Mavericks Head To Nebraska For Tune-Up
Feb 18, 2010 | General, Track & Field
Weekly Release
The Week Ahead: The fourth-ranked University of Nebraska at Omaha track and field team will head to Lincoln, Neb. for the fourth time this season to compete in the Nebraska Tune-Up on Friday, Feb. 19. The meet begins at 2 p.m.
The Coaches: Steve Smith is in his fourth season as the head coach of the University of Nebraska at Omaha track program after more than two decades of success as an assistant in Kansas, Nebraska and UNO. Smith was named the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Assocation Indoor Coach of the Year after guiding the Mavericks to a stunning win in the 2009 MIAA Indoor Championships in March. UNO finished the season fifth in the nation indoors. Smith is assisted by #Chris Richardson# (jumps and pentathlon/heptathlon), John Mulligan (distances) and Rich Emsick (throws).
Two For Two: #Nkeiruka Domike# reset her own school record and nation-leading mark in the triple jump last week. Her leap of 41 feet, seven inches at the Husky Classic hosted by Washington on Feb. 13 was one inch farther than her UNO debut. The Nigerian native posted a jump of 41 feet, six inches at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invite on Feb. 6, breaking the old school mark of 40 feet, nine and three-quarter inches set in 2005. For the second week in a row, she was named the MIAA's Field athlete of the week.
Setting A High Standard: Like teammate Nkeiruka Domike, junior #Anja Puc# reset the top mark in the nation in the 800 meters last week as well. Puc ran the race in 2:07.89 at the Husky Classic at Washington on Feb. 13, nearly two seconds better than her first race just a week before. Along the way, she broke her own school record of 2:09.44. She had run 2:09.79 at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invite on Feb. 6. in her first race in the event this season. For the second straight week and for the third time this year, she was named the MIAA's Track athlete of the week for her performance. She earned it for her first run in the 800 and after she set a new school record in the 1,000 meters with a time of 2:54.57 at the Holiday Inn Invitational on Jan. 15. That broke the old record by more than two seconds.
Down One Spot: Shot putter #Heather Minssen# is ranked second in the shot put with a mark of 49' 2 1/4” on Jan. 23 at the Iowa State Invitational. That's a personal best and a new school record. She has already automatically qualified for the NCAA Division II National Championship. She had been number one in the country since the start of the season until Kelly Ash of Ashland University threw 50' 1 3/4” on Feb. 13.
Other Qualifiers: UNO has several qualifiers for the NCAA Indoor Championships. Senior #Shannon Moore# has qualified for the pentathlon and the 60 meter hurdles. Sophomore #Maja Mihalinec# has already qualified in the 200 meters and in the 60 meters. Junior #Kayla Koepke# has qualified in the 400 meters. UNO's 4 x 400 meter relay team of Koepke, Mihalinec, Puc and Moore also has qualified for the national meet.
What's Next: The Mavericks will compete in the MIAA Indoor Championship at Missouri Southern on Friday - Sunday, Feb. 26 - 28. UNO is the defending champion.
The Week Ahead: The fourth-ranked University of Nebraska at Omaha track and field team will head to Lincoln, Neb. for the fourth time this season to compete in the Nebraska Tune-Up on Friday, Feb. 19. The meet begins at 2 p.m.
The Coaches: Steve Smith is in his fourth season as the head coach of the University of Nebraska at Omaha track program after more than two decades of success as an assistant in Kansas, Nebraska and UNO. Smith was named the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Assocation Indoor Coach of the Year after guiding the Mavericks to a stunning win in the 2009 MIAA Indoor Championships in March. UNO finished the season fifth in the nation indoors. Smith is assisted by #Chris Richardson# (jumps and pentathlon/heptathlon), John Mulligan (distances) and Rich Emsick (throws).
Two For Two: #Nkeiruka Domike# reset her own school record and nation-leading mark in the triple jump last week. Her leap of 41 feet, seven inches at the Husky Classic hosted by Washington on Feb. 13 was one inch farther than her UNO debut. The Nigerian native posted a jump of 41 feet, six inches at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invite on Feb. 6, breaking the old school mark of 40 feet, nine and three-quarter inches set in 2005. For the second week in a row, she was named the MIAA's Field athlete of the week.
Setting A High Standard: Like teammate Nkeiruka Domike, junior #Anja Puc# reset the top mark in the nation in the 800 meters last week as well. Puc ran the race in 2:07.89 at the Husky Classic at Washington on Feb. 13, nearly two seconds better than her first race just a week before. Along the way, she broke her own school record of 2:09.44. She had run 2:09.79 at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invite on Feb. 6. in her first race in the event this season. For the second straight week and for the third time this year, she was named the MIAA's Track athlete of the week for her performance. She earned it for her first run in the 800 and after she set a new school record in the 1,000 meters with a time of 2:54.57 at the Holiday Inn Invitational on Jan. 15. That broke the old record by more than two seconds.
Down One Spot: Shot putter #Heather Minssen# is ranked second in the shot put with a mark of 49' 2 1/4” on Jan. 23 at the Iowa State Invitational. That's a personal best and a new school record. She has already automatically qualified for the NCAA Division II National Championship. She had been number one in the country since the start of the season until Kelly Ash of Ashland University threw 50' 1 3/4” on Feb. 13.
Other Qualifiers: UNO has several qualifiers for the NCAA Indoor Championships. Senior #Shannon Moore# has qualified for the pentathlon and the 60 meter hurdles. Sophomore #Maja Mihalinec# has already qualified in the 200 meters and in the 60 meters. Junior #Kayla Koepke# has qualified in the 400 meters. UNO's 4 x 400 meter relay team of Koepke, Mihalinec, Puc and Moore also has qualified for the national meet.
What's Next: The Mavericks will compete in the MIAA Indoor Championship at Missouri Southern on Friday - Sunday, Feb. 26 - 28. UNO is the defending champion.
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