Saturday, May 7
Lincoln, Neb.
11:00 AM
Omaha
at
Nebraska Invite
PRs Dominate Last Meet Before Summit Championship
May 8, 2016 | Track & Field
LINCOLN, Neb. – Distance runners led the Omaha track & field team to an afternoon of personal records at the Nebraska Invitational on Saturday. It was the Mavericks' last meet before the Summit League Championships.
Three of four Mavericks all set personal bests in the 3,000 meters, led by Perla Gutierrez who clocked a time of 10:45.11 to finish third. It was more than 10 seconds faster than her previous time in the event. Avery Schmidt was fifth with a time of 10:54.18, eclipsing her previous best by more than 22 seconds. Alyssa Averhoff was sixth at 11:01.29, and Annie Catania was ninth at 11:43.56 (PR).
Lauren Houston ran a personal best time of 58.43 in the 400 meters, taking third in the event.
In the shorter sprints, Mackenzie Zach and Tschida Johnson finished 7-8 in the 100 meters with personal best times of 12.95 and 13.19 respectively. Zach also was fifth in the 200 meters with a time of 27.11. That put her just ahead of Johnson at 27.12.
In the 800 meters, Alyssa Thavenet was third at 2:16.74.
In the field events, Stephanie Ahrens tied for second in the high jump with a leap of 5-10 ½, less than an inch from her personal best. Taryn Derickson was fifth at 5-05 ¼.
In the long jump, Nicole Liske posted a personal best distance of 18-04 ¼ to finish seventh.
In the hammer throw, Anna Edet had a personal best toss of 141-06 to finish fifth. Lauren Doeschot was one inch from tying her PR with a distance of 132-05, good for sixth. Maddy Partridge tied her PR with a distance of 121-10 to take seventh.
The Summit League Championship runs Thursday through Saturday, May 12-14 at Vermillion, S.D.
Three of four Mavericks all set personal bests in the 3,000 meters, led by Perla Gutierrez who clocked a time of 10:45.11 to finish third. It was more than 10 seconds faster than her previous time in the event. Avery Schmidt was fifth with a time of 10:54.18, eclipsing her previous best by more than 22 seconds. Alyssa Averhoff was sixth at 11:01.29, and Annie Catania was ninth at 11:43.56 (PR).
Lauren Houston ran a personal best time of 58.43 in the 400 meters, taking third in the event.
In the shorter sprints, Mackenzie Zach and Tschida Johnson finished 7-8 in the 100 meters with personal best times of 12.95 and 13.19 respectively. Zach also was fifth in the 200 meters with a time of 27.11. That put her just ahead of Johnson at 27.12.
In the 800 meters, Alyssa Thavenet was third at 2:16.74.
In the field events, Stephanie Ahrens tied for second in the high jump with a leap of 5-10 ½, less than an inch from her personal best. Taryn Derickson was fifth at 5-05 ¼.
In the long jump, Nicole Liske posted a personal best distance of 18-04 ¼ to finish seventh.
In the hammer throw, Anna Edet had a personal best toss of 141-06 to finish fifth. Lauren Doeschot was one inch from tying her PR with a distance of 132-05, good for sixth. Maddy Partridge tied her PR with a distance of 121-10 to take seventh.
The Summit League Championship runs Thursday through Saturday, May 12-14 at Vermillion, S.D.
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