+1.2w]; 5. Jennifer Higgins, St. Cloud State, 25.54[+0.9w]; 6. Holly Harris, Macalester, 25.67[+0.9w]; 7. Kristen Bachmeier, North Dakota State, 25.80[+0.9w]; 8. Pattie Galle, Minnesota, 25.91[+0.9w]; 9. Jessica Schuster, Minnesota, 26.54[+1.2w]; 10. Susan St Clair, Wisconsin Eau Claire, 26.79[+1.2w]; 11. Agena Christopherson, Minnesota, 27.20[+1.2w]; 12. Stacy Stanley, Wisconsin Eau Claire, 27.27[+1.2w].
400 Meter Dash: 1. Tamara Wigley, North Dakota State, 55.88; 2. Jennifer Higgins, St. Cloud State, 56.38; 3. Jessica Schuster, Minnesota, 57.68; 4. Heidi Brenden, Concordia (Moorhead), 58.60; 5. Brittany Pormer, Augustana (S Dak), 59.33; 6. Kristie Stiles, Minnesota, 59.64; 7. Susan St Clair, Wisconsin Eau Claire, 60.14; 8. Shani Marks, Unat, 60.30.
800 Meter Run: 1. Lori Schmidt, Minnesota Duluth, 2:12.97; 2. Cindy Scott, North Dakota, 2:13.77; 3. Krista Trei, South Dakota, 2:15.63; 4. Andrea Harens, Augustana (S Dak), 2:16.75; 5. Lisbeth Pedersen, North Dakota, 2:17.02; 6. Stephanie Knight, South Dakota, 2:19.26; 7. Patricia Goetz, South Dakota, 2:22.24; 8. Rachael Kraft, North Dakota State, 2:23.48; 9. Betsy Murray, Unat, 2:25.42; 10. Robyn Pike, Northwestern (Minn), 2:31.51; 11. Maika Luppes, Minnesota, 2:34.89.
1500 Meter Run: 1. Jodi Smith, South Dakota State, 4:38.62; 2. Yarrow Moench, Macalester, 4:40.61; 3. April Maine, North Dakota, 4:42.60; 4. Annie Daugherty, North Dakota State, 4:45.80; 5. Erin Ward, St. Thomas, 4:46.00; 6. Christine Harper, Minnesota, 4:50.50; 7. Katy Bahe, Moorhead State, 4:54.54; 8. Dana Mare, Buena Vista, 4:58.47; 9. Jenny Mooney, St. Thomas, 4:58.58; 10. Kristine Hartmark, Minnesota, 5:00.55; 11. Dinah Frey, Northwestern (Minn), 5:19.77.
3000 Meter Run: 1. Codi Lehr, North Dakota State, 10:22.54; 2. Liz Connors, Macalester, 10:23.22; 3. Colette Moretto, Unat, 10:53.38; 4. Tanya Prince, Minnesota, 11:01.35; 5. Dana Mare, Buena Vista, 11:07.65.
5000 Meter Run: 1. Tina Fenske, South Dakota, 17:19.90; 2. Molly Wedel, South Dakota, 17:26.48; 3. Emily Hauer, Wisconsin Milwaukee, 17:37.47; 4. Katie Jorgenson, St. Catherine, 18:00.11; 5. Jordan Hoffert, North Dakota State, 18:24.57; 6. Clare McElrath, Moorhead State, 18:51.40; 7. Tiff Barron, Minnesota, 19:09.82; 8. Barb Breidenbach, Concordia (Moorhead), 19:11.33; 9. Danielle Giusti, Minnesota, 20:15.42.
10000 Meter Run: 1. Tessa Weber, Northwestern (Minn), 39:49.99.
100 Meter Hurdles: 1. Yvette White, Minnesota, 14.25; 2. Gretchen Cooper, North Dakota State, 14.70; 3. Kara Hedin, St. Thomas, 14.70; 4. Katie Bestul, St. Thomas, 14.77; 5. Danial Simons, St. Cloud State, 14.93; 6. Sara Grineski, Concordia (Moorhead), 15.10; 7. Emily Menden, St. Thomas, 15.27; 8. Sarah Peterson, Wisconsin River Falls, 16.46.
400 Meter Hurdles: 1. Missy Berg, North Dakota, 62.84; 2. Rhonda Sheffield, North Dakota State, 64.28; 3. Janet Hengel, St. Olaf, 65.02; 4. Emily Menden, St. Thomas, 66.44.
4x100 Meter Relay: 1. Wisconsin Eau Claire, Wisconsin Eau Claire, 51.36.
4x400 Meter Relay: 1. Augustana (S Dak), Augustana (S Dak), 3:51.5.
Long Jump: 1. Sarah Mortenson, Wisconsin Superior, 18-0 1/2w[+5.0w] (5.50m); 2. Crystal Cummins, North Dakota State, 18-0 1/4[+0.9w] (5.49m); 3. Anne Habbena, Bethel, 17-5 1/4w[+2.7w] (5.31m); 4. Sarah Peterson, Wisconsin River Falls, 16-9 3/4[+1.3w] (5.12m); 5. Michelle Pekel, Gustavus, 16-8 1/2[+1.0w] (5.09m); 6. Bree Wertz, St. Thomas, 16-3 3/4[+1.7w] (4.97m); 7. Abby Vogler, Wisconsin Eau Claire, 15-9w[+ 2.1w] (4.80m).
