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Falcons Compete in Second Day of May 16, 2008 Several Falcons competed in the second, and final, day of the UWRF Multi Last Chance meet at Ramer Field on Friday. In the decathlon, Bruce Baillargeon scored 3,161 points on the first day and finished with 6,287. His total was a NCAA meet provisional qualifying total. He had a time of 16.41 in the 110 hurdles, he threw the discus 106-11, he had a jump of 14-3 ¼ in the pole vault, he threw the javelin 167-11 and had a time of 4:52.91 in the 1,500-meters. He finished first in the event. Alex Wahlberg scored 3,381 points on Thursday and finished the event with 5,999 points. He finished just one point out of a provisional qualifying total. He had a time of 16.93 in the hurdles, he threw the discus 78-3 ½, he pole vaulted 12-11 ½, he threw the javelin 147-10 and had a time of 5:06.72 in the 1500. He finished third overall. Joe Weinrich had another strong performance starting the day with 2,819 points and he finished third with 5,101 points. He ran the hurdles in 18.25, he threw the discus 118-3, he had a leap of 11-11 ¾ in the pole vault, he threw the javelin 118-7 and had a time of 5:54.36 in the 1,500. Four Falcons competed in the second day of the heptathlon. Brittany Smith started with 2,655 points and finished second with 4,365 points. Her total was a NCAA meet provisional qualifying total. She leaped 17-2 ¼ in the long jump, she threw the javelin 93-3 and she finished in 2:34.51 in the 800-meters. She placed second. Becky Ponick scored 2,235 points on Thursday and scored 3,721 after Friday's action. She placed third overall. She had a leap of 15-8 ¾ in the long jump, she threw the javelin 119-4 and had a time of 2:57.94 in the 800. Megan Rasmussen finished with 2,845 points. She had 1,635 points after Thursday's action. She had a leap of 15-9 ½ in the long jump, she threw the javelin 71-2 ½ and finished in 2:58.32 in the 800. Denise Nelson scored 1,389 points on Thursday and competed in just two of the three events on Friday. She had a leap of 11-4 ¾ in the long jump and threw the javelin 104-8. Several Falcons will compete in the NCAA National Championships that will be held May 22-24 at UW-Oshkosh. The full field will be known on Monday. |
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Falcons Compete in UWRF Multi, La Crosse Last Chance Meets May 16, 2008 Several Falcons competed in both the UWRF Multi and La Crosse Last Chance meets on Thursday. In the decathlon at UWRF, Alex Wahlberg finished with 3,381 points after the first day. He had a time of 11.6 in the 100, a long jump of 20-5, a shot of 38-5 ½, a 6-1 ¼ jump in the high jump and he finished in 51.2 in the 400. Bruce Baillargeon had a time of 11.75 in the 100, a 19-8 ¼ effort in the long jump, a 36-7 shot, a 5-8 ½ effort in the high jump and he ran a 51.63 in the 400. He has 3,161 points. Joe Weinrich finished with 2,819 points. He had a time of 12.27 in the 100, a leap of 18-5 ¼ in the long jump, a shot of 38-3 ½, a leap of 5-10 ¼ in the high jump and he ran a 57.53 in the 400. John Weisbrod scored 2,124 points. He had a time of 12.65 in the 100, a leap of 17-5 ½ in the long jump, a shot of 28-7 ½, a leap of 5-0 ¼ in the high jump and he ran the 400 in 1:02.58. Five Falcons competed in the heptathlon. Brittany Smith scored 2,655 points. She had a time of 15.13 in the 100 hurdles, a leap of 4-10 ¼ in the high jump, a shot of 30-3 and a time of 26.52 in the 200. Becky Ponick finished with 2,235 points. She had a time of 16.86 in the 100 hurdles, a leap of 4-3 ¼ in the high jump, a shot throw of 34-9 ¾ and a time of 27.82 in the 200. Megan Rasmussen scored 1,635 points with a time of 17.68 in the hurdles, a shot of 30-0 and a time of 27.88 in the 200. She did not score points in the high jump. Colleen Kopel scored 1,875 points. She had a time of 16.13 in the hurdles, had a high jump of 4-11 ½, a shot of 33-7 and she did not score points in the 200. Denise Nelson scored 1,389 points with a 22.14 in the hurdles, a high jump of 4-2, a 31-10 ¼ throw in the shot and a time of 32.01 in the 200. Both events will conclude on Friday at the Ramer Track with action starting at noon. Several Falcons also competed at La Crosse. For the men, Nick Zeien had a NCAA meet provisional qualifying time of 1:52.31 in the 800. Michael Woodward jumped 43-7 ¼ in the triple jump and Charlie Sowa threw the javelin 176-6. Derren Izdepski threw the hammer 152-7. In the 400, Dan Rodewald ran a 49.6 and Lucas Mueller finished in 50.18. Scott Degner ran a 3:59.26 in the 1,500 and Addison Griffin had a time of 11.31 in the 100. For the women, Shannan Zweifel had a national meet qualifying time in the 400 hurdles finishing in 1:03.14. In the discus Vicki Cooper threw 146-6 and and Krista Hasselquist threw 141-8. Both are meet provisional qualifying distances. Three Falcons had meet provisional qualifying efforts in the shot. Hasselquist had a throw of 44-1, Copper 43-8 and Kim Altenhofen 42-9 ½. Jenny Aronson leaped 17-8 ¾ in the long jump and Shannon Amans had a throw of 124-6 in the hammer. Natasha Arnold finished the 400 in 1:00.32 and Samantha Nyre had a time of 15.83 in the 100 hurdles. |
