Nicole Cuppy and Erica Mois won individual conference championships, and 24 different athletes scored points for the Jimmies as they piled up 162.5 points, second only to Mary’s 265.5.

“I am a little overwhelmed with how we performed,” said Jimmies coach Jim Clark. “In every meet, you expect some things to go wrong, but we had very few disappointments and a lot of pleasant surprises.”

Cheri Ewert and Marrie Johnson led the way for the Jimmies, as both had strong days in Spearfish, S.D.

Ewert ran the mile in 5:12.73 (with altitude adjustment). That was good for a third-place finish and an automatic berth in the NAIA national indoor meet. She came back after that to run a second-place adjusted 10:39.6 in the 3,000 and led JC’s distance runners to a 3-6-7 finish in the mile and a 2-3-8 finish in the mile.

Johnson came up big for the Jimmies in the pole vault, an event in which Clark did not expect JC to earn a place. Johnson entered the meet ranked 13th in the DAC-10 but posted a fourth-place, national-qualifying mark of 10-6. Her previous best mark was 9-9. She also provisionally qualified with a 7.43, fourth-place finish in the 55 meter dash and in the long jump with a fifth-place effort of 17-3 1/2. She came into the meet ranked 12th in the DAC-10 in the 55.

Cuppy, a freshman from Harrold, S.D., claimed the DAC-10 high jump championship with a leap of 5-0 1/2.

Mois, a senior from Frazee, Minn., claimed her fifth DAC-10 long jump title with a jump of 18-6. She also placed second in the triple jump (37-3 3/4) and fifth in the 55.

Lisa Nayes, battling illness, finished sixth in the mile before placing third in the 3,000 (10:51.3) in her final conference meet. the senior from Miles City, Mont., sat out her freshman indoor season which gave her the opportunity to compete this winter indoors. Her college track career will wrap up in Johnson City, Tenn., at the NAIA national indoor.

After winning the pentathlon on Friday night, Kari Pankow came back the next day to place in three events. She placed third in the high jump (5-0 1/2) and third in the 1600 relay and picked up an unexpected fifth in the 55 hurdles (9.19).

Alissa Andrus, a sophomore from Jamestown, placed in three events. She finished second in the long jump (18-3 3/4) and made the finals in a tough 55 field to place eighth (7.6). She also competed in the triple jump for the first time this season and placed seventh (33-1).

Sarah Hennek ran a season-best 1:00.12 to finish fourth in the 400, a provisional qualifying time.

Michel Maurer finished a strong fourth in the 800 (2:22) to qualify for nationals.

The Jimmies added two automatic qualifiers and five provisional qualifiers. They have athletes qualified for nationals in 15 of the 20 events.

DAC-10 Indoor Track Meet

at Spearfish, S.D.

Team totals

University of Mary 265.5, Jamestown College 162.5, Black Hills State 66, Dickinson State 60.5, Minot State 37, Dakota State 27, South Dakota Tech 4.5, Si Tanka-Huron 3.

55: 1, Tasha Rudolph, Mary, 7.21; 2, Marsha Knight, Mary, 7.38; 3, Neka Amadioko, Dick, 7.41; 4, Marrie Johnson, JC, 7.43; 5, Erica Mois, JC, 7.45; 6, Nikki Duffy, Dakota, 7.46; 7, Katie Rau, Mary, 7.47; 8, Alissa Andrus, JC, 7.6.

200: 1, Femi Kehinde, Mary, 25.38; 2, Tasha Rudolph, Mary, 25.61; 3, Surrena Davidson, BH, 26.28; 4, Latoya Potter, Mary, 26.56; 5, Sarah Hennek, JC, 26.9; 6, Ashley Collen, Dick, 26.91; 7, Nikki Duffy, Dakota, 26.92; 8, Callie Ackerman, BH, 27.17.

400: 1, Femi Kehinde, Mary, 57.25; 2, Latoya Potter, Mary, 59.1; 3, Surrena Davidson, BH, 59.27; 4, Sarah Hennek, JC, 1:00.12; 5, Callie Sckerman, BH, 1:00.32; 6, Chioko Nakasone, Dick, 1:00.67; 7, Megan Capron, Dick, 1:00.9; 8, Kari Solko, JC, 1:01.64.

Mile: 1, Genny Binsfeld, Minot, 5:06.13; 2, Tffany Ackerman, Mary, 5:07.55; 3, Cheri Ewert, JC, 5:16.74; 4, Kristal Wolf, Mary, 5:21.91; 5, Crystal Hostetter, BH, 5:27.37; 6, Lisa Nayes, JC, 5:28.04; 7, (tie) Ivy Roe, Mary, and Erin Ellmaker, JC, 5:32.47.

