DES MOINES, Iowa (April 29, 2011) -
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee women's track and field team broke a school record in the distance medley relay and posted the fourth-best 4x800m relay in school history Friday on its first day of competition at the prestigious Drake Relays.
Tanaiya Fisher, Erika Hanson, Kristi Schuette and Elise Sigg combined on a time of 11:48.79 in the DMR to break its own record by 8.55 seconds. The foursome took 10th in the event, one of the team's two top-10 showings over just five events. Shannon Brown replaced Sigg for the 4x800m relay and the quartet finished in 9:20.00. That time is fourth in school history and placed the squad 15th in the event.
In the pole vault, Erin Havener posted the team's other top-10 finish, tying for ninth. She cleared a final height of 12-7 1/2.
The Milwaukee men had just two entries on Friday, with Ben Crogan tying for 14th in the pole vault and the 4x800m relay taking 16th with a time of 7:48.27. Crogan cleared 16-4 3/4 in his event, while Jake Spaciel, Jake Reilly, Toney Fisher and Brian Klipstein combined on the effort in the relay.
The Panthers wrap up their competition at the Drake Relays Saturday.
2011 Drake Relays
America's Athletic Classic
Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa - 4/27/2011
Event 335 Women Pole Vault Univ/Col
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Relays: D 4.36m 2009 Natalie Willer, Nebraska
Stadium: S 4.89m 6/27/2010 Jenn Suhr, adidas
Name Year School Finals
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Finals
1 Natalie Willer SR Nebraska 4.30m 14-01.25
3.55 3.70 3.85 4.00 4.10 4.20 4.30 4.40
PPP PPP PPP O XO O XO XXX
2 Neal Tisher SO Mississippi 4.10m 13-05.25
3.55 3.70 3.85 4.00 4.10 4.20
PPP O O XO XXO XXX
3 Sam Sonnenberg SR Minnesota 4.00m 13-01.50
3.55 3.70 3.85 4.00 4.10
PPP PPP O O XXX
4 Leslie Brost JR North Dakota St 4.00m 13-01.50
3.55 3.70 3.85 4.00 4.10
PPP PPP PPP XO XXX
5 Breanna Bussel JR Nebraska 4.00m 13-01.50
3.55 3.70 3.85 4.00 4.10
PPP XO XO XXO XXX
6 Cami Jiskra JR Nebraska 3.85m 12-07.50
3.55 3.70 3.85 4.00
PPP O O XXX
7 Bethany Buell SO South Dakota 3.85m 12-07.50
3.55 3.70 3.85 4.00
PPP XO O XXX
7 Ashley Smith SR Michigan St 3.85m 12-07.50
3.55 3.70 3.85 4.00
PPP XO O XXX
9 Kayla Friesen JR Sioux Falls Univ 3.85m 12-07.50
3.55 3.70 3.85 4.00
XO XO O XXX
9 Erin Havener SR UW-Milwaukee 3.85m 12-07.50
3.55 3.70 3.85 4.00
XXO O O XXX
11 Nicole Hope JR Indiana St 3.85m 12-07.50
3.55 3.70 3.85 4.00
PPP XO XO XXX
12 Lauren Stelten SR Minn St Mankato 3.85m 12-07.50
3.55 3.70 3.85 4.00
PPP XXO XXO XXX
13 Rachelle Harbert JR Illinois State 3.70m 12-01.50
3.55 3.70 3.85
O O XXX
14 Sarah Pappas SR Oklahoma 3.70m 12-01.50
3.55 3.70 3.85
PPP XO XXX