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Falcons Compete at Open Meets; Set Three Records May 12, 2008 Several Falcons competed in three last chance meets last weekend and three school records were set in the process. At the Dr. Keeler Invitational hosted by North Central College, Jason Phillippi set a school record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 9:10.68, He broke his own school record st last year of 9:14.33. His time was a NCAA Meet provisional qualifying time. Nick Zeien ran a 1:52.58 in the 800. His time was also a provisional qualifying time. At the University of Minnesota Open, Vicki Cooper set a school reocrd i the javelin with a throw of 133-8. She broke Gail Specht's record of 127-8 1/2 set in 1976. The throw was a provisional qualifying effort. Becca Jordahl also set a record at the met. She finished the 3,000-meter run in 10:00.18 breaking Sandy Cryer's record of 10:29.24 set in 1982. Krista Hasselquist threw the shot 42-11 which is also a provisional qualifying distance. Cooper and Hasselquist also had provisional qualifying throws in the discus. Cooper threw 139-5 and Hasselquist 139-feet. Shannon Zweifel ran the 400 hurldes in 1:03.13 which is also a provisional qualifying time. At the University of Wisconsin Twilight Meet, Ponick threw the javelin 133-7 which is a provisional qualifying effort and was just an inch short of Cooper's record. Several Falcons will compete in a decathlon and heptathlon qualfying event on Thursday and Friday at the Ramer Track. Action both days starts at 3 p.m. |
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Jordahl, Cooper Named WIAC May 6, 2008 Falcons Becca Jordahl (Jr., Pocatello, Idaho) and Vicki Cooper (Sr., DeForest, Wis.) were named the WIAC track & field championships Athletes of the Meet on Saturday at the conference championships in Eau Claire. Cooper, who was named the Field Athlete of the Meet, scored points in all four events she competed in at the WIAC meet and accounted for 22 of the team's 118 total points. She won the shot put with a throw of 44-11 3/4. That was her best throw of the season and is a NCAA Meet provisional qualifying mark . She placed third in the discus with a throw of 145-5, which was also her best throw of the year and also a NCAA Meet provisional qualifying distance. She placed fifth in the javelin with a throw of 103-2 1/2 and placed seventh in the hammer throw with a throw of 148-6. Jordahl, who was named the Track Athlete of the Meet, scored 20 team points with two first place finishes. On Friday she won the 10,000-meter run with a time of 36:53.43. The time is a NCAA Meet provisional qualifying mark. Earlier this year at the Stanford Invitational she ran a 35:43.63 that automatically qualified her for the NCAA Meet, which will be held May 22-24 at UW-Oshkosh. On Saturday at the WIAC Meet she won the 5,000-meter run in 17:01.58. She beat the second place finisher by a minute. Her time was a NCAA Meet provisional qualifying time. |
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Jordahl, Cooper, Hasselquist, Sowa May 3, 2008 Becca Jordahl, Vicki Cooper, Krista Hasselquist and Charlie Sowa all won individual championships at the WIAC Meet held Saturday at UW-Eau Claire. Jordahl and Cooper both earned honors after the meet. Jordahl was named the Track Athlete of the Meet and Cooper was named the Field Athlete of the Meet. On Friday Jordahl won the 10,000-meter run and she came back on Saturday to win the 5,000-meter run. She finished in 17:01.58 which sets a UWRF record. The old record was 17.41.24 set by Sandy Cryer in 1982. She earned All-WIAC first team honors with her finish. Cooper won the shot put title with a throw of 44-11 3/4 and was named to the All-WIAC first team. She also finished third in the discus with a throw of 145-5. On Friday she placed seventh in the hammer throw. Krista Hasselquist won the discus title, and All-WIAC first team recognition, with a throw of 154-6. That broke her old record of 148-10 set last year. Hasselquist also placed third in the shot with a throw of 41-11 1/2. The Falcons took the top three spots in the shot. Kim Altenhofen placed second with a throw of 44-0 3/4 and she earned All-WIAC second team honors. Brittany Smith placed second in the heptathlon with 4,223 points. She finished just two points out of a tie for first place. Becky Ponick placed sixth with 3,868 points. Smith earned second team All-WIAC recognition. Jessica Reed placed fifth in the 100 hurdles in 15.29. Smith placed sixth with a time of 15.43. Shannon Zweifel placed third in the 400 hurdles in 1:04.65. Sowa led the men by winning the javelin competition with a throw of 164-10. He earned All-WIAC first team honors. Bruce Baillargeon placed sixth in the event with a throw of 145-6 3/4. Alex Wahlberg placed second in the decathlon, and earned second team All-WIAC recognition, with 5,926 points and Baillargeon was sixth with 5,787. Jason Phillippi placed fifth in the 1500 in 4:01.37 and Nick Zeien placed fourth in the 800 in 1:56.95. Chad Ernst placed seventh in the 10,000 in 31:43.44. Michael Woodward finished eighth in the long jump with a leap of 21-4 1/4. The Falcon women placed fourth in the final team standings. La Crosse won the team title with 192 points followed by Eau Claire 158.5, Oshkosh 140.5, River Falls 118, Stevens Point 77, Stout 51, Platteville 50, Whitewater 46 and Superior 24. The men placed seventh with 53 points. La Crosse won the team title with 191.5 points followed by Stevens Point 137.5, Oshkosh 134.5, Whitewater 129, Platteville 87, Eau Claire 67.5, River Falls 53, Stout 42 and Superior 16. Several Falcons will compete in last chance meets in the coming weeks. |
