Jan. 15, 2010
NOTRE DAME, Ind. – The Irish track and field squads opened 2010 with the Notre Dame Indoor Opener Friday evening at the Loftus Sports Center. Butler, DePaul, Loyola and the women’s team from Western Michigan joined the Irish for their first competition of 2010.
Notre Dame set 34 BIG EAST qualifying standards and watched as former Irish All-American Mary Saxer, competing unattached, tied her own Loftus Sports Center record with a 4.15m (13-7 1/4) pole vault mark. Sophomore Kevin Schipper became the first Irish athlete to set an NCAA provisional qualifying mark this season, doing so with a 5.20m (17-0 3/4) vault.
The Irish return to the Loftus Sports Center next weekend to host the Notre Dame Invitational.
Women’s 60m Hurdles: Nevada Sorenson was the top finisher with a time of 8.59, followed by Kali Watkins in second at 8.78 and Western Michigan’s Ashley Hunault in third with a time of 8.99. The Broncos’ Iris Campbell finished fourth at 9.21, Western Michigan’s Amanda Fenton was fifth with a time of 9.45, the Broncos’ Alexis Brown was sixth in 9.52 and Maddie Buttinger finished seventh with a time of 9.53. Butler’s Lindsey Corbitt clocked in at 10.01 to finish eighth, Western Michigan’s Kate Boyd was ninth in 10.01 and the Broncos’ Shelly Mathewson finished 10th with a time of 10.56. Sorenson and Watkins both qualified for the BIG EAST Championships
Men’s 60m Hurdles: Justin Schneider clocked in at 8.77 to finish first, followed by Butler’s Brent Sever in second at 8.77 and Loyola’s Jon Christ in third with a time of 9.33.
Women’s 60m: Western Michigan’s Ashley Hunault was the top sprinter with a time of 7.79, followed by DePaul’s Idia Omogiate in second at 7.84 and the Blue Demons’ Ivy Moffett in third at 7.92. The Broncos’ Iris Campbell finished fourth with a time of 8.01, teammate Cha’nese Mendenhall was fifth at 8.02, Jaime Minor finished sixth in 8.06, Shasha Blanchard was seventh in 8.14, Western Michigan’s Amanda Fenton finished eighth with a time of 8.65 and the Broncos’ Kate Boyd finished ninth in 8.70.
Men’s 60m: DePaul’s Chris Kyles set a BIG EAST qualifying mark of 7.00 and took the top spot in the event. Eric Quick finished second at 7.14, Butler’s Romeo Harper was third at 7.18, DePaul’s Cameron Bretl finished fourth in 7.41 and Dean Odegard was fifth with a time of 7.81.
Women’s 200m: Joanna Schultz clocked in at 24.71 to win the event, followed by Western Michigan’s Victoria Chatman in second at 25.36 and DePaul’s Lindsey Holden in third at 25.44. Western Michigan’s Ashley Hunault finished fourth at 25.53, DePaul’s Idia Omogiate was fifth at 25.72, Western Michigan’s Jeriesha Tucker finished sixth at 25.87 and the Broncos’ Cha’nese Mendenhall finished seventh in 25.95. Nevada Sorenson crossed the line in 26.10 to finish eighth, Kali Watkins was ninth at 26.29, Sasha Blanchard finished 10th in 26.64, Western Michigan’s Erinma Elibe was 11th at 27.09 and DePaul’s Brittany Lewis finished 12th in 27.16. Butler’s Arielle Arzu finished 13th in 27.68, Loyola’s Natalie LeFlore was 14th in 28.32, Butler’s Jessica Langsdon finished 15th in 28.44, the Bulldogs’ Lindsey Corbitt was 16th at 29.71 and Loyola’s Candice Carajohn finished 17th in 29.81. Schultz and Holden set BIG EAST qualifying marks.
