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Trecek and Hildebrand Lead Vikings at GPAC Meet

 

Lincoln, NE ~ The Dana College men’s and women’s track teams traveled to Lincoln, Nebraska to take part in the Great Plains Athletic Conference track meet.  Chase Trecek (FR, Bellevue, NE) and Santana Hildebrand (SO, West Des Moines, IA) each garnered All-Conference honors.

 

Santana Hildebrand scored the only two points for the women’s track team in the shot put.  Hildebrand placed seventh in the shot put event with a toss of 38 feet 7.5 inches.  Chase Trecek scored the lone points for the men’s track team in the shot put.  Trecek placed seventh with a throw of 48 feet 1.75 inches.  Jeremy Havener (SR, Clarinda, IA) finished in ninth place in the shot with a throw of 46 feet 7.25 inches.  Beau Viergutz (SO, Norfolk, NE) also placed in the top ten in the shot put with a throw of 46 feet.  Eric Bane (JR, Oakland, IA) placed tenth in the 5000 meter run with a time of 16:13.6 minutes.  Andrew Hawley (FR, Lincoln, NE) gave the Vikings a top ten finish in the 200 meter dash with a time of 22.71 seconds.  John Kaup (SR, Grand Island, NE) placed ninth in the 3000 meter run with a time of 9:06.8 minutes.  The l men’s 4x400 meter relay team.  The relay came in tenth place with a time of 3:29.67 minutes.  Members of the relay team were Andrew Hawley, Kevin Bane (SO, Oakland, IA), Bryson Pascua (FR, Mililani, HI), and Andrew Tramp (FR, Falls City, NE).

 

Santana Hildebrand competed in the Last Chance Throwers Open at Midland Lutheran in Fremont, Nebraska on Sunday afternoon.  Even though, she did not qualify for nationals, Hildebrand did break the Dana College weight throw record.  The previous record was 41 feet 7.25 inches by Andrea Spreen set in 1996.  The new record is now 45 feet 8.5 inches.  Coach Allen Friesen also set a personal best in the weight throw with a distance of 31 feet 5 inches.

 

The indoor season for the Vikings is now complete.  The track team is now preparing for the indoor season, which opens up on March 31st at home with the Neil Moore Open.

 

Men’s Results

Chase Trecek                           Shot Put                       7th                    48 feet 1.75 inches

Jeremy Havener                        Shot Put                       9th                    46 feet 7.25 inches

Beau Viergutz   *                      Shot Put                      10th (tie)           46 feet

Roger Goff                               Shot Put                       15th                  45 feet 4.25 inches

Eric Bane *                              5000 meter run             10th                  16:13.6 minutes

Andrew Hawley                       60 m dash                    13th                  7.19 seconds

Robert Fowler                          60 m dash                    16th                  7.28 seconds

Cory Logsdon  *                      1 mile                           14th                  4:39.2 minutes

Kevin Bane                              1000 meter run             12th                  2:39.0 minutes

Andrew Hawley *                    200 meter dash              9th                  22.71 seconds

John Kaup                               3000 meter run               9th                  9:06.8 minutes

Relay *                                    4 x 400 meter               10th                  3:29.67

            (Andrew Hawley, Kevin Bane, Bryson Pascua, Andrew Tramp)

 

Women’s Results

Santana Hildebrand                  Shot Put                       7th                    38 feet 7.5 inches

Jennifer Anderson                     5000 meter run            12th                  20:27.5 minutes

Santana Hildebrand *               Weight Throw              15th                  41 feet 3.25 inches

Nichelle Kimbrough                  Long Jump                   16th                  14 feet 10 inches

 

* indicates set personal best

 

 For more information, contact:
Shad Beam, sports information director, 402-426-7389, sbeam@dana.edu
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Scott Guzinski, assistant sports information director 402-426-7949, sguzinsk@dana.edu