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NCAA Division II Indoor Championship Day 1
Domike Gets Second, Two Mavs Advance at Track Nati
Mar 11, 2011 | General, Track & Field
Day One Results
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – #Nkeiruka Domike# took second place in the long jump highlighting the first day of action for the UNO track and field team on day one of the NCAA Division II indoor championship. The Mavericks also qualified two runners for the finals of two separate events.
Domike posted a leap of 19-5 ½ on her final attempt of the day. That left her just three-quarters of an inch shorter than Shannon Gagne of New Haven who won with a jump of 19-6 ¼.
On the track, #Anja Puc# qualified for Saturday's finals of the 800 meters. She was the seventh qualifier in a time of 2:12.66 during Friday's 800 prelim.
#Maja Mihalinec# also advanced to the finals in the 200 meters with a time of 24.30, her best time in the event this year.
In other action on Saturday, Domike will defend her 2010 national championship in the triple jump while #Heather Minssen# will compete in the shot put, trying to improve on her third-place finish from last year's nationals. #Kathie-Lee Laidley# will compete in the high jump.
The Mavericks' 4 x 400 meter relay team of Mihalinec, Puc, #Celeste Robinson and Kayla Koepke# also will take to the track in the final event of the championship.
