Omaha
Nebraska Tune-Up
Mavericks Tune Up With Personal Bests
Feb 21, 2015 | Track & Field
VERMILLION, S.D. – The Omaha track & field team registered a number of personal best times and marks in a pair of tune-up meets heading into the Summit League Championship next weekend.
In the USD Twilight meet at South Dakota, Payton Horacek won the long jump with a personal best mark of 18-01. Noni Henderson took fourth in the event with a mark of 17-08 ¾ while Emily Everitt hit a new PR with a jump of 17-06 to tie for sixth.
Henderson picked up a PR in the triple jump with a leap of 36-11 ½, good for a tie for third.
In the high jump, Stephanie Ahrens took seventh with a jump of 5-08 while Taryn Derickson took fourth with a personal best mark of 5-06. Everitt was sixth at 5-04 ¼ while Amanda Alexander took eight at 5-00 ¼.
In the shot put, Amanda Conlin posted her second-best throw ever with a toss of 42-09 while Macy Woitzel put up a PR of 35-02, good for 11th place.
At the Nebraska Tune-Up in Lincoln, the distance runners took center stage. Ashley Kildow was third in the mile with a personal best time of 4:58.49.
In the 5,000 meters, Kristin Rogers was fourth in a time of 18:37.85 while Alyssa Averhoff ran a personal best time of 18:45.65, good for seventh.
Alyssa Thavenet just missed equaling her personal best in the 800 meters with a time of 2:17.57.
The Mavericks will compete in the Summit League Indoor Championship on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 27-28 at Fargo, N.D.
