Hawkeyes Crown Four Champions

April 5, 2008

IOWA CITY, IA — The University of Iowa men’s track and field team crowned four individual champions and posted three NCAA regional qualifiers Saturday at two different meets. The Hawkeyes divided their squad, sending some competitors to the Tiger Classic in Auburn, AL, and the rest to the Central College Invitational in Pella, IA. Iowa won the Central meet with 96 team points, edging out runner-up Drake who posted 94.2. No team scored were kept at Auburn.

At the Tiger Classic, junior Andy Napier won the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a regional-qualifying and collegiate-best time of 9:03.85. That mark also ranks seventh on Iowa’s all-time best performers list. Sophomore Ray Varner was Iowa’s other regional qualifier at Auburn, placing third in the 400-meter hurdles in 51.70. Sophomore Adam Hairston won the 800 meters in 1:50.72, missing the regional qualifying mark by .32 seconds. Iowa posted eight other collegiate bests at Auburn, including freshman Chris Barton’s 47.31 for third place in the 400 meters, which was only .11 seconds off the regional qualifying mark.

At Central, junior Matty Gorman won the triple jump with a collegiate-best and regional-qualifying mark of 49-2 1/2. That jump also ranks fifth in school history. Sophomore Brendan Camplin won the 5,000 meters with a collegiate-best 15:20.42. Nine other Hawkeyes posted collegiate best performances in Pella, including redshirt freshman Josh Bean, whose 48-8 for second place in the triple jump ranks seventh in school history. Twenty-three teams competed at the meet, which was a Central school record.

Iowa’s next competition will be April 11-12 at the Sun Angel Classic in Tempe, AZ, and April 12 at the Lee Calhoun Memorial in Macomb, IL. The Hawkeyes will host their first home meet of the outdoor season April 19 at Francis X. Cretzmeyer Track in Iowa City.

IOWA’S TIGER CLASSIC INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (Event Winner Plus Iowa Placers)
100 Meters
1. Evander Wells (Tennessee) 10.45
21. Max Milder (Iowa) 10.98

110-Meter Hurdles
1. Jason Richardson (S. Carolina) 13.45
15. Ray Varner (Iowa) 15.25
21. Matt Rammelsberg (Iowa) 15.94
23. Ryan Niver (Iowa) 16.08

200 Meters
1. Coby Miller (Unattached) 20.90
18. Max Milder (Iowa) 21.90
23. Lee Elbert (Iowa) 22.04

400 Meters
1. Nathanial McKinney (Bahamas) 46.63
3. Chris Barton (Iowa) 47.31
7. Steven Willey (Iowa) 47.88
26. Brandon McSkimming (Iowa) 49.57
43. Ryan Niver (Iowa) 51.32

400-Meter Hurdles
1. Jussi Heikkila (S. Carolina) 50.71
3. Ray Varner (Iowa) 51.70
15. Matt Rammelsberg (Iowa) 56.43
19. Zach Splan (Iowa) 58.02

800 Meters
1. Adam Hairston (Iowa) 1:50.72
18. Cannon Dolan (Iowa) 1:55.10

1,500 Meters
1. Boaz Lalang (Rend Lake CC) 3:42.01
6. Jesse Luciano (Iowa) 3:51.99
14. James Paul (Iowa) 3:57.65

3,000-Meter Steeplechase
1. Andy Napier (Iowa) 9:03.85

1,600-Meter Relay
1. South Carolina “A” 3:08.83
4. Iowa “A” 3:11.23
10. Iowa “B” 3:17.08
15. Iowa “C” 3:22.91

High Jump
1. Jerome Miller (Unattached) 7-1 1/2
4. Dan Rolling (Iowa) 6-5 1/2

Pole Vault
1. Joseph Berry (Tennessee) 16-6 3/4
7. Jeff Raymond (Iowa) 15-7

Shot Put
1. Cory Martin (Auburn) 62-10 3/4
7. Shane Maier (Iowa) 54-10 3/4
11. A.J. Curtis (Iowa) 51-3

Discus
1. Zach Clayton (Auburn) 180-4
9. Shane Maier (Iowa) 159-6
10. A.J. Curtis (Iowa) 155-9

IOWA’S CENTRAL COLLEGE INVITATIONAL INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (Event Winners Plus Iowa Placers)
100 Meters – Prelims
1. Eric Bertelsen (Buena Vista) 10.74
11. Aaron Reed (Iowa) 11.18

110-Meter Hurdles
1. Taylor Ferda (Bethel) 14.76
5. Brice Wilson (Iowa) 15.02
7. Frank Prill (Iowa) 15.27

400 Meters
1. Mark Harris (Unattached) 49.18
26. Bobby Windauer (Iowa) 53.83

800 Meters
1. Titus Kiplimo (Iowa Central) 1:51.72
9. Dan Kuhlman (Iowa) 1:57.70

1,500 Meters
1. Evan Jurkovich (Drake) 4:03.36
7. Bruce MacTaggart (Iowa) 4:07.46
8. Robert Ingram (Iowa) 4:07.59
18. Heath Moenck (Iowa) 4:17.28

5,000 Meters
1. Brendan Camplin (Iowa) 15:20.42

10,000 Meters
1. John Kallemeyn (Minn.-Duluth) 33:02.81
2. Tommy Tate (Iowa) 33:13.33

High Jump
1. Jaron VanMaanen (Drake) 6-10 3/4
2. Ryan Kelly (Iowa) 6-9 3/4
4. Graham Valdes (Iowa) 6-4

Pole Vault
1. Jason Beutz (Minn.-Duluth) 15-2 1/4
11. Frank Prill (Iowa) 12-8 3/4

Long Jump
1. Eric Bertelsen (Buena Vista) 23-9
2. Matty Gorman (Iowa) 23-0 3/4
5. Aaron Reed (Iowa) 22-9
11. Bobby Windauer (Iowa) 20-8 1/2
13. Cody Mixon (Iowa) 20-5 3/4

Triple Jump
1. Matty Gorman (Iowa) 49-2 1/2
2. Josh Bean (Iowa) 48-8
4. Cody Mixon (Iowa) 44-2 1/2

Shot Put
1. Scott VanCura (Hastings) 55-0 3/4
2. Mark Schaapveld (Iowa) 53-3 1/2

Discus
1. Floyd Turner (Unattached) 169-8
5. John Hickey (Iowa) 156-3

Hammer Throw
1. Scott VanCura (Hastings) 179-3
3. Mark Schaapveld (Iowa) 175-4
5. John Hickey (Iowa) 165-8

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