Entries tagged with ‘track’
Three Gustavus Track and Field Athletes Receive USTFCCCA All-Academic Awards
Gustavus track and field athletes Anna Bauer (So., Hastings, Minn.), Shanna Dawson (Sr., Fairmont, Minn.), and Chris deLaubenfels (Sr., Mount Vernon, Iowa) have been recognized recently by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on its 2008 Division III All-Academic Women's and Men's Track and Field teams. Twenty-eight MIAC student-athletes from four MIAC institutions helped comprise the list of 392 student-athletes that made up the team.
Drake Alternative Track and Field Meet Has Been Cancelled Due To Poor Weather Conditions
The Drake Alternative Track and Field Meet scheduled to take place at Gustavus Adolphus College on Saturday, April 26 has been cancelled due poor weather conditions. The meet will not be rescheduled.
Heat Sheets Posted for 2007 MIAC Track and Field Championships
Heat sheets have been posted for the 2007 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships to be held Friday-Saturday, May 11-12 at Clemens Stadium on the campus of Saint John's University in Collegeville. The Gustavus women finished second at last year's outdoor championships, while the men took third. St. Thomas is the defending champion for both men and women.
Preliminary Meet Program Posted for Drake Alternative Meet
The Gustavus Adolphus College track and field team will host the seventh annual Drake Alternative Outdoor Track and Field Meet Saturday, April 28 in St. Peter. Field events begin at 10:30 a.m. with competition in the javelin, hammer throw, and men's shot put. Running events begin at 12:15 p.m. with the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase and will follow a rolling schedule.
Heat Sheets Posted for Lee Krough Invitational
The Gustavus Adolphus College track and field team will host the seventh annual Lee Krough Invitational Outdoor Track and Field Meet Saturday, April 14 in St. Peter. Field events begin at 10:30 a.m. with competition in the men's javelin, men's shot put and women's hammer throw. Running events begin at 11:30 a.m. with a combined 10,000-meter run and will follow a rolling schedule.
Tyler Geyen Named MIAC Men’s Track Athlete of the Week
Gustavus Adolphus College sophomore hurdler Tyler Geyen (Watertown, Minn./Watertown-Mayer) has been named the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Men's Indoor Track Athlete of the Week for the week ending Feb. 25, 2007. Geyen won the 55-meter hurdles at the Pre-MIAC Meet hosted by Carleton Feb. 23 in a time of 7.85 seconds.
Lisa Brown Wins Javelin Throw at NCAA Championships; Cronen and Miest Earn All-America Honors
Gustavus Adolphus first-year Lisa Brown captured the national title in the javelin throw Saturday at the 2006 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Benedictine University in Lisle, Ill. Brown's Division III season best toss of 154 feet, 6 inches bettered her own Gustavus record by nearly 18 feet. Ashley Cronen (fifth) and Tanner Miest (eighth) added top-eight finishes in the 800-meter run and the 110-meter hurdles, respectively.
Track and Field Hosts Rain-Soaked Drake Alternative
The Gustavus track and field team came away with ten event wins Saturday its own Drake Alternative Meet in St. Peter. Sari Lindeman won both the long jump and triple jump in rain-soaked conditions to emerge as the only Gustavus athlete to record multiple individual event wins.
Joyce, Brown Capture Wins at St. Olaf Women’s Meet; Cronen and Brown Post NCAA Provisional Marks
The Gustavus Adolphus women's track and field team posted a number of top-ten finishes at Saturday's Manitou Classic hosted by St. Olaf College. Senior Kourtney Joyce won the 5000-meter run with a time of 17:52.05, while Lisa Brown placed first in the javelin throw with a school-record and NCAA provisional qualifying toss of 133 feet, 9 inches. Ashley Cronen finished third in the 800-meter run with a NCAA provisional qualifying time of 2:15.35.
Men’s Track and Field Fifth at Carleton Relays
The Gustavus men's track and field team captured a total of 16 top-eight finishes at Saturday's Carleton Relays, finishing fifth in the 18-team field with 79 points. St. Thomas won the meet with 130 points, edging out Saint John's (125), Minnesota-Duluth (121) and Minnesota State, Mankato (117). Tanner Miest won the 110-meter hurdles while John Retka captured the long jump title.