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Feb. 3, 2007
IOWA CITY, IA – Junior Kineke Alexander showed why she is ranked no. 1 by trackwire.com in the 400 meters Saturday. She tied her school record of 52.01, automatically qualified for the NCAA Championships and took first place at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational.
High-jumper, Peaches Roach claimed first place with a leap of 5-10, tying her season-best. Senior Tiffany Johnson took fifth place in the 60 meter hurdles (8.51) behind James Pavi’elle from Tennessee who finished first with a winning time of 8.41. Sophia Ponce and Aditya Jones finished sixth (1:24.55) and eighth (1:27.38) respectively in the 600 yard run. Morgan Bonds, from Kansas State, took the title with a time of 1:20.80. With a season best performance in the pole vault (11-3 ¾), Sarah Burgett took 11th place behind Kate Sultanova of Kansas (13-05 ¼).
At the Meyo Invitational hosted by Notre Dame, senior Meghan Armstrong set a new career mark in the 3,000 meters with a time of 9:27.95 and finished fifth. Right behind Armstrong, Diane Nukuri finished sixth with a time of 9:28.41. Both runners provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championships with their exceptional times.
The Hawkeyes next competition will be at the Cyclone Invitational in Ames on Feb. 9-10.
RESULTS
HUSKER INVITE
Long Jump
1. April Holiness (Nike) 20-2 ½
4. Renee White (I) 18-11 ¾
13. Caleigh Bacchus (I) 17-1 ½
Weight Throw
1. Melissa Meyerscough (Unat) 66-5 ¾
7. Becca Franklin (I) 54-6 ¾
High Jump
1. Peaches Roach (I) 5-10
Pole Vault
1. Kate Sultanova (KU) 13-5 ¼
11. Sarah Burgett (I) 11-3 ¾
400 Meters
1. Kineke Alexander (I) 52.01
60-Meter Hurdles
1. James Pavi’elle (Tenn) 8.41
5. Tiffany Johnson (I) 8.51
600 Yard Run
1. Morgan Bonds (KSU) 1:20.80
6. Sophia Ponce (I) 1:24.55
8. Aditya Jones (I) 1:27.38
800 Meters
1. Sarah Bowman (Tenn.) 2:06.59
19. Monica Mims (I) 2:21.92
1,600 Meter Relay
1. Washington State 3:44.66
3. Iowa 3:45.17
(Ponce, Alexander, Johnson, Mims)
MEYO INVITE
Mile
1. Angela Bizzarri (IL) 4:45.77
23. Jessica Schmidt (I) 5:01.00
38. Shannon Stanley (I) 5:10.35
52. Rachel Hawks (I) 5:23.53
3,000 Meters
1. Megan Brown (Univ. Toronto) 9:12.70
5. Meghan Armstrong (I) 9:27.95
6. Diane Nukuri (I) 9:28.41
16. Krista Anderson (I) 9:53.55
31. Racheal Marchand (I) 10:13.79
42. Molly Esche (I) 10:27.14