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Track Teams Host NCAA Qualifier
For Immediate Release: Thursday, May 15, 2008
La Crosse, Wis. – The UW-La Crosse women’s and men's track & field teams hosted an NCAA Qualifying Meet Thursday night at Veterans Memorial Stadium. No team scores were kept in the final collegiate meet held at UW-L. A new stadium will be constructed at the conclusion of the WIAA State Meet scheduled for May 30-31.
In women's action, Caitlin Schetter set a school and Veterans Memorial Stadium record in winning the long jump Thursday night. She also automatically qualified for the NCAA III Championships with a mark of 19-6 1/4. Schetter broke the school record of 19-4 3/4 set by Katie Fondow in 2007 and the facility record of 19-4 3/4 held by Tara Jaeger of UW-Oshkosh in 1997. Schetter also placed third in the triple jump Thursday with a national provisional mark of 38-7 3/4.
The Eagles’ Alecia Ellingstad won the pole vault Thursday with a provisional mark of 12-1 1/2.
UW-L had two other finishers in the top-four in the long jump as Krista Kopetsky placed second (18-7) and Fondow fourth (17-7 1/2). Kopetsky provisionally qualified for the NCAA III Championships. Jessie Schulz was fifth in the triple jump (35-7 1/4).
In the 400-meter dash, Danica Schaefer was second (57.93) and Ashley Pershing third (58.68). UW-L had two runners place in the top-five in the 100-meter hurdles as Chris Claussen finished third (15.90) and Ellingstad fifth (15.80). Claussen provisionally qualified for the national meet with a time of 14.92 in the preliminaries.
The Eagles’ 4x100-meter relay provisionally qualified as it placed fourth overall (48.21). Sarah Duchow finished fourth in the 200-meter dash (25.55). Tiffany Ness was fourth in the 400-meter hurdles (1:09.44) while Rachel DeDeyn was fifth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (12:41.94).
In men's action, UW-L won four individual events Thursday night. On the track, Matt Gordy took the 100-meter dash (10.74) and Alex Rooker the 200-meter dash (21.86). Gordy was second in the 200-meter dash (22.01) while Rooker finished second in the 100-meter dash (10.76). Both runners provisionally qualified for the NCAA III Championships in the 100-meter dash.
In the field events, Jessie Dengsavang captured the triple jump (46-11) while Bobby Riley won the shot put (54-1 1/4). Dengsavang and Riley also provisionally qualified for the national championships with their performances. Riley also qualified in the discus throw with a fourth-place finish (159-8).
UW-L’s 4x400-meter relay won with a provisional time of 3:14.28 while the 4x100-meter relay was second with a provisional time of 41.71.
Other top finishers on the track included Logan O’Grady placing second in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (9:43.10) and Cory Hayden second in the 10,000-meter run (31:30.94). Pat Bryan finished third in the 110-meter hurdles (15.33) and Dylan Randolph third in the 400-meter dash (48.68). Andrew Boldt was fourth in the 800-meter run (1:52.56), recording a national provisional qualifying time. Sam Nolden finished fifth in the 200-meter dash (22.82) while Kevin Oelstrom was fifth in the 5,000-meter run (14:54.17).
UW-L’s Clark Lundquist was second (6-4 1/4) and Dave Stauder fifth (6-4 1/4) in the high jump. In the long jump, Cole Lambert was second (21-10) while in the shot put, Bill Warren finished fourth with a provisional qualifying mark (52-0 1/2). Jason Prochnow and Jeremiah Burish tied for second in the pole vault (15-1 3/4) while Joel Nernberger tied for fourth (15-1 3/4).
For complete results, click here.
UW-L returns to action Thursday, May 22 at the NCAA Division III Championships at UW-Oshkosh.
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