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5 Individual Event Wins + 2 Relay Wins = 1 Cobber Dual Meet Crown!
MOORHEAD-- Concordia ran away from the competition and claimed their second consecutive Cobber Dual Meet championship. It is also their third dual meet crown in the past five seasons. Concordia was paced by five individual event wins and two relay titles.

The Cobbers finished the meet with a perfect 5-0 record. Concordia's toughest competition of the meet came from NAIA powerhouse Jamestown College. The Cobbers beat the Jimmies by a narrow 90-88 margin. Concordia also posted wins over Bemidji State, MSU-Moorhead, NDSU and UM-Morris. Jamestown finished second at the meet with a 4-1 final record. 

The middle distance and distance corps carried the weight of the scoring for Concordia. Jen St. John and Natalie Hanson pulled off double wins for the Cobbers. St. John, continuing to race at the elite level in the MIAC, won the 800 meters and 1500 meters. Her time in the 1500 meters (5:00.09) is the top time in the conference this year and her time in the 800 meters (2:24.90) places her second. Her time of 3:11.35 in the 1000 meters, which she ran last weekend at the Bison Open, is the top-ranked time in conference as well.

Hanson pulled off her daily double by winning the 600 meters and the 1000 meters. She captured the 600 meters in a time of 1:40.86 and claimed the 1000 meters with a mark of 3:18.56. Her 600 meters time is fastest in the conference so far this season. 

Angie Pfeiffer was the only other track athlete to top the winning podium for the Cobbers. Pfeiffer won the 200 meters and claimed second in the 55 meters. Her winning time of 26.31 won the event by over a second and is currently the fastest time in the conference. 

Concordia had two relay teams win events. The Cobber distance medley relay team won the event with a time of 13:47.80 and the 4x400-meter relay team cruised to a four-second victory by posting a time of 4:09.73. That time is also tops in the MIAC this year. 

Two Cobber field athletes placed in the top three in the weight throw. Sarah Sorvaag finished second with a toss of 40-4 and Melissa Stave claimed third place with a throw of 39-4. Sorvaag's throw is farther than anyone threw for the Cobbers last season. Stave's toss is a personal best.

Concordia will continue to stay at home as they will host the Cobber Open on February 5 at noon.
 

PERSONAL RECORDS:
200- Jill Moller; 600- Natalie Hanson; 800- Jen St. John, Rachel Charpentier; 1500- Jen St. John; 3000- Erica Lundgren; triple jump- Katrina Enderle; shot put- Sarah Sorvaag; weight throw- Sarah Sorvaag, Melissa Stave.

Cobber Duals Schedule
Track Events
12:45 p.m. 4 x 200 Meter-Women;  4 x 200 Meter-Men
1:05 p.m. 55 Meter High Hurdles-Women;  55 Meter High Hurdles-Men
1:25 p.m. 1500 Meter-Women;  1500 Meter-Men
1:40 p.m. 400 Meter-Women;  400 Meter-Men
1:55 p.m. 600 Meter-Women;  600 Meter-Men
2:10 p.m. 55 Meter-Women;  55 Meter-Men
2:40 p.m. 800 Meter-Women;  800 Meter-Men
2:55 p.m. 1000 Meter-Women;  1000 Meter-Men
3:10 p.m 200 Meter-Women;  200 Meter-Men
3:40 p.m 3000 Meter-Women (Lanes 1-3);  3000 Meter-Men (Lanes 4-6)
4:10 p.m. Distance Medley Relay (1200-400-800-1600)
4:45 p.m. 4 x 400 Meter-Women; 4 x 400 Meter-Men

Field Events
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Long Jump-Women
12:00 – 2:00 p.m. Pole Vault-Women
12:00 – 1:45 p.m. High Jump-Men
1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Weight Throw-Women
1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Shot Put-Men
1:15 – 2:30 p.m. Long Jump-Men
2:15 – 4:00 p.m. High Jump-Women
2:30 – 5:00 p.m. Pole Vault-Men
2:45 – 3:45 p.m. Triple Jump-Women
3:00 – 4:30 p.m. Weight Throw-Men
3:00 – 4:30 p.m. Shot Put-Women
4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Triple Jump-Men

4 Jumps/Throws.  Women’s pole vault will move in 1’ increments until approximately 7’6”.  Men’s pole vault will move in 1’ increments until approximately 11’.  The vault will progress at 6” increments thereafter.

