Golden Eagles Compete at Mike Poehlein Invitational

April 1, 2006

W. LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Marquette outdoor track & field team competed at the Mike Poehlein Inviational, held on the campus of Purdue University in W. Lafayette, Ind.

Michaela Courtney beat the competition in the 5,000m run by over a minute, clocking 16:47.66. Kristina Malin captured the 800m run in a time of 2:13.06. Cassie Peller won the 1,500m run, crossing the finish line in 4:35.84. Teammate Heidi Lindeman was sixth, in 4:54.25. In the 3,000m steeplechase, Tara Hinke was second in a time of 11:32.40.

Lana Rabas placed fourth in the high jump, clearing a height of 5'2 1/2" (1.59m). Heather Thomason was sixth in the shot put, with a toss of 40'2 1/4" (12.24m). Jessica Ehlen was fourth in the discus throw, with a heave of 140'6" (42.82m), while Audra Ketelsen was sixth (132'5"/40.37m). Ehlen and Jenna Mahaffey went 2-3 in the hammer throw, with Ehlen registering a toss of 158'7" (48.34m) and Mahaffey 152'11" (46.61m).

Other Marquette finishers: 100m: 19. Christina Flowers, 13.22; 200m: 26. Sharon Fritz, 28.12, 30. Sarah Kuchta, 28.84; 800m: 24. Sarah Hunt, 2:35.28; 5,000m: 17. Colleen Kuenster, 19:23.52, 19. Elizabeth Pollard, 19:55.99; 100m hurdles: 25. Hayley Ford, 17.60; 26. Sarah Kuchta, 17.89; 400m hurdles: 16. Hayley Ford, 1:12.04; pole vault: 7. Carrie Schmid, 10'11 3/4" (3.35m), 8. Kristin Stoniecki, 10'6" (3.20m), 11. Amy Stoniecki, 10'0" (3.05m), 12. Danielle Hubmann, 9'0 1/4" (2.75m); long jump: 16. Christina Flowers, 16'6 1/2" (5.04m); triple jump: 9. Sharon Fritz, 33'6" (10.21m); shot put: 9. Jenna Mahaffey, 38'10 1/4" (11.85m), 10. Jessica Ehlen, 37'8 1/2" (11.49m); discus throw: 8. Heather Thomason, 124'6" (37.95m); javelin: 7. Audra Ketelson, 107'10" (32.88m), 9. Amy Stoniecki, 98'7" (30.05m)

On the men's side, Jed Burey picked up a win in the 800m run, crossing the line in 1:55.29. Loren Wagner was second in the 400m hurdles, in a time of 55.71. MU's 4x100m and 4x400m relay teams each picked up victories. The 4x1 won in a time of 42.72, while the 4x4 recorded a 3:19.05 finish.

Raymond Bratchett won the high jump, clearing a height of 6'5 1/2" (1.97m). Andy Ballard was second in the shot put, with a heave of 52'9 1/2" (16.09m) and fifth in the discus throw (160'3", 48.84m). Damian Anisko was second in the hammer, with a heave of 174'1" (53.07m), while Ballard was fifth (145'4"/44.29m). Zach Pawlowski was sixth in the pole vault, with a leap of 15'1" (4.60m).

Other Marquette finishers: 100m: 10. Antonio Jones, 11.56, 13. Tom Sage, 11.83; 800m: 10. Tyler Merten, 1:59.77, 11. Cody Miles, 2:00.96, 12. Bryan Bescher, 2:01.54; 1,500m: 6. Jeremy Williams, 4:05.35, 11. Josh Pinter, 4:07.22, 13. Kyle Saginus, 4:08.38; 5,000m: 13. Scott Allen, 16:04.40, 15. Steve Briggs, 16:10.57; 110m hurdles: 16. Matt Piekarski, 16.64; 19. Adeola Giwa, 17.64; 400m hurdles: 8. Tom Cassady, 58.99; pole vault: 9. Nick VanDeraa, 14'7" 1/4" (4.45m); shot put: 6. Jeff Kluge, 47'0 1/4" (14.33m), 7. Eric Matuszewski, 44'1 1/2" (13.45m); discus throw: 8. Damian Anisko, 151'0" (46.04m), 11. Michael Heim, 138'2" (42.11m), 13. Jeff Kluge, 132'4" (40.33m), 16. Eric Matuszewski, 123'11" (37.78m); hammer throw: 7. Jeff Kluge, 145'4" (44.29m), 9. Michael Heim, 139'4" (42.48m), 10. Eric Matuszewski,136'6" (41.55m)