Northwestern women's track ninth at NAIA Nationals
Posted: Sunday, March 09, 2008
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. -- Northwestern College's women's track team enjoyed one of their most productive finishes at the NAIA Indoor National meet in recent history.
The Red Raiders, who got three third-place finishes, ended up tied for ninth place with Great Plains Athletic Conference rival Doane and Fresno Pacific, teams that also scored 20 points when the three-day meet concluded Saturday at the Minidome on the campus of East Tennessee State University.
Charity Miles, a Northwestern freshman from Thedford, Neb., was named the most outstanding female performer at the Great Plains Athletic Conference meet, after setting school and league records in the 5,000 and the 3,000.
Miles placed third in the 5,000, timed in 17:24.10. She smashed the school record of 17:41.24, but didn't make the 3,000 finals.
Miles earned All-America honors along with teammates Olivia Johnson and Laura Jacobson. Johnson placed third in the mile (4:56.06) while Jacobson was third in the 1,000 (2:59.21).
Jacobson had the seventh-fastest time heading into the event, 2:58.55.
Jacobson was the lead runner and Johnson the anchor as the Red Raiders finished fifth in the distance medley, an event that also claimed All-American honors. Jessica Regan and Stephanie Powell also ran in an event that was clocked in 12:16.36.
All-American awards also went to a pair of GPAC individuals. Dordt's Jen Kempers was third in the 800 (2:13.87) while Mount Marty's Laura Wortman finished fourth in the shot put (46-1 1/2).
Morningside College's Kara Nelson placed ninth in the 3,000 (10:29.72). The freshman from Cherokee, Iowa, ran a school-record 10:24.52 at the GPAC Championships and had the sixth-fastest time in Friday's preliminaries (10:26.98).
The Mustangs' Anne Torkelson competed in the high jump, but didn't clear the 5-3 opening height. Torkelson has the school record in the event (5-5) and won All-America honors last year by placing fourth.
The Red Raiders, who got three third-place finishes, ended up tied for ninth place with Great Plains Athletic Conference rival Doane and Fresno Pacific, teams that also scored 20 points when the three-day meet concluded Saturday at the Minidome on the campus of East Tennessee State University.
Charity Miles, a Northwestern freshman from Thedford, Neb., was named the most outstanding female performer at the Great Plains Athletic Conference meet, after setting school and league records in the 5,000 and the 3,000.
Miles placed third in the 5,000, timed in 17:24.10. She smashed the school record of 17:41.24, but didn't make the 3,000 finals.
Miles earned All-America honors along with teammates Olivia Johnson and Laura Jacobson. Johnson placed third in the mile (4:56.06) while Jacobson was third in the 1,000 (2:59.21).
Jacobson had the seventh-fastest time heading into the event, 2:58.55.
Jacobson was the lead runner and Johnson the anchor as the Red Raiders finished fifth in the distance medley, an event that also claimed All-American honors. Jessica Regan and Stephanie Powell also ran in an event that was clocked in 12:16.36.
All-American awards also went to a pair of GPAC individuals. Dordt's Jen Kempers was third in the 800 (2:13.87) while Mount Marty's Laura Wortman finished fourth in the shot put (46-1 1/2).
Morningside College's Kara Nelson placed ninth in the 3,000 (10:29.72). The freshman from Cherokee, Iowa, ran a school-record 10:24.52 at the GPAC Championships and had the sixth-fastest time in Friday's preliminaries (10:26.98).
The Mustangs' Anne Torkelson competed in the high jump, but didn't clear the 5-3 opening height. Torkelson has the school record in the event (5-5) and won All-America honors last year by placing fourth.
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