St. Thomas Men Capture 14th MIAC Indoor Track and Field Title, Cobbers Take 3rd
March 7, 1998
Paul Johnson, SID, College of St. Catherine
MIAC Women's Track and Field Indoor Championships
University of
Minnesota Fieldhouse; March 6-7, 1998
St. Thomas Men Capture 14th MIAC Indoor Track and Field Title
The University of St. Thomas men captured the MIAC indoor track and
field
title for the 14th straight year. The Tommies ran away with the
title with
the closest team 127.5 points behind them. Josh Kath of St. Thomas
set a
MIAC meet record in the 1000 Meter Run with a time of 2:27.56.
Gustavus'
Aaron Smith in the 35-lb weight throw is the MIAC's only automatic
qualifier for the Division-III national championship March 13-14 at
Brandeis University in Waltham, Mass.
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MIAC 1998 INDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP
Paul Johnson, St. Catherine SID
The 1998 MIAC Men's and Women's Indoor Track and Field Championship
will be
contested this weekend Friday-Saturday, March 6-7 at the University
of
Minnesota fieldhouse. The St. Thomas men and women will seek
to extend
their streaks of consecutive MIAC indoor championship wins to 14 and
10
respectively.
Returning Individual All-Americans for the men include Aaron Smith (shot
put, Jr, Jackson, Wis.) of Gustavus and for the women Busola Akinwale
(long
jump, Sr, Richfield) of Carleton, Misty Bahr (shot put and 20-lb weight,
Sr, Int'l Falls) of Hamline, April Felt (20-lb weight, So, Fridley)
of
Gustavus, and Jayna Mathieu (1500, Jr, Brainerd) of St. Olaf.
The NCAA
Division III Championship will be held at Brandeis University in Waltham,
Mass., March 13-14.
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Friday - Saturday Results
March 5th Pentathlon at St. Olaf
MENS
1 Jon Berg - St. Olaf
3344
2 Jon Lundberg - Bethel
3194
3 Dan Buchholz - Concordia
3132
4 Jeff Hertel, Fr, Concordia
3115
5 Joel Ward, So, St. Olaf
3089
6 Steve Kimble, Jr, Saint John's 3032
7 Len Crouse, Fr, Concordia
3024
8 Matthew Benoit, So, Carleton 2972
9 Phil Barry, So, Saint John's 2906
10 Matt Drewes, Sr, Concordia
2890
11 Nels Paulson, So, Concordia
2830
12 Jon Kenning, Fr, Carleton
2664
13 Neil Torgerson, Fr, St. Olaf 1907
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Concordia Performaces
Individual champions and Concordia placewinners
800 relay-
1, St. Thomas (Krolak, Osmondson, Stahly, Webster), 1:30.38.
1,600 relay-
1, St. Thomas (Warder, Bergren, Langer, Rainey), 3:23.52.
4, Concordia (Micah Benson , Rob
Nick , Matt Raml , Jeremy
Blake ), 3:26.81.
3,200 relay-
1, St. Thomas (Graf, Kollmann, Harris, Gruba), 7:56.53.
4, Concordia (Arntson, Josh Lowman ,
Brett
Ramstad , Chris Goebel ), 8:12.38.
Long jump-
1, Golden, Carleton, 22-31/2.
8, Adam Strainer, Concordia, 20-8.
Triple jump-
1, Adam Strainer , Concordia 45-103/4.
9 Greg North, So, Concordia
41-3 3/4
Shot put-
1, Smith, Gustavus, 51-51/2 (NCAA provisional).
3, Joel
Nelson , Concordia, 47-03/4.
High jump-
1, Peterson, St. Olaf, 6-6 3/4.
13 Andrew Fritz, Fr, Concordia 5-8 3/4
Pole vault-
1, Nickle, St. Thomas, 14-9.
6, Tim Hiesterman, Concordia, 13-91/4.
35 Pound Weight Throw-
1, Smith, Gustavus, 51-3.
2, Joel
Nelson , Concordia, 46-43/4.
4, Scott
Jorgensen , Concordia, 45-1.
5, Mark Aslakson , Concordia, 44-7.
