Larsen
Nabs Weekly Track Honor
Posted
2/21/06 2:37 PM
CEDAR
RAPIDS, Iowa -- Mount Mercy College sophomore Katie Larsen, who
ran a school record and MCC season-best in the 3,000 meter run
at Friday's UNI-Dome Open, is the Midwest Classic Conference Female
Track Athlete of the Week for Feb. 20.
Larsen was
sixth in the 3,000 meters at the University of Northern Iowa,
finishing in 11:03.37. She followed that with a third-place performance
in the 3,000 at Saturday's Pioneer Open hosted by the University
of Wisconsin-Platteville, crossing the finish line in 11:15.90.
Junior Liz Lange was seventh in the 200 meter dash (:27.36) and
11th in the 60 meter dash (:08.26) at UNI. Senior Christine French
finished seventh in the triple jump (31'-11.50") and junior
Bryan Jones 11th in the 600 meter run (1:25.14).
There were
plenty of top 10 finishes at Wisconsin-Platteville Saturday. In
addition to Larsen's third-place finish in the 3,000 meters, Lange
took third in the 200 meters (:27.30) and fifth in the 55 meter
dash (:07.80). Junior Tera Behning came in third in the mile run
(5:41.86) and fourth in the 800 meter run (2:33.33), while freshman
Channing Weigel finished fifth in the 400 meter dash (1:06.92)
and seventh in the 200 meters (:28.72). Senior Danielle Fennelly
was third in the 5,000 meter run (20:50.92), French seventh in
the 55 meter hurdles (:09.52).
On the men's
side, Jones placed fifth in the 400 meters (:52.37) and sixth
in the 200 meters (:23.76). Sophomore Bryan Johnson was fifth
in the mile (4:41.05) and seventh in the 3,000 meters (9:45.98).
Senior Kaylon Spengler finished fourth in the 3,000 meters (9:31.40),
senior Nate Hopp fifth in the 5,000 meters (17:21.31), sophomore
Matt Hilby eighth in the 800 meters (2:09.62) and freshman Devin
Sanders ninth in 800 meters (2:11.78).
The Mustangs
wrap up the indoor season Saturday at the Pointer Qualifier at
10:30 a.m. in Stevens Point, Wis. Mount Mercy opens the outdoor
schedule at the Cornell College Relays Saturday, April 8 at 10:00
a.m. in Mount Vernon, Iowa.
