University of Minnesota Athletics

FINDLAY TIES SCHOOL RECORD AT JIM DUNCAN INVITATIONAL

4/15/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field

tSophomore Erika Findlay (Whitewater, Wis./Whitewater) tied the school's pole vaulting record and took first place with a vault of 12'00.75 (3.68m) at the Jim Duncan Invitational in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, April 14. Findlay tied Christine Gulbrandsen's vault from the 2000 outdoor season. Newcomer Monica Stearns (Wadena, Minn./Wadena-Deer Creek) captured second in the event with a career high vault of 10'11.75 (3.35m). The vault places her third on the school's top ten performers list.

Senior Aubrey Schmitt (Hastings, Minn./Hastings) and first year student Amy Netland (Bagley, Minn./Bagley) went one-two in the discus, throwing 162'09" (49.60m) and 145'04" (44.30m), respectively. Sophomore Heidi Crabtree (New Richland, Minn./New Richland) claimed fourth place in the event with a throw of 137'05" (41.90m).

In the 400-meter dash newcomer Rachael Schutz (Hastings, Minn./Hastings) placed second with a personal best run of 58.88 seconds. First year student Jessica Mittelstadt (Mankato, Minn./Mankato West) placed third in the event with a time of 59.41 seconds. Mittelstadt also ran a personal best in the 200 with a time of 25.80 seconds.

Final Results 100-meter: 1, Mellisa Campbell, Northern Iowa, 12.19. 2, Inga Hope, Northern Iowa, 12.38. 3, Sylvia Porchia, Morningside, 12.73. 4, Ambre Moton, Iowa State, 12.96. 5, Teresa Johnson, Morningside, 13.00. Other Minnesota finishers: 10, DaLee Wilkinson, 13.49. 12, Kirsten Kosloske, 13.83. 13, Erika Findlay, 13.96. 16, Monica Stearns, 14.49.

200-meter: 1, Ola Abetiba, Iowa State, 23.89. 2, Sheba Clarke, Iowa State, 24.80. 3, Inga Hope, Northern Iowa 25.29. 4, Meredith Davis, Morningside, 25.69. 5, Melissa Childs, Drake, 25.72. Other Minnesota finishers: 6, Jessica Mittelstadt, 25.80. 14, Nadine Conboy, 26.99. 16, Rachael Schutz, 27.12. 19, Kirsten Kosloske, 27.48.

400-meter: 1, Marcy Krumm, Iowa State, 57.89. 2, Schutz, Minnesota, 58.88. 3, Mittelstadt, 59.41. 4, Stephanie Suntken, Iowa State, 59:89. 5, Sheryl Bell, Morningside, 1:00.09. Other Minnesota finishers: 7, Conboy, 1:02.07.

800-meter: 1, Teresa Grothus, Northern Iowa, 2:13.38. 2, Kelly Kincaid, Drake, 2:15.46. 3, Katie Kincaid, Drake, 2:15.91. 4, Erin Bresnan, Unattached ISU, 2:18.37. 5, Stephanie Collins, Dana, 2:20.02.

1500-meter: 1, Rasa Michniovaite, Gear Running Club, 4:29.05. 2, Laura Bosley, Wisconsin-Parkside, 4:40.38. 3, Laurie Meythaler, Unattached ISU, 4:46.19. 4, Kristina Hand, Unattached UNI 4:49.18. 5, Laine Misch, Minnesota 4:50.20. Other Minnesota finishers: 7, Kristin Hartmark, 5:01.94.

3000-meter: 1, Amber Antonia, Wisconsin-Parkside, 10:11.53. 2, Christine Harper, Minnesota, 10:41.89. 3, Pam Murkowski, Wisconsin-Parkside, 11:29.88. 4, Martha Miltich, Bemidji State, 11:31.80. 5, Kristin Kass, Drake, 11:38.39.

100-meter hurdles: 1, Aurelia Trywianska, Iowa State, 14.17. 2, Dee Wear, Northern Iowa, 14.61. 3, Meredith Davis, Morningside, 14.73. 4, Julie Ollila, Iowa State, 14.75. 5, Diedre Dixon, Northern Iowa, 15.19. Other Minnesota finishers: Caese Martine, 15.82. 7, Elizabeth Woolford, 16.07.

3000-meter steeplechase: 1, Erin Enright, Wisconsin-Parkside, 11:38.57. 2, Martie Houtsma, Drake, 11:43.86. 3, Lindsay DeWitt, Wisconsin-Parkside, 12:53.95. 4, Josi Muzquiz, Bemidji State, 13:26.92.

400-meter hurdles: 1, Nikole Nelson, Unattached UNI, 1:02.22. 2, Julie Ollila, Iowa State, 1:02.85. 3, Janelle Edmundson, Iowa State, 1:04.39. 4, Allyson DeVries, Minnesota, 1:05.10. 5, Tasha Armstrong, Morningside, 1:06.21 Other Minnesota finishers: 7, Caese Martine, 1:11.52.

4x100-meter relay: 1, Iowa State, 45.61. 2, Northern Iowa, 47.47. 3, Drake, 48.77. 4, Morningside, 49.23. 5, Minnesota, 50.50.

4x400-meter relay: 1, Iowa State, 3:46.81. 2, Northern Iowa, 3:55.86. 3, Drake, 3:57.52. 4, Morningside, 3:59.28. 5, Iowa State, 4:01.69. 6. Minnesota, 4:08.85.

Pole Vault: 1, Erika Findlay, Minnesota, 3.68. 2, Monica Stearns, 3.35. 3, Jess Hetcko, Drake, 3.35. 4, Jacyln Repay, Unattached Indiana, 3.20. 5, Jorie Spayth, Unattached Drake, 3.20.

Long Jump: 1, Christina Peterson, Iowa State, 5.72. 2, Meredith Davis, Morningside, 5.59. 3, Davonna Carr, Iowa State, 5.44. 4, Diedre Dixon, Northern Iowa, 5.25. 5, Molly Angermeyer, Drake, 5.15.

Triple Jump: 1, Kara Hulse, Northern Iowa, 10.83. 2, Mel Orzehoskie, Drake, 10.69. 3, Kellie Hoffman, Morningside, 10.60. 4, Tracy LaVoi, Minnesota, 10.26.

Shot Put: 1, Sarah DeRonde, Iowa State, 13.81. 2, Amy Netland, Minnesota, 13.65. 3, Jenn Haage, Morningside, 13.58. 4, Alean Frawley, Minnesota, 12.90. 5, Susan Sherman, Iowa State, 12.86.

Discus: 1, Aubrey Schmitt, Minnesota, 49.60. 2, Amy Netland, Minnesota, 44.30. 3, Sarah DeRonde, Iowa State, 44.06. 4, Heidi Crabtree, Minnesota, 41.90. 5, Susan Sherman, Iowa State, 40.96.

Javelin: 1, Sarah DeRonde, Iowa State, 39.98. 2, Barbara Szlendakova, Iowa State, 31.98. 3, Jessica Mitchell, Minnesota, 30.60. 4, Tiffany Poole, Dana, 30.22. 5, Jess Hetcko, Drake 24.22.

High Jump: 1, Gina Curtis, Iowa State, 1.82. 2, Melissa Nelson, Northern Iowa, 1.72. 3, Katie Johnson, Northern Iowa, 1.67. 4, Barbara Szlendakova, Iowa State, 1.62. 5, Caesare Stimson, Bemidji State, 1.57. Other Minnesota finishers: 6, Amanda Sullivan, 1.57. 14, Nicole Terlouw, 1.47.

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