800: 1, Ashley Colbrese, Mary, 2:19.6; 2, Brittany Messer, Mary, 2:21.98; 3, Wesleigh Hardy, BH, 2:22.33; 4, Michel Maurer, JC, 2:22.43; 5, Liz Woodruff, BH, 2:22.78; 6, Hanna Moen, Mary, 2:23.02; 7, Amanda Reinbold, Mary, 2:23.1; 8, Krista Jimenez, Dick, 2:23.47.

3,000: 1, Genny Binsfeld, Minot, 10:19.8; 2, Cheri Ewert, JC, 10:47.8; 3, Lisa Nayes, JC, 10:51.3; 4, Tiffany Ackerman, Mary, 10:52.9; 5, Kristal Wolf, Mary, 10:53.8; 6, Kristi Knudsen, BH, 11:00.06; 7, Cassie Knutson, BH, 11:19.0; 8, Erin Ellmaker, JC, 11:22.3.

55 hurdles: 1, Marsha Knight, Mary, 8.47; 2, Katie Killoran, Mary, 8.57; 3, Jaci Parks, Dick, 9.07; 4, Breynn Sturlaugson, Mary, 9.11; 5, Kari Pankow, JC, 9.19; 6, Chioko Nakasone, Dick, 9.24; 7, Maria Goodroad, Dakota, 9.49.

800 relay: 1, Mary, 1:45.25; 2, Dakota, 1:49.15; 3, JC, 1:51.18; 4, BH, 1:53.16; 5, Dick, 1:53.19; 6, Huron, 2:06.38.

1600 relay: 1, Mary, 4:01.96; 2, Dick, 4:02.16; 3, JC, 4:11.41; 4, Dakota, 4:30.12.

3200 relay: 1,, BH, 9:37.21; 2, Mary, 10:05.68; 3, JC, 10:41.22.

High jump: 1, Nicole Cuppy, JC, 5-0 1/2; 2, Olivia Friestad, Mary, 5-0 1/2; 3, Kari Pankow, JC, 5-0 1/2; 4, (tie) Anne Larson, SDT, and Liz McCarty, JC, 4-10 1/2; 6, Breynn Sturlaugson, Mary, 4-10 1/2; 7, Serina Hiemstra, Dakota, 4-10 1/2; 8, Valdena Baine, Dick, 4-6 1/2.

Pole vault: 1, Kristen Schwehr, Mary, 11-6; 2, Savannah Crawford, Mary, 11-0; 3, Ann Marie Simonich, Mary, 11-0; 4, (tie) Corinna Lowe, Dick, and Marrie Johnson, JC, 10-6; 6, Breynn Sturlaugson, Mary, 10-6; 7, Lisa Dobbs, Mary, 10-0; 8, Ellen Rost, Mary, 10-0.

Long jump: 1, Erica Mois, JC, 18-6; 2, Alissa Andrus, JC, 18-3 3/4; 3, Kayla Campbell, Mary, 17-6 1/2; 4, Destinee Keller, Mary, 17-3 3/4; 5, Marrie Johnson, JC, 17-3 1/2; 6, Breynn Sturlaugson, Mary, 17-3 1/2; 7, Liz McCarty, JC, 16-10 3/4.

Triple jump: 1, Desinee Keller, Mary, 38-2; 2, Erica Mois, JC, 37-3 3/4; 3, Kayla Campbell, Mary, 36-0 1/4; 4, Serina Hiemstra, Dakota, 33-11 1/4; 5, Olivia Friestad, Mary, 33-11 1/4; 6, Liz McCarty, JC, 33-3 3/4; 7, Alissa Andrus, JC, 33-1.

Shot put: 1, Aubrey Baxter, Mary, 47-0 1/2; 2, Kristal Keffeler, BH, 43-0 1/2; 3, Maggie Aalund, Minot, 42-10; 4, Beth Thormahlen, Dick, 41-2 1/2; 5, Laura White, JC, 39-8 3/4; 6, Kayla Sauber, BH, 38-9; 7, LeeAnn Pekovitch, Minot, 36-7 3/4; 8, Ashley Azure, Mary, 36-2 3/4.

Weight throw: 1, Aubrey Baxter, Mary, 52-5 1/2; 2, LeeAnn Pekovitch, Minot, 45-6 1/2; 3, Beth Thormahlen, Dick, 45-1 1/2; 4, Cassie Dellwo, JC, 44-8 3/4; 5, Kristal Keffeler, BH, 40-8 1/2; 6, Jessica Chase, JC, 37-8 3/4; 7, Shantel Penn, JC, 37-7 1/2; 8, Maggie Aalund, Minot, 36-11 1/2.