The women's outdoor track and field team, following up on their MIAC Indoor championship, placed third at the MIAC Outdoor meet and took 10th at the NCAA National Meet at Macalester May 21-23. The eight Cobbers who qualified for nationals were led by three All-American 

All-American  Laura Utke

performers, Laura Utke ('99, Oriska), Maria DeBoer ('00, Pine Island), and Becky Kearns ('98, Hopkins). 

Utke placed second at nationals in the hammer throw with a school record toss of 162-7. DeBoer finished 5th in the discus at nationals with a toss of 140-3, followed by Kearns in 6th at 138-11. 

Concordia's 3rd year head coach, Marv Roeske, was named MIAC Coach of the Year. 

The Cobbers' 3rd place finish at the MIAC Championship Meet on May 9th was highlighted by the performance of  Sarah Severson ('98, Ellsworth, WI). Severson won the long jump (17-3 1/2), placed second in the heptathlon, took 3rd in both the triple jump (35-11 1/2) and pole vault (8-7 1/2) and placed 8th in the high jump (4-11 3/4). Severson later set a school record in the long jump with a 19-2 1/2 and qualified for Nationals, where she finished 11th. 

Cobber individual MIAC champions, in addition to Severson, were Kearns in the Hammer and Amanda Glas ('99, Fargo) in the javelin. Glas went on to place 13th at Nationals. 

Others advancing to nationals were Heidi Brenden ('01, Minot, ND) (15th in the 1500) and  Sara Grineski ('01, Moorhead) (18th in the 100  hurdles). 

Thirteen women's track team members also earned Academic All-MIAC honors with their cumulative GPAs of 3.35 or better. Those so honored, in addition to Kearns, Utke and Severson, were Jessica Anderson ('99, Eden Prairie),  Michelle Beare  ('99, Fargo, ND),  Jessica Edwards ('00, Glendive, MT),  Stacia Fey  ('98, Fargo, ND),   Mollee Ludtke ('98, Albert Lea, MN),    Karin McGregor ('00, Pelican Rapids),  Charity Penn   ('00, Buffalo, SD),  Leta Prochnow  ('99, Jamestown, ND),  Karyn Senst  ('00, Two Harbors), and Kelly Shannon ('00, Rapid City, SD). 

NCAA Results 
5/23 

 May 16 Last Chance Qualifier @ U of Minnesota
Kearns Wins Hammer with 156-5. 

May 14 Last Chance Qualifier @ NDSU

Sarah Severson

 May 14 Sarah Severson set a school record in the long jump with a 19-2 1/2 and went 37-11 in the Triple jump. Both jumps exceeded the automatic qualifying distances for the NCAA Championship.  Laura Utke improved her own school record in the Hammer with a toss of 158-2, improving on her previous automatic qualifying distance for the NCAA Championship of 157-5. 

5/8-9 MIAC Outdoor Championship at St. Thomas - Results
Ranked MIAC performance lists | Heat Sheets for MIAC Meet | 
Cobbers take 3rd. Complete Results are posted here. 
Sarah Severson led the Cobbers in scoring at the MIAC by winning the long jump (17-3 1/2), placing second in the heptathlon, taking 3rd in both the triple jump (35-11 1/2) and pole vault (8-7 1/2) and placing 8th in the High Jump (4-11 3/4). 
5/4  Cobber MIAC Meet Qualifiers

April 30-May 1 
MIAC Heptathlon final  results
Sarah Severson takes second. 

April 25 Cobbers take 2nd at 13 team  Macalester Invitational 
 |  Find Saturday Results Here | 
Becky Kearns  won both the Hammer and Discus. Heidi Brenden   won the 1500. Amanda Glas won the Javelin. And Sarah Severson won the Long Jump. See Complete Results

April 24 Hammer event at SDSU Invitational 
2nd , Becky Kearns, Concordia,  153-9. 
3rd, Laura Utke , Concordia, 149-1. 

4/24 Concordian Story 

April 19-20 NDSCS Heptathlon
Sarah Severson, takes third at NDSCS Heptathlon , Margaret Cropp  and Emily Rankin take 4th and 5th.

3/27 Concordian Story

Indoor Wrap-up 

The Cobber women's track and field team captured the 1998 MIAC Indoor Championship Meet March 5-7 in Minneapolis. The last 

Sarah Severson

  MIAC indoor title for the Cobbers came in 1988. 

The Cobbers were led by Mollee Ludtke ('98, Albert Lea), who won the 600, 

Mollee Ludtke

 and Sarah Severson ('98, Ellsworth, WI). Severson won the triple jump, placed 2nd in the long jump and took 3rd in both the pentathlon and pole vault. 

Other Cobbers earning All-MIAC honors by placing in the top three were  Barbara Breidenbach ('99, Buxton, ND, 2nd in the 1000), Karin McGregor ('00, Pelican Rapids, 3rd in long jump),  and Becky Kearns ('98, Hopkins, 3rd in the 20# weight). 

Three Cobbers advanced to the NCAA National Meet, Severson in the long jump, Kearns in the 20# weight and Laura Utke  ('99, Oriska, ND), also in the 20# weight. 

Fourth year Cobber head coach,  Marv Roeske, was named  Central Region Coach of the Year by the USTCA. 

3/13 Concordian Story

3/5/98 Sarah Severson  takes 3rd at MIAC Pentathlon

Feb. 27-28 Cobbers vs Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas
Cobbers win 116-84 Click here for Meet Results

Feb. 21: University of Minnesota Maroon & Gold Invitational   (Partial Squad, Those Making Texas Trip) 
Sarah Severson  took 2nd in the long jump
Laura Utke  took 3rd in the 20# weight throw with a toss of 51-1.5 
Barb Breidenbach took 3rd in the 1000

Feb. 13 Concordian Story

 Jan. 24 Concordia Invitational Results
Laura Utke qualified for NCAA Indoor Nationals with a #20 weight toss of 50' 8 1/4". 

 1/17/98 Preview: 

The 1998 Cobber Women's Track and Field team opens their indoor campaign January 17 at the NDSU Invitational. The Cobbers are coming off a 1997 season in which they finished 6th in the MIAC Indoor Meet and 3rd in the MIAC Outdoor Meet. The Cobbers are coached by Marv Roeske. 

The top indoor returner for the Cobbers is Sarah Severson (98 Ellsworth, WI). Severson won the MIAC Indoor Pentathlon in 1997.