BAUER CLAIMS POLE VAULT CHAMPIONSHIP |
| In her final collegiate meet, Doane College senior Meagan Bauer (Gering, Neb.) was final able to break through a barrier that had been in her way since her freshman year of college. Bauer had claimed runner-up honors five times in the women's pole vault in seven opportunities (Indoor and Outdoor seasons) and today she was able to claim her first National Championship. Bauer was able to battle through the rain and winds to vault 11-09.75 to win the meet. She had hit each height that she attempted on the first attempt until her final round when she was unable to hit 12-03.00. "We had experienced a lot of wind throughout the spring season and I think that helped me today," Bauer commented. "We were vaulting into a head wind after the event was postponed for 30 minutes because of heavy rain. The conditions were not ideal but with some of the weather we had this year, I was use to it and focused on my goal." Bauer has received a teaching job at Bayard High School next fall and will look to continue vaulting, now for fun. "I'm excited that I won, I've been trying for four years and I've done it. It's a little sad to be done but I'm excited to continue pole vaulting, now it will be for fun. I can sit back the next few days and cheer on my teammates; we have had a good first day and will look to build on it." |
TIGER 4x100m RELAY FLIES TO CHAMPIONSHIP
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The Doane College men's 4x100m relay team won the outdoor event with a time of 40.86. This year's NAIA National Championship Outdoor meet is being held in Edwardsville, Illinois. The team consisted of Kedrick Kelley, D'Artagnan Dai'Re, Jess Wimmer and Paulvince Obuon. The race was close throughout and in the final handoff, the Tigers were sitting in fourth. Obuon anchored the Tiger's victory. The team came within .03 seconds of the school record in the semifinals on Friday. Doane last won a men's relay event in 1998 when Raymonn Adams, Greg Ray, Mike Smith and Travis Tysdal claimed the 4x100m relay. |
SCHUURMANS SETS SCHOOL RECORD, TAKES SECOND
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Doane College sophomore Jared Schuurmans (Norfolk, Neb.) set a school record in the discus on Saturday afternoon as he took second place in the men's discus at the NAIA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Edwardsville, Illinois. Schuurmans posted a throw of 177-06 on his final attempt of the meet. |
SMITH LEAPS TO SECOND PLACE IN LONG JUMP
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Maurice Smith, a junior from Dallas, Texas, leaped 23-05.50 to take second place in the long jump on Friday afternoon. Three of the nine finalists hit their best jump on their final attempt of the meet. The event was measured in meters and Smith squeezed past Richie Bryant of Baker University. Smith hit 7.15 meters in his final attempt while Bryant jumped 7.14 meters in his final jump. When converted, Smith topped Bryant by 1/4 of an inch. |
DOANE 4x400m RELAY EARNS RUNNER-UP
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| The Doane College 4x400m men's relay took second place at the NAIA Outdoor National Meet today with a time of 3:11.96. The team members were Cody Ingold, Greg Torres, Lance Foster and Jess Wimmer. There team time was the best of the season. |
OBUON RACES TO THIRD IN 100
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Senior Paulvince Obuon (Kenya) posted the top time in the semifinals and came away with a third place finish in the 100m dash on Friday. Obuon posted a time of 10.49 in the finals, .07 seconds off of the school record held by Thaddeus Shannon (10.42). Obuon posted a time of 10.54 in the semifinals and ran a time of 10.69 in the prelims. |
BURMOOD TAKES THIRD IN JAVELIN
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Doane College senior Adam Burmood (Shelton, Neb.) scored the first points of the meet for the Tiger men and finished third in the javelin. He hit a 200 foot throw in his final attempt in prelims to advance to the finals where he followed up with his best throw of 204-05. Burmood just missed out on scoring points last year when he finished ninth in the event. Not only did he pick up six points for the Tigers, he earned All-American honors for the first time in his final opportunity. |
SCHLUETER LEAPS TO FOURTH PLACE
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Doane College junior Abby Schlueter has picked up All-American honors in the long jump today with a fourth place finish. Schlueter, a native of Beatrice, jumped 18-09.25 and finished one spot higher than were she entered the meet. She had posted the fifth best mark prior to today's meet that started this morning in Edwardsville, Illinois. Schlueter will participate in the triple jump on Friday evening. |
FOSTER FOURTH IN 400, SETS SCHOOL RECORD
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Lance Foster (Omaha, Neb.) placed fourth in the 400m dash with a time of 47.35, a school record. The 400 was hotly contested, with third through fifth place decided by 0.06 seconds. The Tiger senior improved his time in each of the races, posting a time of 48.24 in the prelims and 47.62 in the semifinals Foster broke the school record of 47.36, set by Joel Bacon at the GPAC Championships in 2007. |
FOGARTY RACES TO FIFTH IN HURDLES
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Erin Fogarty, a senior from Omaha, earned All-American honors in the 400m hurdles with a fifth place finish on Saturday. Fogarty posted a Top Five time in the prelims and semifinals as well. In the final race, she ran a time of 1:03.11. Her top time of the meet was on Friday in the semifinals when she posted a time of 1:02.50. |
BARTELS JUMP TAKES HER TO FIFTH
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| Sophomore Katie Bartels (Elk Creek, Neb.) brought home fifth in the high jump with a leap of 5-05. Bartels cleared the opening height of 5-03 on her second attempt while clearing 5-05 on the first attempt. She earned All-American honors for the first time in outdoor competition and her third overall. |
FYE'S TOSS EARNS SIXTH PLACE
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Doane College senior Tawny Fye earned her first All-American honor on Thursday morning at the NAIA Outdoor Track & Field held in Edwardsville, Illinois. Fye, a native of Stratton, Colorado, posted a personal best throw of 164-10 and earned sixth place. She entered the competition with the 13th best mark on the season with a throw of 156-03 at the GPAC Championships on May 3. Tawny, the niece of Doane Head Coach Ed Fye, will have one more opportunity to earn All-American honors when she participates in the discus throw on Friday evening. |
WEISGERBER TAKES SEVENTH IN POLE VAULT
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| Doane College junior Carly Weisgerber (Alliance, Neb.) earned seventh place in the pole vault today with a mark of 11-03.75. Weisgerber missed her first attempt at the height before hitting it on her second attempt. However, the miss on her first attempt was the difference between finishing fourth or seventh. She did not convert on her attempts at 11-09.75. |
SCHLUETER TAKES SEVENTH IN TRIPLE JUMP
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| Abby Schlueter, a junior from Beatrice, jumped 38-05.00 in the triple jump and finished seventh on Friday. Schlueter, who is one of three Tiger female athletes to go over 40 feet in the triple jump, earned All-American honors in the long jump on Thursday afternoon in Edwardsville, Illinois. |
CARLSTROM RACES TO EIGHTH IN 400
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| Junior Regan Carlstrom (St. Edward, Neb.) picked up a point for the Tigers in the 400m dash as she finished eighth overall. She advanced to the finals by placing in the Top Eight in both the prelims and semifinals. In the finals, Carlstrom posted a time of 57.73. Her best time of the meet came in the semifinals when she ran a time of 56.43. |
FYE BRINGS HOME EIGHTH IN DISCUS
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| Tawny Fye, a senior from Stratton, Colorado, finished eighth in the discus, her final collegiate event. Fye advanced to the finals with a throw 145-03 in her last toss in the prelims. In the finals, she notched a toss of 150-01 on her second to last throw. |