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Jordahl, Ponick Win Titles at WIAC Meet May 2, 2008 Becca Jordahl and Becky Ponick each won individual titles at the first day of the WIAC Meet held at UW-Eau Claire on Friday. Jordahl won the 10,000-meter run in 36:53.43. Ponick won the javelin with a throw of 113-1. Both earned All-WIAC first team honors. Maria Michaud placed fifth in the 10,000-meter run with a time of 38.35.56 to pick up some important points for the Falcons. Jenny Aronson placed fourth in the long jump with a leap of 17-6 1/4. In the hammer throw, Vicki Cooper placed seventh with a toss of 148-6. Cooper also placed fifth in the javelin with a throw of 103-2. Jason Phillippi had a great race in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. He placed second with a time of 9:26.14. He earned second team All-WIAC honors. Several Falcons qualified for finals during the first day of competition. For the men, Nick Zeien had the top time in the 800 finishing in 1:53.85. Dan Rodewald qualified for the finals in the 400 with a time of 49.8. He placed ninth. For the women, Brittany Smith and Jessida Reed both qualified for the finals in the 100 hurdles. Smith finshed second overall with a time of 15.26 and Reed was fifth overall in 15.5. Shannon Zweifel qualified for the finals in the 400 hurdles. She finished second in the preliminaries with a time of 1:03.95. Her time was a NCAA meet provisional qualifying time. Smith is in third place after the first day of the women's heptathlon. She has scored 2,567 points. Ponick is in seventh place withi 2,298 points. Alex Wahlberg is in third place after the first day of the men's decathlon. He has scored 3,157 points. The Falcon women are in fourth place at the end of the first day of competition. Oshkosh leads with 67.5 followed by La Crosse 67, Eau Claire 50.5, River Falls 35, Stout 16, Superior 12, Stevens Point 11, Platteville 10 and Whitewater 3. The Falcon men are in eighth place. Oshkosh leads with 30 points followed by Whitewater 26, La Crosse 25, Stevens Point 17.5, Eau Claire 16.5, Platteville 16, Stout 10, River Falls 9 and Superior 6. The second, and final, day of the WIAC Meet will start at 8:30 a.m., on Saturday. |
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Sowa, Phillippi Lead Falcons at Macalester April 23, 2008 Charlie Sowa and Jason Phillippi each placed second in events at the Macalester Twilight Meet held Wednesday night in St. Paul, Minn. Sowa placed second in the javelin with a throw of 160-9 while Phillippi placed second in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:02.86. JD Rojas ran a 10:00.98 in the steeplechase and placed third overall. Nick Zeien and Mike Woodward each placed fourth in events. Zeien ran a 1:55.88 in the 800 and Woodward leaped 44-11 in the triple jump. Dan Rodewald placed sixth in the 400 in 50.08 and ninth in the 200 in 22.59. Bryan Woitas finished the 100 in 11.21 and placed sixth. The Falcon women's team will compete in the Macalester Invitational on Saturday. |
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Sowa, Phillippi, and Cooper Take First April 18, 2008 The Falcon men’s and women’s track & field teams competed in a rainy Phil Esten Challenge Friday afternoon hosted by UW-La Crosse. Charlie Sowa and Vicki Cooper both took first in the javelin throw and Jason Phillippi took first in the 3000m steeplechase. Nine Falcon men placed in the top eight; four Falcon women took a top eight spot, three of those going to Cooper. On the track, Shannon Zweifel took third in the 400m hurdles with a time of 65:93. Also running, Natasha Arnold, took eighth place in the 400m dash with a time of 62:33. Cooper took third place or better in the three events she took part in. She won the javelin throw with a throw of 111-feet. In the hammerthrow, she took second with a throw of 156-feet. Cooper took third in the discus throw with a toss of 132-feet. Kristina Hasselquist was two spots behind Cooper at fifth place with a throw of 125' 7." Jason Phillippi won the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 9:36:99. Nick Zeien came in fourth with a time of 1:57:33 in the 800m run. Chad Ernst, with a time of 32:03:32, also came in fourth in the 10000m run. Richie Mark took seventh in the 5000m run with a time of 15:58:23. In the 400m hurdles, Bryce Roby came in eighth for the Falcons with a 60.82 time in the 400m hurdle. Mike Zweifel took sixth in hte triple jump with a jump of 40-feet 2-inches. Nick Viganlo took eighth with a 19-foot 7-inch long jump. In the field, Charlie Soma won the javelin throw for the second meet in a row with a throw of 141-feet 3 1/2-inches. Ambrose Martell placed fourth in the shotput with a throw of 42-feet. The Falcons will travel to Des Moines, Iowa next to compete in the Drake Relays. The meet will last from April 23 to the 26 with action getting underway at 10 a.m. on Wednesday April 23. |
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April 8, 2008 Becca Jordahl (Jr., Pocatello, Idaho Century HS) has been named the WIAC track Athlete of the Week according to league Sports Information Director, Matt Stanek. Jordahl set a school record at the prestigious Stanford University Invitational on Saturday in Palo Alto, Calif. Jordahl finished the 10,000-meter race in 35:43.63 competing against mostly NCAA Div. I runners. She placed 14th in her heat. She broke the Falcon record of 37:46.24 set by Sandy Cryer in 1982. Her time is currently the best time in the NCAA Div. III and she automatically qualified for the NCAA National Meet. Jordahl and her teammates will compete at the UW-Eau Claire Open on Saturday with action starting at 10 a.m. |