Cobber Duals Meet Information

Entries: Due by Friday, January 28, 2005 – 5:30 p.m. to gzlarson@cord.edu
All entries must be done by email.  Please wait until at least the day before to send entries as it will limit the number of changes/scratches/adds.  If you have additions meet day, please stop by the North Balcony  to list them on the add sheet.

Directions:
1)  Hit "Reply" to this messsage.
2)  List the team name and gender in the subject line (example:  Concordia Men).
3)  Within my original email, under each of the events listed, type the first name <space> last name <comma><space> performance.  Please use ":" between minutes and seconds and "." between seconds and tenths/hundredths of seconds.  Field events may be in feet and inches or metric.  You do not need to include the inch symbol (").  Follow the same pattern for each event.  For example:
>>400 Meter
Ryan Steines, 49.24
Ralph Jones, 50.21
>>800 Meter
Justin Backlund, 1:59.02
Ralph Jones, 2:03.40
Ben Remert, 2:06.77
>>Long Jump
John Leeper, 23'6.25

Entry Fee: $5.00 per person or $75.00 per team, men and women separately. Please pay in the North Balcony.

Eligibility: Collegiate and Open athletes.  Unlimited entries.  No limit on the number of relay teams.

Scoring: Team scoring will be scored as all possible duals with two individuals and one relay scoring per team.  Scoring for individual events will be 5-3-2-1 and 5-3 for relays.

Declaration: Section/Flight sheets and receipts may be picked up in the balcony.  Final confirmation of the entries needs to be made at the Scorer's Table in the balcony overlooking the finish line prior to the start of the meet.  Additions may be made prior to the meet at the Scorer’s Table.

Schedule: Tentative time schedule found at the top of this page. The schedule may be changed based on the number of teams/entries.  Check at the Scorer's Table prior to the meet for any changes in the schedule.

Running Events: Six lane, flat 200M EPDM encapsulated surface (resurfaced in 2004) - 1/8-1/4" non-pin spikes.  4x200 Meter Relay will be run with an eight turn stagger, running lanes the whole way.  The 55 M and 55 M Hurdles will be Final only.  Events will be seeded by time.  Please make accurate entries.  The best performances will compete in the first section for all running events.  The 200 Meter will be seeded at the Start Line 15 minutes prior to the start.

Field Events: Long Jump, Triple Jump, Shot Put and Weight Throw will be 4 attempts only, no Finals.  LJ and TJ off EPDM surface - 1/8-1/4" non-pin spikes, must be pyramid type.  Pole Vault off synthetic surface - 1/8-1/4" non-pin spikes, must be pyramid type.  Please stay off the infield.  HJ off tartan surface - NO SPIKES ALLOWED
Shot Put and Weight Throw off wood surface. The highest seeds will compete in the last flight for all field events.

Spikes: 1/8-1/4" non-pin spikes, must be pyramid type. NO SPIKES ALLOWED ON THE INFIELD.

Starting Blocks: Standard starting blocks will be provided.  Specialty blocks will be allowed but must be furnished by the athlete's institution.

Disqualifications: Athletes will be disqualified for unsportspersonlike behavior, including but not limited to foul language, taunting opponents and berating officials.  NCAA rules apply.

Team Camps: May be on the infield or in the balcony.

Locker Room: Facilities are available in the adjacent Memorial Fieldhouse.  Please supply your own towels and locks.  Take care of your own valuables.

Athletic Training: A certified athletic trainer and student athletic trainers will be on site one hour prior to the first event until 30 minutes after the last event has concluded.  If any treatments are needed please bring instructions signed by your institution's certified athletic trainer.  Please bring your own athletic training kit with taping supplies.

For answers to questions or more information please contact:
Garrick Larson
Head Men's Track and Field Coach
e-mail: gzlarson@cord.edu
phone: w(218) 299-4304, h(218) 287-1047, c(218) 790-2306
or
Marv Roeske 
Head Women's Track and Field Coach
e-mail: roeske@cord.edu
phone: w(218) 299-4163, h(701) 271-0510