2001  NCAA Division III Women's  Track and Field Championships

2000-01 Meet Results
 

Date    Meet                                Time

5/24-26 NCAA Championships  10:30/11:30/10:00  @ Millikin Univ. - Decatur, Ill.

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| Official Results from the Women's Discus Throw |

Alicia Tull Sr. Roundup, MT Qualified for the NCAA Division III national meet in the Discus. It will be her first appearance at the national meet.

Heidi Brenden Sr. Minot, ND Qualified for the NCAA Division III national meet in the 800 Meters and the 1500 Meters. It is the third time she has qualified for the outdoor national meet.

Cobber Athletes at Past Outdoor Nationals:
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5/25 Alicia Tull Competes at Nationals
Senior Alicia Tull (Roundup, Mont.) competed in the Discus Throw at the NCAA Division III National Meet. She threw a distance of 114'4" in the preliminary round and did not qualify for the finals.



5/22 Concordia Qualifies Two Athletes for the National Meet. Several Others Narrowly Miss Qualifying.
Concordia qualified two athletes for the NCAA Division III national meet to be hosted by Millikin University in Decatur, Ill on May 24-26. Heidi Brenden (Sr., Minot, N.D.) qualified in both the 800 Meters and the 1500 Meter, while Alicia Tull (Sr., Roundup, Mont.) qualified in the Discus.

Brenden ran an automatic qualifying time of 2:12.30 in the 800 Meters at the Kansas Relays and ran a provisional qualifying time of 4:39.12 in the 1500 Meters at the MIAC championship meet. Both times place her in the top 20 of the nation and earn her a spot in the national meet. her time in the 800 is the seventh fastest time in the nation. It is the third time in her four years that she has qualified for the national outdoor meet. Unfortunately Brenden will not be attending the meet as she will be participating in her brother's wedding on the same weekend.

Tull will be participating in her first national meet. She qualified with a throw of 144'2" at the Augustana meet on April 7th. Her toss is the 15th best in the nation. The finals in the discus will be held on Friday, May 25th at 3:00 pm.

Several other Cobber athletes narrowly missed earning spots at the national meet. They all had provisionally qualifying performances but did not finish in the top 24 of the nation to earn a national meet spot. They included: Katie Martin (So., Bozeman, Mont.) in the 5000 Meters with a time of 17:52.60 and the 10000 Meters with a time of 37:56.77; Sara Grineski (Sr., Moorhead, Minn.) in the 400M Hurdles with a mark of 64.54; Kelli Tranby (Jr. Moorhead, Minn.)  in the Long Jump with a leap of  18' 1-3/4"; Mariah Mougey (So., Enderlin, N.D.) in the Hammer Throw with a toss of 147'4" and the Discus with a mark of 138'0"; Becky Lacher (Jr., Princeton, MN) in the Hammer Throw with a mark of 149'4" and Margaret Cropp (Sr., Verona, N.D.) in the Javelin with a toss of 128'5" and the Heptathlon with a total score of 4104.
 

NCAA Division III Women's Discus Final Results
Discus Throw
Round 1, Flight 1
    1 Becki Schmitz, Jr, Carthage College  147-1 (44.84m)q
    2 Diane Williams, Jr, Williams College 143-0 (43.60m)q
    3 Kristen Campbell, Fr, UW-Platteville 142-5 (43.42m)q
    4 Claire DeChant, Sr, Baldwin-Wallace  141-6 (43.14m)q
    5 Ann Rhiddlehoover, Sr, McMurry Univ. 137-5 (41.88m)
    6 Jessica Kohlman, Jr, UW- Whitewater  127-2 (38.76m)
    7 Melissa Stensland, Sr, Wartburg      126-4 (38.50m)
    8 Carly Gainey, Sr, Loras College      124-8 (38.00m)
    9 Megan Lundahl, Jr, UW-Stevens Pt     123-8 (37.70m)
   10 Alicia Tull, Sr, Concordia           114-4 (34.86m)
Round 1, Flight 2
    1 Kathleen Darling, So, Rowan Univ.    156-3 (47.62m)q
                                    Lindsay Stadium record
    2 Sara Nauman, Jr, Loras College       145-1 (44.22m)q
    3 Emily Sowers, Sr, Hope College       144-8 (44.10m)q
    3 Kiana Peake, Jr, Cortland S U N Y    144-8 (44.10m)q
    5 Tabitha Fendrick, Jr, UW-Whitewater  137-7 (41.94m)q
    6 Laura Finkes, Fr, Denison University 134-9 (41.08m)
    7 Jenn Hansen, So, Central College     127-3 (38.80m)
    8 Jenney Luer, Jr, Wisconsin Stout     122-5 (37.32m)
    9 Jeanna Spannring, Sr, St. Catherine  119-8 (36.48m)
   10 Sarah Reichner, So, Willamette Univ. 119-2 (36.32m)
Final
    1 Kathleen Darling, So, Rowan Univ.    156-3 (47.62m)
                                   Lindsay Stadium record
    2 Tabitha Fendrick, Jr, UW-Whitewater  147-11 (45.10m)
    3 Becki Schmitz, Jr, Carthage College  147-1 (44.84m)
    4 Sara Nauman, Jr, Loras College       145-1 (44.22m)
    5 Claire DeChant, Sr, Baldwin-Wallace  145-0 (44.20m)
    6 Emily Sowers, Sr, Hope College       144-8 (44.10m)
    7 Kiana Peake, Jr, Cortland S U N Y    144-8 (44.10m)
    8 Diane Williams, Jr, Williams College 143-0 (43.60m)
    9 Kristen Campbell, Fr, UW-Platteville 142-5 (43.42m)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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