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Hasselquist, Izdepski, Jordahl Set Records April 5, 2008 The Falcon men’s and women’s track & field teams competed in the UWRF Invitational on Saturday afternoon at Ramer Field. Krista Hasselquist set a school record in the discus with a throw of 148-10. She broke Jen Pontius’ record of 147-7 set in 1996. Her distance was a NCAA Meet provisional distance. Derren Izdepski also set a school record in the hammer throw. He finished third with a throw of 162-9. The previous record was by Dave Huebner with a throw of 157-8 set in 1995. Becca Jordahl set a school record at the prestigious Stanford University Invitational on Saturday in Palo Alto, Calif. Jordahl finished the 10,000-meter race in 35:43.63 competing against mostly NCAA Div. I runners. She placed 14th in her heat. She broke the Falcon record of 37:46.24 set by Sandy Cryer in 1982. Her time is currently the best time in the NCAA Div. III and she automatically qualified for the NCAA National Meet. Jenny Aronson won the 100-meter dash in 13.28 and Jessica Reed won the 100-meter hurdles in 15.68. Maria Michaud won the 5,000-meter run in 19:03.48. Vicki Cooper won the hammer throw of a 150-5 effort and Becky Ponick won the javelin with a throw of 119-9. Cooper and Hasselquist had NCAA Meet provisional qualifying marks in the shot put. Cooper placed second with a throw of 43-8 ¾ and Hasselquist was third with a throw of 43-0 ¼. Dan Rodewald won the 200-meter dash in 23.19 and the 400-meter dash in 50.29. Bruce Baillargeon took the top spot in the decathlon with 5,395 points. Andrew Reckard won the 800 in 1:59.84 and Chris Johnson took first in the steeplechase with a time of 10:41.87. Charlie Sowa won the javelin with a throw of 177-feet. The Falcons will next compete in the Eau Claire Open on Saturday with action starting at 10 a.m. |
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Three Falcons Compete in First Day of April 4, 2008 Three members of the Falcon men's track & field team competed in the first day of the decathlon at the UW-River Falls Invitational on Friday afternoon at the Ramer Field. Bruce Baillargeon, Kevin Rengo and John Weisbrod all competed in the first of the two-day event. Baillargeon finished the first day in first place with 2,738 points. Rengo was in third place with 2,400 points and Weisbrod was in fourth place with 2,229 points. Baillaregon finished in 12.02 in the 100-meter dash and in 54.21 in the 400-meter dash. He leaped 17-11 in the long jump, threw the shot 33-1 ¼ and leaped 5-4 ½ in the high jump. Rengo ran a 12.96 in the 100 and had a time of 56.86 in the 400. He had a leap of 18-11 in the long jump, he threw the shot 30-6 ¼ and leaped 5-3 ¼ in the high jump. Weisbrod ran a 12.42 in the 100 and a 58.68 in the 400. He jumped 16-11 ½ in the high jump, threw the shot 27-feet and had a leap of 4-11 ¾ in the high jump. The second and final day of the decathlon will be on Saturday. The Invitational open events will also be held on Saturday with action starting at 10 a.m. |
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Falcons Compete in Final Day of Alabama Relays March 30, 2008 Several members of the track & field team competed in the fourth and final day of the Alabama Relays in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Sunday afternoon. Vicki Cooper placed seventh in the javelin with a throw of 124-4 and 12th in the hammer throw with a throw of 129-feet. Krista Hasselquist placed 13th in the hammer throw with a 124-10 effort. Kim Altenhofen placed 22nd in the hammer throw with a toss of 108-8. Colleen Kopel placed 18th in the javelin with a throw of 98-6. The Falcon 4x100 shuttle relay team of Becky Ponick, Brittany Smith, Jessica Reed and Shannon Zweifel placed sixth with a time of 1:05.27. The Falcon men ran the 4x1,500-meter relay and placed third with a time of 16:40.2. They just missed the school record of 16:39.43. The team was made up of Jason Phillippi, Scott Degner, Shad Guasmann and Nick Zeien. UWRF will next host the Falcon Invitational on Friday and Saturday at Ramer Field. |
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Falcons Compete in Alabama Relays March 29, 2008 Several members of the Falcon men’s and women’s track & field teams competed in the third day of the Alabama Relays in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Saturday afternoon. For the men, Nick Zeien ran the 800 in 1:54.69 and Scott Degner finished the 1,500 in 4:05.29. In the 3,000-meter steeplechase, Jason Phillippi finished in 9:52.21 and Shad Gausmann finished in 10:19.45. Derren Izdepski had a throw of 155-feet in the hammer and Charlie Sowa had a throw of 172-8 in the javelin. Five Falcon women ran in the 100-meter high hurdles. Jessica Reed led UWRF with a time of 15.8. Brittany Smith had a time of 16.21 followed by Shannon Zweifel, 16.66, Becky Ponick, 16.71 and Samantha Nyre, 16.82. Zweifel and Nyre also ran in the 400-meter hurdles event. Zweifel finished in 1:04.44 and Nyre crossed the finish line in 1:10.19. Vicki Cooper and Krista Hasselquist competed in the discus. Cooper finished with a best throw of 140-5 and Hasselquist had a top throw of 132-6. The Falcons will compete in the fourth, and final, day of the Alabama Relays on Sunday. |
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Four Falcons Perform Well in Multi March 28, 2008 Four members of the Falcon men's and women's track & field teams finished day two of the multi events at the Alabama Relays on Friday. Brittany Smith placed ninth in the women's heptathlon. She finished with 4,175 points. On Friday she leaped 16-10 in the long jump, threw the javelin 78-9 and finished in 2:34.79 in the 800-meter dash. Smith move up one place from where she was after the first day of the competition. Becky Ponick placed 13th with 3,099 points. She jumped 14-8 ¾ in the long jump, threw the javelin 107-10 and finished in 2:47.35 in the 800. Alex Wahlberg finished 10th in the decaathlon with 4,626 points. On Friday he finished in 17.59 in the 110 hurdles, threw the discus 92-7, threw the javelin 127-6 and finished in 5:05.74 in the 1,500-meter run. He did not score points in the pole vault. Wahlberg was in 12th place after Thursday's competition. Joe Weinrich finished in 11th place with 4,527 points. He finished in 17.86 in the 110 hurdles, he threw the discus 102-9, he jumped 10-8 in the pole vault and the javelin 98-9. He did not score points in the 1,500. Several Falcons will compete on Saturday and Sunday in the Relays. |