Triple Jump: 1. Shiah Damyanovich, Minnesota Duluth, 38-8 3/4w[+3.4w] (11.80m); 2. Steph Borck, Minnesota Duluth, 37-3 3/4[+2.0w] (11.37m); 3. Michelle Mellegaard, South Dakota, 37-1 1/4[+1.9w] (11.31m); 4. Sara Skudlarek, North Dakota State, 36-7w[+6.5w] (11.15m); 5. BriAnne Erpelding, St. Benedict, 36-3 1/ 2w[+2.2w] (11.06m); 6. Nikki Fahy, Minnesota Duluth, 35-8 3/4[-0.6w] (10.89m); 7. Bree Wertz, St. Thomas, 33-10w[+4.0w] (10.31m); 8. Sara Rutkowski, Minnesota, 33-2 1/2[+1.4w] (10.12m).
Shot Put: 1. Aubrey Schmitt, Minnesota, 48-5 1/4 (14.76m); 2. Marcie August, North Dakota State, 43-1 (13.13m); 3. Tracie Fehringer, Buena Vista, 42-11 1/2 (13.09m); 4. Stacey White, Wisconsin River Falls, 42-0 3/4 (12.82m); 5. Jenny Lange, Buena Vista, 41-5 (12.62m); 6. Molly Pepple, North Dakota State, 40-4 1/4 (12.30m).
Discus Throw: 1. Kris Kuehl, Unat, 199-6 (60.80m) (NCAA Div I Provisional, NCAA Div I Automatic); 2. Edie Boyer, Unat, 188-8 (57.52m) (NCAA Div I Provisional, NCAA Div I Automatic); 3. Nicole Chimko, Minnesota, 176-10 (53.90m) (NCAA Div I Provisional); 4. Brenda Meyer, Minnesota, 169-11 (51.80m) (NCAA Div I Provisional); 5. Aubrey Schmitt, Minnesota, 168-5 (51.34m) (NCAA Div I Provisional); 6. Jenny Luer, Minnesota, 156-6 (47.70m); 7. Heidi Crabtree, Unat, 144-3 (43.98m); 8. Diandra Koehler, North Dakota State, 142-6 (43.44m); 9. Stacey White, Wisconsin River Falls, 135-2 (41.20m); 10. Maria DeBoer, Concordia (Moorhead), 128-6 (39.16m); 11. Tracie Fehringer, Buena Vista, 127- 7 (38.88m).
Javelin Throw: 1. Linda Linquist, Minnesota, 172- 6 (52.58m) (NCAA Div I Provisional, NCAA Div I Automatic); 2. Sara Diercks, Unat, 125-3 (38.18m); 3. Katie Staton, North Dakota State, 121-4 (36.98m); 4. Margaret Cropp, Concordia (Moorhead), 120-5 (36.70m); 5. Apasha Blocker, Minnesota, 113-3 (34.52m); 6. Sarah Peterson, Wisconsin River Falls, 110-7 (33.72m); 7. Courtenay Penwell, Macalester, 105-2 (32.06m); 8. Angie Strom, Concordia (Moorhead), 98-9 (30.10m).
Hammer Throw: 1. Beth Howard, Minnesota, 174-10 (53.28m); 2. Brenda Meyer, Minnesota, 166-9 (50.82m); 3. Diandra Koehler, North Dakota State, 161-4 (49.18m); 4. Angie Hill, Minnesota, 156-5 (47.68m); 5. Charla Evensen, North Dakota State, 147-8 (45.00m); 6. Jennifer Turner, Wisconsin Stout, 143-11 (43.86m); 7. Karyn Senst, Concordia (Moorhead), 141-7 (43.16m); 8. Lisa Moore, Wisconsin River Falls, 137-0 (41.76m); 9. Carrie Conlon, North Dakota State, 126-8 (38.60m); 10. Sam Kapphahn, Concordia (Moorhead), 121-0 (36.88m).
High Jump: 1. Crystal Cummins, North Dakota State, 5-5 (1.65m); 2. Sarah Peterson, Wisconsin River Falls, 5-3 (1.60m); 3. Jennifer Hasvold, South Dakota, 5-3 (1.60m); 4. Joelle Farrell, Macalester, 5-1 (1.55m); 5. Angie Strom, Concordia (Moorhead), 5-1 (1.55m); 6. Kathy Thompson, Wisconsin Eau Claire, 4-11 (1.50m); 7. Heather Douglas, Wisconsin Eau Claire, 4-9 (1.45m).
Pole Vault: 1. Jennifer Bass, South Dakota State, 12-2 (3.71m) (Bierman Field record, NCAA Div I Provisional); 2. Agron Clark, Mankato State, 11-4 1/4 (3.46m) (Bierman Field record); 3. Nicole Bergh, St. Cloud State, 11-0 1/4 (3.36m); 4. Nikki Tuma, St. Benedict, 10-6 (3.20m); 5. Becky Cale, North Dakota, 10-6 (3.20m); 6. Sandy Pelkofer, South Dakota, 10-0 (3.05m); 7. Caroline Boatz, St. Benedict, 10-0 (3.05m); 8. Stacie Blaskowski, Minnesota, 10-0 (3.05m); 9. Erica Findlay, Unat, 9-6 1/4 (2.90m); 10. Kirstan Butler, South Dakota State, 9-0 1/4 (2.75m); 11. Jesse Greer, Unat, 8-2 1/2 (2.50m); 12. Melodie Nannanga, Unat, 8-2 1/2 (2.50m); 13. Sara Wallace, Wisconsin Eau Claire, 8- 2 1/2 (2.50m).
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