University of Minnesota Athletics
Albertson-Junkans and Williams Post NCAA Regional Qualifiers in 5K
3/31/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
Sophomore Ruby Radocaj bettered her NCAA regional qualifying mark in the javelin, placing fifth with a season-high throw of 156 feet, 9 inches. Radocaj landed her top throw of the competition in her first attempt of the finals. Amanda Solberg won the B Session of the javelin with a throw of 130-4.
A trio of Gopher long jumpers notched top-five finishes. Competing in the open session of the event, freshman Christin Kingsley placed third at 19-5 1/4, the best effort of her young Minnesota career. Sarah Nelson added a fifth-place showing with a leap of 19-2. Christine Tvrdik placed second in the B Session of the long jump with mark of 17-10 3/4.
Another top-5 finish for the Gophers came from Ashley Nord in the Session B pole vault. Nord cleared a height of 12-0.
The meet continues on Saturday with several of the Golden Gophers’ top athletes set to compete, including newly crowned indoor All-Americans Heather Dorniden, running her first 800-meter race since winning the 2006 indoor national title, and Emily Brown in the 3,000-meter steeplechase.
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