Three Champions In San Diego

March 17, 2007

SAN DIEGO, CA –

The Hawkeye women’s track team wrapped up the second day of competition at the Aztec Track Classic in San Diego, CA, in good fashion, winning three events and adding two NCAA Midwest Regional qualifiers.

Senior Tiffany Johnson and junior Diane Nukuri both won their events and posted regional qualifying times. Johnson won the 100-meter hurdles in 13.82, and Nukuri won the 1,500 meters in 4:20.95. The 1,600-meter relay of freshmen Sophia Poncé and Kara-Aretha Graham and seniors Aditya Jones and Monica Mims also won their race in 3:48.02.

Placing second for the Hawkeyes were junior Racheal Marchand (1,500 meters – 4:39.69), sophomore Renee White (long jump – 18-8 1/2) and freshman Caleigh Bacchus (high jump – 5-3). White also placed fourth in the open 200 meters (25.31) and ran the third leg on the third-place finishing 400-meter relay (46.36) with Johnson, freshman Rhonda-Kaye Trusty and junior Megan Clarke. Clarke also placed third in the open 200 meters (25.25)

Iowa’s next competition will be at the Stanford Inviational in Palo Alto, CA, March 29-30 and the Missouri Relays in Columbia, MO, March 30-31.

EVENT RESULTS (Winner Plus Iowa Placers)
100 Meters – Open
1. Shana Watson (SDSU) 12.25
2. Megan Clarke (I) 12.44

100 Meters – Invitational
1. Carmelita Jeter (South Bay TC) 11.24
8. Rhonda-Kaye Trusty (I) 12.06

200 Meters – Open
1. Laiah Blue (UCSD) 24.80
3. Megan Clarke (I) 25.25
4. Renee White (I) 25.31
7. Kara-Aretha Graham (I) 25.68

200 Meters – Invitational
1. Carmelita Jeter (South Bay TC) 23.19
5. Rhonda-Kaye Trusty (I) 24.23

800 Meters – Invitational
1. Mandy Upuu (SDSU) 2:09.16
4. Shannon Stanley (I) 2:14.11
7. Sophia Poncé (I) 2:15.71
9. Jessica Schmidt (I) 2:20.18
10. Monica Mims (I) 2:26.11

1,500 Meters – Invitational
1. Diane Nukuri (I) 4:20.95
2. Racheal Marchand (I) 4:39.69
5. Katie Ellis (I) 4:48.60
10. Molly Esche (I) 4:57.20

100-Meter Hurdles – Invitational
1. Tiffany Johnson (I) 13.82

400-Meter Hurdles – Invitational
1. Kristin Olafsdottir (SDSU) 1:01.19
4. Aditya Jones (I) 1:03.73

400-Meter Relay -Invitational
1. Sheffield Elite TC 44.74
3. Iowa (Johnson, Trusty, White, Clarke) 46.36

1,600-Meter Relay
1. Iowa (Poncé, Jones, Mims, Graham) 3:48.02

High Jump – Invitational
1. Leslie Noiseaux (Cuyamaca) 5-5
2. Caleigh Bacchus (I) 5-3

Pole Vault – Invitational
1. Stephanie Bagan (SDSU), Dana Van Wagner (SDSU) 12-6 ¼
6. Sarah Burgett (I) 11-4 ¼

Long Jump – Invitational
1. Shana Watson (SDSU) 19-0
2. Renee White (I) 18-8 ½
7. Tammilee Kerr (I) 16-7 ¾

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