Feb. 9, 2008
SOUTH BEND, IN – The men and women track team combined for a total of five NCAA provisional qualifiers, two first place finishes and one school record breaking performance.
Sophomore Adam Hairston was the highlight for the men’s side. He took first in the 800 meters with a school record and provisional qualifying time of 1:49.86. The previous record stood at 1:51.27 set by Dave Novotny in 1996. Junior John Hickey and senior Shane Maier took first and second in the shot put with tosses of 57-3 ½ and 56-6 respectively.
The women’s team provisionally qualified four for the NCAA championships. Seniors Meghan Armstrong and Diane Nukuri improved their previous qualifying marks in the 3,000 meters by over four seconds each. Armstrong crossed the finish line in third (9:20.02) and Nukuri fourth (9:20.07). Senior Kineke Alexander provisionally qualified in the 400 meters with a third place time of 53.86, .06 behind first. The Hawkeyes’ fourth provisional qualifier was junior Renee White in the triple jump. She had a season best leap of 42-0 ½, good enough for second place.
“Any time we can walk away from a meet with a school record, provisional qualifications and lifetime-best performances, it’s a great day,” UI head women’s coach Layne Anderson said. “We still need to fire up in a couple areas, but at this point of our season we just want to stay the course and keep improving. We’re making progress and starting to get into great shape.”
The Iowa men and women will both compete at the Cyclone Classic in Ames or the Husky Classic in Seattle, WA on Feb. 15-16.
WOMEN'S RESULTS
60 Meters1. Tracy Ann (Auburn) 7.3910. Rhonda-Kaye Trusty (Iowa) 7.65
60 Meters Hurdles1. Tiffany Ofili (Mich) 8.045. Karessa Farley (Iowa) 8.4625. Tammilee Kerr (Iowa) 8.9721. Kimberley Stanford (Iowa) 8.93
200 Meters1. Tracy Ann Rowe (Auburn) 23.815. Rhonda-Kaye Trusty (Iowa) 24.55
400 Meters1. Stacey Clausing (Unattached) 53.803. Kineke Alexander (Iowa) 53.8632. Bethany Praska (Iowa) 57.70
800 Meters1. Heather Dorniden (Minn.) 2:05.0574. Sophia Ponce (Iowa) 2:25.84
Mile1. Morgan Uceny (Reebok) 4:38.8715. Sarah Henize (Iowa) 4:57.5119. Jessica Schmidt (Iowa) 4:58.6434. Lauren Hardesty (Iowa) 5:08.91
3,000 Meters1. Nicole Edwards (Mich) 9:17.073. Meghan Armstrong (Iowa) 9:20.024. Diane Nukuri (Iowa) 9:20.0716. Jolly Burke (Iowa) 9:55.6135. Racheal Marchand (Iowa) 10:08.38
Triple Jump1. Seidre Forde (Louisville) 42-10 ¾ (13.07 m)2. Renee White (Iowa) 42-0 ½ (12.81 m)
1,600-Meter Relay1. Mississippi 3:39.9317. Iowa 3:54.08(White, Praska, Kerr, Hendricks)
MEN'S RESULTS
60 Meters1. Shannon King (Unattached) 6.6721. Max Milder (Iowa) 7.0724. Lee Elbert (Iowa) 7.12
60 Meter Hurdles1. Josh Hembrough (Purdue) 7.7923. Ray Varner (Iowa) 8.45
200 Meters1. Michael Cooley (Alabama) 21.299. Max Milder (Iowa) 22.0615. Lee Elbert (Iowa) 22.24
400 Meters1. Terrance Reid (UNI) 46.997. Ray Varner (Iowa) 48.0117. Steven Willey (Iowa) 48.6427. Chris Barton (Iowa) 49.13
800 Meters1. Adam Hairston (Iowa) 1:49.8637. Cannon Dolan (Iowa) 1:54.6244. Zach Splan (Iowa) 1:56.03
Mile1. Evan Jager (Wisc) 4:03.7314. James Paul (Iowa) 4:16.29
3,000 Meters1. Jonathan Riley (Nike) 7:51.2422. Andrew Napier (Iowa) 8:23.27
1,600 Meter Relay1. Northern Iowa 3:08.986. Iowa 3:12.36
High Jump1. Mark Dillon (Toronto) 7-2 ¼ (2.19 m)7. Dan Rolling (Iowa) 6-8 ¼ (2.04 m)24. Matty Gorman (Iowa) 6-0 ½ (1.84 m)
Triple Jump1. Leevan Sands (Unattached) 54-2 ½ (16.52 m)17. Matty Gorman (Iowa) 46-2 (14.07m)19. Aaron Reed (Iowa) 45-5 (13.84m)
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