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Women's Track & Field

23 Hawkeyes Finish Top-Three

Jan. 26, 2008

Minneapolis, MN –
The University of Iowa men and women’s track and field team combined to provisionally qualify three events for the NCAA Championships at the Jack Johnson Classic, Saturday. Seniors Diane Nukuri (9:24.25) and Meghan Armstrong (9:26.02) qualified in the 3,000 meter run, while junior John Hickey qualified in the shot put for the second week in a row, with a toss of 61-0.

The women’s team had ten top-three finishes including first place finishes by sophomore Rhonda-Kaye Trusty in the 60 meters (7.70) and senior Kineke Alexander in the 200 meters (24.88). Junior Renee White was second in the 60-meter hurdles by less then one-thousandth of a second, with a career best time of 8.66. Sophomore Caleigh Bacchus finished second in the long jump (17-11) and fourth in the high jump (5-5 ¼).

The men’s team posted 13 top-three finishes including five first place finishes. The top placers include sophomore Paul Chaney, Jr. in the 200 meters (22.09), freshman Chris Barton in the 400 meters (49.59), junior Matty Gorman in the long jump (23-3 ½), junior John Hickey in the shot put (61-0) and the 1,600 meter relay (3:17.82). Senior Max Milder turned in an impressive performance by finishing second in the 60-meters (6.98) and third in the 200 meters (22.33).

The Iowa men and women will both compete at the Meyo Classic in South Bend, IN on Feb. 8-9.

