Friday, May 2
Sioux Falls, S.D.
11:00 AM
Omaha
at
Howard Wood Dakota Relays (Day 1)
A First and PRs For Mavericks at Dakota Relays
May 3, 2014 | Track & Field
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Sami Spenner earned one first-place finish and turned in a sharp performance in a new event on the first day of competition at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays.
Spenner won the triple jump with a distance of 40-09 ¾, more than two feet farther than the runner-up. Jessica Ripp was eighth at 34-09 ¾.
Perhaps more impressive than Spenner's triple jump mark was her time in the 400 meters. Running the event for the first time, Spenner finished second in a time of 54.66, less than one second off the school record set by All-American Pinar Saka in 2009. She also was just .31 seconds behind North Dakota State's Paige Stratioti.
Spenner also placed fourth in the javelin with a throw of 122-08.
Terri Armstrong, also running in the 400, was eighth with a time of 58.34. She also put up a time of 25.56 in the 200 meters, good for 14th in the field of 38. Nicole Liske ran the 200 as well, coming in 17th at 26.09.
The Mavericks earned two personal bests in the 800 meters. Ashley Kildow finished in a time of 2:18.51, taking more than three seconds off her previous PR. Catherine Davison also ran a personal best, posting a time of 2:25.48, more than six seconds better than her previous best.
Kristin Rogers earned another PR in the 5,000 meters, running a time of 18:16.99, UNO's top time in the event this season. Lindsey Bruns was close behind, finishing in a time of 18:31.73.
In the shot put, Liz Thompson was eighth with a mark of 43-04 ½.
Competition resumes on Saturday at 9 a.m. at Howard Wood Field.
Spenner won the triple jump with a distance of 40-09 ¾, more than two feet farther than the runner-up. Jessica Ripp was eighth at 34-09 ¾.
Perhaps more impressive than Spenner's triple jump mark was her time in the 400 meters. Running the event for the first time, Spenner finished second in a time of 54.66, less than one second off the school record set by All-American Pinar Saka in 2009. She also was just .31 seconds behind North Dakota State's Paige Stratioti.
Spenner also placed fourth in the javelin with a throw of 122-08.
Terri Armstrong, also running in the 400, was eighth with a time of 58.34. She also put up a time of 25.56 in the 200 meters, good for 14th in the field of 38. Nicole Liske ran the 200 as well, coming in 17th at 26.09.
The Mavericks earned two personal bests in the 800 meters. Ashley Kildow finished in a time of 2:18.51, taking more than three seconds off her previous PR. Catherine Davison also ran a personal best, posting a time of 2:25.48, more than six seconds better than her previous best.
Kristin Rogers earned another PR in the 5,000 meters, running a time of 18:16.99, UNO's top time in the event this season. Lindsey Bruns was close behind, finishing in a time of 18:31.73.
In the shot put, Liz Thompson was eighth with a mark of 43-04 ½.
Competition resumes on Saturday at 9 a.m. at Howard Wood Field.
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