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Four Falcons Compete in Multi Events March 27, 2008 Four members of the Falcon men's and women's track & field teams competed in the Alabama Relays heptathlon and decathlon events on Thursday. For the women, Brittany Smith was in 10th place after the first day of competition. She had a time of 15.46 in the 100-meter hurdles, leaped 4-10 ¼ in the high jump, threw the shot 28-11 ¼ and finished in 26.61 in the 200-meter dash. She has 2,578 points. Becky Ponick was in 13th place. She finished in 17.42 in the 100 hurdles, threw the shot 32-6 ½ and finished in 28.69 in the 200. She did not record a height in the high jump. She has 1,651 points. Smith and Ponick will compete in the long jump, javelin and 800-meter run on Friday. For the men, Joe Weinrich is in 11th place after the first day with 2,780 points. He finished in 11.96 in the 100-meter dash, leaped 18-10 1/2in the long jump, threw the shot 39-3 ¼, leaped 5-7 ¾ in the high jump and finished the 400 in 58.67. Alex Wahlberg scored 2,679 points and is in 12th place. He had a time of 11.7 in the 100, leaped 20-1 in the long jump, leaped 5-10 in the high jump and finished in 51.53 in the 400. He did not score points in the shot put. Weinrich and Wahlberg will compete in the 110-meter hurdles, discus, pole vault, javelin and 1,500-meter run on Friday. |
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Four Falcons Earn NCAA All-American March 15, 2008 All four Falcon track & field athletes who attended the NCAA Div. III National meet earned NCAA All-American honors on Saturday. The Falcons ran in the NCAA National Meet held over the weekend at Ohio Northern University in Ada, Ohio, Becca Jordahl earned the honor in the 5,000-meter run. She placed second with a time of 17:02.71. It is her first track & field All-American award. Jennifer Adams of Keene State won the race in 16:58.71. Vicki Cooper and Krista Hasselquist earned the honors in the shot put. Cooper placed fifth with a throw of 44-7 and Hasselquist finished sixth with a 44-6 ¾ effort. Monique Riddick of Montclaire State won the championship with a throw of 46-4 ¾. This is the second time that Cooper has earned All-American honors. She earned the award in the shot put at the 2007 NCAA outdoor meet. Hasselquist has been a NCAA All-American three times. She earned the award in the 2007 outdoor meet in the shot put and at the 2006 indoor meet in the shot put. Zeien placed sixth in the 800-meter finals with a time of 1:55.22 to earn All-American honors. Peter Kosgei of Hamilton won the race in 1:51.97. This is Zeien's first All-American honor. He is the first indoor Falcon All-American since the 1994. The Falcon women placed ninth in the final team standings with 15 points. Only one other WIAC team, UW-La Crosse, finished higher. UWL finished fourth with 21 points. Zeien earned the Falcons three team points in the team standings. La Crosse won the men's team title and Illinois Wesleyan won the women's team championship. |
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Zeien Qualifies for 800 Finals at March 14, 2008 Nick Zeien has qualified for the finals in the 800-meter dash at the NCAA Div. III track & field championships. Zeien ran a 1:55.3 in the preliminaries on Friday evening at Ohio Northern University in Ada, Ohio. He will run in the finals on Saturday at 3:55 p.m. Eight runners will compete in the finals. Zeien's time was the sixth fastest in the two preliminary heats. The top time was turned in by St. Thomas' Brian Sames who finished in 1:53.25. Last weekend Zeien set a UWRF record in the race. He finished in 1:53.46 at the Stevens Point Last Chance meet. Also on Saturday Krista Hasselquist and Vicki Cooper will both compete in the shot put and Becca Jordahl will run in the 5,000-meter race. Hasselquist and Cooper will compete in the shot starting at 2:30 p.m., on Saturday. Jordahl will run in the finals of the 5,000 at 4:35 p.m., on Saturday. Jordahl has the second best time in the nation entering the meet. She ran a 16:54.47 at the Iowa State Classic on Feb. 15. Her time was a school record. Cooper has the third best throw in the shot entering the meet. She set a school record with a throw of 46-6 1/4 at WIAC Meet on Feb. 29. Hasselquist has the fourth best throw in the shot entering the meet. She threw the shot 46-4 1/4 at the Stout Open on Jan. 26. |
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Jordahl, Zeien, Cooper, Hasselquist to Compete in March 10, 2008 Four Falcon track & field athletes will compete in this weekend's NCAA Div. III National Indoor Championships at Ohio Northern University in Ada, Ohio. Krista Hasselquist and Vicki Cooper will both compete in the shot put, Becca Jordahl will run in the 5,000-meter race and Nick Zeien will run in the 800-meter dash. Hasselquist and Cooper will compete in the shot starting at 2:30 p.m., on Saturday. Zeien will run in the preliminaries of the men's 800 at 6:45 p.m., on Friday. The 800 finals will be Saturday at 3:55 p.m. Jordahl will run in the finals of the 5,000 at 4:35 p.m., on Saturday. Jordahl has the second best time in the nation entering the meet. She ran a 16:54.47 at the Iowa State Classic on Feb. 15. Her time was a school record. Cooper has the third best throw in the shot entering the meet. She set a school record with a throw of 46-6 1/4 at WIAC Meet on Feb. 29. Hasselquist has the fourth best throw in the shot entering the meet. She threw the shot 46-4 1/4 at the Stout Open on Jan. 26. Meet Results |
