Spengler,
Larsen Claim League Awards
Posted
1/23/06 4:38 PM
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RAPIDS, Iowa -- Mount Mercy College senior Kaylon Spengler and
sophomore Katie Larsen were among the first-ever recipients of
the Midwest Classic Conference Men's and Women's Track and Field
Athlete of the Week awards, the league announced Monday.
Each week
throughout the spring, the MCC will honor four student athletes
for performances on the track and in the field. There will be
male and female "track" athletes of the week, as well
as male and female "field" athletes of the week based
on performances in field events. Ashford University's Aaron Burns
and Valerie Boles were the MCC Field Athletes of the Week for
Jan. 23.
Mount Mercy
opened the 2006 indoor season at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville
Open Saturday in Platteville, Wis. Spengler placed third in the
men's 5,000 meter run with a time of 16:52.43, while Larsen was
fourth in the women's 5,000 meters in 20:06.42. Both finishes
ranked among the best 5K performances in school history.
In addition
to Spengler and Larsen, Mount Mercy athletes produced top five
finishes in seven events. Diana Meyer was third in the 200 meter
dash (:28.07) and fifth in the finals of the 55 meter dash (:07.84).
Tera Behning came in fourth in the mile run (5:55.85) and 3,000
meter run (12:05.70). Channing Weigel placed fourth in the 400
meter dash (1:05.56) and sixth in the long jump (14'-9.75").
Christine French finished fourth in the long jump (15'-3.50"),
while the Mount Mercy women's 4x400 meter relay squad of French,
Weigel, Katrina Burke and Katie Schlutz claimed fifth place with
a time of 4:49.36.
The Mustangs
will be in Mount Vernon, Iowa, for the Cornell College Quadrangular
Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at the Small Multi-Sport Center. They will
go back to Cornell the following weekend for the Hilltop Open
Saturday, Feb. 4 at 10:00 a.m.
