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| ~ 2010 Jimmie Women's Track & Field DAC Indoor Champions ~ |
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| Conlon and Bossler Place in NAIA National Steeplechase 5/30/2010 |
Katie Conlon (soph - Jamestown, ND) raced to All-America honors and finished second in the NAIA National Championships in the 3000 meter steeplechase - improving her school record time to 10:30.87. Teammate Alyssa Bossler (senior - Helena, MT) also placed in the steeplechase, running a career best 11:14.51 to earn a 7th place finish. Katie finished behind only NAIA steeplechase record holder, Justyna Mudy, of Shorter College in Georgia. Mudy is also the 2009 NAIA cross country individual national champion. Katie came into the meet ranked 3rd in the steeplechase with a time of 10:52.66. Alyssa entered the meet ranked 21st with a previous best time of 11:31.92. Ashleigh Anderson (junior - Gillette, WY) placed 26th in the NAIA Marathon on Saturday morning with a time of 3:54:27 on a warm humid morning in Marion, Indiana. The only other Jimmie to compete on Saturday was Sarah Skipper (junior - Lewistown, MT), who failed to make the opening height in the high jump competition.
Coach Clark said "The steeplechase was an exciting way to finish up a fantastic season for Katie and Alyssa. They have been such good training partners and friends that it will be hard to see the combination broken up. Alyssa ended her track career with one of her best races on Saturday, after running her best relay leg on Thursday in the 4 x 800. Alyssa leaves a tremendous impact on our team and the example she set will help those she has run with to be better runners for years to come. Katie improved her time by nearly 22 seconds and was closing the gap on Mudy as the race ended. Katie ran a very smart race, culminating an amazing season with one of her best ever performances. Katie earned her first NAIA Outdoor All-America honors, but she in now an 8-time NAIA All-American in track & cross country. Ashleigh really fought herself through the last 16 miles of the marathon, but she persevered and finished in a race where a lot of runners did not. The heat and humidity affected a lot of people. Sarah had a busy and successful meet and it would have added a nice conclusion to do well in the high jump, but she has a wonderful heptathlon performance and a school record in the 4 x 400 relay to look back on. This was one of the most exciting track and field seasons I can remember and we had a great time putting a wrap on it in Marion, Indiana." |
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| Jimmie 4 x 400 Relay Runs School Record 3:55.25 at NAIA Nationals 5/29/2010 |
| The Jamestown College 4 x 400 Meter Relay team of Katie Zent, Marissa Curry, Sarah Skipper, and AnnaLiesa Fauth broke their own school record in the semifinals of the event at the NAIA National Track & Field Championships in Marion, Indiana. The Jimmie foursome ran 3:55.25, surpassing the mark they set in the Sioux City Relays - 3:57.51 - a month ago. Coach Clark said "Katie got us off to a flying start with a 58.9. Marissa ran a huge PR of 58.6. Sarah ran a terrific 60.2 after completing the 7 events of the heptathlon earlier in the day. And AnnaLiesa competed her heart out in the anchor leg to run 57.0. Coach Crawford trained these ladies and they really responded to the competition today. They did not make the finals, but what a great way for them to finish their season." |
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| Skipper Places 9th in NAIA Heptathlon 5/28/2010 |
Sarah Skipper (junior - Lewistown, MT) placed 9th in the Heptathlon at the NAIA National Outdoor Track & Field Championships being held in Marion, Indiana. Sarah compiled a two day - 7 event score of 4537. Sarah scored 297 more points than she did in the national meet a year ago, where she finished 10th.
Sarah started on Friday with a 15.66 clocking in the 100 hurdles. She finished in a tie for 3rd place in the high jump with a leap of 5'3". She hit a career best mark in the shot put with a throw of 32' 11". She finished the first day with a career best time of 26.32 in the 200 meters. Sarah was in 8th place at the end of the first day. On Friday, Sarah started with one of her better long jumps of the season - 17' 1 1/2". She then tossed the javelin 95' 10" and finished with a time of 2:32.35 in the 800 meters on a very hot morning in Marion. Coach Clark said "Sarah performed at a higher level this year and nearly 300 points is a lot to add on to what was a pretty good showing a year ago. All of Sarah's events were good. She could have done better in a couple areas, but she just had a nice solid effort from beginning to end. I am proud of the way she works and the way she handles success and failure - with a smile! It was really fun to watch her compete and now she has to get ready to run the 4 x 400 relay later today and compete in the high jump on Saturday.
Beth Segerholm (freshman - Northwood, ND) is the only other Jimmie to complete an event to this point with a 21st place throw of 123' 1" in the javelin. Coach Clark said "This had to be great experience for Beth to get to the national meet as a freshman and then to have her 2nd, 3rd, and 4th best throws of her career."
Katie Conlon and Alyssa Bossler passed a big test on Thursday night, both qualifying automatically for the finals of the 3000 meter steeplechase by placing 2nd and 3rd in their heat respectively, less than an hour after running outstanding 800 legs in the 4 x 800 meter relay. Katie ran 11:18.36 and Alyssa ran a career best 11:25.67, as both will be competing in the finals of the event at 2:00 on Saturday. Coach Clark said "What a nice job both Alyssa and Katie did to recover from a hard race and be successful in the next on a very hot evening. Alyssa was coming off a career best 800 split of 2:16.9 and Katie ran an tough 2:20.0 in the 4 x 800 relay just prior to the steeple and both ran just the perfect kind of race needed to qualify in the steeplechase. That is quite a feat for a senior to run two great personal bests in an hours time. They will be much more rested for the finals of the steeple."
The Jimmie 4 x 800 relay team of Bossler, Emmy Bentley, Madey Hornung, and Conlon battled hard and ran a good time - 9:22.20 - but need to run a few seconds faster to claim a spot in the 9-team finals. The Jimmies finished 12th with the 3rd best time in Jimmie history - the top two times were turned in by this same foursome. Madey also ran in the prelims of the 1500 on Friday at the hottest time of the day and struggled, but finished in 5:12.05. Coach Clark said "I am so proud of this crew. They have given me a lot of thrills and they ran as hard as they could on Friday. We just finished behind teams that were faster tonight."
AnnaLiesa Fauth (junior - Opheim, MT) ran the second best time of her career - 25.36 - but missed the cut to run in the 18 person semifinals. Coach Clark said "AnnaLiesa was very much a long shot to advance, but she competed well just like she has all season. I think she will be ready to run fast in the 4 x 400 on Friday."
Marissa Curry missed the semifinals in the 400 hurdles by one place and 0.06 seconds with a time of 65.47. Coach Clark said "This was the 3rd time Marissa has run under 66 this season and has been very consistent. She was coming up on the field fast at the end and needed a couple more meters to catch someone and advance. Marissa is a great competitor and I am glad she has one more chance in the 4 x 400 on Friday night."
The Jimmies have the semifinals of the 4 x 400 relay on Friday night with Katie Zent (soph - Richardton, ND) leading it off to Curry, Skipper, and Fauth. Then on Saturday morning, Ashleigh Anderson will take to the roads for the 26 mile marathon at 6:00 am. Sarah Skipper will compete in the high jump at 2:00 on Saturday, the same time Katie Conlon and Alyssa Bossler will be running the steeplechase finals. |
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