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Track & Field Teams Compete at UWSP Last Chance Meet March 8, 2008 The Falcon women’s track & field team took seventh place with a score of 26.5 and the men finished 11th with 14 points at the Last Chance meet held at UW-Stevens Point on Saturday afternoon. For the women, Shannon Zweifel took first in the 400 meter dash with a time of 1:00.48. Jessica Reed took fourth in the 55 meter hurdles with a time of 8.56. Hannah Miller took eighth in the pole vault with a height of 9-10. Kim Altenhofen took third in the shot put with a distance of 42-feet. Krista Hasselquist took fifth in the weight throw with a throw of 51-5 3/4. |
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Hasselquist Named WIAC indoor March 4, 2008 Falcon women's track & field athlete Krista Hasselquist (Sr., Osceola, Wis.) has been named the WIAC indoor track & field Judy Kruckman Scholar-Athlete. Hasselquist was presented the award at the end of the WIAC Championships held last weekend at UW-Superior. The Falcons placed fourth in the final team standings. Hasselquist has been a key component of the Falcon team that has become one of the top programs in the Upper Midwest. The Falcon indoor team has placed fourth the past two years in the WIAC Championships. Last spring the outdoor team placed third in the WIAC Championships. That was the team's top place finish since the 1988 season. Hasselquist has been a leader of the Falcon throwers throughout her career. At this year's indoor championships she placed second in the shot put with a toss of 45-6 1/4. She also placed fifth in the weight throw with a 52-1 1/4 effort. At the 2007 WIAC Outdoor Championships she won the shot put competition with a throw of 43-9 1/2 and she finished seventh in the weight throw with a 131-6 ¾ effort. She holds the school outdoor shot put record of 46-1 1/4 set during the 2007 season. At the 2007 WIAC Indoor Championships Hasselquist placed second in the weight throw with a toss of 53-9 1/4. That effort established a school record that still stands. She also finished second in the shot with a 42-7 1/2 effort. Not only has Hasselquist had an impact at the WIAC level, she has also earned honors at the NCAA Div. III level. At the 2007 indoor NCAA Meet she earned All-American honors in the shot put with a toss of 44-8. At the 2007 outdoor NCAA Div. III Meet, she placed third in the shot put with a throw of 45-2 1/4 and earned All-American recognition. She helped lead the Falcons to a ninth place team finish in the 2007 outdoor NCAA Meet. That team finish is the highest ever by a Falcon squad. Hasselquist has automatically qualified in the shot put, and has a provisional mark in the weight throw, for the NCAA Div. III 2008 Indoor Championships that will be held March 14-15 in Ohio Northern University in Ada, Ohio. She has been a national indoor meet qualifier eight times and a national outdoor meet qualifier four times. Hasselquist is the team captain this year and was the team's captain in the 2006-07 season. She was voted the team's Most Valuable Performer in 2005-06 and won the team's Hardcore Award in 2006-07. Hasselquists' academic honors are just as impressive. She carries a 3.715 cumulative grade point average. She is majoring in health & human performance with an emphasis in exercise and sports science. She is working on minors in business administration and coaching. She has been named to the WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll in 2005, 2006 and 2007 and has been named to the UWRF's Dean List seven times. Hasselquist earned a Jenny Gondeck Memorial Scholarship in 2006-07 and the Don and Jo Page and JoAnn Barnes Scholarships in 2007-08. Hasselquist has taken an active role in several campus committees and events. She is a member of the Athletic Equipment Managers Association and the head football student equipment manager for three seasons. She served as the vice chair of the UWRF Recreation Committee from 2005-07. She is the chair of the Facilities and Fees Budget Committee. She is currently a student representative of the Leadership Development and Service Committee. She has been the track & field representative to the Student Athletic Advisory committee since 2005. She is the third Falcon to win the WIAC track & field scholar-athlete award. Laura Gabriel won the award after the 1988 outdoor season and Sarah Peterson was recognized with the award after the 1999 indoor campaign. |
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Women Finish Fourth, Men Eighth at WIAC Meet March 1, 2008 The Falcon track & field teams competed in the second, and final, day of the WIAC Meet at UW-Superior on Saturday with the women finishing fourth and the men eighth in the final team standings. Becca Jordahl and Jessica Reed led the women on Saturday with a first place finishes. Jordahl won the 3,000-meter run in a school record time of 9:56.46. She broke her own record of 10:10.98 set earlier this year. On Friday she won the 5,000-meter race in 17:12.88. Reed took first in her specialty, the 55-meter hurdles. She won the race in 8.64. Samantha Nyre placed eighth in the 55 hurdles in 8.91. Eryn Lansverk, who set a school record in the 55 dash in the preliminaries on Friday (7.44), placed eighth in the finals with a time of 7.55. The Falcons picked up fifth and eighth place finishes in the weight throw. Krista Hasselquist placed fifth with a throw of 52-1 ¼ and Vicki Cooper was eighth with a toss of 49-8 ½. La Crosse won the team