Men’s 200m: DePaul’s Chris Kyles set a BIG EAST qualifying mark and won the event with a time of 22.51. Alexander Gill, running unattached, finished second at 22.62, Butler’s Romeo Harper was third in 22.97, DePaul’s Gilbert Lifton finished fourth in 23.06 and Loyola’s Ricky Headrick was fifth in 23.10. The Ramblers’ Dennis Kott was sixth in 23.225, followed by Tyrell Atkins in seventh at 23.228, Sean Lindbloom in eighth at 23.47 and Loyola’s Tom Andreoni was ninth at 23.55. DePaul’s Cameron Bretl finished 10th in 23.69, Loyola’s Jon Christ finished 11th at 24.145 and Butler’s Brett Sever was 12th at 24.145.
Women’s 400m: DePaul’s Lindsey Holden set a BIG EAST qualifying mark and took the top spot with a time of 57.40. Natalie Johnson finished second at 58.06, Samantha Williams was third in 58.13, Western Michigan’s Erinma Elibe finished fourth at 1:00.10 and Ericka Nowell was fifth at 1:01.19. Western Michigan’s Cara Cremeans finished sixth at 1:01.49, DePaul’s Brittany Thomas was seventh in 1:01.63, the Broncos’ Alexis Brown finished eighth in 1:01.64, Butler’s Erica Hunt was ninth in 1:02.59, the Bulldogs’ Jessica Langsdon finished 10th in 1:03.44, Western Michigan’s Autumn Grayson finished 11th in 1:07.23 and Butler’s Kelsey Neal was 12th in 1:08.10.
Men’s 400m: Irish runners claimed the top five spots with Matthew Brown leading the way at 49.92. Edward Hitchler finished second at 49.97, Cameron Eckert was third at 50.14, Brendan Dougherty was fourth at 50.25 and Alex Korenstra was fifth at 50.59. DePaul’s Gilbert Lifton finished sixth with a time of 51.37, Ronnie Kadykowski was seventh at 51.76, Eric Roth finished eighth in 52.24, DePaul’s Ryan Bosman was ninth at 53.18 and Loyola’s Matt Wieczorek finished 10th in 55.58.
Women’s 500m: Joanna Schultz earned the top spot with a time of 1:12.12, followed by Western Michigan’s Victoria Chatman in second at 1:13.84 and Loyola’s Devin Gosberry in third with a time of 1:14.26. Samantha Williams’ finished fourth at 1:15.56, Natalie Johnson was fifth in 1:16.30, DePaul’s Kelcie Daniels finished sixth with a time of 1:17.95, Western Michigan’s Brittany Calhoun clocked in at 1:18.79 to finish seventh, Loyola’s Sophia Holy was eighth at 1:20.63 and the Ramblers’ Jenn Bane finished ninth in 1:21.36. Schultz, Williams and Johnson all set BIG EAST qualifying marks.
Men’s 500m: The Irish took the top five spots led by Jack Howard with a time of 1:04.31. Balazs Molnar was second in 1:04.74, Edward Hitchler finished third in 1:04.93, Alex Korenstra was fourth at 1:05.24 and Matthew Brown finished fifth in 1:05.44. Loyola’s Mike Wetzel (1:06.24), Ramunas Stanciauskas (1:06.45) and Tom Andreoni (1:06.56) took the 6-8 spots, followed by Blake Choplin in ninth at 1:06.64 and the Ramblers’ Ricky Headrick (1:07.06) and Dennis Kott (1:08.91) in 10th and 11th, respectively. Howard, Molnar, Hitchler and Korenstra all set BIG EAST qualifying marks.
Women’s 800m: Kelly Langhans clocked in at 2:12.08 to finish first, DePaul’s Mary Cate Quiett finished second at 2:12.78 and Allison Schroeder finished third in 2:14.65. DePaul’s Toni Salvatori finished fourth in 2:19.66, Butler’s Kirsty Legg was fifth in 2:19.72, the Bulldogs’ Kaitlyn Love was sixth in 2:21.60 and Angela Ryck was seventh with a time of 2:24.66. Western Michigan’s Leya Munwam (2:25.38) and Shameka Hamilton (2:26.36) finished eighth and ninth, respectively, followed by Anne McCarthy in 10th at 2:26.85, Loyola’s Holly Rhode in 11th at 2:28.97, the Bulldogs’ Catherine Crisler in 12th at 2:30.44 and Gena Bleyer in 13th at 2:32.88. Langhans, Quiett and Schroeder all set BIG EAST qualifying marks.