IOWA OPEN WOMEN'S EVENT RESULTS (Winner Plus Iowa Placers)
60 Meters1. Rhonda-Kaye Trusty (Iowa) 7.70
60-Meter Hurdles1. Dawn Solberg (Minn.) 8.662. Renee White (Iowa) 8.663. Kimberly Stanford (Iowa) 8.79
200 Meters1. Kineke Alexander (Iowa) 24.882. Rhonda-Kaye Trusty (Iowa) 25.1010. Kimberly Stanford (Iowa) 26.9211. Karessa Farley (Iowa) 26.93
400 Meters1. Rikita Butler (Minn.) 58.375. Tiffany Hendricks (Iowa) 58.376. Bethany Praska (Iowa) 58.57
800 Meters1. Julie Schwengler (Minn.) 2:18.253. Jessica Shmidt (Iowa) 2:18.257. Sophia Ponce (Iowa) 2:24.29
Mile1. Gabe Anderson (Minn.) 4:52.175. Sarah Henize (Iowa) 4:57.516. Lauren Hardesty (Iowa) 5:00.287. Rachel Marchand (Iowa) 5:05.509. Katie Ellis (Iowa) 5:13.1814. Fionna Fallon (Iowa) 5:18.63
3,000 Meters1. Emily Brown (Unattached) 9:10.603. Diane Nukuri (Iowa) 9:24.255. Meghan Armstrong (Iowa) 9:26.027. Jolly Burke (Iowa) 9:55.4211. Molly Esche (Iowa) 10:23.67
1,600-Meter Relay1. Minnesota A 3:46.702. Iowa 3:49.92(White, Alexander, Hendricks, Praska)
High Jump1. Caitlin Roemhildt (Minn.) 5-8 1/24. Caleigh Bacchus (Iowa) 5-5 1/4
Long Jump1. Christin Kingsley (Minn.) 19-3 1/42. Caliegh Bacchus (Iowa) 17-11
Triple Jump1. Shani Marks (Unattached) 45-5 ¼3. Renee White (Iowa) 41-3
Weight Throw1. Liz Alabi (Unattached) 63-94. Erin O'Hern (Iowa) 52-87. Mandy Chandler (Iowa) 46-2
IOWA OPEN MEN'S EVENT RESULTS (WINNER PLUS IOWA PLACERS)
60 Meters1. Gabe Udia (St. Cloud State) 6.902. Max Milder (Iowa) 6.984. Aaron Reed (Iowa) 7.06
60-Meter Hurdles1. Nick Schanaman (South Dakota St.) 8.455. Frank Prill (Iowa) 8.58
200 Meters1. Paul Chaney, Jr. (Iowa) 22.093. Max Milder (Iowa) 22.339. Matt Rammelsberg (Iowa) 23.52
400 Meters1. Chris Barton (Iowa) 49.594. Brandon McSkimming (Iowa) 50.346. Connor Elmitt (Iowa) 51.47
600 Meters1. Aaron Buzard (Unattached) 1:19.484. Zach Splan (Iowa) 1:20.845. Steven Willey (Iowa) 1:21.127. Cannon Dolan (Iowa) 1:21.739. Daniel Peoples (Iowa) 1:22.1710. Ray Varner (Iowa) 1:22.23
800 Meters1. David Pachuta (Unattached) 1:53.453. Adam Hairston (Iowa) 1:55.64
1,600-Meter Relay1. Iowa A 3:17.823. Iowa B 3:21.814. Iowa C 3:25.08
High Jump1. Matt Fisher (Minn.) 6-82. Ryan Kelly (Iowa) 6-83. Jeremy Petsche (Iowa) 6-6 ¼3. Graham Valdes (Iowa) 6-6 ¼6. Dan Rolling (Iowa) 6-6 ¼9. Matty Gorman (Iowa) 6-1 ½10. Bobby Windauer (Iowa) 6-0
Pole Vault1. Ben Peterson (Minn.) 16-5 ½7. Jeff Raymond (Iowa) 15-7 ¾8. Alex Zona (Iowa) 15-7 ¾
Long Jump1. Matty Gorman (Iowa) 23-3 ½3. Aaron Reed (Iowa) 23-0 ½7. Ryan Niver (Iowa) 22-1 ¾
Shot Put1. John Hickey (Iowa) 61-04. Shane Maier (Iowa) 56-1 ¼
Weight Throw1. Bryan Tolcser (Unattached) 66-0 ¼4. Ryan Jordan (Iowa) 57-2 ¾="https://hawkeyesports.com/http:%3E%3C/ahref="http:>="https://hawkeyesports.com/http:%3E%3C/ahref="http:>="https://hawkeyesports.com/http:%3E%3C/ahref="http:>="https://hawkeyesports.com/http:%3E%3C/ahref="http:>="https://hawkeyesports.com/http:%3E%3C/ahref="http:>="https://hawkeyesports.com/http:%3E%3C/ahref="http:>="https://hawkeyesports.com/http:%3E%3C/ahref="http:>="https://hawkeyesports.com/http:%3E%3C/ahref="http:>="https://hawkeyesports.com/http:%3E%3C/ahref="http:>="https://hawkeyesports.com/http:%3E%3C/ahref="http:>="https://hawkeyesports.com/http:%3E%3C/ahref="http:>="https://hawkeyesports.com/http:%3E%3C/ahref="http:>="https://hawkeyesports.com/http:%3E%3C/ahref="http:>="https://hawkeyesports.com/http:%3E%3C/ahref="http:>="https://hawkeyesports.com/http:%3E%3C/ahref="http:>="https://hawkeyesports.com/http:%3E%3C/ahref="http:>="https://hawkeyesports.com/http:%3E%3C/ahref="http:>="https://hawkeyesports.com/http:%3E%3C/ahref="http:>="https://hawkeyesports.com/http:%3E%3C/ahref="http:>="https://hawkeyesports.com/http:%3E%3C/ahref="http:>="https://hawkeyesports.com/http:%3E%3C/ahref="http:>="https://hawkeyesports.com/http:%3E%3C/ahref="http:>="https://hawkeyesports.com/http:%3E%3C/ahref="http:>="https://hawkeyesports.com/http:%3E%3C/ahref="http:>="https://hawkeyesports.com/http:%3E%3C/pre%3E%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Cp%3E%3Cbr%3E%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3C/p%3E%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Cp%3E%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Cp%3E%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Cp%3E%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Cp%3E%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Ctable%20border='0'%20cellpadding='0'%20cellspacing='0'%20align='left'%3E%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Ctr%3E%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3Ctd%20align='center'%20width="150">

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