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Women Have Four Champs,
Men's Relay Posts Auto
UW-Stevens Point had four women�s individual
champions and had a men�s relay automatically qualify for nationals at
the highly-competitive North Central Invite on Friday in Naperville,
Ill.
The Pointer women�s team was third of eight
teams, while the men�s team was fifth of nine teams in the event that
featured several of the top teams and athletes in the NCAA Division III.
The UW-La Crosse men and UW-Oshkosh women, both national champions
during the indoor season, claimed the team titles.
The women had a pair of provisionally
qualifying times for the national meet from Jenna Mitcher, who won the
800-meter run in 2:13.98, and Amy Frey, who claimed the triple jump in
37 feet, 5.25 inches. Teresa Stanley also won the 10,000-meter run in
38:06.98 and Beth Richter captured the javelin title in 112 feet, seven
inches.
The men�s 1600-meter relay team posted an
automatic qualifying time for the national meet, placing third overall
in 3:13.30. The men�s 400-meter relay was second with a provisional time
of 41.66 seconds.
Travis Nechuta had the top individual
performance for the men with a third place finish in the 1,500-meter run
in 4:00.18.
Other top women�s finishes were turned in by
Marie Burrows and Laura Simonis, who were second and third,
respectively, in the 200-meter dash in 26.07 and 26.15 seconds. Andrea
Irvine was third in the 400-meter dash in 59.21 seconds and Megan Craig
was third in the 1,500-meter run in 4:48.37. |