Men’s 800m: Butler’s Rob Mullett finished first with a time of 1:52.23. Jeremy Rae was second at 1:53.46, Kevin Labus was third at 1:53.74, Johnathan Shawel finished fourth in 1:53.83 and Zac Suriano finished fifth with a time 1:54.81. Mitch Lorenz clocked in at 1:54.94 to finish sixth, J.P. Mallette was seventh at 1:55.15, Brier Steenberge finished eighth at 1:56.28, Spencer Carter was ninth in 1:56.58 and Loyola’s Declan Murray was 10th with a time of 1:57.01. Max Cruz finished 11th in 1:57.15, DePaul’s Edin Pasalic was 12th in 1:57.64, Joe Miller finished 13th in 1:58.94, DePaul’s Tyler Schmitt finished 14th in 1:59.20, Loyola’s Anthony Wile was 15th at 2:00.23, the Ramblers’ Peter Grimson was 16th at 2:00.87 and DePaul’s Matt Pietrus was 17th at 2:04.70. Rae, Labus, Shawel, Suriano and Lorenz all qualified for the BIG EAST Championships.
Women’s 1000m: The Irish took the top three spots and hitting BIG EAST qualifying marks. Abby Higgins led the way with a time of 2:54.62, just ahead of Rebecca Tracy in second at 2:54.66 and Molly Sullivan in third with a time of 2:55.00. Western Michigan’s Cara Cremeans finished fourth in 2:56.34, the Broncos’ Jeriesha Tucker was fifth at 2:58.41 and Western Michigan’s Rachel Whitley was sixth with a time of 3:01.11. DePaul’s Kelly Pickering finished seventh at 3:04.06, ahead of teammate Courtney Avvampato in eighth at 3:05.02 and Western Michigan’s Jill Odom in ninth at 3:07.55. Loyola’s Caitlin Ferry (3:12.03), Holly Rhode (3:14.01) and Catherine Crisler (3:14.94) finished in the 10-12 spots, while Western Michigan’s Autumn Grayson finished 13th with a time of 3:27.52.
Men’s 1000m: The Irish finished 1-2-3 with Randall Babb leading the way with a BIG EAST qualifying mark of 2:28.02. Cameron Eckert finished second at 2:30.13, and Trent Sayers was third in 2:30.42.
Women’s 3000m: Western Michigan’s Jennifer Roberts was the top finisher with a time of 10:03.97. Butler’s Marbeth Shiell was second at 10:10.74 and the Bulldogs’ Sara Bird finished third at 10:11.03. DePaul’s Terah Cheatham (10:12.32) and Stephanie Hughes (10:27.72) finished fourth and fifth, respectively, ahead of Loyola’s Genevieve Binnie (10:28.84) and Jen Rock (10:30.17) in sixth and seventh. Butler’s Lauren Haberkorn finished eighth at 10:35.08, Molly Hirt was ninth in 10:36.02, Elizabeth Barron was 10th in 10:37.14 and Loyola’s Gina Valgoi was 11th at 10:39.20. The Blue Demons’ Claire O’Brien finished 12th in 10:45.08, Pam Staton, running unattached, finished 13th in 10:50.25, Butler’s Karleen Ritchie finished 14th in 11:14.40 and Western Michigan’s Molly Grube (11:42.42) and Teresa Marin (11:51.15) finished 15th and 16th, respectively.
