| Jan. 29, 2007
SUPERIOR, Wis. - Field events continue to be a strength
for the Bemidji State University indoor track and field teams
as the Beavers participated in the University of Wisconsin-Superior
DQ Blizzard Open Saturday (Jan. 27). BSU placed first in five
field events including Sheena Devine, (Jr.,
Harris, Minn.) and Joe Remitz (Jr., North
Branch, Minn.) who respectively took home top honors in the
women's and men's shot put and stay among the nation's top
five distances in the event.
Devine paced the BSU women at the meet recording a throw
of 48-6 3/4 in the shot put, surpassing her season-best distance
and extending the tape nearly a meter three feet further than
her closest competitor. She currently stands as the NSIC's
top shot putter and ranks second in all of NCAA Division II.
Devine also competed in the weight throw. She captured second
place with a throw of 49-5 1/2.
Angela Miller (Jr., Grove City, Minn.) also
stood out for BSU as she took home top honors in the pole
vault. Her height of 10-6 is her top vault of 2006-07 and
ranks sixth in the NSIC this season.
The Beaver women also showed well in the long jump. M'Kelle
Tomberlin (Jr., Cohasset, Minn.) jumped 17-2 3/4
for second place edging fellow BSU jumper Nicole Friend
(Jr., International Falls, Minn.) who finished third with
a distance of 16-6 1/2.
The tandem of Tomberlin and Friend carried its success to
the track. Tomberlin took fourth in both the 60-meter (8.45)
and 200-meter (28.30) dashes while Friend's 1:02.00 was good
for fourth in the 400-meeter dash.
Breanne Wionaroicz (Jr., Stephen, Minn.)
ran a 28.20 in the 200-meeter dash to place third and also
ended in fifth in the 60-meter dash in a time of 8.49.
In the women's hurdle events, Becca Hougen
(So., Bemidji, Minn.) paced the BSU effort claiming fourth
place in the 60-meter event with a time of 10.19 and crossing
the line in fourth in the 200-meter event (33.39).
On the men's side, the Beavers finished first in four events
headlined by a first place finish in the shot put by Remitz.
His toss of 55-11 not only garnered him top honors in the
event by over five feet, it was also his best throw of the
season and moved him up to fifth place on the 2007 NCAA Division
II performance list. He also took fourth in the weight throw
with a toss that measured 53-10 1/3.
Claiming the top spots in the jumping events were Jon
Clemons (Jr., Princeton, Minn.) and Tommy
Crummy (Sr., Argyle, Minn.). Clemons cleared his
best height of 6-4 in the high jump to claim top prize while
his height currently sits in the number three spot in the
NSIC. He was joined in first place by Crummy who posted a
height of 14-5 1/2 to win the pole vault.
Todd Zeidler (Sr., Plentywood, Mont.) rounds
out BSU's top finishes earning first-pace in the 800-meter
run. He broke the tape in a time of 2:00.22 for BSU only top
finish in a running event earning sixth place on the NSIC
2007 performance list.
The Bemidji State track and field teams will be back in action
this weekend (Feb. 3) as they travel to Aberdeen, S.D. for
the Northern State University Open.
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