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April 29, 2008

Viking Track Competes at Kip Janvrin Open

Blair, Nebraska ~ The Viking track teams travelled to Indianola, Iowa to take part in the Kip Janvrin Open at Simpson College.  Dana competed against several top quality NCAA Division I, II and III teams.  The Viking athletes braved the cold, rainy, and windy weather to put up several solid performances 

Laura Waller (FR, Omaha, NE) placed 16^th in the pole vault with a vault of 9 feet ¼ inches.  Leanna Kalvelage (SO, Plainview, NE) placed 17^th in the javelin with a throw of 85 feet.  Amy Jackman (SO, Seward, NE) placed 30^th in the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 75.82 seconds.  Jackman’s time set her own personal best by over five seconds.

Andrew Hawley (SO, Lincoln, NE) placed ninth in the 200 meter dash with a time of 23.75 seconds.  He also placed 14^th in the 400 meter dash with a time of 52.76 seconds.  Cory Logsdon (SO, Ft. Calhoun, NE) continued to improve in the 3000 meter steeplechase with a time of 9:54.68 minutes, which placed him ninth overall.  The Viking 4x100 meter relay team came in a respectable fourth place with a time of 44.33 seconds.  The 4x400 meter relay team placed fifth with a time of 3:36.11 minutes.  Chase Trecek (SO, Bellevue, NE) placed seventh in the shot put with a toss of 47 feet 5.75 inches.  Cale Deardorff (SO, Yale, IA) set a personal best distance with a throw of 141 feet 5 inches.  His distance was good enough for ninth place.

For complete results:     http://www.dana.edu/track/results08/Kip_Janvrin_Results.htm

Coach Friesen’s Corner

“Despite the awful weather again we had some decent performances. Amy Jackman had a 5 sec Persnal Best in the 400 meter hurdles, which is impressive considering the wind she ran in.  Cale Deardorff took ninth in the discus with a Personal Best of 141-05.00. The top male finished for the Vikings was Chase Trecek who placed seventh in the shot.”

“It has been a very cold outdoor season; the weather has made it difficult to achieve any type of good marks. Most of the kids have one more week (GPAC) to get it done and improve. It will be a test of our character this week.”

The track team will compete this weekend in Sioux City, Iowa at the GPAC Championships.

For more information, please contact Shad Beam, Sports Information Director at sbeam@dana.edu.