| April 8, 2006
ST. PAUL, Minn. - As the Bemidji State University
women's track and field team kicked off their outdoor season
in St. Paul, Minn., at the Hamline Invite, Sheena Devine continued
her indoor success with a win in the shot put that provisionally
qualified her for the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
Devine's toss of 45-7 was over two feet further than the provisional
qualifying mark and was 1 foot, 7 inches, better than the
rest of the competition.
Along with her win in the shot put, Devine also walked away
with a fifth place finish in the discus (110-11) and a sixth
place finish in the hammer throw (129-10). In each the throwing
events she competed in, Devine was closely followed by teammates
Lindsay Bergeson and Libby Schneider.
In the hammer throw Schneider finished in 17th place with
a throw of 102-10 and was able to collected two top-10 finishes
as her distance of 36-5 and 101-6 in the shot put and discus,
respectively, were good enough to earn her ninth place finishes
in both events.
Bergeson finished between Schneider and Devine in both the
shot put and the discus. Bergeson's put of 39-11 1/4 was good
enough for a fourth place finish, her best finish of the day,
while her toss of 106-1 in the discus earned her a seventh
place finish.
Coming off of a strong outing in the NSIC Indoor Championships
on the track, Nicole Friend moved her focus from the basketball
court to the track. Competing in just the javelin throw to
conserve energy for the St. John's Multi that she will be
taking part in on Sunday and Monday, Friend garnered a second
place finish, just four inches shy of the leader, with her
throw of 111-4.
Caitlyn Crummy, Katie MacRae and Angela Miller combined to
collect three top-10 finishes in the pole vault. The trio
of vaulters collected third, fourth and eighth place finishes
with their respective heights of 10-0, 10-0 and 9-0.
On the track, the women were led by Leah Grabil, Christa Pribula
and Shelby Hougen in the outdoor opener.
Grabil led the way on the short track collecting fourth place
finishes in both the 100-meter dash (13.00) and the 200-meter
dash (26.17). BSU's M'Kelle Tomberlin and Breanna Woinarowicz
also had strong finishes coming in behind Grabil. In the 100-meter
dash, Tomberlin finished in eighth place with her time of
13.37 while Woinarowicz finished 14th (13.50).
The two finished neck-in-neck in the 200-meter dash as Tomberlin
crossed the line in 10th place and Woinarowicz in 11th with
their respective times of 27.75 and 27.82.
To go along with her performance on the track, Tomberlin also
added an eighth place finish in the long jump with her distance
of 15-6 1/4.
In the mid-distance and distance events, BSU turned to Pribula,
one of just two seniors on the women's roster. Pribula finished
the 3000-meter steeplechase with a time of 12:32.84 which
earned her a third place finish in the event in which she
currently holds the school record. She also competed in the
800-meter run, turning in a time of 2:31.66 for a 14th place
finish. In the event, Pribula was trailed closely by teammate
Kristin Mittness who finished in 16th (2:32.67)
Hougen collected her best finish of the day in the 400-meter
hurdles. In the event, Hougen finished in third place with
her time of 1:07.03. Hougen also competed in the triple jump
where she finished in fifth place with her leap of 33-10 3/4.
Along with Friend, Rebecca Hougen will also be competing for
the BSU women in the St. John's multi that is set for Sunday
and Monday. The rest of the team will return to action as
they travel to St. Peter, Minn., to compete in the Gustie
open on Friday.
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