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Scots improve times at home meet
Release Date:
April 13, 2009
MONMOUTH, Ill. —
Two women improved their provisional times and two others
recorded their first provisional marks of the season at last
weekend’s Fighting Scot Invitational track & field meet where the
men finished first and the women second.
A week ago, Shannon Turczyn’s “wind aided” provisional
time in the 100-meter hurdles did not move her into the national
rankings. Wind was not a factor Saturday when the senior hurdle
specialist clocked a provisional time of 14. 67 to win the event and
move up to seventh on the national list. Katie Vaccarello
placed third in 16.79. Vaccarello then took second in the 400-
hurdles with a time of 1:08.43.
Megan McKenna gained provisional status. The senior took
first in the pole vault while clearing the provisional qualifying
height for the first time this season. Her vault of 11’5-3/4” moved
her into the top 20 nationally. She also won in the triple jump at
36’1-1/4”.
A pair of throwers improved their provisional performances.
Tanesha Hughes is ranked second in the nation after bettering
her provisional mark the in the discus by nearly 10’. The senior
took first with a throw of 152’5”, besting the runnerup by more than
30’. She also won the hammer throw with a personal-best distance of
151’8”. The hammer throw mark is a conference-best by more than
10’. Gloria Lehr bettered her provisional distance in the
shot put. Her winning throw of 42’5-1/2” was also a personal-best
and placed her in the nation’s top 10. Hughes placed third in the
shot put at 41’4-1/4” and Alison Renfroe threw the discus
120’10” to take third.
Distance runners also had a good weekend as Katie Staab
broke the tape in the 800, clocking a winning time of 2:26.17.
Mary Kate Beyer placed third in the 1500-. Her time of 5:05.40
was a lifetime best. Taryn Tang came in third in the 5000-
with a time of 20:30.34.
Monmouth’s sprinters were also near the top of their game.
Lindsie Pettie clocked a 1:01.59 to place second in the 400- and
Jae Moore picked up a third in the 200- with a time of 26.62.
Freshman Brittany McCline placed second in the javelin,
reaching a distance of 112’3”. A personal-best mark in the high jump
resulted in a second-place finish for Heather Hull who
cleared 5’2”. Sarah Stinson tied for third in the high jump
at 4’10”.
Vaccarello , Turczyn, Moore and Brittany Lowdermilk teamed
to win the 4x100 relay with a conference-best time of 49.96.
Alicia Mockler, Kendra Newlon, Kaci Leirman and
Kanisha Lampkin place third in 54.43. Vaccarello, Turczyn and
Moore added Pettie in the 4x400 where they finished first in
4:09.44.
Monmouth’s men won 14 of their 19 events. Peyton Lumzy and
Sam Cokinos were 1-2 in the shot put. Lumzy threw a personal-
and conference best 49’11” to win while Cokinos’ throw of 48’3-1/4”
placed him second. The pair duplicated the order in the discus where
Lumzy’s mark of 141’1” was first and Cokinos was second at 138’4”.
Lumzy also took second in the hammer throw with a lifetime-best
147’4”.
Michael Blodgett and Nick Wright were 1-2 in the
long jump. Blodgett soared 21’8-3/4” to win the event over Wright
who cleared 21’0-3/4”.
On the track, 1-2 finishes were also the order of the day.
Damon Baustista and Patrick Mundschenk led a 1-2 charge
in the 800-. Bautista was first at 1:59.55 and Mundschenk was second
in 2:04.10. Brad Begyn and Geoff Bird turned the trick
in the 5000-, Begyn clocking a winning time of 16:17.62 and Bird
right behind in 16:30.06.
Tyler Hannam recorded a personal-best in the high jump.
Hannam’s height of 6’6” won the event by 2” over teammate Sean
Wells. Matt Hassler in third at 6’2” and John Gambrel
in fourth at 6’0” completed the sweep of the top four spots.
Wells also took first in the javelin. His throw of 177’5” was
nearly 30’ better than the second-place finisher. Nick Law
placed third at 143’5” and Dennis Barr was fourth at 139’1”.
Alan Rosiquez turned in a first-place time of 10:57.07 in
the steeplechase and Tim Bentz placed first in the 1500- with
a time of 4:12.49. Logan Hohl turned in the conference’s
second-fastest time in the 400- dash, winning the event in 49.76.
Shane Reschke was first across the line in the 100- dash,
winning in 11.31. Blodgett was third, clocking an 11.56. Saidu
Sesay took top honors in the 200-, clocking a 22.61.
The men’s relays also turned in winning performances. Reschke,
Sesay, Kyle Prout and Aaron Daverin broke the tape in
the 4x100 with a time of 43.00. Mundschenk, Ryan Hardman,
Chris Welty and Jayveer Gray placed third in 45.60.
Reschke, Hardman, Mundschenk and Hohl formed the winning 4x400 team.
Their time of 3:22.17 leads the conference by more than six seconds.
Bautista, Sesay, Daverin and Jon Welty were third in 3:38.60.
The Scots women travel to Rock Island, Ill., for the Augustana
Meet of Champions Friday. Monmouth’s men will be at Augustana
Saturday for the men’s portion of the meet.
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