University of Minnesota Athletics
Dorniden Runs NCAA Automatic Time
2/8/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
Heather Dorniden ran an NCAA automatic qualifying time in placing second in the 800-meter run at Notre Dame’s Meyo Invitational on Saturday. Dorniden clocked a time of 2 minutes, 4.39 seconds in the race, the third-fastest 800-meter time in her Gopher career. She was edged by a familiar foe, Michigan’s Geena Gall, the defending national champion in the event outdoors, who won in a time of 2:30.91.
Two Gophers earned NCAA provisional and personal best times in the mile run. Elizabeth Yetzer finished third with a time of 4:44.37, the fifth-best time in school history. Gabriele Anderson placed fifth with a time of 4:46.11, a time that ranks eighth in Gopher history.
Alicia Rue added a second-place finish in the pole vault with a height of 13 feet, 3 1/2 inches. Samantha Sonnenberg cleared a career-best height of 12-11 1/2 to move up to No. 4 on the Gophers’ all-time top 10 list in the event.
Kari Schmidt chipped in a second-place showing in the shot put with an effort of 48-2.
The young corps of Gopher sprinters continued their assault on the Minnesota top-10 lists. Freshman Nyoka Giles ran the fourth-best time in school history in the 200-meter dash, 24.47 seconds, placing sixth. She finished seventh in the 60-meter dash with a time of 6.63, the seventh-best time in Gopher history.
Adrienne Thomas finished fifth in the 400-meter dash with her best time of the season, 55.76 seconds. That time is the No. 6 time in Minnesota history.
Giles was joined by teammates Kylie Peterson and Chimerem Okoroiji in posting top-10 times in the 60 meters. Peterson ran her season-best time of 7.66 seconds for the No. 8 time on the list, while Okoroiji clocked a time of 7.71 seconds which is No. 10 overall.
Two Gophers earned NCAA provisional and personal best times in the mile run. Elizabeth Yetzer finished third with a time of 4:44.37, the fifth-best time in school history. Gabriele Anderson placed fifth with a time of 4:46.11, a time that ranks eighth in Gopher history.
Alicia Rue added a second-place finish in the pole vault with a height of 13 feet, 3 1/2 inches. Samantha Sonnenberg cleared a career-best height of 12-11 1/2 to move up to No. 4 on the Gophers’ all-time top 10 list in the event.
Kari Schmidt chipped in a second-place showing in the shot put with an effort of 48-2.
The young corps of Gopher sprinters continued their assault on the Minnesota top-10 lists. Freshman Nyoka Giles ran the fourth-best time in school history in the 200-meter dash, 24.47 seconds, placing sixth. She finished seventh in the 60-meter dash with a time of 6.63, the seventh-best time in Gopher history.
Adrienne Thomas finished fifth in the 400-meter dash with her best time of the season, 55.76 seconds. That time is the No. 6 time in Minnesota history.
Giles was joined by teammates Kylie Peterson and Chimerem Okoroiji in posting top-10 times in the 60 meters. Peterson ran her season-best time of 7.66 seconds for the No. 8 time on the list, while Okoroiji clocked a time of 7.71 seconds which is No. 10 overall.
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