Pentathlon-
1, Berg, St. Olaf, 3344.
3, Dan Buchholz , Concordia, 3132.
4, Jeff Hertel , Concordia, 3115.
7, Len Crouse , Concordia, 3024.
55 Meter Dash-
1, Heckman, St. Thomas, 6.47 (NCAA Provisional).
200 Meter Dash-
1, Heckman, St. Thomas, 22.44.
400 Meter Dash-
1, Sondgeroth, Hamline, 49.03 (NCAA Provisional).
7, Matt Raml , Concordia, 51.99.
11 Rob Nick , Jr, Concordia
52.33
600 Yard Dash-
1, Kuehl, St. Olaf, 1:12.86.
4, Jeremy Blake , Concordia, 1:14.36.
15 Brett Ramstad , Fr, Concordia
1:16.65
800 Meter Run-
1,Eric Schmeckpeper, Hamline 1:55.61.
4, Jeremy Blake , Concordia 1:57.38.
16 Noah Rounds, Fr, Concordia 2:04.82
1000 Meter Run-
1, Kath, St. Thomas, 2:27.56 (Meet Record).
4, Gabe Arntson, Concordia, 2:33.23.
5, Chris Goebel , Concordia, 2:33.60.
9 Brett Ramstad , Fr, Concordia
2:37.60
1500 Meter Run-
1, Kath, St. Thomas, 4:01.15.
12 Gabe Arntson, Jr, Concordia 4:09.52
19 Chris Goebel , Fr, Concordia
4:16.86
23 Josh Lowman , Jr, Concordia 4:18.72
Two Mile Run-
1, Guthrie, Macalester, 9:33.68.
5000 Meter Run-
1, Krueger, St. John's, 15:02.03.
55M High Hurdles-
1, Young, Bethel, 7.87.
March 5th Pentathlon at St. Olaf
1 Jon Berg - St. Olaf
3344
3 Dan Buchholz - Concordia
3132
4 Jeff Hertel, Fr, Concordia
3115
7 Len Crouse, Fr, Concordia
3024
10 Matt Drewes, Sr, Concordia
2890
11 Nels Paulson, So, Concordia
2830
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TEAM SCORES
PLACE TEAM POINTS
1 St. Thomas
230.0
2 St. Olaf
102.5
3 Concordia
81.0
4 Saint John's
78.0
5 Hamline
77.0
6 Carleton
57.5
7T Bethel
41.0
7T Macalester
41.0
9 Gustavus
34.0
10 St. Mary's
21.0
11 Augsburg
17.0
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MIAC Pentathlon
St. Olaf College
March 5, 1998
Estimated time schedule:
Each event starts 30:00 after the conclusion of the previous event.
Women's Schedule
2:30 55 Meter Hurdles
3:30 High Jump
5:20 Shot Put
6:25 Long Jump
8:10 800 Meter
Men's Schedule
3:05 55 Meter Hurdles
4:05 Long Jump
5:50 Shot Put
6:55 High Jump
8:45 1000 Meter
MIAC 1998 TRACK & FIELD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Univ. of Minnesota Fieldhouse
Friday-Saturday, March 6-7*
Schedule of events
(See Also 1997 Meet Results Men Women )
Friday (4:30pm in UM fieldhouse), 3/6/97
4:45
Coaches Meeting
5:30
Long Jump Men Final
6:00
Pole Vault Women Final
6:30
Shot Put Men Final
6:30
20lb. Weight Women Final
8:00
High Jump Men Final
Long Jump Women Final
(To begin 30 min. after men)
6:00
55M Hurdles Women Prelim
6:15
55M Hurdles Men Prelim
7:30
5000M Run Women Final
6:55
5000M Run Men
Final
7:15
55M Dash Women
Prelim
7:25
55M Dash Men
Prelim
7:35
1500M Run Women Final
8:00
1500M Run Men
Final
8:25
55M Hurdles Women Final
8:30
55M Hurdles Men Final
8:35
400M Dash Women Final
8:45
400M Dash Men
Final
8:55
600M Run Women
Final
9:05
600 Yard Run Men Final
9:20
55M Dash Women
Final
9:25
55M Dash Men
Final
Implement Weigh-in Times
4:45-5:30 Women's Weight,
Men's Shot
Saturday (9:30am in UM fieldhouse), 3/7/97
11:00
Triple Jump Women Final
11:00
Pole Vault Men
Final
1:00
Shot Put Women
Final
1:00
35lb. Weight Men Final
1:30
High Jump Women Final
Triple Jump Men Final
(To begin 30 min. after women)
1:00
3000M Run Women
Final (Fast)
1:18
2 Mile Run Men
Final (Fast)
1:35
800M Run Women
Final
1:50
