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Falcon Women Place 9th For Best Finish Ever at NCAA Meet; Zweifel, Hasselquist, Cooper Earn All-American Honors

May 24, 2007

Falcons Shannon Zweifel, Krista Hasselquist and Vicki Cooper all earned All-American honors Saturday in the final day of the NCAA Division III Championships at UW-Oshkosh.

It is the second All-American honor for Zweifel. She also earned the honor at the 2006 outdoor meet. It is the second time that Hasselquist has been an All-American. She earned the honor at the 2007 indoor meet. This is the first time that Cooper has earned All-American honors. Jill Crandall earned All-American recognition in two events; the high jump and heptathlon. The five All-American honors are the most in a single season for the Falcons.

The women finished with 25 team points and placed in a tie for ninth place in the final team standings. The finish is the best team finish ever for the Falcons. They share ninth place with Williams and Augustana of Illinois. Oshkosh won the meet with 57 points followed by Calvin (44.5) and City College of New York (43). The Falcons were the second highest team finisher in the 2007 Championships. Platteville finished 13th (19) and La Crosse was 16th (15).

Throwing in the shot put, Hasselquist threw 45-2 ¼ for third place. Her third place finish produced six team points. Cooper finished seventh with a throw of 43-0 ¼. Her throw earned the women two team points. Zweifel represented the women on the track. She stopped the clock  at  1:02.27 for eighth place. She added one point to the women’s team total. Crandall earned points for the women on Thursday and Friday with a first place finish in the high jump and a third place finish in the heptathlon.

Falcon Clint Christy represented the men and earned five team points for a seven-way tie for 42nd. He competed on Thursday and Friday and placed fourth in the decathlon. La Crosse won the team title (99). SUNY-Cortland took second (34) and Monmouth took third (28). The WIAC had four teams finish in the top eight. After La Crosse, Platteville was fourth (27), Whitewater was sixth (26) and Oshkosh was eighth (20).

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