14 Rachel Birtles SR Nebraska 3.70m 12-01.50
3.55 3.70 3.85
O XO XXX
16 Becca Pilkerton JR Minnesota 3.70m 12-01.50
3.55 3.70 3.85
XO XO XXX
16 Chrissy Finkel SO Notre Dame 3.70m 12-01.50
3.55 3.70 3.85
XO XO XXX
18 Richelle Kimble SO Indiana St 3.70m 12-01.50
3.55 3.70 3.85
XO XXO XXX
19 Whitney Didier SR Monmouth (IL) 3.55m 11-07.75
3.55 3.70
O XXX
19 Shelby Kennard FR Kentucky 3.55m 11-07.75
3.55 3.70
O XXX
21 Samantha Stenzel JR Kentucky 3.55m 11-07.75
3.55 3.70
XXO XXX
21 Jenna Wexter JR Northern Iowa 3.55m 11-07.75
3.55 3.70
XXO XXX
-- Johanna Sprang SR Drake NH
3.55
XXX
-- Alexandra Acker SR Oklahoma NH
3.55 3.70 3.85
PPP PPP XXX
Event 325 Women Distance Medley University
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Relays: D 11:03.59 2003 Stanford
Stadium: S 11:03.59 2003 Stanford
School Finals
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Finals
1 Utah 11:17.09
1) Amanda Mergaert SO 2) Ashley Mosley SO
3) Lucy Yates JR 4) Alyssa Abbott SR
2 Iowa St 11:24.22
1) Dani Stack SO 2) Kianna Elahi JR
3) Semehar Tesfaye JR 4) Lucy Kennedy JR
3 Minnesota 11:29.23
1) Missa Varpness FR 2) Katie Hill FR
3) Jamie Dittmar SR 4) Stephanie Price SO
4 Kansas St 11:29.27
1) Martina Tresch SO 2) TiAra Walpool SR
3) Laura Lee Baird SO 4) Sydney Messick SR
5 Georgia 11:34.14
1) Stella Christoforou FR 2) Odeika Bent SR
3) Megan Malasarte FR 4) Ashley Shiver SO
6 Illinois State 11:37.32
1) Aisha Praught JR 2) Sade Sealy SO
3) Jilana Kerkman JR 4) Samantha Bluske SO
7 Iowa 11:43.65
1) Lena Placzek FR 2) Kelsey Mims JR
3) Jackie Laesch JR 4) Amanda Hardesty SR
8 Saint Louis 11:45.52
1) Margo Richardson FR 2) Ashley Roche SO
3) Caitlin McCarthy JR 4) Hilary Orf SO
9 Tulsa 11:47.43
1) Melanie Hughes FR 2) Katherine Camp FR
3) Lauren Collette FR 4) Jacqueline Fairchild JR
10 UW-Milwaukee 11:48.79
1) Tanaiya Fisher SR 2) Erika Hanson JR
3) Kristi Schuette JR 4) Elise Sigg SO
11 Texas-Arlington 11:50.34
1) Lindsey Putman SR 2) Megan Turner SR
3) Perri Ford SR 4) Amanda Mcmahon SR
12 Bowling Green St 11:53.32
1) Carly Wells SR 2) Jeanette Pettigrew SO
3) Heather Conger SR 4) Autumn Dettmann SR
13 North Dakota 12:16.43
1) Emily Emerson JR 2) Brittney Bolstad FR
3) Savana Weller FR 4) Lindsay Anderson JR
14 Indiana St 12:20.43
1) Kelsie Slater SR 2) Macey Black SO
3) Kristy Twitchell JR 4) Allison Malone SR
15 Western Michigan 12:45.85
1) Liza Boudreau FR 2) Jeriesha Tucker SO
3) Aisha Hodge FR 4) Cara Cremeans SO
Event 155 Men Pole Vault Univ/Col
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Relays: D 5.65m 1991 Billy Payne, Baylor
Stadium: S 5.81m 2007 Jeff Hartwig, Nike
Name Year School Finals
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Finals
1 Jeff Rodriguez SO Texas-Arlington 5.20m 17-00.75
5.00 5.15 5.20
O O O
