NU Wins 11 of 15 Events at Wesleyan Invite

Lincoln?Several Nebraska track and field athletes competed Monday at the Nebraska Wesleyan Invitational in order to make up for competitions lost over the past weekend due to inclement weather. Huskers won 11 of 15 events in which the squad competed and recorded four new NCAA regional qualifications during the afternoon.<?xml:namespace prefix="o" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"?>

 

<?xml:namespace prefix="st1" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"?>Nebraska swept the high jump competitions, as junior Dusty Jonas (7-2) won the men’s event and freshman Epley Bullock (5-10) claimed the women’s title. Jonas’ mark earned him a regional qualification in his first attempt during the outdoor season.

 

NU also won both pole vault crowns with senior Gable Baldwin (16-8 ?) taking the men’s event and junior Jenny Green and sophomore Brysun Stately sharing the women’s event title with identical 12-8 clearances. Each of the three performances in the pole vault registered as regional qualifications in Nebraska’s first try at the event outdoors this season.

 

Senior Daniel Roper fell just one centimeter shy of the regional mark in his first appearance outdoors in 2007, as he won the men’s triple jump at 49-2 ?, while freshman Leandra McGruder won both the women’s long jump (18-7) and triple jump (39-11 ?).

 

Adding event titles for Nebraska were: senior Ashley Selig (1:02.50) in the women’s 400-meter hurdles; junior Thorin Meyer (177-8); in the men’s javelin; and senior Jeni Steiner in both the women’s shot put (50-3 ?) and discus (152-10). Steiner’s shot put marked her first time during the outdoor season breaking 50 feet in the event.

 

Nebraska continues its busy week with four meets on the schedule this weekend. Several Husker combined events athletes will compete in the Audrey Walton Multi-Events Thursday through Friday in Columbia, Mo., while three Husker distance runners will travel to the west coast for the the Mt. SAC Relays on Friday in Walnut, Calif., and the Long Beach Invitational in Long Beach, Calif., on Saturday. NU also will send more than 60 athletes to Norman, Okla., for the John Jacobs Invitational on Friday and Saturday.

 

Women’s 400m Hurdles

1. Ashley Selig, 1:02.50

 

Women’s High Jump:

1. Epley Bullock, 5-10 RQ

2. Erin Hannon, 5-5 ?

5. Ashlee Dickinson, 5-1 ?

 

Women’s Pole Vault:

1. Jenny Green, 12-8 RQ

    Brysun Stately, 12-8 RQ

4. Lindsay Maher, 11-6

 

Women’s Long Jump:

1. Leandra McGruder, 18-7

2. Zarinah Suluki-Drakes, 18-1

 

Women’s Triple Jump:

1. Leandra McGruder, 39-11 ?

2. Danielle Smith, 38-2 ?

4. Zarinah Suluki-Drakes, 34-9 ?

 

Women’s Shot Put:

1. Jeni Steiner, 50-3 ? RQ

5. Kacie Sharp, 41-6

 

Women’s Discus:

1. Jeni Steiner, 152-10

4. Kacie Sharp, 135-4

 

Women’s Hammer Throw:

2. Tamara Solari, 169-7

5. Lisa Minnick, 133-5

 

Women’s Javelin:

2. Gyorgyi Farkas, 132-8

6. Kim Shubert, 94-5

7. Megan Wheatley, 90-7

9. Erin Hannon, 79-2 ?

 

Men’s High Jump:

1. Dusty Jonas, 7-2 RQ

 

Men’s Pole Vault:

1. Gable Baldwin, 16-8 ? RQ

2. Zach Holoch, 16-0 ?

3. Nic Petersen, 15-6

 

Men’s Long Jump:

2. Daniel Roper, 23-1 ?

3. Robert Rands, 23-0 ?

Men’s Triple Jump:

1. Daniel Roper, 49-2 ?

2. Chris Nuttelman, 47-4 ?

 

Men’s Hammer Throw:

2. Issar Yazhbin, 193-1 RQ

3. Bryan Bell, 173-3

4. Aaron Bozarth, 172-0

6. Eric Petersen, 160-6

 

Men’s Javelin:

1. Thorin Meyer, 177-8

4. Ryan Petrocchi, 155-8

 

RQ ? NCAA regional qualification