University of Minnesota Athletics
Liz Roehrig Wins Thorpe Cup Heptathlon
8/13/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
Former Golden Gopher All-American Liz Roehrig captured her first title at an international competition winning the heptathlon competition at the 2009 Thorpe Cup in Marburg, Germany, in early August. Roehrig, a five-time NCAA awardwinner and a seven-time Big Ten Conference multi-event champion, scored a personal-best tally of 5,990 points.
Roehrig, who finished second in both the 2008 and 2009 NCAA Outdoor Championships, kicked off the heptathlon by running a time of 14.03 in the 100-meter hurdles. She cleared 6 feet in the high jump then landed a throw of 42-6 3/4 in the shot put. Roehrig ended the first day by clocking a time of 24.90 seconds in the 200-meter dash to lead the competition with 3,611 points.
Roehrig continued to perform well in day two, starting with a leap of 20-1 in the long jump. She speared a career-best in the javelin with a throw of 137-6 before securing the title with a time of 2:22.67 in the 800 meters.
Roehrig was competing in her second Thorpe Cup. She was eighth a year ago. The Thorpe Cup is a heptathlon and decathlon competition between the United States and Germany. The meet is named after 1912 Olympic champion Jim Thorpe.
Roehrig, who finished second in both the 2008 and 2009 NCAA Outdoor Championships, kicked off the heptathlon by running a time of 14.03 in the 100-meter hurdles. She cleared 6 feet in the high jump then landed a throw of 42-6 3/4 in the shot put. Roehrig ended the first day by clocking a time of 24.90 seconds in the 200-meter dash to lead the competition with 3,611 points.
Roehrig continued to perform well in day two, starting with a leap of 20-1 in the long jump. She speared a career-best in the javelin with a throw of 137-6 before securing the title with a time of 2:22.67 in the 800 meters.
Roehrig was competing in her second Thorpe Cup. She was eighth a year ago. The Thorpe Cup is a heptathlon and decathlon competition between the United States and Germany. The meet is named after 1912 Olympic champion Jim Thorpe.
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