1 Ben Peterson SR Minnesota 5.20m 17-00.75
5.00 5.15 5.20
PPP O O
3 Brian Hancock SR Missouri 5.15m 16-10.75
5.00 5.15 5.20
O O XXX
6 Michael Seaman JR Samford University 5.15m 16-10.75
5.00 5.15 5.20
XO XO XXX
7 Brock Spandl SR Minnesota 5.15m 16-10.75
5.00 5.15 5.20
XXO XO XXX
8 Matthew Bane FR Illinois 5.15m 16-10.75
5.00 5.15 5.20
O XXO XXX
8 Nate Polacek JR Nebraska 5.15m 16-10.75
5.00 5.15 5.20
O XXO XXX
10 Sam Kranz SR Northern Iowa 5.15m 16-10.75
5.00 5.15 5.20
XO XXO XXX
11 Derik Peterman FR Michigan St 5.00m 16-04.75
5.00 5.15
O XXX
11 Eric Foran SR Florida 5.00m 16-04.75
5.00 5.15
O XXX
11 Codi Mattix SO Michigan St 5.00m 16-04.75
5.00 5.15
O XXX
14 Ben Crogan JR UW-Milwaukee 5.00m 16-04.75
5.00 5.15
XO XXX
14 Peter Geraghty SO North Central 5.00m 16-04.75
5.00 5.15
XO XXX
16 Cody Klein FR Illinois 5.00m 16-04.75
5.00 5.15
XXO XXX
-- Kevin Schipper JR Notre Dame NH
5.00 5.15
PPP XXX
-- Daniel Gooris JR Northern Iowa NH
5.00 5.15
PPP XXX
-- Japheth Cato FR Wisconsin NH
5.00
XXX
-- Mickey DeFilippo FR Wisconsin NH
5.00
XXX
-- Brian Schenavar JR Sioux Falls Univ NH
5.00
XXX
-- Michael Viken FR Eastern Illinois NH
5.00
XXX
-- Thomas Stacey SO North Central NH
5.00
XXX
-- Josh Winder SO North Central NH
5.00
XXX
-- Joe Bredahl JR North Dakota St NH
5.00
XXX
-- Jesse Morrow SO North Dakota St NH
5.00
XXX
-- Jack Szmanda SO Minnesota NH
5.00
XXX
Men Pole Vault Jump Off Univ/Col
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Name Year School Finals
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Finals
Jeff Rodriguez SO Texas-Arlington 5.20m 17-00.75
5.30 5.25 5.20 5.25
X X O X
Ben Peterson SR Minnesota 5.20m 17-00.75
5.30 5.25 5.20 5.25
X X O X Withdrew for injury
Brian Hancock SR Missouri 5.20m 17-00.75
5.30 5.25 5.20
X X X
Event 295 Women 4x800 Meter Relay University
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Relays: D 8:27.42 4/27/2007 Minnesota
J Schwengler, J Cheever, G Anderson, H Dorniden
Stadium: S 8:27.42 4/27/2007 Minnesota
J Schwengler, J Cheever, G Anderson, H Dorniden
School Finals
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Finals
1 Kansas St 8:34.81
1) Sara Stoakes SO 2) Meghan Heuer FR
3) Ryann Krais JR 4) Boglarka Bozzay JR
2 Baylor 8:37.14
1) Leigh Ann Ganzar SR 2) Lizzy Whitney SO
3) Mariah Kelly FR 4) Brittany Ogunmokun SO
3 Minnesota 8:37.54
1) Nikki Swenson SR 2) Katie Hill FR
3) Jamie Dittmar SR 4) Elizabeth Yetzer SO
4 Nebraska 8:38.36
1) Ashley Miller SR 2) Ellen Dougherty FR
3) Blaire Dinsdale JR 4) Brooke Dinsdale JR
5 Missouri 8:46.05
1) Laura Roxberg SO 2) Layne Moore JR
3) Bailey Belvis SO 4) Landon Wachter FR
6 Texas-Arlington 8:48.67
1) Lindsey Putman SR 2) Esther Abuto SR
3) Jennifer Carey JR 4) Marissa Paz SO
7 Western Michigan 8:57.16
