Track & Field
BSU wins four events at Jim Duncan Invitational

April 12, 2003
 Beavers win men’s hammer, men’s 4x400m, women’s 5000m, men’s 5000m; Schreiber & Pribula set BSU records

DES MOINES, Iowa - Bemidji State outdoor track turned in a strong performance at the 57th Annual Jim Duncan Invitational, winning four events and earning seven second-place finishes.

Josh Haugan led a dominant BSU effort in the hammer throw, as the Beavers sported four of the top five finishers. Haugan won the event with a throw of 40.74m, while Michael Rydberg finished third (36.08m), Jake Wojciechowski finished fourth (33.20m) and Ben Mettling was fifth (32.88m). Haugan also finished seventh in the discus (39.08m) and second in the shot (13.61m).

Steve Leuer dominated in winning the 5,000m run. He finished in a time of 15:46.67, nearly 13 full seconds in front of second-place John Jripp of Dana. Leuer and Jrip were the only two runners to finish in less than 16:00. BSU’s John Jacoby was third at 16:14.65. Leuer also finished second in the 1,500m run with a time of 3:56.27. He finished behind Drake’s Brent Wilberts, who set a meet record at 3:48.18.

Christa Pribula gave BSU a clean sweep of the 5,000m event. She was the only runner to complete the race in less than 20 minutes, coming in at a time of 19:19.97. Pribula, who made a new school record, finished nearly a minute ahead of second-place Casey Schmidt of Bemidji State (20:18.72).

The Beavers also won the 4x400m relay. BSU’s team of Mitch Cooper, Tristan White, Drew Peterson and Jason Carlson finished in a time of 3:21.39, nearly 3.5 seconds faster than Drake’s B team. Bemidji also raced an unattached team of Jay Prince, J.B. Martin, Pat Lais and Kip Solmonson. That team finished fifth at 3:31.97.

BSU’s 4x100m relay team finished second with a time of 43.18, just 0.37 seconds behind the Drake team. Carlson finished second in the 400m hurdles at 54.46; Steve Schreiber captured second in the high jump at 6’09.50”, just two inches lower than Joey Brunkhorst (Iowa State unattached); and Josie Muzquiz finished third in the steeplechase (13:06.18). The mark by Schreiber set a BSU record - the old one was set back in 1995 at 6'08.25".

Former Beaver Dan Frette competed unattached and turned in a strong performance. Frette finished second in the 110m high hurdles (15.00, wind 1.20), pole vault (3.65m) and third in the 400m hurdles (54.52).

Next scheduled action for BSU’s outdoor track teams comes April 13-14 at the St. John’s multi-events, held in Collegeville, Minn.
 
BSU Individual Results

Men’s 3000m steeplechase
4. Paul Quinn 10:14.40
5. Kevin Heltemes 10:15.48
6. Patrick Quinn 10:20.54

Women’s Shot Put
7. Erin Suhonen 10.44m

Men’s Hammer
1. Josh Haugan 40.74m
3. Michael Rydberg 38.74m
4. Jake Wojciechowski 33.20m
5. Ben Mettling 32.88m

Women’s Steeplechase
3. Josaleen Muzquiz 13:06.18

Men’s Long Jump
3. Mitch Cooper 6.46m
4. Tyson Kuznia 5.62m
5. Andrew Barton 5.28m
6. Jon Hausrath 5.20m
7. Scott Anderson 5.08m

Men’s 4x100m Relay
2. Bemidji State

Men’s Javelin
4. Adam Wilson 34.64m

Women’s 1500m
4. Martha Miltich 5:08.34
5. Jaclyn Thomforde 5:23.19
6. Kathleena Dippel 5:48.17

Men’s 1500m
2. Steve Leuer 3:56.27
7. Corey White 4:08.97
10. Kipton Solmonson 4:20.44
11. Matt Bishoff 4:21.09

Men’s Discus
7. Josh Haugan 39.08m
8. Michael Rydberg 36.72m
9. Adam Wilson 32.10m
10. Jacob Wojcechowski 29.98m

Women’s 100m Hurdles
7. Megan Hamilton 17.35 wind 1.80
8. Amy Taylor 17.86 wind 1.80

Men’s 110m High Hurdles
2. Dan Frette, Bemidji unattached 15.00 wind 1.20
6. Tyson Kuznia 16.29 wind 1.20

Men’s 400m
6. Justin Martin 51.74
7. Jay Prince 52.46
8. James Plese 56.30

Women’s Discus
6. Erin Suhonen 31.82m

Women’s 100m
11. Carla Perry 13.69 wind 0.6

Men’s 100m
4. Ben Hopkins 11.44 wind -0.3
5. Tristan White 11.47 wind -0.3

Women’s Long Jump
11. Megan Hamilton 4.44m
13. Amy Taylor 4.15m

Men’s Pole Vault
2. Dan Frette, unattached 3.65
3. Jan Haugrath 3.65m
-- Justin Smith nh (3.50)

Women’s 800m
4. Paige Ferguson 2:30.10
5. Martha Miltich 2:30.95

Men’s 800m
4. Corey White 1:59.36
8. Patrick Lais 2:04.61
10. Jeff Spotts 2:06.39
11. Scott Anderson 2:07.99
12. Justin Martin 2:12.04

Men’s 400m Hurdles
2. Jason Carlson 54.46
6. Tyson Kuznia 58.87
7. Andrew Barten 1:07.15

Men’s 200m
4. Drew Peterson 22.55 wind 1.0
6. Tristan White 22.58 wind 1.0
7. Ben Hopkins 22.70 wind 1.0

Women’s Hammer
4. Erin Suhonen 32.52m

Women’s 4x400m Relay
3. Bemidji State 4:37.87
Megan Hamilton, Paige Ferguson, Martha Miltich, Jaci Thomforde

Men’s Shot Put
2. Josh Haugan 13.61m
5. Travis Schwarz 10.06m
-- Adam Wilson fouls

Men’s 4x400m Relay
1. Bemidji State 3:21.39
Mitch Cooper, Tristan White, Drew Peterson, Jason Carlson
5. Bemidji unattached 3:31.97
Jay Prince, J.B. Martin, Pat Lais, Kim Solmonson

Men’s Triple Jump
3. Mark Nordell 13.12m
-- Richard Weber fouls

Women’s 5,000m Run
1. Christa Pribula 19:19.97 (school record)
2. Casey Schmidt 20:18.72

Men’s High Jump
2. Steve Schreiber 2.07m (school record)
5. Travis Schwarz 1.82m
6. Ben Matting 1.77m

Men’s 5000m
1. Steve Leuer 15:46.67
3. Jason Jacoby 16:14.65
 
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