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Track and Field 2/29-3/1/08 -- Augsburg at St. Olaf meets

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MEN'S MEET RESULTS -- CLICK HERE

NORTHFIELD, Minn. (2/29-3/1/08) -- Whitney Holman (SO, New Hope, Minn./Robbinsdale Armstrong HS) claimed a victory in the women's 55-meter dash and a third-place finish in the 200-meter dash, leading the Augsburg College track and field squads at events at St. Olaf College over the weekend.

At Friday's Ole Open, Holman won the 55-meter dash in a season-best 7.45 seconds, the fastest time run by a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference female in the event so far this indoor season. Her 26.97-second, third-place finish in the 200-meter dash is the fourth-fastest time run in the MIAC in the event so far this season.

At Saturday's St. Olaf The Qualifier men's meet, Nick Ward (FY, Coon Rapids, Minn.) led the Auggies with a fifth-place finish in the 55-meter dash (6.63 seconds), while adding a 15th-place finish in the 200 (23.67 seconds) and 12th-place finish in the long jump (5.99 meters/19-feet, 8.0-inches). Ward's season-best 6.62-second effort in the 55, run earlier this seaosn, is the seventh-fastest time run by an MIAC male this indoor season in the event.

For the Auggie women, Gaby Hamerlinck (SO, St. Paul, Minn./Highland Park HS) placed fourth in the high jump in a season-best 1.46 meters (4-feet, 9.5-inches), while Jenny Lovering (FY, Bemidji, Minn.) placed fifth in the 1,000-meter run in a season-best 3:08.88. Kim Carlson (FY, New Brighton, Minn./Irondale HS) placed ninth in the 800-meter run in a season-best 2:31.88.

For the Auggie men, Josh Groll (SO, Plymouth, Minn./Robbinsdale Armstrong HS) claimed two top-10 finishes in weight events, finishing sixth in the shot put in 13.33 meters (43-feet, 9.0-inches) and eighth in the 35-pound weight throw (14.89 meters/48-feet, 10.25-inches), both season-bests. Shane Pantila (FY, St. Michael, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville HS) placed ninth in both events (12.64 meters/41-feet, 5.75-inches in shot put, 14.08 meters/46-feet, 2.5-inches in weight throw).

Adam Horkey (SO, Windom, Minn.) and David Nestrud (SO, Braham, Minn.) placed seventh and ninth, respectively, in the men's 55-meter hurdles (8.48 and 8.52), while James Strand (SO, Brainerd, Minn.) placed 10th in the 400-meter dash (51.80 seconds).

Augsburg competes at the MIAC indoor championships this Friday and Saturday (3/7-8) at St. John's University in Collegeville.

Women's Track and Field -- Augsburg at St. Olaf Ole Open
Friday, Feb. 29, 2008 -- Tostrud Center, Northfield, Minn.
No team results kept.
* denotes school record; # denotes NCAA provisional qualifier.

Women's results with Augsburg competitors (winner listed first, Augsburg results follow):
55-meter dash: 1. Whitney Holman (Augsburg) 7.45 (7.54 prelims); 11. Jessica Nordness 8.05 (prelims); 18. Agnes Kigwana 8.61 (prelims).
200-meter dash: 1. Rachel Schutz (unattached) 26.20; 3. Whitney Holman 26.97; 24. Jessica Nordness 29.12; 35. Emilee Traxler 30.58; 38. Kelsie Lungstrom 31.30.
400-meter dash: 1. Rachel Schutz (unattached) 58.52; 21. Kelsie Lungstrom 1:10.21.
800-meter run: 1. Lydia Kosegi (Iowa Central CC) 2:25.46; 9. Kim Carlson 2:31.88.
1,000-meter run: 1. Kelly Russ (St. Thomas) 2:59.94; 5. Jenny Lovering 3:08.88.
55-meter hurdles: 1. Danielle Wadlington (Washington-Mo.) 8.57; 14. Emilee Traxler 9.91 (prelims).
1,600-meter relay: 1. St. Thomas A 3:58.96; 5. Augsburg 4:33.91.
High jump: 1. Kaitlin Anderson (Concordia-Moorhead) 1.61m (5-feet-3.25); 4. Gaby Hamerlinck 1.46m (4-feet-9.50).
Long jump: 1. Andrea Moss (Iowa Central CC) 5.19m (17-feet-0.50); 15. Agnes Kigwana 3.85m (12-feet-7.75).
Shot put: 1. Shara Guidry (St. Thomas) 13.48m (44-feet-2.75); 14. Erin Leyden 10.46m (34-feet-4.00).

Men's Track and Field -- Augsburg at St. Olaf The Qualifier Meet
Saturday, March 1, 2008 -- Minneapolis, Minn.
No team results kept.
* denotes school record; # denotes NCAA provisional qualifier.

Men's results with Augsburg competitors (winner listed first, Augsburg results follow):
55-meter dash: 1. Chris Bradford (St. Thomas) 6.46; 5. Nick Ward 6.63 (6.64 prelims); 14. D.J. Wendell 6.78 (prelims); 32. Josh Barsness 7.12 (prelims).
200-meter dash: 1. Domonique Gilmer (Iowa Central CC) 22.58; 15. Nick Ward 23.67; 18. James Strand 23.82; 22. D.J. Wendell 23.95; 32. David Nestrud 24.56; 33. Jonathan Kramer 24.58; 35. Josh Barsness 24.64; 46. Adam Horkey 25.88.
400-meter dash: 1. Josh Smith (Concordia-Moorhead) 50.45; 10. James Strand 51.80; 21. Jonathan Kramer 54.32.
800-meter run: 1. Kyle Brandon (St. Thomas) 1:57.65; 14. Jason Chrudimsky 2:13.51.
Mile run: 1. Neil Atzinger (St. Thomas) 4:15.94; 20. Keagan Marble 4:47.51.
3,000-meter run: 1. Chris Erichsen (St. John's) 8:28.25; 13. Victor Sanchez 9:19.11; 15. Shane Wyborny 9:21.65.
55-meter hurdles: 1. Matt Griswold (St. Thomas) 7.93; 7. Adam Horkey 8.48 (8.38 prelims); 9. David Nestrud 8.52 (prelims).
Long jump: 1. James Ewer (St. Thomas) 7.18m (23-feet-6.75); 12. Nick Ward 5.99m (19-feet-8.00); 13. Shane Pantila 5.98m (19-feet-7.50).
Triple jump: 1. Eric Buss (St. John's) 14.16m (46-feet-5.50); 6. Shane Pantila 12.61m (41-feet-4.50); 14. Tor Sperling 10.90m (35-feet-9.25).
Shot put: 1. John Schantzen (St. Olaf) 16.33m (53-feet-7.00); 6. Josh Groll 13.33m (43-feet-9.00); 9. Shane Pantila 12.64m (41-feet-5.75).
35-pound weight throw: 1. Derek Marks (St. Thomas) 17.20m (56-feet-5.25); 8. Josh Groll 14.89m (48-feet-10.25); 9. Shane Pantila 14.08m (46-feet-2.50); 18. T.J. Jahnke 11.65m (38-feet-2.75).

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