title with 192.33 points. They were followed by Eau Claire 137.83, Oshkosh 115.5, River Falls 74, Stevens Point 51, Platteville 46.5, Whitewater 37.5, Stout 35.55 and Superior 12. UWRF’s fourth place finish matched last year’s finish in the WIAC Meet. The men scored 21 points on Saturday. Nick Zeien and Jason Phillippi each picked up fourth place finishes Zeien ran a time of 1:55.99 in the 800 and Phillippi had a time of 4:15.72 in the mile. Mike Woodward took fifth place in the triple jump with a leap of 45-1 ¾. Alex Wahlberg also picked up points with a sixth place finish in the heptathlon with 4,236 points. La Crosse also won the men’s team title with 137.5 points. Whitewater was second with 125 followed by Oshkosh 104.5, Platteville 101.5, Stevens Point 100, Eau Claire 68.5, Stout 26, River Falls 23 and Superior 16. The Falcons will next compete in the UW-Stevens Point last chance meet on Saturday. |
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Women Second, Men Ninth After Day One at WIAC Meet Feb. 29, 2008 The Falcon track and field teams ended their first day at the WIAC Championships in Superior with the women in second place and the men in ninth. For the women, Becca Jordahl took first in the 5,000 meter run with a time of 17:12.88. Maria Michaud placed fifth in the same race in 18:34.34. The Falcons took the top two spots, and three of the top eight, in the shot put. Vicki Cooper took first with a distance of 46-6 1/4 while Krista Hasselquist placed second with a distance of 45-6 ¼. Kim Altenhofen placed fifth with a throw of 42-11 ¾. Jenny Aronson picked up points in the long jump with a sixth place finish with a leap of 16-11 ¼. Both Jordahl and Cooper earned All-WIAC first team honors for their finishes on Friday. Hasslequist earned All-WIAC second team recognition. For the men, Chad Ernst placed seventh in the 5,000 meter run with a time of 15:05. The Falcons scored two points with Ernst’s seventh place finish. The Falcon finish the meet tomorrow starting at 9 a.m., at UW-Superior. |
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Women Compete at Parent’s Day Open at U of M Feb. 23, 2008
The Falcons track women went to the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities to compete at the Parent’s Day Open on Saturday.
Becca Jordahl placed 2nd in the mile run with a time of 5:05:24. She beat the previous school record of 5:06.59, held by her. Shannon Zweifel placed 12th in the 200 meter dash with a time of 27:42. Natasha Arnold placed 8th in the 400 meter dash with a time of 62:24. Leah Korf placed 16th in the 800 meter dash at 2:21.70.
Christine Peters placed 9th in the 3000 meter run with a time of 10:44.00. Vicki Cooper placed 5th in the shot put with a distance of 13.42 meters. Krista Hasselquist placed 2nd in the weight throw with a distance of 16.01 meters while Cooper placed 3rd with a distance of 15.18 meters. Hannah Miller placed 13th in the pole vault with a height of 3.05 meters.
No team scores were kept at the meet.
The Falcons next compete at the WIAC championships in Superior on Friday, Feb. 29th at 11 a.m.
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| Falcon Men Compete at Snow Shoe Open
Feb. 22, 2008 Dan Rodewald placed fifth in the 200 in 23.35 and he ran a 7.39 in the 60. Mike Woodward placed 10th in the triple jump with a leap of 42-0 3/4 and in the long jump he flew 20-1 1/2. Lucas Mueller ran a 51.18 in the 400 and Kevin Rengo had a time of 1:30.21 in the 600. In the 60 hurdles Alex Wahlberg finished in 9.46. Patrick Schwartz was the top Falcon finisher in the shot put with a toss of 43-4 1/2. Derren Izdepski threw the weight 51-0 3/4 and Joe Weinrich finished 10th in the high jump with a leap of 6-0 1/2. The Falcon women will compete in the University of Minnesota Parents' Day Open on Saturday. |
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| Falcons Compete at Superior Challenge; Oshkosh Invite
Feb. 16, 2008 The Falcons competed at the Lake Superior Challenge hosted by St. Scholastica in Duluth, Minn., and at the UW-Oshkosh Invitational. At the Superior Challenge, Eryn Laszerk won the 55 dash in 7.47 and placed third in the 200 in 26.75. Vicki Cooper had two second place finishes. She threw the shot 43-11 ¾ and the weight 52-5. Kim Altenhofen placed third in the shot with a toss of 41-4 ½. Leah Korf placed sixth in the 600 in 1:44.4 and Christine Peterson finished fifth in the 5,000 in 19:25.05. Shannon Zweifel placed sixth in the 55 hurdles in 9.28. Hannah Miller finished sixth in the pole vault with a jump of 9-10 ¾ and Jenny Aronson placed fifth in the long jump with a leap if 16-7 ¾. For the men at the Superior Challenge, Richie Mark placed second in the mile in 4:34.59. Andrew Reckard placed third in 1:59.76 and Chris Johnson placed sixth in 2:04.83 in the 800. Shad Gausman placed second in the 3,000 in 9:07.93 and JD Rojas placed fourth in 9:10.08 in the same race. Addison Griffin placed sixth in the 55 hurdles in 8.75. Mike Woodward placed second in the high jump with a leap of 5-11 ¼ and he placed fourth in the triple jump with a 42-2 effort. In the shot put Ambrose Martell placed fourth with a throw of 43-11 ¾ and Eric Voight placed sixth with a throw of 42-4. Nick Vignalo placed sixth in the long jump with a leap of 20-3. Some members of the men's team ran at the Oshkosh Invitational. Dan Rodewald won the 400 in 51.57 and Lucas Mueller placed third in 51.68. The Falcon distance medley relay team of Jason Phillippi, Scott Degner, Nick Zeien and Mueller won the race in 10.19.78. The Falcons will next compete in the University of Minnesota Invitational on Friday and Saturday. |
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| Jordahl, Phillippi Set Records Again