Men’s 3000m: DePaul’s Matthew Graham finished first in 8:38.91, followed by Loyola’s Danny Docherty in second at 8:42.45 and the Blue Demons’ Max Rodrigues in third at 8:52.94. Butler’s Matt Lawder finished fourth in 8:57.65, Loyola’s Josh Stein finished fifth with a time of 9:10.44 and DePaul’s Brian Begalke was sixth at 9:15.56.
Women’s Mile: Butler’s Lauren McKillop won the eventh with a time of 4:56.50, just ahead of Marissa Treece, who finished second and set a BIG EAST qualifying mark of 4:58.04. Pam Staton, running unattached, finished third in 5:03.40, Butler’s Shelbi Burnett was fourth at 5:08.06 and Western Michigan’s Samantha Tomerlin finished fifth in 5:10.91. Loyola’s Jen Rock finished sixth with a time of 5:15.19, Western Michigan’s Jenna Matthews finished seventh in 5:17.18, the Ramblers’ Gina Valgoi was eighth in 5:17.61 and the Broncos’ Kelsey Burgess finished ninth in 5:20.53. Loyola’s Genevieve Binnie clocked in at 5:20.98 to finish 10th, Alissa Ott finished 11th in 5:23.00, Susanna Sullivan was 12th in 5:23.06, Butler’s Whitney Turner finished 13th at 5:25.06 and the Bulldog’s Nicole Humphrey finished 14th with a time of 5:50.00.
Men’s Mile: Butler’s Stephen Lisgo finished first with a time of 4:12.32, Jake Walker was second at 4:15.91 and Dan Jackson finished third in 4:16.04. Kelly Lynch finished fourth in 4:16.52, DePaul’s Greg Udzielak was fifth at 4:17.03 and Ryan Gamboa clocked in at 4:17.94 to finish sixth. Loyola’s Josh Stein (4:18.57), Matt McCabe (4:24.16) and Nolan Fine (4:25.44) took the 7-8-9 spots, while Thomas Noel finished 10th in 4:34.75. Walker, Jackson, Lynch, Udzielak and Gamboa secured BIG EAST qualifying marks.
Women’s 4x400m Relay: Western Michigan A took the top spot with a time of 3:50.53, followed by Notre Dame A in second at 3:53.19 and the Broncos’ B team in third at 4:00.06. Notre Dame C finished fourth at 4:00.86, DePaul B was fifth in 4:03.07 and Western Michigan D finished sixth with a time of 4:05.02. Notre Dame’s B team finished seventh in 4:06.01, Loyola A was eighth in 4:10.32 and Western Michigan C was ninth in 4:12.45.
Men’s 4x400m Relay: Notre Dame took the top four spots with the B squad coming in at 3:22.20. The Irish A team finished second at 3:22.48, followed by the C team at 3:27.84 and the E group at 3:28.47. DePaul A finished fifth at 3:29.54, Loyola A was sixth with a time of 3:30.86 and Notre Dame’s D team finished seventh at 3:32.97.
Women’s Long Jump: Jasmine Williams was the top finisher with a jump of 5.44m (17-10 1/2), followed by Maddie Buttinger in second at 5.38m (17-8) and DePaul’s Ivy Moffett in third with a mark of 5.27m (17-3 1/2). Jaime Minor was fourth at 5.15m (16-10 3/4), Western Michigan’s Shelly Mathewson was fifth at 5.12m (16-9 3/4), Loyola’s Liz Butler finished sixth with a jump of 5.11m (16-9 1/4) and the Ramblers’ Natalie LeFlore was seventh at 5.04m (16-6 1/2). Lauren Leniart finished eighth with a mark of 4.96m (16-3 1/4), Western Michigan’s Ariel Arnold was ninth at 4.86m (15-11 1/2), DePaul’s Cynthia Edwards finished 10th with a mark of 4.74m (15-6 3/4), Loyola’s Candice Carajohn was 11th at 4.70m (15-5) and the Blue Demons’ Brittany Lewis was 12th with a jump of 4.16m (13-7 3/4).
