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| Mar. 2 |
Hannah Baker, Wartburg College, Keota, Iowa/Keota Baker, a sophomore, was named the Most Valuable Performer at the 2008 Iowa Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships after winning the 200-meter dash, 400-meter dash, and long jump. She set a Conference record and surpassed the NCAA provisional qualifying standard in the 400 with a time of 57.06 seconds. She won the 200 with a time of 25.90, edging teammate KeAnna Martin by 0.02 seconds, and captured the long jump with a leap of 5.30 meters. She is one of two Wartburg women to receive the award, joining Missy Buttry (2003, 2005) and helped the Knights to their sixth straight championship. (IIAC Female Athlete of the Week) |
| Feb. 24 |
Jess Jewell, Luther College, Decorah, Iowa/Decorah Jewell, a senior, set the school record in the shot put and automatically qualified for the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships with a throw of 45-11 ½. Jewell’s mark broke the former school record set in 1998 by 11 inches. Her distance currently ranks third in the nation. (IIAC Female Athlete of the Week) |
| Feb. 17 | Anna
Kraayenbrink, Wartburg College, Sioux Center, Iowa/Sioux Center Kraayenbrink, a sophomore, shattered the Wartburg school record in the 5000m with an NCAA provisional qualifying time of 17:14.62 at the UW-Whitewater Warhawk Classic. Kraayenbrink’s time ranks among the top five fasted times in Division III this year and broke the former school records by nearly 40 seconds (old mark was 17:53.27). (IIAC Female Athlete of the Week) |
| Feb. 10 | Kellie
Whitney, Simpson College, Oshkosh, Wis./North Whitney, a sophomore, won both the long jump (16-0 ½) and the triple jump (34-3) and ran a leg on the winning 4x200-meter relay at the Dennis Young Classic Feb. 9 in Storm Lake. Whitney’s mark in the triple jump was the seventh-best in school history, as was the Storm’s effort in the 4x200. |
| Feb. 3 | Ellen
Thys, Loras College, Victor, Iowa/HLV Thys, a senior, provisionally qualified for the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships in both the shot put and weight throw with her performances at Hilltop Open. Thys won the shot put with a heave of 43-1 1/2, and took fourth in the weight throw with a toss of 50-10. |
| Jan. 27 | Liz
Ulferts, Loras College, Anamosa, Iowa/Anamosa Ulferts, a sophomore, provisionally qualified for the 2008 NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships with a second-place effort in the weight throw at Saturday’s UW-Whitewater Invitational. Ulferts heaved her implement 15.55m (51-0 ¼) and also took 15th in the shot put (10.65m/34-11 ¼). It was her first competition of the year. |
| Jan. 20 | Ashley
Schnell, Coe College, Lincoln, Neb./North Star Schnell, a freshman, currently holds the top time in Division III in the indoor 800-meter run after her winning performance at the University of Iowa Invitational. Schnell's time of 2:14.43 is a NCAA provisional mark and fell just short of an automatic berth. She also won the mile (5:09.28) and the 800 (2:17.66) at the season-opening Carthage Invitational Jan. 12. |