1) Samantha Tomerlin SR 2) Rachel Whitley SO
3) Jeriesha Tucker SO 4) Aisha Hodge FR
8 Illinois State 9:02.56
1) Jilana Kerkman JR 2) Kristen Zillmer FR
3) Jess Husted SR 4) Geena Loesch FR
9 Saint Louis 9:02.90
1) Maddie O'Quinn SR 2) Caitlin McCarthy JR
3) Jenna Romano JR 4) Dana Siebenaller SO
10 Eastern Illinois 9:02.92
1) Erika Ramos SO 2) Paige Biehler SO
3) Erika Foltys JR 4) Megan Gingerich JR
11 Iowa 9:03.94
1) Nicole Erickson JR 2) Lena Placzek FR
3) Brooke Eilers JR 4) Adriana Alexia FR
12 Bowling Green St 9:10.16
1) Carly Wells SR 2) Autumn Dettmann SR
3) Allison Weimer SO 4) Heather Conger SR
13 Indiana St 9:14.67
1) Kaci Smith JR 2) Kelsie Slater SR
3) Kristy Twitchell JR 4) Kacie Klem JR
14 Texas-El Paso 9:17.74
1) Kitria Stewart JR 2) Jackline Ekai FR
3) Rebecca Crain JR 4) Gladys Chumba SR
15 UW-Milwaukee 9:20.00
1) Tanaiya Fisher SR 2) Erika Hanson JR
3) Kristi Schuette JR 4) Shannon Brown JR
Event 85 Men 4x800 Meter Relay University
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Relays: D 7:14.89 1985 Nebraska
Stadium: S 7:14.89 1985 Nebraska
School Finals
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Finals
1 Minnesota 7:19.51
1) David Pachuta JR 2) Travis Burkstrand SO
3) Nick Hutton SO 4) Harun Abda SO
2 Iowa 7:23.77
1) Adam Hairston SR 2) Nathan Prom FR
3) Jeff Thode SO 4) Erik Sowinski JR
3 Notre Dame 7:25.75
1) Randall Babb JR 2) Mitch Lorenz JR
3) Kevin Labus SR 4) Jack Howard SR
4 Nebraska 7:28.93
1) Blaise Rewaka SR 2) Tommy Brinn SO
3) Brett Gooden JR 4) Ethan Luebbe SR
5 Wisconsin 7:29.02
1) Zach Beth FR 2) Tim Hucke FR
3) Luke Rucks SR 4) Zach Mellon FR
6 Northern Iowa 7:29.11
1) Brady Fritz JR 2) Thibault Vandenabeele SO
3) Chad Rutledge FR 4) Aaron Stockstell JR
7 Texas-Arlington 7:32.53
1) Anthony Rene JR 2) Dwight Robinson SR
3) Anthony Hilliman FR 4) Holton Hemby SO
8 North Dakota St 7:33.13
1) Moses Heppner SO 2) Alec Espeland FR
3) Andy Wendroth JR 4) Eric Stroh SR
9 South Dakota St 7:33.30
1) Dominic Thielen JR 2) Jake Schneller JR
3) Jared Ailts SO 4) Kelly Hall JR
10 Illinois 7:38.61
1) Graham Farnsworth JR 2) Malcolm Taylor SO
3) Zebo Zebe FR 4) Ryan Lynn SO
11 Saint Louis 7:39.51
1) Jordan Jennings JR 2) Stewart Van Horne FR
3) Kyle Ross JR 4) Brian Holdmeyer SO
12 Illinois State 7:39.98
1) Nick Geyer SO 2) Matthew Smoody JR
3) Fabian Norgrove SO 4) Yosef Tewolde SR
13 Louisiana Tech 7:41.24
1) Matt Wolfe SO 2) Justin Terry SR
3) Jermaine Morris SO 4) Alwayne Green JR
14 South Dakota 7:45.57
1) Casey Shade SO 2) Travis Brenner FR
3) Mitch Yaggie FR 4) Jacob Evenson FR
15 Indiana St 7:46.65
1) Brad Adams FR 2) Konstantinos Tzirtziris SR
3) Corey Hahn JR 4) Drew Gambill FR
16 UW-Milwaukee 7:48.27
1) Jake Spaciel JR 2) Jake Reilly SO
3) Toney Fisher FR 4) Brian Klipstein FR