Men’s Long Jump: DePaul’s Joseph Strawder qualified for the BIG EAST and earned the top spot with a jump of 6.95m (22-9 3/4). The Blue Demons’ Eddie Anderson finished second with a mark of 6.59m (21-7 1/2), while Ted Glasnow finished third at 6.46m (21-2 1/2). Justin Schneider recorded a jump of 6.30m (20-8) to finish fourth, followed by Patrick Glass in fifth at 6.09m (19-11 3/4) and Loyola’s Matt Wieczorek finished sixth with a mark of 4.52m (14-10).
Women’s Triple Jump: Jaime Minor set a BIG EAST qualifying mark and won the event with a jump of 11.38m (37-4). DePaul’s Cynthia Edwards finished second at 11.05m (36-3), Jasmine Williams was third at 10.98m (36-0 1/4), Western Michigan’s Leya Munwam finished fourth at 10.96m (35-11 1/2), Lauren Leniart was fifth with a jump of 10.70m (35-1 1/2), Loyola’s Natalie LeFlore finished sixth in 10.25m (33-7 1/2) and the Ramblers’ Candice Carajohn was seventh in 10.07m (33-0 1/2).
Men’s Triple Jump: DePaul’s Joseph Strawder clinched the win with a jump of 14.89m (48-10 1/4), followed by Eric Quick in second at 47-10 1/2), DePaul’s Eddie Anderson in third at 12.84m (42-1 1/2), Patrick Glass in fourth with a jump of 12.73m (41-9 1/4) and Doug Onuscheck in fifth at 12:53m (41-1 1/2). Strawder and Quick qualified for the BIG EAST Championships.
Women’s Weight Throw: Western Michigan’s Irene Cooper set an NCAA provisional mark and won the event with a mark of 19.45m (63-9 3/4). Former Irish thrower Anna Weber, competing unattached, finished second at 19.00m (62-4), and DePaul’s Alanna Kovacs recorded a toss of 15.01m (49-3) to finish third. Western Michigan’s Stephanie Mitchell (14.89m, 48-10 1/4) and Chrissy Bays (14.77m, 48-5 1/2) finished fourth and fifth, respectively, followed by DePaul’s Katie McFabe in sixth at 14.42m (47-3 3/4), Loyola’s Jordan Rohfling was seventh at 14.31m (46-11 1/2) and Mason Bashaw was eighth at 13.73m (45-0 1/2). Western Michigan’s Linsay Bloor finished ninth with a toss of 13.72m (45-0 1/4), the Broncos’ Sarah Morris was 10th at 13.37m (43-10 1/2), Madeline Casanova finished 11th with a mark of 13.30m (43-7 3/4) and DePaul’s Ginny McFabe was 12th at 13.12m (43-0 1/2). Western Michigan’s Kaylee Finney finished 13th with a mark of 11.92m (39-1 1/4), the Broncos’ Laura Van Voorhis was 14th at 11.70m (38-4 3/4) and Loyola’s Amelia Games finished 15th with a toss of 11.40m (37-5).
Men’s Weight Throw: Loyola’s Michael Jarman took the top spot with a toss of 18.53m (60-9 1/2), followed by DePaul’s Brad Millar in second at 18.05m (59-2 3/4) and Greg Davis in third with a throw of 17.57m (57-7 3/4). John Belcher finished fourth at 17.14m (56-3), Mitchell Gormley was fifth at 16.46m (54-0), Denes Veres finished sixth with a toss of 15.08m (49-5 3/4) and Andrew Hills was seventh at 14.92m (48-11 1/2). Loyola’s Erik Hernandez finished eighth at 14.72m (48-3 1/2), DePaul’s Tim Vala was ninth at 14.35m, Mike Smigelski finished 10th at 14.25m (46-9) and Anthony Thomas was 11th at 11.85m (38-10 1/2). Millar, Davis, Belcher, Gormley and Veres hit BIG EAST qualifying marks.
