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Andy Klaers Fifth in Discus Throw at NCAA Championships; Women’s Pole Vault Moved to Friday

Gustavus Adolphus College thrower Andy Klaers captured fifth place in the discus throw Thursday at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Oshkosh, Wis. Klaers, who entered the event seeded 12th, posted an effort of 154-5 during preliminaries that held up in the finals. The women's pole vault competition was moved to Friday, May 25 at 6 p.m. due to extremely high wind gusts at the site of competition.

Andy Klaers Named Men’s Field Athlete of the Week

Gustavus Adolphus College senior thrower Andy Klaers (Loretto, Minn./Delano) has been named MIAC Men's Field Athlete of the Week for the week ending April 15, 2007. Klaers provisionally qualified for the NCAA Division III Track and Field Championships with a winning throw of 160-6 at the Lee Krough Invitational held Saturday in St. Peter.

Klaers, Castellano Fourth at NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships

Gustavus seniors Andy Klaers and Janna Castellano both picked up fourth place finishes Friday at the 2007 NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships held in the Sports and Recreation Center on the campus of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Ind. Klaers posted a personal-best throw of 58-8 in the weight throw, while Castellano broke her own school record with a 12-3 1/2 effort in the pole vault. Klaers and Castellano receive All-America honors by finishing in the top eight.

Janna Castellano, Andy Klaers Qualify for NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships, Win MIAC Meet Awards

Gustavus Adolphus College senior pole vaulter Janna Castellano and senior thrower Andy Klaers have selected for the field at the 2007 NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships to be held March 9-10 at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Indiana. Both will compete Friday, March 9 with Castellano hitting the vault runway at approximately noon EST and Klaers entering the thrower's ring at approximately 1 p.m. EST.

Andy Klaers Finishes 11th in Discus Throw at NCAA Championships

Gustavus Adolphus junior Andy Klaers finished 11th in the discus throw at the 2006 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships taking place at Benedictine University in Lisle, Illinois. Klaers, who was seeded 16th entering the championships, had a top effort of 156-5.