Hawkeyes Crown Four Champions

Jan. 20, 2007

Minneapolis, MN –

University of Iowa senior Peaches Roach led the Hawkeyes Saturday, by winning two titles at the Jack Johnson Classic in Minneapolis, MN. The meet included athletes from six different schools; South Dakota State, North Dakota State, Minnesota State University Mankato, Manitoba and Minnesota.

Roach provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championships in the high jump by clearing a winning height of 5-10 (1.78 m). She also brought home first place in the 60 meter dash with a time of 7.66. Kineke Alexander took first place in the 600 meters for the second week in a row, with a winning time of 1:28.74. The final event that a Hawkeye was crowned champion was in the 60 meter hurdles where Tiffany Johnson ran a season-best time of 8.50.

The Hawkeyes next competition will be at the Carle/Health Alliance Invitational in Champaign, IL on Jan. 27.

60 Meters
1. Peaches Roach (I) 7.66
3. Renee White (I) 7.83

200 Meters
1. Kadian Douglas (MN) 25.16
2. Rhonda-Kaye Trusty (I) 25.27
4. Megan Clarke (I) 25.81

600 Meters
1. Kineke Alexander (I) 1:28.74
7. Sophia Ponce (I) 1:36.57
12. Monica Mims (I) 1:38.59
15. Aditya Jones (I) 1:40.14

Mile
1. Gabe Anderson (MN) 4:48.68
3. Meghan Armstrong (I) 4:51.98
4. Diane Nukuri (I) 4:54.75
5. Krista Anderson (I) 4:58.40
7. Jessica Schmidt (I) 5:02.02
9. Jolly Burke (I) 5:12.12
12. Molly Esche (I) 5:19.43
19. Shannon Staley (I) 5:30.91

60-Meter Hurdles
1. Tiffany Johnson (I) 8.50

1,600-Meter Relay
1. Minnesota `A’ 3:48.37
4. Iowa `A’ 4:01.15

Long Jump
1. Sarah Nelson (MN) 18-9 ¾
2. Renee White (I) 18-8

Triple Jump
1. Amanda Theischafer (Unat) 39-1 ¼
2. Tiffany Johnson (I) 38-11 3/4

Shot Put
1. Liz Podominick (MN) 50-1 ¾
9. Mandy Chandler (I) 39-6

Weight Throw
1. Liz Alabi (MN) 63-5 ½
2. Becca Franklin (I) 55-2

High Jump
1. Peaches Roach (I) 5-10

Pole Vault
1. Andrea Smith (MN) 12-8 ¼
10. Sarah Burgett 10-10 ¾