Women’s Pole Vault: Former Irish All-American Mary Saxer, competing unattached, tied her Loftus Sports Center record with a vault of 4.15m (13-7 1/4). Three vaulters, Chrissy Finkel and Jessica Sullivan and Western Michigan’s Bailey Wandyg and Sarah Ross, all hit 3.40m (11-1 3/4), while Rikki Lynn London and Annie Polcari cleared the vault at 3.25m (10-8). Finkel and Sullivan both qualified for the BIG EAST Championships.
Men’s Pole Vault: Kevin Schipper set an NCAA provisional and BIG EAST qualifying mark with a first-place vault of 5.20m (17-0 3/4). Matt Schipper finished second, qualifying for the BIG EAST, with a mark of 4.80m (15-9) and Dean Odegard finished third at a BIG EAST mark of 4.35m (14-3 1/4). Benigno Sandoval finished fourth at 4.05m (13-3 1/2).
Women’s High Jump: Western Michigan’s Alexis Brown won the event with a mark of 1.68m (5-6). Maddie Buttinger also hit 1.68m (5-6), setting a BIG EAST qualifying mark. Kendra Jennings finished third at 1.63m (5-4 1/4), Western Michigan’s Shelly Mathewson was fourth at 1.58m (5-2 1/4) and the Broncos’ Iris Campbell was fifth at 1.53m (5-0 1/4).
Men’s High Jump: Doug Onuscheck was the top jumper with a mark of 1.91m (6-3 1/4), followed by Justin Schneider in second at 1.86m (6-1 1/4), Dean Odegard was third at 1.81m (5-11 1/4) and Loyola’s Matt Wieczorek finished fourth with a jump of 1.61m (5-3 1/4).
Women’s Shot Put: Western Michigan’s Stephanie Mitchell finished first with a mark of 14.03m (46-0 1/2), while teammate Irene Cooper was second at 13.96m (45-9 3/4). Jaclyn Espinoza finished third at 13.71m (44-11 3/4), Rudy Atang was fourth at 13.47m (44-2 1/2), DePaul’s Alanna Kovacs finished fifth at 12.94m (42-5 1/2) and Western Michigan’s Chrissy Bays was sixth at 12.24m (40-2). DePaul’s Ebonie Cobb finished seventh at 12.00m (39-4 1/2), Madeline Casanova was eighth at 11.87m (38-11 1/2), Western Michigan’s Kaylee Finney finished ninth at 11.06m (36-3 1/2), Loyola’s Amelia Games was 10th at 10.64m (34-11), Butler’s Catherine Watkins was 11th at 10.55m (34-7 1/2) and the Broncos’ Laura van Voorhis was 12th at 9.77m (32-0 3/4). Espinoza, Atang and Kovacs all hit BIG EAST qualifying marks.
Men’s Shot Put: Denes Veres was the top finisher with a mark of 17.25m (56-7 1/4). DePaul’s Tim Nedow was second at 16.75m (54-11 1/2), Loyola’s Erik Hernandez finished third at 16.10m (52-10), the Blue Demons’ Matt Babicz was fourth with a toss of 15.91m (52-2 1/2) and John Belcher finished fifth at 15.58m (51-1 1/2). Andrew Hills finished sixth at 15.54m (51-0), DePaul’s Jim Theologes finished seventh at 14.60m (47-11), Greg Davis was eighth with a mark of 14.39m (47-2 1/2) and Loyola’s Michael Jarman finished ninth at 14.28m (46-10 1/4). Anthony Thomas finished 10th with a toss of 13.56m (44-6), DePaul’s Tim Vala was 11th in 13.00m (42-8), Butler’s Nathan Harter finished 12th at 12.59m (41-3 3/4) and the Blue Demons’ James Waller finished 13th with a mark of 12.52m (41-1). The Bulldogs’ Brad Owen was 14th at 12.34m (40-6), Ted Glasnow finished 15th at 11.33m (37-2 1/4) and Loyola’s Matt Wieczorek finished 16th at 7.19m (23-7 1/4). Veres, Nedow, Babicz, Belcher and Hills all set BIG EAST qualifying marks.
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