800M Run Men
Final
2:05
1000M Run Women
Final
2:20
1000M Run Men
Final
2:35
800M Relay Women
Final
2:50
800M Relay Men
Final
3:05
200M Dash Women
Final
3:20
200M Dash Men
Final
3:35
3000M Run Women
Final (Fastest)
3:53
2 Mile Run Men
Final (Fastest)
4:10
3200M Relay Women Final
4:25
3200M Relay Men
Final
4:40
1600M Relay Women Final
4:55
1600M Relay Men
Final
Implement Weigh-in Times
11:15-12:00 Men's Weight, Women's Shot
*MIAC Pentathlon contested Thursday, March 5, at St. Olaf College
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1998 MIAC MEN'S TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW
University of
Minnesota Fieldhouse, Minneapolis, Minn.
During last year?s outdoor season, St. John?s turned in
a 200-point+
team performance to halt second-place St. Thomas? outdoor victories
streak
at 14. The Johnnies? iron grip on the distance events, their
strength last
year, has loosened however and been infiltrated by the Tommies
who
finished second to St. John?s by only seven points at last fall?s MIAC
cross country championship. The Tommies indoor streak remains
intact at 13
and they look in good shape to claim number 14. The scramble
for second
place is more up in the air. Expect a battle between Hamline,
Concordia,
St. John?s and Carleton.
Beginning on the track with the short sprints, watch for
defending 55-
and 200-meter champion Shannon Rainey of St. Thomas (Sr, Brooklyn Center)
and teammate Jeremy Heckman (FY, Lino Lakes). Both have made
NCAA
provisional qualifying times in the 55. They will be challenged
in both
races by Hamline?s Todd Veroeven (So, Mankato) and Ben Kvamme (So,
Warren)
and Augsburg?s Damien Washington (FY, Chicago, Ill). Also stepping
up are
Kyle Perreault of St. John?s (So, Coon Rapids) in the 55 and returning
all-conference performer Zach Jones of Carleton (2nd in ?97, Sr, Hastings)
in the 200.
Jones also returns as the defending champion in the indoor
and outdoor
400 and will have to defend his title against all-conference performers
Dan
Sondgeroth of Hamline (2nd, So, Deer River) who comes in with a provisional
qualifying time and the Tommies? Shanti Rainey (3rd, Sr, Brooklyn Center).
The hurdles return defending champion Matt Young of Bethel (So, Moorhead)
and Ryan Quinn of St. Thomas (3rd, So, Spicer). They will be
challenged by
first-year Eric Klinker of Macalester (Estelline, S.D.).
The 600-yd and 800 look up for grabs. Only two scorers
return from last
year. They are Hamline?s all-conference performer Eric Schmeckpeper
(2nd
600/7th 800, So, Forest Lake) and Concordia?s Jeremy Blake (5th 600,
Jr,
Moorhead). Also in the hunt in both races are three Tommies,
Neil Langer
(FY, Stillwater), Mike Gruba (FY, White Bear Lake), and Rasheed Harris
(Jr,
Minneapolis).
All-conference performer Josh Kath of St. Thomas (2nd
1000/2nd 1500, Jr,
White Bear Lake) who was last year?s outdoor 1500 champion and comes
in
with an NCAA provisional qualifying time in the 1500 tops the list
in both
the 1000 and 1500 and will be joined in the 1500 by fellow all-conference
performer and teammate Eric Barrett (3rd 1000, Jr, St. Cloud).
Challenges
in the 1500 will come from St. Mary?s Rob Edwards (7th in/2nd 800 out,
So,
Prior Lake) and last fall?s cross country champion Scott Major of St.