Feb. 15, 2008 Jordahl crushed the school 5,000-meter record at the Iowa State Classic. She finished in 16:49.27 and placed fifth running against mostly NCAA Div. I competition. She had set the 5,000 record earlier this year with a time of 17:21.45. She took about 32 seconds off her previous record. Phillippi, and several other members of the Falcon men's team, competed at the Whitewater Classic. Phillippi ran the mile in 4:14.62 to break his record set earlier this year of 4:16. He placed second in the race. Scott Degner ran a 4:22.05 in the mile and placed sixth. Dan Rodewald placed seventh in he 200 in 23.26 and 12th in the 400 in 52.02. Nick Zeien placed fifth in the 800 in 1:57.54. and Chad Ernst placed 12th in the 5,000 in 15:08.16. Most of the Falcon men's and women's teams will compete at the St. Scholastica Invitational on Saturday. Some members will compete in the UW-Oshkosh Invitational. |
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| Falcons Place First in Six Events in Coca Cola Classic Feb. 9, 2008 In the women’s events, Krista Hasselquist placed first in both the shot put and the weight throw, throwing 44-11 and 49-11 1/4 meters, respectively. Jessica Reid placed first in the 55 meter hurdles with a final time of 8.84. Natasha Arnold placed second in the 400 meter dash with a time of 62.72. In the 800 meter run, Shannon Zweifel placed second with a time of 2:26.59. Becca Jordahl placed second in the mile run with a time of 5:06.59. Maria Michaud came in second in the 3,000 meter run with a time of 10:51:94. In the men’s events, Nick Zeien placed first in the 600 meter dash with a time of 1:22:85. Jason Phillippi placed first in the mile run and qualified for the nationals in the provisional category with a time of 4:16. The 4x400 relay team placed first with a time of 3:28:09. JD Rojas placed second in the 500 meter run with a time of 15:54:74. Josh Dietz placed second in the 55 meter hurdles with a final time of 8.28. The Falcons next compete at the St. Scholastica Invitational starting at 11 a.m. on Saturday. Women's Results |
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| Three Falcons Compete in Coca Cola Classic Heptathlon Feb. 3, 2008 Joe Weinric scored 2,269 points. He ran the 55 in 7.16, went 16-10 in the long jump, threw the shot 38-7 and went 5-10 in the high jump. Addison Griffin fnished with 2,049 points. He ran 6.87 in the 55, went 17-10 3/4 in the long jump, threw the shot 29-3 3/4 and went 4-11 1/2 in the nigh jump. John Weisbrod scored 1,825 points. He ran a 7.34 in the 55, went 17-2 in the long jump, threw the shot 16-10 and leaped 5-0 1/2 in the high jump. The Falcons will compete in day two of the Coca Cola Classic at the Knowles Building on Saturday. |
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| Falcons Compete at MSU-Mankato Open; Jordahl, Phillippi Set School Records Feb. 3, 2008 Jordahl set a record in the 5,000-meter run. She won the race in 17:21.45. Her time is a NCAA national meet provisional qualifying time. The previous record was held by Marlene Yaeger. She ran a 17:59.07 in 2006. Jordahl broke the record by about 38 seconds. She also set a Falcon record in the 3,000-meter race last weekend (10.10.98) at the Stout Open. Phillippi set a record in the 1,000-meter run. He finished third overall in 2:31.71. The previous record was 2:31.82 set by Sean McGurran in 1990. Nick Zeien had another strong race in the 800 where he finished fourth overall in 1:37.36. Chad Ernst placed third in the 5,000 in 15:13.57. Alex Wahlberg scored 3,082 points in the pentathlon to finish fifth. There were no team scores kept. The Falcons will next host the Coca Cola Class/Multi two-day event at the Knowles Builing on Friday and Saturday. |
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| Hasselquist Named WIAC Field Athlete of the Week Jan. 29, 2008 Thrower Krista Hasselquist (Sr., Osceola, Wis.) had a great weekend at the Stout Open held Saturday in Menomonie and has been named the WIAC Field Athlete of the Week, according to league Sports Information Director, Matt Stanek. Hasselquist, 6-1, set a school record in the shot put with a toss of 46-4 ¼. She placed first and the throw was a NCAA provisional qualifying distance. She also placed second in the weight throw with a toss of 49-6 ½. That effort was also a NCAA provisional qualifying distance. Hasselquist is a two-time NCAA All-American (shot put 2006 indoor; shot put 2007 outdoor), and she won the 2007 outdoor WIAC shot put championship with a throw of 43-9 1/2. The Falcons will compete in the MSU-Mankato Invitational on Saturday. |
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| Hasselquist, Jordahl Set School Records at Stout Open Jan. 26, 2008 Hasselquist set a shot put record with a toss of 46-4 1/4 while Jordahl set a 3,000-meter record with a time of 10:10.98. The shot put record was 45-2 1/4 and the 3,000 record was 10:27.43. In the men’s competition, Nick Zeien took first in the 800 meter run (1:58.37) and Jason Phillippi finished second in the 3000 meter run (8:49.29). Ambrose Martell and Eric Voight finished fifth (43-9-1/4) and sixth (43-7), respectively, in the shot put. Alex Wahlberg and Michael Woodward finished fifth (5-10 1/2) and sixth (5-10 1/2) in the high jump. There were no team scores kept. The Falcons will next compete at the MSU-Mankato Invitational on Friday. |
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| Hasselquist, Copper Hit NCAA Qualifying Marks at Minnesota Open Jan. 24, 2008 The Falcons will compete in the UW-Stout Open on Saturday with action starting at noon. |
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