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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
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