Olaf
(6th, So, Orono). Kath may run alone in the 1000 if he aims for
the
15-year old MIAC record set in 1983 by Mark DeFor of St. Olaf.
Last year, the Johnnies used five runners to sweep the
top-three spots
in both the 3000 and 5000. Of those five, only John Krueger (3rd
5000, So,
Lake Elmo) returns. The Tommies look to grab top spots with 3000
top seed
Jacob Hallen (Jr, Plymouth) in the 3000 and 5000, top 5000 seed and
provisional qualifier Ryan Kollman (FY, Circle Pines), and Barrett
in the
3000. Sedgewick Freeman of Gustavus (Sr, Lakewood, Color.) will
attempt to
make a dent in the 3000 as will Brandon Guthrie of Macalester (So,
Salem,
Ore.) in the 5000.
Last year, St. Thomas, St. Olaf and Hamline took up the
top three spots
in every relay except for the 4 x 200 in which Carleton took the show.
But
don?t count anyone out. When it comes to the relays, any team
could
surprise you.
Duking it out on the long jump runway are likely to be
three sophomores,
defending indoor champion Aaron Golden of Carleton (Mishicot, Wis.),
outdoor champion Jeff Schmidt of St. Thomas (So, Lino Lakes), and Mike
Luedke of Bethel (7th in, So, Alexandria). In the triple jump,
Schmidt,
last year?s outdoor champion, and Luedke may again be contenders, but
the
top seeds go to two freshmen, Concordia?s Adam Strainer (East Helena,
Mont.) and Joseph Mukurazita of Macalester (Harare, Zimbabwe).
The top high jump seeds again pit a Fighting Scot, Macalester?s
John
Shepard (3rd out, So, Absorokee, Mont.) against a Cobber, Concordia?s
Andrew Fritz (FY, Perham). Also returning is defending champion
Eric
Peterson of St. Olaf (2nd out, Sr, St. Paul), last year?s runner-up
Schmidt
of St. Thomas, and outdoor champion Brian Bernsten of St. John?s (Jr,
Hermantown). First-year Kris Collins of Bethel (4th out, Alexandria)
also
will seek to add his name to the list of top finishers.
Several skyhunters will aim high to knock off top pole
vault seed and
defending champion Jon Nickle of St. Thomas (3rd out, Jr, Edina).
They
include outdoor champion Ben Sieben of St. John?s (7th in, So, Melrose),
outdoor runner-up Andy Stark of St. Olaf (4th in, Jr, Apple Valley),
Noah
Heaney of St. Thomas (8th in/8th out, So, Mauston, Wis.) and first-year
Kurt Fitterer of Carleton (Mandan, N.D.).
Clear favorites in the shot put are All-American and outdoor
champion
Aaron Smith of Gustavus (6th NCAA in and out, 3rd MIAC in, Sr, Jackson,
Wis.) and defending indoor champion Darwin Dumonceaux of St. John?s
(8th
NCAA in, 2nd MIAC out, Jr, St. Joseph). Both have thrown NCAA
provisional
qualifying marks coming into this meet. With a seven foot gap
to his
nearest MIAC competitor and an automatic qualifying mark already under
his
belt, Smith (2nd MIAC in) also is the MIAC?s runaway favorite in the
35-lb
weight throw. Battling for second are two Cobbers Scott Jorgenson
(FY,
Fargo, N.D.) and Mark Aslakson (Sr, Parshall) and two Pipers Heber
Kennedy
(7th, Jr, Olympia, Wash.) and Jason Johnson (Jr, Marshall).
Returning in the pentathlon are all-conference performers
Joel Ward of
St. Olaf (3rd in/4th out decathlon, So, Ramsey) and Dan Buchholz of
Concordia (2nd/3rd out dec., Jr, Moorhead). Buchholz is joined
by three
Cobber teammates that look to do well including Jeff Hertel (FY, Fargo,
N.D.), Matt Drewes (Sr, Hawley), and Justin Gall (FY, Moorhead).
Also in
contention is all-conference decathlete Steve Kimble of St. John?s
(5th
pent/2nd dec, Jr, Sartell).